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1 += INTRODUCTION =
2 2  
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4 -= 1. Introduction =
5 -
6 6  Dragino LoRa/LoRaWAN gateway support MQTT forwarding. It can forward the sensor data from LoRa network to MQTT server , and vice verse.
7 7  
8 -== 1.1 Support Devices ==
5 +== Support Devices ==
9 9  
10 10  This MQTT forward instruction is for below devices:
11 11  
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18 18  * MS14 series if installed with the same firmware. (in this case, the MQTT forward will work , but no LoRa support)
19 19  
20 20  
21 -= 2. Firmware Change Log for MQTT feature =
18 +\\
22 22  
20 += Firmware Change Log for MQTT feature =
21 +
23 23  This instruction is wrote start from LG02_LG08-5.3.1580178039. Below is related change log since this version of firmware.
24 24  
25 25  * LG02_LG08-5.3.1580178039
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26 26  ** Initiate version
27 27  
28 28  
29 -= 3. MQTT forward operating principle =
28 +\\
30 30  
31 -== 3.1 Network Structure ==
30 += MQTT forward operating principle =
32 32  
32 +== Network Structure ==
33 +
33 33  Below shows the network structure for MQTT forwarding.
34 34  
35 35  * 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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39 39  
40 40  General MQTT structure
41 41  
42 -== 3.2 How sensor data is forwarded ==
43 +== How sensor data is forwarded ==
43 43  
44 44  In this MQTT forward feature, the key point is how the gateway process the sensor data.
45 45  
46 -=== 3.2.1 Upstream ===
47 +=== Upstream ===
47 47  
48 48  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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55 55  
56 56  Note: The sensor data can base or LoRa or other method, as long as there are data on the file /var/iot/channels. /span>
57 57  
58 -=== 3.2.2 Downstream ===
59 +=== Downstream ===
59 59  
60 60  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.
61 61  
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66 66  Downstream path
67 67  
68 68  
69 -== 3.3 Macro Definition ==
70 +== Macro Definition ==
70 70  
71 71  The MQTT publish command use Macro settings to generate flexible upstream payload for MQTT publish.
72 72  
73 73  Currently the -t (topic) and -m (message) support Macros.
74 74  
75 -=== 3.3.1 -t topic macro ===
76 +=== -t topic macro ===
76 76  
77 77  * CHANNEL: Remote Channel ID
78 78  * CLIENTID: Client ID , Same as -i
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80 80  * USERNAME: User ID (-u)
81 81  * HOSTNAME: Device Hostname
82 82  
83 -=== 3.3.2 -m message macro ===
84 +=== -m message macro ===
84 84  
85 85  * HOSTNAME: Device Hostname
86 86  * CHANNEL: Remote Channel ID
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88 88  * META: Completely sensor data with time stamp and rssi
89 89  * JSON: Convert META to json format.
90 90  
91 -=== 3.3.3 Example for Macro ===
92 +=== Example for Macro ===
92 92  
93 93  [[~[~[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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108 108  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.
109 109  
110 110  
111 -== 3.4 Modify the MQTT to support more options ==
112 +\\
112 112  
114 +
115 +== Modify the MQTT to support more options ==
116 +
113 113  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:
114 114  
115 115  {{{root@dragino-1ec39c:~# mosquitto_pub --help
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236 236  fi}}}
237 237  
238 238  
239 -= 4. Example to communicate to a simple MQTT server =
243 += Example to communicate to a simple MQTT server =
240 240  
241 -== 4.1 Overview ==
245 +== Overview ==
242 242  
243 243  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/]].
244 244  
245 -== 4.2 Simulate via MQTT.fx utility ==
249 +== Simulate via MQTT.fx utility ==
246 246  
247 247  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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265 265  Downstream: Subscribe a topic to get downstream
266 266  
267 267  
268 -== 4.3 Simulate via Dragino Command Line ==
272 +== Simulate via Dragino Command Line ==
269 269  
270 270  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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293 293  
294 294  mosquitto_sub
295 295  
296 -== 4.4 Configure Dragino UI for MQTT connection ==
300 +== Configure Dragino UI for MQTT connection ==
297 297  
298 298  This chapter are step by step to show to configure the Dragino Menu for MQTT auto connection.
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309 309  
310 310  forward to MQTT
311 311  
312 -=== 4.4.1 Configure the MQTT Client for Upstream ===
316 +=== Configure the MQTT Client for Upstream ===
313 313  
314 314  Below screenshot is same as the publish command:
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343 343  MQTT Publish
344 344  
345 345  
346 -=== 4.4.2 Configure the MQTT Client for Downstream ===
350 +=== Configure the MQTT Client for Downstream ===
347 347  
348 348  Below screen shot equal to this subscribe command:
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371 371  
372 372  \\
373 373  
374 -== 4.5 Add LoRa support to communicate with remote sensor ==
378 +== Add LoRa support to communicate with remote sensor ==
375 375  
376 376  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.
377 377  
378 -=== 4.5.1 Use LoRa Raw protocol for communication ~-~- For LG01/LG02 ===
382 +=== Use LoRa Raw protocol for communication ~-~- For LG01/LG02 ===
379 379  
380 380  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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405 405  Downstream Data Flow
406 406  
407 407  
408 -=== 4.5.2 Use LoRaWAN Protocol for communication ~-~- For LG308/LPS8/DLOS8 ===
412 +=== Use LoRaWAN Protocol for communication ~-~- For LG308/LPS8/DLOS8 ===
409 409  
410 410  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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468 468  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]]
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470 470  
471 -= 5. Example For Different MQTT Servers =
475 += Example For Different MQTT Servers =
472 472  
473 473  |=(((
474 474  [[~[~[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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494 494  )))
495 495  
496 496  
497 -= 6. How to Debug =
501 += How to Debug =
498 498  
499 499  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.
500 500  
501 -= 7. How to ask for Support =
505 += How to ask for Support =
502 502  
503 503  If a user still not have trouble making it works. please send a mail to support@dragino.com with the below info:
504 504  
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