Instead of using the Python interface directly, I used MQTT as the gateway.
I disliked all the existing MQTT servers (who writes network-facing software in C++!?!?), so I adapted the Mochi server a bit to add support for automatic Let's Encrypt certs: https://github.com/Cyberax/lenc-mochi
One problem is that LoRa is low-bandwidth, so I had to pick and choose what I transmit. I ended up defining a schema that bit-packs all the important (for me) sensor state in just 32 bytes.
As another thought experiment, I'm going to connect it to a pair of InReach satellite transceivers over Bluetooth :)
rekttrader•1h ago