Wiki source code of Set up CoAP Server
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| 1 | **~ Table of Contents:** | ||
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| 3 | {{toc/}} | ||
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| 7 | = 1. Introduction = | ||
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| 10 | ((( | ||
| 11 | 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. | ||
| 12 | ))) | ||
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| 15 | 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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| 20 | [[image:image-20220530084843-1.png]] | ||
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| 22 | Network structure | ||
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| 25 | = 2. Install CoAP server = | ||
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| 28 | Set up example in Ubuntu 18.04 | ||
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| 30 | (% class="box" %) | ||
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| 32 | sudo apt-get update | ||
| 33 | sudo apt-get upgrade | ||
| 34 | 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. | ||
| 35 | sudo dpkg –i emqx-ubuntu18.04-v3.2.4_amd64.deb #install EMQX | ||
| 36 | emqx start # Start EMQX service | ||
| 37 | emqx_ctl status #check if EMQX is running | ||
| 38 | ./bin/emqx_ctl plugins load emqx_coap # Run COAP service | ||
| 39 | ))) | ||
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| 42 | (% 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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| 47 | = 3. Test CoAP Server = | ||
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| 49 | == 3.1 Install Copper in Chrome == | ||
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| 53 | (% style="color:blue" %)**1. Download Copper4Cr from [[https:~~/~~/github.com/mkovatsc/Copper4Cr>>url:https://github.com/mkovatsc/Copper4Cr]] and unpack it.** | ||
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| 57 | (% style="color:blue" %)**2. Run install.bat in the directory.** | ||
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| 60 | [[image:image-20220530085327-2.png]] | ||
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| 63 | Run install.bat | ||
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| 66 | (% style="color:blue" %)**3. Load the unpacked CoAP APP in Google Chrome:** | ||
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| 68 | [[image:image-20220530085423-3.png||height="241" width="1250"]] | ||
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| 70 | Install Copper APP | ||
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| 73 | [[image:image-20220530085531-4.png]] | ||
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| 75 | Install APP Successful | ||
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| 78 | (% style="color:blue" %)**4. Load the unpacked CoAP extension in Google Chrome:** | ||
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| 80 | [[image:image-20220530085638-5.png||height="338" width="1320"]] | ||
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| 82 | Install Copper Extension | ||
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| 85 | [[image:image-20220530090104-7.png||height="389" width="1282"]] | ||
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| 87 | Install Extension Successful | ||
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| 90 | (% style="color:blue" %)**5. Replace the appID in file extension\endpoint\ClientPortChrome.js to Copper (Cu4Cr) Application ID** | ||
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| 92 | [[image:image-20220530090444-10.png]] | ||
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| 94 | Replace ID | ||
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| 97 | (% style="color:blue" %)**6. Open the Copper extension. If you see below message, means install successfully.** | ||
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| 99 | [[image:image-20220530090404-9.png||height="658" width="1238"]] | ||
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| 101 | Install Finished | ||
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| 104 | == 3.2 Test CoAP connection == | ||
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| 108 | 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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| 111 | [[image:image-20220530090848-13.png||height="616" width="1154"]] | ||
| 112 | ))) | ||
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| 114 | Connect to CoAP server | ||
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| 117 | == 3.3 Test CoAP Uplink == | ||
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| 121 | 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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| 124 | [[image:image-20220530090939-14.png]] | ||
| 125 | ))) | ||
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| 127 | Use MQTT.fx to subscribe the topic | ||
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| 130 | [[image:image-20220530091358-18.png||height="549" width="1035"]] | ||
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| 132 | Use CoAP Exension to send a update to CoAP server | ||
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| 135 | [[image:image-20220530091237-17.png]] | ||
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| 137 | MQTT.fx get the update of this topic on CoAP server | ||
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| 140 | == 3.4 Test CoAP Downlink == | ||
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| 144 | 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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| 147 | ))) |