Basic structure for bringing am ESP8266 into WiFi, connecting to a MQTT broker and sending data to open.DASH.
See the src/main.cpp for example.
OpenDashConnector odc = OpenDashConnector(MQTTServerAddress, MQTTPort, MQTTUserName, MQTTPassword, OpenDashUserName, enableResetButton, ResetButtonPin);
The WiFiManager will create an AP if no WiFi credentials are stored in EEPROM or if the stored WiFi is not available. When connecting to this AP, there is a web-interface to insert all important data. Stored data can be reset with the reset pin (high-active).
OpenDashSensor<TYPE> Temperature = OpenDashSensor<TYPE>("TESTID","TEST TEMPERATUR","Temperatur","°C", OPENDASH_TYPE::NUMBER,"MQTT/TOPIC");
First, specify which datatype is used internally to store the sensor value ( TYPE = int, long, float, double, String). Second, define the open.DASH parameters.
Measure the value for your sensor. This is depending on your sensor.
Store the value in the open.DASH sensor -> Temperature.SetValue(value);
Send the Data to open.DASH -> odc.Send(Temperature);
In Arduino loop, call odc.update(); This function checks the WiFi connection and reconnects to WiFi and MQTT if necessary. This funcation should be called regularly.