OpenMQTT-Gateway/docs/index.md

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layout: home

hero:
  name: OpenMQTTGateway
  text: One gateway, many technologies
  tagline: Bridge RF, Infrared, Bluetooth LE, LoRa and more to MQTT, and to your home automation platform.
  image:
    src: /img/OpenMQTTGateway.png
    alt: Overview of the protocols and compatible controllers
  actions:
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      text: Get started
      link: /getting-started
    - theme: alt
      text: Flash from your browser
      link: /upload/web-install
    - theme: alt
      text: Supported BLE devices
      link: https://decoder.theengs.io/devices/devices.html

features:
  - icon: 📶
    title: Bluetooth Low Energy
    details: Decodes more than 100 BLE sensors out of the box thanks to Theengs Decoder — Mi Flora, Xiaomi, Govee, Inkbird, SwitchBot and more.
  - icon: 📡
    title: RF 433/315/868/915MHz
    details: Receive and transmit RF signals with RTL_433, RCSwitch, KaKu or Pilight — weather stations, door sensors, remotes, PIR sensors.
  - icon: 🔴
    title: Infrared & LoRa
    details: Make your old TV or AC smart through IR, or reach far-away sensors with LoRa.
  - icon: 🏠
    title: Home automation ready
    details: Home Assistant MQTT auto-discovery enabled by default. Works with OpenHAB, Domoticz, Jeedom, Node-RED, FHEM and any MQTT-capable software.
  - icon: ⚡
    title: Easy to install
    details: Flash an ESP32 or ESP8266 directly from your browser, then configure WiFi and MQTT through a web portal. No development tools required.
  - icon: 🔧
    title: Extensible
    details: Add sensors (BME280, DHT, INA226...) and actuators (relays, PWM, LED), secure connections with TLS, and update over the air.
---

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  { icon: '🌱', text: 'Water the garden when a Mi Flora sensor says the soil is dry' },
  { icon: '🚪', text: 'Detect opened doors and windows through 433MHz or BLE' },
  { icon: '🧊', text: 'Get alerted when the fridge or freezer gets too warm' },
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  { icon: '⌚', text: 'Run a welcome scenario when your smartwatch comes home' },
  { icon: '🥩', text: 'Follow your meat temperature while cooking with an Inkbird IBBQ' },
  { icon: '💧', text: 'Detect water leakage or smoke remotely' },
  { icon: '📬', text: 'Know when a distant mailbox is opened, over LoRa' },
  { icon: '🌡️', text: 'Trigger a fan from a Mi Jia temperature and humidity sensor' },
  { icon: '🚨', text: 'Sound a siren if something is going wrong' },
  { icon: '⚖️', text: 'Log your weight automatically from a BLE scale' },
  { icon: '🛞', text: 'Monitor your vehicle tire pressure' }
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  { name: 'ZedIoT', url: 'https://zediot.com/blog/what-is-openmqttgateway/' },
  { name: 'HomeTechHacker', url: 'https://hometechhacker.com/theengs-bridge-ble-mqtt-gateway-review/' },
  { name: 'Squix', url: 'https://blog.squix.org/2023/04/esp32-cheap-sensor-network-with-openmqttgateway.html' },
  { name: 'Hackaday', url: 'https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/arduino-library-brings-rtl_433-to-the-esp32' },
  { name: 'CNX Software', url: 'https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/01/14/esp32-board-with-lora-433-mhz-sensors/' },
  { name: 'RTL-SDR', url: 'https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl_433-ported-to-esp32-microcontrollers-with-cc1101-or-sx127x-transceiver-chips/' },
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  <h2>How it works</h2>
  <p class="omg-lead">OpenMQTTGateway is a firmware for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards that translates your devices' signals into <a href="http://mqtt.org/">MQTT</a> messages — and back. One board replaces a drawer full of proprietary bridges.</p>
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  <p class="omg-caption">Decodes <a href="https://decoder.theengs.io/devices/devices.html">more than 100 BLE devices</a> and many RF protocols (433/315/868/915MHz) through <a href="./use/rf.html#supported-decoders">RTL_433 decoders</a> — and the BLE decoding also runs on Raspberry Pi, Windows or Linux with <a href="https://theengs.github.io/gateway/">Theengs Gateway</a>.</p>
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      <h3>Theengs Bridge — ready-to-use BLE gateway</h3>
      <p>Pre-flashed with OpenMQTTGateway, with an Ethernet port and an external antenna for enhanced BLE range. Every purchase directly funds the project.</p>
      <a class="omg-cta" href="https://shop.theengs.io/products/theengs-bridge-esp32-ble-mqtt-gateway-with-ethernet-and-external-antenna" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Get the Theengs Bridge</a>
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  <p class="omg-disclaimer">The material and information contained in this documentation is for general information purposes only. You should not rely upon it as a basis for making any business, legal or any other decisions. There is no warranty given on this documentation content; if you decide to follow the information and materials given it is at your own risk.</p>
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