craigknott / CEIT_Sensors_Server

CEIT sensor network and data visualisation in 3D

CEIT_Sensors_ServerCode

By Craig Knott

This repository contains scripts to run on the server side to provide communication between Unity3D clients and the datastores.

The important files are: redis_republisher.py and node_serv.js

Redis Republisher

This script will connect to the MQTT server and republish all messages from the specified topics into a single topic to allow easy access by the node server. This script will also store a copy of all the data in the redis database. Run

run this in a screen to keep track of it.

1. screen -S redis
2. python2.7 redis_republisher.py
3. control + a + d

Node Server

This program starts a node.js server which listens for connections from unity game clients and handles all the data requests, live pushes and any other communication implemented / required by the client.

Run

best to run this in a screen.

1. screen -S sock
2. node node_serv.js
3. control + a + d