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blocks:app-note:netio [2024-03-20 07:33]
mattias [Configure the MQTT driver in Blocks] |
blocks:app-note:netio [2024-04-09 17:08] (current)
mattias [Prepare the device] |
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| ====Prepare the device==== | ====Prepare the device==== |
| First of all make yourself familiar with MQTT, we hava a [[blocks:server:advanced_server_configuration:mqtt|short article]] explaining the principles and describes how to enable a broker on the Blocks server.. | First of all make yourself familiar with MQTT, we have a [[blocks:server:advanced_server_configuration:mqtt|short article]] explaining the principles and describes how to enable a broker on the Blocks server. |
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| Please refer to the vendor documentation on how to access the setup of the device. After successfully logged on we must enable and configure the MQTT-flex api. This is done by editing the JSON description as seen here. | Please refer to the vendor documentation on how to access the setup of the device. After successfully logged on we must enable and configure the MQTT-flex api. This is done by editing the JSON description as seen here. |
| ====Configure the MQTT driver in Blocks==== | ====Configure the MQTT driver in Blocks==== |
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| Before adding devices we must have a broker configured in the blocks server configuration. | Before adding devices we must have a broker running (somewhere) and configured in the blocks server configuration. Please read [[blocks:server:advanced_server_configuration:mqtt|the MWTT documentation]] to get started. |
| [[blocks:server:advanced_server_configuration:mqtt|Advanced Server Configuration]] | This application note use the generic //configurableMQTT// driver in Blocks, is has a very similar way of configuring as the netio devices. The driver is a bit "nerdy" but is also very flexible and more or less any MQTT device can be configured. It is also possible to write mqtt drivers that is bospoke for a certain device. |
| We use the generic //configurableMQTT// driver in Blocks, is has a very similar way of configuring as the netio devices. The driver is a bit "nerdy" but is also very flexible and more or less any MQTT device can be configured. | |
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| | ===Add the device=== |
| Add a new mqtt device from Manage/Network Devices. Give the device a unique and meaningful name and set the //Topic Base//, this is the common part of the mqtt topic. The topic base will be concatenated with the subTopic from the configuration below to form the full topic path. | Add a new mqtt device from Manage/Network Devices. Give the device a unique and meaningful name and set the //Topic Base//, this is the common part of the mqtt topic. The topic base will be concatenated with the subTopic from the configuration below to form the full topic path. |
| For the Netio example configurations in this app note the Topic Base is //netios/PowerBOX-B7// where PowerBox-B7 comes from the device name inserted by the device configuration. This comes from //netios/${DEVICE_NAME}/// found in the devices mqtt configuration. | For the Netio example configurations in this app note the Topic Base is //netios/PowerBOX-B7// where PowerBox-B7 comes from the device name inserted by the device configuration. This comes from //netios/${DEVICE_NAME}/// found in the devices mqtt configuration. |