BC188 MQTT implimentation

Hi,

I’m looking for documentation & details of the MQTT implementation support on BC188.
I’ve seen the video on youtube and would like to know more.

  • any limitations, data encryption support?

Thanks,

Keith

Keith,

I do not believe that BC188 has any MQTT implementation that Sierra has put on the unit, you are able to load your own Lua scripts so it might have been done by a 3rd party. The only script that runs on the unit when you receive it is the webserver which allows you to configure the unit as you would any router.

Regards

Matt

Hi Matt,

Thanks for you answer.
This link was shared by BC - youtube.com/watch?v=l-5JaQHUf1A with a note saying MQTT is supported in BC188.
Hence, I’m looking for implementation details, limitations etc.

Regards,

Keith

Keith,

The MQTT implementation on the BC188 uses the open-source Elipse Paho MQTT library, so its limitations will be replicated on the units side. The unit also does not currently support data encryption. What other limitations are you referring to?

There is some documentation around the module at the following links, in particular the “net.mqtt." variables in http://bluecreation.com/wifi/docs/melody.html#configuration-parameters , as well as the "net_mqtt” commands on http://bluecreation.com/wifi/docs/melody.html#commands . And then there is the exposed Lua API, as documented on http://bluecreation.com/wifi/docs/lua/net.html#module- net.mqtt

Hopefully that will help/answer your questions.

Regards

Matt