Creating MQTT Output Connector

Allows publishing of data to external MQTT topic.

  1. On the Data Source tab, select Output > MQTT in the Connector drop-down list.
  2. Define or select the following properties:
    Property Description

    Broker URL

    The location of the message broker. Default is tcp://localhost:1883.

    Topic

    The topic or the queue physical name. Can be parameterized.

    Example:

    level1/level2/level3/level4 etc.

    NOTES:

    You can also opt to use a wild card in the topic name specification.

    • The plus sign symbol (+) can be used as a wild card for any value at one specific level.

      Example: level1/level2/+/level4

    • The hash sign symbol (#)  can be used as a wild card for any values across more than one level.

      Example: level1/#/level4

    User Id

    The user Id that will be used to connect to MQTT.

    Password

    The password that will be used to connect to MQTT.

    Payload Template

    The template that will be rendered to generate the payload.

    Can be parameterized with output schema columns.

  3. To allow encrypted connections, you can either:
    • Upload a CA Certificate file by clicking Upload File  then Browse  to browse to the file source.

      After selecting the file, it is displayed with the timestamp.

      To change the certificate, click  then Browse  to browse to a new version of the file.

    • Link to a CA Certificate file by clicking Link to File  and entering a File Path.
  4. You may opt to use the toolbar to complete the data source definition.
  5. Click  . The new data source is added in the Data Sources list.

 

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