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Last updated 1 month ago

Skysens AgPM can be connect your MQTT broker and subscribes a topic to receive data.

For Adding A MQTT source, select MQTT on add new source menu.

Adding a MQTT source is three-step process: Source Information, Topic Information and Field Information.

Source Information

To begin receiving device data, we must first establish a connection to an MQTT broker. This broker acts as the central hub, routing messages between the device and our system.

Name: Descriptive name for your MQTT device

Url: MQTT broker's public host name or IP address

Port: MQTT broker's port number

If your broker have some authentication method then select "Use Authentication" and enter the details.

Topic Information

Topic is a string-based address used by the broker to route messages between publishers and subscribers, enabling organized, decoupled communication via a hierarchical structure and optional wildcards.

Field Information

Field Name: An identifier for MQTT data object

Field Key: Key name on MQTT data object

Unit: Reading data's unit

Format: Data format. Such as: int32, float

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