MQTT not reading messages

[OtavioF]

Hello!

I started using MQTT recently and I’m struggling to make it work with RapidScada.
I used the great YouTube video explaining how to setup, which allowed me to successfully connect to my MQTT broker. However, when I use a client (such as mqtt spy) to publish a number to test, RapidScada is not reading it. It’s not showing on the Device status.

The line that contains the MqttSubTopics looks like this:
<Topic TopicName="/mesparam1" QosLevel="0" NumCnl="666"/>

My input channels related to the MQTT device looks like this:

Number - 666
Active - checked
Name - mqttparam1
Channel Type - Calculated real
Device - MQTTCascata
Signal - 1

On the device status:

Current device tags data
+--------+------------+-------+---------+
| Signal | Name       | Value | Channel |
+--------+------------+-------+---------+
| ******** GroupMQTT ****************** |
+--------+------------+-------+---------+
|      1 | /mesparam1 |   --- |     666 |
+--------+------------+-------+---------+

There is communication between RapidScada and MQTT broker, because on Line Log I get numerous “Send packet” and “Receive packet”. So connection is not a problem.
What am I missing?

[Mikhail]

Hello,

Could you check the MQTT driver version in the dll file properties?
Please copy a bigger part of the configuration file and communication line log.

Another option is to try the new MQTT driver included in Rapid SCADA 6 Beta. It was redesigned, and provides handy UI for configuring.

[Mikhail]

Note: you should publish the parameter as “/mesparam1” with slash.

[OtavioF]

Hello, Mikhail.

On the dll file properties, version is 1.0.0.0, last modified at july 28, 2020.

Bigger part of the configuration file, excluding MQTT server username and password:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<DevTemplate>
	<MqttParams Hostname="node02.myqtthub.com" ClientID="---" Port="1883" UserName="otaviofolharini" Password="---"/>
	<RapSrvCnf ServerHost="127.0.0.1" ServerPort="10001" ServerUser="ScadaComm" ServerPwd="12345"/>
	<MqttSubTopics>
		<Topic TopicName="/mesparam1" QosLevel="0" NumCnl="666"/>
	</MqttSubTopics>
	<MqttPubTopics>
	</MqttPubTopics>
	<MqttPubCmds>
	</MqttPubCmds>
	<MqttSubCmds>
	</MqttSubCmds>
	<MqttSubJSs>
	</MqttSubJSs>
</DevTemplate>

The communication line log:

2022-08-22 08:52:39 Initialize communication line 10 "MQTT"
Send packet
Send packet
Connection established
2022-08-22 08:52:42 Start communication line 10 "MQTT"

2022-08-22 08:52:42 Communication session with the Device 5 "MQTTCascata", type: KpMqtt
Send packet

2022-08-22 08:52:43 Communication session with the Device 5 "MQTTCascata", type: KpMqtt
Receive packet

2022-08-22 08:52:43 Communication session with the Device 5 "MQTTCascata", type: KpMqtt
Receive packet

2022-08-22 08:52:44 Communication session with the Device 5 "MQTTCascata", type: KpMqtt
Receive packet

2022-08-22 08:52:44 Communication session with the Device 5 "MQTTCascata", type: KpMqtt
Send packet

2022-08-22 08:52:44 Communication session with the Device 5 "MQTTCascata", type: KpMqtt
Send packet

2022-08-22 08:52:45 Communication session with the Device 5 "MQTTCascata", type: KpMqtt
Send packet

2022-08-22 08:52:45 Communication session with the Device 5 "MQTTCascata", type: KpMqtt
Receive packet
[...]

Device info:

Device 5 "MQTTCascata"
----------------------
DLL           : KpMqtt
State         : normal
Comm. session : 22/08/2022 08:54:30
Command       : time is undefined

Comm. sessions (total / errors) : 295 / 0
Commands       (total / errors) : 0 / 0
Requests       (total / errors) : 146 / 0

Current device tags data
+--------+------------+-------+---------+
| Signal | Name       | Value | Channel |
+--------+------------+-------+---------+
| ******** GroupMQTT ****************** |
+--------+------------+-------+---------+
|      1 | /mesparam1 |   --- |     666 |
+--------+------------+-------+---------+

No archive data

No events

No commands

Here is a print from MyQtt Web Interface, that allowes me to publish messages to topics.
https://imgur.com/W8XuWXn

I’ll give a try on the new MQTT driver. Hope it works!
Thank you.

[Mikhail]

Hello,

For Rapid SCADA 5 you should use KpMqtt.dll version 5.0.4.0. Download link

[Mikhail]

I’ll give a try on the new MQTT driver.

Trying Rapid SCADA 6 seems the best option.

[alexmtzrmz]

Hello,

I was able to create the same conection in Rapid SCADA 5

but then I tried it similarly on Rapid SCADA 6 and it did not work

I tried assigning MQTT as device type and this error appeared:

https://imgur.com/a/dt3OhP6

Then I tried to set it as MQTT Client and I stablished all the parameters with the broker, just as I had done on the v5 and the status of the Line remains undefined

Could I please get some support?

[Mikhail]

Hi,

You should choose “MQTT Client” for a device, not “MQTT”.
MQTT Client is the new driver for v6.
Don’t forget to set Communication Channel = MQTT client in the line options.
In case of issues, please provide links to screenshots of your settings and errors.

[alexmtzrmz]

I have added the communication channel to MQTT and uploaded the configuration and the following errors appear

https://imgur.com/a/ZNovwOC

[Mikhail]

Line State – Undefined status is a minor bug. Thank you that you found it. Will be fixed in the next release.
Try another broker that works for me: https://ibb.co/yn2w488

[alexmtzrmz]

Okay, great, thanks for the consideration

I am able now to communicate and receive one data, as object
The problem now is that I can’t read arrays just as I could in the V5
What I did in the v5 was to use the JavaScript file that was in the CommConfig to process the incoming data
https://imgur.com/a/hpEl9fm

I edited that file with my own code to read arrays

// Data example
// { “Val0”: 12.3, “Val1”: 45.6 …}
var data = JSON.parse(InMsg);
// Fill the array with consecutive numbers
for (let i = 0; i < data.length ; i++) {
jsvals[i].Stat = 1 ;
jsvals[i].Val = data[i] ;
jsvals[i].TagName = i.toString() ;
}
mylog(“Script completed successfully”);

That code works good in v5, how could I do the same in v6?

[Mikhail]

JavaScript supported by the new driver, but the names of the available functions changed.
See the example here.

[alexmtzrmz]

Oh great that works just perfect, thank you so much

[Mikhail]

🙂

[alexmtzrmz]

Hello Mikhail, I have a new question:

In this new JavaScript that you previously shared, you use a function setValue()

JavaScript supported by the new driver, but the names of the available functions changed.
See the example here

How can I access to that function in the original code?

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