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1 -= INTRODUCTION =
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2 2  
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4 += 1. Introduction =
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3 3  Dragino LoRa/LoRaWAN gateway support MQTT forwarding. It can forward the sensor data from LoRa network to MQTT server , and vice verse.
4 4  
5 -== Support Devices ==
8 +== 1.1 Support Devices ==
6 6  
7 7  This MQTT forward instruction is for below devices:
8 8  
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15 15  * MS14 series if installed with the same firmware. (in this case, the MQTT forward will work , but no LoRa support)
16 16  
17 17  
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21 += 2. Firmware Change Log for MQTT feature =
19 19  
20 -= Firmware Change Log for MQTT feature =
21 -
22 22  This instruction is wrote start from LG02_LG08-5.3.1580178039. Below is related change log since this version of firmware.
23 23  
24 24  * LG02_LG08-5.3.1580178039
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25 25  ** Initiate version
26 26  
27 27  
28 -\\
29 += 3. MQTT forward operating principle =
29 29  
30 -= MQTT forward operating principle =
31 +== 3.1 Network Structure ==
31 31  
32 -== Network Structure ==
33 -
34 34  Below shows the network structure for MQTT forwarding.
35 35  
36 36  * For Uplink: The sensor sends data to LoRa Gateway via LoRa wireless, The gateway will process these data and forward to remote MQTT Broker via Internet.
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40 40  
41 41  General MQTT structure
42 42  
43 -== How sensor data is forwarded ==
42 +== 3.2 How sensor data is forwarded ==
44 44  
45 45  In this MQTT forward feature, the key point is how the gateway process the sensor data.
46 46  
47 -=== Upstream ===
46 +=== 3.2.1 Upstream ===
48 48  
49 49  Assume there are two sensor nodes, their ID are Node1 ID: 6734 , Node2 ID: 7456. In the remote MQTT broker there are two topics: Topic1: /channel/765800, Topic2: /channel/367860. We can set up in the gateway to map Node1 to Topic1 and Node2 to Topic2. So when there is a sensor data from Node1, the gateway will forward the data to Topic1, when there is sensor data from Node2, the gateway will forward to Topic2.
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56 56  
57 57  Note: The sensor data can base or LoRa or other method, as long as there are data on the file /var/iot/channels. /span>
58 58  
59 -=== Downstream ===
58 +=== 3.2.2 Downstream ===
60 60  
61 61  The gateway subscribes to a topic of the remote MQTT broker topic. When there is some one publish a value on this topic. The gateway will get it and broadcast to local LoRa Network.
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67 67  Downstream path
68 68  
69 69  
70 -== Macro Definition ==
69 +== 3.3 Macro Definition ==
71 71  
72 72  The MQTT publish command use Macro settings to generate flexible upstream payload for MQTT publish.
73 73  
74 74  Currently the -t (topic) and -m (message) support Macros.
75 75  
76 -=== -t topic macro ===
75 +=== 3.3.1 -t topic macro ===
77 77  
78 78  * CHANNEL: Remote Channel ID
79 79  * CLIENTID: Client ID , Same as -i
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81 81  * USERNAME: User ID (-u)
82 82  * HOSTNAME: Device Hostname
83 83  
84 -=== -m message macro ===
83 +=== 3.3.2 -m message macro ===
85 85  
86 86  * HOSTNAME: Device Hostname
87 87  * CHANNEL: Remote Channel ID
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89 89  * META: Completely sensor data with time stamp and rssi
90 90  * JSON: Convert META to json format.
91 91  
92 -=== Example for Macro ===
91 +=== 3.3.3 Example for Macro ===
93 93  
94 94  [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/c/c7/MQTT_Command_9.png/600px-MQTT_Command_9.png~|~|height="385" width="600"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:MQTT_Command_9.png]]
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109 109  According to above macro. Gateway will publish field1=22.0&field2=49.0 to topic: dragino-1b7060/78901/data, where 78901 is the remote channel for this node ID.
110 110  
111 111  
112 -\\
111 +== 3.4 Modify the MQTT to support more options ==
113 113  
114 -
115 -== Modify the MQTT to support more options ==
116 -
117 117  The MQTT Client Utility used in Dragino is **mosquitto_pub** and **mosquitto_sub**. User can add more options to the mqtt commands. User can check the valid options by command mosquitto_pub ~-~-help. as below:
118 118  
119 119  {{{root@dragino-1ec39c:~# mosquitto_pub --help
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240 240  fi}}}
241 241  
242 242  
243 -= Example to communicate to a simple MQTT server =
239 += 4. Example to communicate to a simple MQTT server =
244 244  
245 -== Overview ==
241 +== 4.1 Overview ==
246 246  
247 247  This section is an example to show how to set up LG01-N to communicate with a MQTT server. The MQTT server is a simple utility set up in a local PC. Note: User can set up same server via [[this instruction>>url:http://www.steves-internet-guide.com/install-mosquitto-broker/]].
248 248  
249 -== Simulate via MQTT.fx utility ==
245 +== 4.2 Simulate via MQTT.fx utility ==
250 250  
251 251  The [[MQTT.fx>>url:http://mqttfx.jensd.de/index.php/download]] is a MQTT client tool. We can use this to simulate a MQTT connection to our MQTT broker first to make sure the MQTT broker works. This will also help us understand how it works.
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269 269  Downstream: Subscribe a topic to get downstream
270 270  
271 271  
272 -== Simulate via Dragino Command Line ==
268 +== 4.3 Simulate via Dragino Command Line ==
273 273  
274 274  For first try of MQTT connection, simulate via command line is recommend, there are many servers / connection type for MQTT. They are using different connection parameters. Simulating the connection via command line will help us rapidly connect to server and debug.
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297 297  
298 298  mosquitto_sub
299 299  
300 -== Configure Dragino UI for MQTT connection ==
296 +== 4.4 Configure Dragino UI for MQTT connection ==
301 301  
302 302  This chapter are step by step to show to configure the Dragino Menu for MQTT auto connection.
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313 313  
314 314  forward to MQTT
315 315  
316 -=== Configure the MQTT Client for Upstream ===
312 +=== 4.4.1 Configure the MQTT Client for Upstream ===
317 317  
318 318  Below screenshot is same as the publish command:
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347 347  MQTT Publish
348 348  
349 349  
350 -=== Configure the MQTT Client for Downstream ===
346 +=== 4.4.2 Configure the MQTT Client for Downstream ===
351 351  
352 352  Below screen shot equal to this subscribe command:
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375 375  
376 376  \\
377 377  
378 -== Add LoRa support to communicate with remote sensor ==
374 +== 4.5 Add LoRa support to communicate with remote sensor ==
379 379  
380 380  In above section, we have configured the UI to support MQTT upstream and downstream. We can simulate via Linux command. In this section, we will guide how to communicate with remote LoRa End Node for upstream and downstream.
381 381  
382 -=== Use LoRa Raw protocol for communication ~-~- For LG01/LG02 ===
378 +=== 4.5.1 Use LoRa Raw protocol for communication ~-~- For LG01/LG02 ===
383 383  
384 384  We can use [[LoRa Shield>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora/item/102-lora-shield.html]] to send LoRa Raw data to Gateway and receive data from gateway.
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409 409  Downstream Data Flow
410 410  
411 411  
412 -=== Use LoRaWAN Protocol for communication ~-~- For LG308/LPS8/DLOS8 ===
408 +=== 4.5.2 Use LoRaWAN Protocol for communication ~-~- For LG308/LPS8/DLOS8 ===
413 413  
414 414  Since firmware LG02_LG08~-~-build-v5.3.1585192026-20200326-1109, Dragino LoRaWAN gateways support the communication to LoRaWAN ABP end node locally without the need of LoRaWAN server. This feature allow us to integrate MQTT in the gateway to support LoRaWAN to MQTT forwarding or visa verse.
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472 472  Notice: The text use for Downstream must meet the requirement from [[LG308 Downstream Payload>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/Communication_with_ABP_End_Node#Downstream]]
473 473  
474 474  
475 -= Example For Different MQTT Servers =
471 += 5. Example For Different MQTT Servers =
476 476  
477 477  |=(((
478 478  [[~[~[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/7/73/ThingSpeak1.png/200px-ThingSpeak1.png~|~|alt="ThingSpeak1.png" height="98" width="200"~]~]>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php/File:ThingSpeak1.png]]
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498 498  )))
499 499  
500 500  
501 -= How to Debug =
497 += 6. How to Debug =
502 502  
503 503  User can login the gateway's console and run **logread -f**. It will shows the output when there is packet arrive.User can see if it is correct.
504 504  
505 -= How to ask for Support =
501 += 7. How to ask for Support =
506 506  
507 507  If a user still not have trouble making it works. please send a mail to support@dragino.com with the below info:
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