MQTT properties
Use these parameters to configure MQTT broker properties and MQTT client credentials.
Broker service
Select the MQTT broker service provider that receives, filters, and sends messages to the clients.
ThingSpeak
— Specify this option when the MQTT access to your channels is handled by a ThingSpeak™ MQTT broker.Other
— Specify this option when the MQTT access to your channels is handled by other MQTT public brokers such as HiveMQ®, Mosquitto™, and so on.
Settings
Default:
ThingSpeak
Other
Broker address
Enter the web address associated with the MQTT broker. When you set
Broker address to ThingSpeak
,
the block sets the broker address to ssl://mqtt3.thingspeak.com
.
To enter the address of a different broker, set Broker service
to Other
.
Settings
Default:
ssl://mqtt3.thingspeak.com
Port
Enter the port number associated with the MQTT broker. When you set
Broker address to ThingSpeak
,
the block sets the port number to 8883
. To enter the port number
of a different broker, set Broker service to
Other
.
Settings
Default:
8883
Username
Enter user name of the MQTT client to establish a connection with the MQTT broker.
Settings
Default: <empty>
Password
Enter password of the MQTT client to establish a connection with the MQTT broker.
Settings
Default: <empty>
Client ID
Enter identification number of the MQTT client to establish a connection with the MQTT broker.
Settings
Default: <empty>