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Component: IoT Made Easy (Comms: IoT/Cloud)

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Author Matrix TSL
Version 1.0
Category Comms: IoT/Cloud


IoT Made Easy component

A component designed to simplify MQTT comms allowing for multiple data streams to be dealt with in a simple manner. Deals with translating values to and from the broker from topic strings into message IDs and numeric values. Works with lots of different MQTT brokers.

Component Source Code

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Macro reference

Connect

Connect
Connect to the MQTT Server. Returns the connected state. 0 if not connected, 1 if successful connection, or already connected.  
- BYTE Return


Disconnect

Disconnect
Disconnects from the MQTT server and the network 
- BYTE Return


ErrorAsString

ErrorAsString
 
- BYTE Error
 
- STRING Return


GetPayloadFloat

GetPayloadFloat
Get the Payload of the last received (Read) packet as a floating point value 
- FLOAT Return


GetPayloadInteger

GetPayloadInteger
Get the Payload of the last received (Read) packet as a signed long value 
- LONG Return


GetPayloadString

GetPayloadString
Get the Payload of the last received (Read) packet as a string value 
- STRING Payload
 
- BYTE Size
 
- BYTE Return


GetTopicID

GetTopicID
Compares the topic ID of the last received message with enabled IDs. Returns the topic ID received. 
- BYTE Return


Initialise

Initialise
Starts up the MQTT component - call this after initialising the NetworkComms component. 
- VOID Return


LastError

LastError
Returns the last error 
- BYTE Return


Ping

Ping
Ping packet is sent to the server and checks for a reply. If nothing is sent or received within the keep alive period then a ping is required to keep the connection to the server active. Returns non-zero value if successful  
- BYTE Return


PublishFloat

PublishFloat
Publishes data to the selected topic ID using a floating point value. Returns none zero if successful 
- BYTE TopicID
The topic ID to publish data to 
- FLOAT Data
Data to publish 
- BYTE Return


PublishInteger

PublishInteger
Publishes data to the selected topic ID using a signed long integer value. Returns none zero if successful 
- BYTE TopicID
The topic ID to publish data to 
- LONG Data
Data to publish 
- BYTE Return


PublishString

PublishString
Publishes data to the selected topic ID using a data string. Returns none zero if successful 
- BYTE TopicID
The topic ID to publish data to 
- STRING Data
Data string to publish 
- BYTE Return


Read

Read
Read incoming data. Returns non-zero if packet received. Use GetTopicID and GetPayloadXXX to read the contents. 
- UINT Return


Property reference

Properties
MQTT Properties
LinkTo
 
Host
Address of MQTT Broker Can be an IP Address or URL (URL only supported by some hardware platforms) 
Port
Port used by MQTT Broker Default 1883 for unencrypted access and 8883 for encrypted access. 
Client identifier
Client identifier (Maximum length 20 characters) Must be unique to the broker. 
Network Timeout
Maximum time in mS to wait for network responses 
Read Timeout
Time to wait in ms when waiting for incoming messages 
Keep Alive
The Keep Alive is the maximum time interval that is permitted to elapse between the point at which the Client finishes transmitting one Control Packet and the point it starts sending the next, measured in seconds. 
Authentication
Selects if the broker is open or if the broker requires a username and password. 
Topics
Number of topics
Sets the number of data topics that can be sent or received 
Topic ID: 0
Topic String
 
Topic Type
 
Topic ID: 1
Topic String
 
Topic Type