I want integrate sparkplug in my iot edge C# solution. How can I approach it??

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I want integrate sparkplug in my iot edge C# solution. How can I approach it??

Vidushi Singh 20

I have an azure iot edge solution that connects to iot hub and end device via MQTT broker but now I want to integrate sparkplug in my solution. How can I do that?

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Sander van de Velde | MVP 36,131 MVP

Hello @Vidushi Singh,

SparkPlug is a superset of communication functionality on top of MQTT.

Azure IoT Edge does not support Sparkplug by default.

The easiest way is to deploy a 3rd party logic container on your Azure IoT Edge devices that has SparkPlug support.

It acts like a bridge between two worlds.

Then, you create a custom module listening to incoming SparkPlug messages and routing them towards the IoT Edge routing mechanism.

A similar solution is shown here for adding a plain MQTT broker.

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Vidushi Singh 20 Reputation points

2023-08-08T06:31:22.6433333+00:00

I am already using a mosquitto broker in my edge solution. So instead of that plain broker I have to add a broker as a container that supports sparkplug. And after that I have to modify my edge solution in order to send and receive sparkplug messages. Is this understanding right?
Sander van de Velde | MVP 36,131 Reputation points MVP

2023-08-08T07:58:29.63+00:00

Exactly.

Just write a custom module next to Mosquitto.

This module will bridge two worlds: Mosquitto sparkplug messages with the Azure IoT Edge routing mechanism.
Vidushi Singh 20 Reputation points

2023-08-21T04:39:06.7366667+00:00

Do you have any document link that I can follow? It will be very helpful. Currently I m running my edge on openshift as SNO machine. Thank you
Sander van de Velde | MVP 36,131 Reputation points MVP

2023-08-21T10:37:50.7266667+00:00

You need to learn a bit about building a custom module in Azure IoT Edge and learn about routing.

A compatible solution is seen here and the source code is available on GitHub.

Try to run this (plain MQTT) example first and then rebuild it for your solution.

Training material is available is this free MS Learn module. It is part of this more extensive collection.

If the response helped, do "Accept Answer". If it doesn't work, please let us know the progress. All community members with similar issues will benefit by doing so. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

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