Sparkplug Plug-in
Sparkplug settings in the Sparkplug Plug-in
You set the following properties in the configuration of the Sparkplug Plug-in:
Sparkplug settings:
| Settings name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Assign a unique name to the Sparkplug Connection. |
| Variant | Select the Sparkplug A or Sparkplug B variant. |
| Profile | Specify the profile of the Sparkplug connection to be used to log in to the Sparkplug Broker. |
| Group ID (Only Profile: Node) | Assign a freely selectable unique Group ID to be used as the default. |
| Node ID (Only by Profile: Node) | Assign a freely selectable unique Node ID to be used as the default. |
| Application Identifier (Only by Profile: Application) | Assign a freely selectable unique application identifier that is to be used as the default. |
| Keep alive (s) | Indication of the keep alive in seconds. |
MQTT Connection settings in the Sparkplug Plug-in
MQTT connection:
| Settings name | Description |
|---|---|
| Broker connection | Enter the adress of the broker. |
| Port | Port on the server that is used for the MQTT connection. |
| SSL | Use SSL encryption. The server must support this and the corresponding port must be set. |
| Client ID | Enter a unique Client ID. |
| Create a new Client ID | Creates a new unique Client ID, which is displayed in the Client ID field. |
| SSL protocol | Select the algorithms that may be used Note: Some MQTT brokers reject connections if protocols that are too old could be used. |
| Username | User name for logging in to the server. |
| Password | Password for logging in to the server. |
| Client certificate | Selection of a client certificate from the drop-down list, which the OPC Router also sends. |
| Trusted certificate | Select which certificates are to be accepted. For example, all certificates, only Windows certificates or only router certificates. |
Sparkplug Node/Applications Options in the Sparkplug Plug-in
Sparkplug Node/Applications Options:
| Settings name | Description |
|---|---|
| Publish known Devicemetrics on reconnect | Determines wheter metrics from known devices are published when reconnecting. |
| Add Session Number to Data Messages | Determines whether the current session number is added to data messages. |
| Add Session Number to Device Birth and Death | Adds the current session number to Device Birth and Death messages. |
Metric Storage Options in the Sparkplug Plug-in
Metric Storage Options:
| Settings name | Description |
|---|---|
| Null Handling | |
| Datetime Divisor Milliseconds | |
| Default Change of Value Behavior |