# Rasberry Pit MQtt and display advice

**URL:** <https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasberry-pit-mqtt-and-display-advice/16610>\
**Category:** Raspberry Pi\
**Created:** [10 March 2023 04:21 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasberry-pit-mqtt-and-display-advice/16610 "2023-03-10T04:21:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter47456](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@Peter47456](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Peter47456)\
**Post date:** [10 March 2023 04:21 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasberry-pit-mqtt-and-display-advice/16610/1 "2023-03-10T04:21:05Z")

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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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**Author:** ![Liam120347](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/liam120347/32/5003_2.png) [@Liam120347](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Liam120347)\
**Post date:** [10 March 2023 05:35 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/rasberry-pit-mqtt-and-display-advice/16610/2 "2023-03-10T05:35:46Z")

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Welcome Peter!

If you just need a broker I’d definitely start with an external service like [Adafruit.io](https://io.adafruit.com/).  
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](https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/pycom/internet-of-things-with-pycom-and-adafruit-io/)