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6 = 1. Introduction =
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9 In this chapter, we set up a CoAP/ MQTT server by using Open Source MQTT Broker : [[EMQX.IO>>url:https://www.emqx.io/]]. And show how to communicate it with CoAP and MQTT.
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13 Below is the network structure. The end device use CoAP to connect our Emqx server via NB-IoT network. EMQ X broker will further process the data for the actually application.
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16 [[image:image-20220530084843-1.png]]
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18 Network structure
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21 = 2. Install CoAP server =
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23 Set up example in Ubuntu 18.04
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27 sudo apt-get update
28 sudo apt-get upgrade
29 wget [[https:~~/~~/www.emqx.io/downloads/broker/v3.2.7/emqx-ubuntu18.04-v3.2.7_amd64.deb>>url:https://www.emqx.io/downloads/broker/v3.2.7/emqx-ubuntu18.04-v3.2.7_amd64.deb]]  #download the installation package.
30 sudo dpkg –i emqx-ubuntu18.04-v3.2.4_amd64.deb  #install EMQX
31 emqx start            # Start EMQX service
32 emqx_ctl status   #check if EMQX is running
33 ./bin/emqx_ctl plugins load emqx_coap # Run COAP service
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37 (% style="color:red" %)**Notice: CoAP default port use 5683, if you install EMQX in a cloud server, make sure you open the UDP port 5683. So can receive the packets from NB-IoT.**
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40 = 3. Test CoAP Server =
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42 == 3.1 Install Copper in Chrome ==
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45 ~1. Download Copper4Cr from [[https:~~/~~/github.com/mkovatsc/Copper4Cr>>url:https://github.com/mkovatsc/Copper4Cr]] and unpack it.
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49 2. Run install.bat in the directory.
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52 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/4/47/CoAP_Test_1.png/600px-CoAP_Test_1.png||height="191" width="600"]]
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54 Run install.bat
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57 3. Load the unpacked CoAP APP in Google Chrome:
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59 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/8/8b/CoAP_Test_2.png/600px-CoAP_Test_2.png||height="114" width="600"]]
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61 Install Copper APP
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63 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/7/70/CoAP_Test_3.png/687px-CoAP_Test_3.png||alt="File:CoAP Test 3.png"]]
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65 Install APP Successful
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68 4. Load the unpacked CoAP extension in Google Chrome:
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70 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/6/65/CoAP_Test_4.png/600px-CoAP_Test_4.png||height="154" width="600"]]
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72 Install Copper Extension
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74 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/9/99/CoAP_Test_5.png/600px-CoAP_Test_5.png||height="183" width="600"]]
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76 Install Extension Successful
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79 5. Replace the appID in file extension\endpoint\ClientPortChrome.js to Copper (Cu4Cr) Application ID
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81 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/7/7e/CoAP_Test_6.png/600px-CoAP_Test_6.png||height="301" width="600"]]
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83 Replace ID
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86 6. Open the Copper extension. If you see below message, means install successfully.
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88 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/b/b1/CoAP_Test_7.png/600px-CoAP_Test_7.png||height="323" width="600"]]
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90 Install Finished
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93 == 3.2 Test CoAP connection ==
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96 Use Chrome Copper externsion to connect to the CoAP server. Input coap:~/~/COAP_SERVER_IP/mqtt/topic0?c=t1 to connect to the MQTT topic0 in CoAP server. Replace COAP_SERVER_IP with your COAP Server IP address, and refer [[here>>url:https://github.com/emqx/emqx-coap]] for the CoAP detail in EMQX. When connection ok, you can see below window.
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99 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/0/0c/CoAP_Test_8.png/600px-CoAP_Test_8.png||height="323" width="600"]]
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101 Connect to CoAP server
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103 == 3.3 Test CoAP Uplink ==
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106 Try to use MQTT.fx to subscribe a the topic (topic0) in the server. And use CoAP to send a message to this topic, we can see the message arrive the topic0 and shown in MQTT.fx.
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109 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/b/b0/CoAP_Test_9.png/600px-CoAP_Test_9.png||height="429" width="600"]]
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111 Use MQTT.fx to subscribe the topic
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114 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/3/39/CoAP_Test_10.png/600px-CoAP_Test_10.png||height="323" width="600"]]
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116 Use CoAP Exension to send a update to CoAP server
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119 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/f/fe/CoAP_Test_11.png/600px-CoAP_Test_11.png||height="386" width="600"]]
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121 MQTT.fx get the update of this topic on CoAP server
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123 == 3.4 Test CoAP Downlink ==
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126 Try to use MQTT.fx to publish a message to the topic (topic0) in the server. CoAP extension will see this incomming message.
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