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+# py-eagle-mqtt
+Python based Docker for Eagle to MQTT reader
+
+I have only ported this into a dockerfile, All Original code (with one minor modification for XML root tag) is credit to 
+
+
+Original Readme as follows from creator, Ted Drain.  You can view the original repo this is based on here: https://github.com/TD22057/T-Home
+
+T-Home Automation Software
+==========================
+
+A collection of scripts and utilities for various home automation projects.
+
+- bin/  Command line tools
+- conf/ Sample config files
+- init.d/   Init.d style Linux start up scripts
+- python/  Main scripting library
+- systemd/  Systemd (latest Raspian) start up scripts
+- upstart/  Upstart (Ubuntu 14.04) style start up scripts
+
+Currently most of the scripts read data from various sources and
+translate the data into JSON'ed dictionaries which get published to a
+MQTT message broker.  
+
+
+Acurite Weather Station
+-----------------------
+
+python/tHome/acurite contains code for decoding Acurite internet
+Bridge traffic.  This assumes the Acurite Bridge is connected to a
+network USB dongle on a Raspberry Pi.  It uses iptables and ebtables
+to redirect the bridge traffic (which normally posts data to Acurite's
+web servers) to the script bin/tHome-acurite.py.  That script
+simulates the response from Acurite's servers, decodes the data, and
+translates them into MQTT messages.  This can also be used with
+tcpflow to decode data as it's being sent to Acurite instead of
+redirecting it.
+
+Radio Thermostat
+----------------
+
+http://www.radiothermostat.com/
+
+python/tHome/thermostat contains code for polling a radio thermostat
+WIFI module and reading the temperature and furnace/AC state.  The
+results are published as MQTT messages.
+
+
+Rainforest Eagle Energy Monitor
+-------------------------------
+
+http://rainforestautomation.com/rfa-z109-eagle/
+
+python/tHome/eagle contains code for reading data directly from an
+Eagle energy monitor.  Use bin/tHome-eagle.py to start a small web
+server and set the address as the "cloud provider" in the Eagle.  The
+Eagle will publish energy data to the server which will converts it
+into a message and publishes that as a MQTT messages.
+
+
+SMA Solar Inverter
+------------------
+
+python/tHome/sma contains code for reading data from an SMA WebConnect
+module attached to a SunnyBoy solar inverter.  The Link class is used
+for communication but most needs can be satisfied by using the report
+module which has several report styles (brief to full).
+
+bin/tHome-sma.py is a process which will poll the inverter at regular
+interval while the sun is up, and publish the results as MQTT messages.
+
+The communication protocol is based on the C code in the
+https://sbfspot.codeplex.com/ project.
+
+
+Weather Underground
+-------------------
+
+python/tHome/weatherUnderground contains code that subscribes to
+messages produced by the Acurite Bridge module and uploads that
+information to Weather Underground.  It will upload data at a user
+specified interval and uses a sliding window average of the sensor
+data over that upload interval to smooth the sensors before uploading
+them (including correctly averaging wind direction data).
+
+Use bin/tHome-wug.py to start this process.
+