AwsIoTConnector

Summary

Aws IoTConnector is the component which is responsible for managing connection, sending and receiving messages from AWS IoT in a Niagara station.

This component is a RealTimeConnector, this page will only contain information specific to this component.

Implementation

• Drag and drop the RealTimeConnector  to Services > Btib Service > External Connectors > Realtime Connectors.

• Follow Step 1 Set up AWS IoT and Step 2 Set up AWS connector for devices points and references.

• Enable the connector. It is also possible to ping the Connector to check if it works.

 Properties

• Commands Topic : The topic where the device will listen for commands.

• Device Publish Topic Format : The format of the topic where the events will be sent..

• Device Service Topic Format : The format of the topic where the tags will be sent..

• Device Reference Topic Format : The format of the topic where the references will be sent..

• Device Subscription Topic Format : The format of the topic where the command will be received.

• Authentication:

  • Certificate Authority Certificate: The CA certificate to be used for client authentication.

  • Client Certificate: The certificate to be used for client authentication.

  • Client Private Key: The private key to be used for client authentication.

• Aws End Point : The AWS IoT endpoint.

• Aws Region : AWS region.

• Certificate ARN : AWS Certificate Identifier used for device authentication.

• Aws Access Key Id : AWS user Access Id.

• Aws Access Key Secret: AWS user Secret key.