Rasberry Pit MQtt and display advice

I’m wanting to remotely monitor level in a tank with pressure sensor using MQTT. I have PLC setup with sensor (which I am familiar with) which can act as a client. However I’m a newbie to MQTT and still getting my head around having broker etc. I have heard that Rasberry Pi running Mosquitto is a pretty good option… in which case I’d also like to have a small screen/display to give show the tank level. Can anyone advise what level of RP I’d need for this?

I understand that I could probably do away with the plc and use RP for measurement as well… but that will probably be down the track as I get more familiar with RP and Python etc.

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Welcome Peter!

If you just need a broker I’d definitely start with an external service like Adafruit.io.
It’d still be worth picking up a Raspberry Pi to keep a display constantly running or using the dashboard that Adafruit provides.

Core has some great resources on Adafruit IO using the ol WiPy: Internet of Things with Pycom and Adafruit IO - From Zero to Hero - Tutorial Australia

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