MQTT Client Over LTE Cellular using GM01Q_Sequans Module

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This community code example (CCE) demonstrates the implementation of LTE CAT M1 connectivity to PSoC6 via Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP). This CCE demonstrates the steps to add LTE connectivity to any existing Wi-Fi based code example. mtb-example-anycloud-mqtt-client is taken as a reference here. GM01Q_Sequans Module is used for providing LTE connectivity for PSoC6 device. The MQTT Library and lwIP is hosted in PSoC6 and the GM01Q Module communicates to PSoC6 via PPP.

In order to test this sample you need Monarch-GM01Q-EVK and one of the PSoC6 kits mentioned in Supported kit section.

Sequence of Operation

1. On Power up, PSoC6 will send commands to GM01Q_Sequans Module, initialize PPP and attach it to the LTE cellular Network.

2. Once the LTE connectivity is established, Application will establish MQTT connection to the broker and subscribe/publish to selected topics.

3. User can observe the messages on different stages of connectivity in Terminal.

4. The user button is pressed.

5. The GPIO interrupt service routine (ISR) notifies the publisher task.

6. The publisher task publishes a message on a topic.

7. The MQTT broker sends back the message to the MQTT client because it is also subscribed to the same topic.

8. When the message is received, the subscriber task turns the LED ON or OFF. As a result, the user LED toggles every time the user presses the button.

Requirements

• ModusToolbox™ software v2.4
• Board support package (BSP) minimum required version: 3.0.0
• Programming language: C
• Associated parts: All PSoC™ 6 MCU with AIROC™ CYW43xxx Wi-Fi & Bluetooth® combo chips

Supported toolchains (make variable 'TOOLCHAIN')

• GNU Arm embedded compiler v9.3.1 (GCC_ARM) - Default value of TOOLCHAIN
• IAR C/C++ compiler v8.42.2 (IAR)
• Arm® compiler v6.13 (ARM)

Supported Kit

• PSoC 6 WiFi-Bluetooth pioneer kit (CY8CKIT-062-WiFi-BT)

Other kits

• PSoC 62S2 Wi-Fi Bluetooth® pioneer kit (CY8CKIT-062S2-43012)
• PSoC 62S1 Wi-Fi Bluetooth pioneer kit (CYW9P62S1-43438EVB-01)
• PSoC™ 62S1 Wi-Fi Bluetooth® pioneer kit (CYW9P62S1-43012EVB-01)
• PSoC 64 "Secure Boot" Wi-Fi Bluetooth pioneer kit (CY8CKIT-064B0S2-4343W)
• PSoC™ 62S2 evaluation kit (CY8CEVAL-062S2, CY8CEVAL-062S2-LAI-4373M2, CY8CEVAL-062S2-MUR-43439M2)
• PSoC™ 6 Wi-Fi Bluetooth® prototyping kit (CY8CPROTO-062-4343W)

Hardware setup

i. Monarch-GM01Q-EVK: This kit is an Arduino Shield. This Evaluation Kit (EVK) enables out-of-the-box testing of Sequans’ Monarch GM01Q module on a LTE Cat M1 network. The EVK supports integration of the module with a host platform via a Mini USB or via UART pins in the Arduino header. Full documentation of this EVK can be found here. In order to access the documentation, You must be registered at https://cloud.sequans.com.

Make sure the sim card in the Sequans module is activated with required data plan. In some cases it might take longer for the sim to register/activate on the network, so it's a good idea to register/activate it well ahead. Before interfacing with PSoC6, you can follow the below manual and test the LTE communication via AT commands in PC via Mini USB in the EVK.

• Monarch-GM01Q-EVK quick start video
• Monarch-GM01Q-EVK User manual
• AT Commands reference manual: This manual has details on testing the Monarch-GM01Q-EVK with AT commands.

The default jumper settings in Monarch-GM01Q-EVK is for USB to PC connection. Re-arrange the jumpers as per the below picture for bringing UART (RX, TX, RTS and CTS) out to the Arduino header.

Figure 1. Setting Jumpers for UART Connection of the Evaluation Kit

Figure 2. Monarch-GM01Q-EVK Pinouts

ii. CY8CKIT-062-WiFi-BT: . Place the Monarch-GM01Q-EVK Shield on the Arduino header of CY8CKIT-062-WiFi-BT. When the Monarch-GM01Q-EVK Shield sits on CY8CKIT-062-WiFi-BT, Few pins get connected incorrectly. Pinouts in Block Diagram below is needed to establish proper hardware flow controlled UART communication between PSoC6 and LTE Modem. The CCE has been written for and tested on CY8CKIT-062-WiFi-BT. The hardware modifications can be easily translated to any of the Other kits .

Figure 3. Block Diagram

A. Hardware modifications in CY8CKIT-062-WiFi-BT to re-route Debug UART RX/TX to P9.0/P9.1

1. Remove resitors R156 and R159.
2. Wire right outer pad of R156 to J2-4 (P9.1).
3. Wire right outer pad of R159 to J2-2 (P9.0).

Figure 4. Hardware modification to reroute UART RX and TX

Figure 5. Full Setup Connect the kit via kitprog USB to PC.

Before using this code example, make sure that the board is upgraded to KitProg3. The tool and instructions are available in the Firmware Loader GitHub repository. If you do not upgrade, you will see an error like "unable to find CMSIS-DAP device" or "KitProg firmware is out of date".

Software setup

Install a terminal emulator if you don't have one. Instructions in this document use Tera Term.

This code example implements a generic MQTT client that can connect to various MQTT brokers. In this document, the instructions to set up and run the MQTT client have been provided for the AWS IoT and Mosquitto MQTT brokers for reference. If you are using this code example with Mosquitto broker running locally on your PC, you need to download and install Mosquitto broker from https://mosquitto.org/download.

This example requires no additional software or tools if you are using the MQTT client with a publicly hosted MQTT broker.

Using the code example

It is recommended to use a new workspace. Create the project and open it using one of the following:

In Eclipse IDE for ModusToolbox™ software

1. Click the New Application link in the Quick Panel (or, use File > New > ModusToolbox Application). This launches the Project Creator tool.

2. Pick a kit supported by the code example from the list shown in the Project Creator - Choose Board Support Package (BSP) dialog.

   When you select a supported kit, the example is reconfigured automatically to work with the kit. To work with a different supported kit later, use the Library Manager to choose the BSP for the supported kit. You can use the Library Manager to select or update the BSP and firmware libraries used in this application. To access the Library Manager, click the link from the Quick Panel.

   You can also just start the application creation process again and select a different kit.

   If you want to use the application for a kit not listed here, you may need to update the source files. If the kit does not have the required resources, the application may not work.

3. In the Project Creator - Select Application dialog, choose the example by enabling the checkbox.

4. (Optional) Change the suggested New Application Name.

5. The Application(s) Root Path defaults to the Eclipse workspace which is usually the desired location for the application. If you want to store the application in a different location, you can change the Application(s) Root Path value. Applications that share libraries should be in the same root path.

6. Click Create to complete the application creation process.

For more details, see the Eclipse IDE for ModusToolbox™ software user guide (locally available at {ModusToolbox™ software install directory}/ide_{version}/docs/mt_ide_user_guide.pdf).

In command-line interface (CLI)

ModusToolbox™ software provides the Project Creator as both a GUI tool and the command line tool, "project-creator-cli". The CLI tool can be used to create applications from a CLI terminal or from within batch files or shell scripts. This tool is available in the {ModusToolbox™ software install directory}/tools_{version}/project-creator/ directory.

Use a CLI terminal to invoke the "project-creator-cli" tool. On Windows, use the command line "modus-shell" program provided in the ModusToolbox™ software installation instead of a standard Windows command-line application. This shell provides access to all ModusToolbox™ software tools. You can access it by typing modus-shell in the search box in the Windows menu. In Linux and macOS, you can use any terminal application.

This tool has the following arguments:

Argument	Description	Required/optional
--board-id	Defined in the <id> field of the BSP manifest	Required
--app-id	Defined in the <id> field of the CE manifest	Required
--target-dir	Specify the directory in which the application is to be created if you prefer not to use the default current working directory	Optional
--user-app-name	Specify the name of the application if you prefer to have a name other than the example's default name	Optional

The following example will clone the "Hello World" application with the desired name "MyHelloWorld" configured for the CY8CKIT-062-WIFI-BT BSP into the specified working directory, C:/mtb_projects:

project-creator-cli --board-id CY8CKIT-062-WIFI-BT --app-id mtb-example-psoc6-hello-world --user-app-name MyHelloWorld --target-dir "C:/mtb_projects"

Note: The project-creator-cli tool uses the git clone and make getlibs commands to fetch the repository and import the required libraries. For details, see the "Project creator tools" section of the ModusToolbox™ software user guide (locally available at {ModusToolbox™ software install directory}/docs_{version}/mtb_user_guide.pdf).

In third-party IDEs

Use one of the following options:

• Use the standalone Project Creator tool:

  1. Launch Project Creator from the Windows Start menu or from {ModusToolbox™ software install directory}/tools_{version}/project-creator/project-creator.exe.

  2. In the initial Choose Board Support Package screen, select the BSP, and click Next.

  3. In the Select Application screen, select the appropriate IDE from the Target IDE drop-down menu.

  4. Click Create and follow the instructions printed in the bottom pane to import or open the exported project in the respective IDE.

• Use command-line interface (CLI):

  1. Follow the instructions from the In command-line interface (CLI) section to create the application, and then import the libraries using the make getlibs command.

  2. Export the application to a supported IDE using the make <ide> command.

  3. Follow the instructions displayed in the terminal to create or import the application as an IDE project.

For a list of supported IDEs and more details, see the "Exporting to IDEs" section of the ModusToolbox™ software user guide (locally available at {ModusToolbox™ software install directory}/docs_{version}/mtb_user_guide.pdf).

Operation

1. Connect the board to your PC using the provided USB cable through the KitProg3 USB connector.

2. Modify the user configuration files in the configs directory as follows:

   1. MQTT configuration: Set up the MQTT client and configure the credentials in configs/mqtt_client_config.h. Some of the important configuration macros are as follows:

      • MQTT_BROKER_ADDRESS: Hostname of the MQTT broker

      • MQTT_PORT: Port number to be used for the MQTT connection. As specified by IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), port numbers assigned for MQTT protocol are 1883 for non-secure connections and 8883 for secure connections. However, MQTT brokers may use other ports. Configure this macro as specified by the MQTT broker.

      • MQTT_SECURE_CONNECTION: Set this macro to 1 if a secure (TLS) connection to the MQTT broker is required to be established; else 0.

      • MQTT_USERNAME and MQTT_PASSWORD: User name and password for client authentication and authorization, if required by the MQTT broker. However, note that this information is generally not encrypted and the password is sent in plain text. Therefore, this is not a recommended method of client authentication.

      • CLIENT_CERTIFICATE and CLIENT_PRIVATE_KEY: Certificate and private key of the MQTT client used for client authentication. Note that these macros are applicable only when MQTT_SECURE_CONNECTION is set to 1.

      • ROOT_CA_CERTIFICATE: Root CA certificate of the MQTT broker

      See Setting up the MQTT broker to learn how to configure these macros for AWS IoT and Mosquitto MQTT brokers.

      For a full list of configuration macros used in this code example, see MQTT configuration macros.

   2. Other configuration files: You can optionally modify the configuration macros in the following files according to your application:

      • configs/core_mqtt_config.h used by the MQTT library

      • configs/FreeRTOSConfig.h used by the FreeRTOS library

3. Open a terminal program and select the KitProg3 COM port. Set the serial port parameters to 8N1 and 115200 baud.

4. Program the board using one of the following:

   Using Eclipse IDE for ModusToolbox™ software

   1. Select the application project in the Project Explorer.

   2. In the Quick Panel, scroll down, and click <Application Name> Program (KitProg3_MiniProg4).

   Using CLI

   From the terminal, execute the make program command to build and program the application using the default toolchain to the default target. The default toolchain and target are specified in the application's Makefile but you can override those values manually:

   make program TARGET=<BSP> TOOLCHAIN=<toolchain>
   

   Example:

   make program TARGET=CY8CKIT-062-WiFi-BT TOOLCHAIN=GCC_ARM
   

5. After programming, The application starts automatically. PSoC6 will send commands to LTE Modem to Initialize PPP and attach it to cellular network. After Sending AT+CEREG, the application will wait to join the LTE network. Depending upon the cellular connectivity signal in your area, It may take a few seconds to mins to establish the network connection. After the "Network ready!!" message, Wait for the device to make MQTT connections to the broker.

   Figure 6. Application initialization status

   

6. Once the initialization is complete, confirm that the message "Press the user button (SW2) to publish "TURN ON"/"TURN OFF" on the topic 'ledstatus'..." is printed on the UART terminal. This message may vary depending on the MQTT topic and publish messages that are configured in the mqtt_client_config.h file.

7.. Press the user button (SW2) on the kit to toggle the LED state.

8. Confirm that the user LED state is toggled and the messages received on the subscribed topic are printed on the UART terminal.

   Figure 7. Publisher and subscriber logs

   

This example can be programmed on multiple kits (only when GENERATE_UNIQUE_CLIENT_ID is set to 1); the user LEDs on all the kits will synchronously toggle with button presses on any kit.

Alternatively, the publish and subscribe functionalities of the MQTT client can be individually verified if the MQTT broker supports a test MQTT client like the AWS IoT.

• To verify the subscribe functionality: Using the test MQTT client, publish messages such as "TURN ON" and "TURN OFF" on the topic specified by the MQTT_PUB_TOPIC macro in mqtt_client_config.h to control the LED state on the kit.

• To verify the publish functionality: From the Test MQTT client, subscribe to the MQTT topic specified by the MQTT_SUB_TOPIC macro and confirm that the messages published by the kit (when the user button is pressed) are displayed on the test MQTT client's console.

Debugging

You can debug the example to step through the code. In the IDE, use the <Application Name> Debug (KitProg3_MiniProg4) configuration in the Quick Panel. For details, see the "Program and debug" section in the Eclipse IDE for ModusToolbox™ software user guide.

Note: (Only while debugging) On the CM4 CPU, some code in main() may execute before the debugger halts at the beginning of main(). This means that some code executes twice – once before the debugger stops execution, and again after the debugger resets the program counter to the beginning of main(). See KBA231071 to learn about this and for the workaround.

Design and implementation

This example implements three RTOS tasks: MQTT client, publisher, and subscriber. The main function initializes the BSP and the retarget-io library, and creates the MQTT client task.

The MQTT client task initializes the PPP Manager and establishes connection to LTE cellular network. Upon a successful LTE connection, the task initializes the MQTT library and establishes a connection with the MQTT broker/server.

You can read this documentation to understand the details of PPP communication in GM01Q_Sequans Module.

The MQTT connection is configured to be secure by default; the secure connection requires a client certificate, a private key, and the Root CA certificate of the MQTT broker that are configured in mqtt_client_config.h.

After a successful MQTT connection, the subscriber and publisher tasks are created. The MQTT client task then waits for commands from the other two tasks and callbacks to handle events like unexpected disconnections.

The subscriber task initializes the user LED GPIO and subscribes to messages on the topic specified by the MQTT_SUB_TOPIC macro that can be configured in mqtt_client_config.h. When the subscriber task receives a message from the broker, it turns the user LED ON or OFF depending on whether the received message is "TURN ON" or "TURN OFF" (configured using the MQTT_DEVICE_ON_MESSAGE and MQTT_DEVICE_OFF_MESSAGE macros).

The publisher task sets up the user button GPIO and configures an interrupt for the button. The ISR notifies the Publisher task upon a button press. The publisher task then publishes messages (TURN ON / TURN OFF) on the topic specified by the MQTT_PUB_TOPIC macro. When the publish operation fails, a message is sent over a queue to the MQTT client task.

An MQTT event callback function mqtt_event_callback() invoked by the MQTT library for events like MQTT disconnection and incoming MQTT subscription messages from the MQTT broker. In the case of an MQTT disconnection, the MQTT client task is informed about the disconnection using a message queue. When an MQTT subscription message is received, the subscriber callback function implemented in subscriber_task.c is invoked to handle the incoming MQTT message.

The MQTT client task handles unexpected disconnections in the MQTT or LTE connections by initiating reconnection to restore the LTE and/or MQTT connections. Upon failure, the publisher and subscriber tasks are deleted, cleanup operations of various libraries are performed, and then the MQTT client task is terminated.

Configuring the MQTT client

MQTT configuration macros

Macro	Description
MQTT Connection Configurations	In configs/mqtt_client_config.h
MQTT_BROKER_ADDRESS	Hostname of the MQTT broker
MQTT_PORT	Port number to be used for the MQTT connection. As specified by IANA, port numbers assigned for MQTT protocol are 1883 for non-secure connections and 8883 for secure connections. However, MQTT brokers may use other ports. Configure this macro as specified by the MQTT broker.
MQTT_SECURE_CONNECTION	Set this macro to 1 if a secure (TLS) connection to the MQTT broker is required to be established; else 0.
MQTT_USERNAME MQTT_PASSWORD	User name and password for client authentication and authorization, if required by the MQTT broker. However, note that this information is generally not encrypted and the password is sent in plain text. Therefore, this is not a recommended method of client authentication.
MQTT Client Certificate Configurations	In configs/mqtt_client_config.h
CLIENT_CERTIFICATE CLIENT_PRIVATE_KEY	Certificate and private key of the MQTT client used for client authentication. Note that these macros are applicable only when MQTT_SECURE_CONNECTION is set to 1.
ROOT_CA_CERTIFICATE	Root CA certificate of the MQTT broker
MQTT Message Configurations	In configs/mqtt_client_config.h
MQTT_PUB_TOPIC	MQTT topic to which the messages are published by the Publisher task to the MQTT broker
MQTT_SUB_TOPIC	MQTT topic to which the subscriber task subscribes to. The MQTT broker sends the messages to the subscriber that are published in this topic (or equivalent topic).
MQTT_MESSAGES_QOS	The Quality of Service (QoS) level to be used by the publisher and subscriber. Valid choices are 0, 1, and 2.
ENABLE_LWT_MESSAGE	Set this macro to 1 if you want to use the 'Last Will and Testament (LWT)' option; else 0. LWT is an MQTT message that will be published by the MQTT broker on the specified topic if the MQTT connection is unexpectedly closed. This configuration is sent to the MQTT broker during MQTT connect operation; the MQTT broker will publish the Will message on the Will topic when it recognizes an unexpected disconnection from the client.
MQTT_WILL_TOPIC_NAME MQTT_WILL_MESSAGE	The MQTT topic and message for the LWT option described above. These configurations are applicable only when ENABLE_LWT_MESSAGE is set to 1.
MQTT_DEVICE_ON_MESSAGE MQTT_DEVICE_OFF_MESSAGE	The MQTT messages that control the device (LED) state in this code example.
Other MQTT Client Configurations	In configs/mqtt_client_config.h
GENERATE_UNIQUE_CLIENT_ID	Every active MQTT connection must have a unique client identifier. If this macro is set to 1, the device will generate a unique client identifier by appending a timestamp to the string specified by the MQTT_CLIENT_IDENTIFIER macro. This feature is useful if you are using the same code on multiple kits simultaneously.
MQTT_CLIENT_IDENTIFIER	The client identifier (client ID) string to be used during MQTT connection. If GENERATE_UNIQUE_CLIENT_ID is set to 1, a timestamp is appended to this macro value and used as the client ID; else, the value specified for this macro is directly used as the client ID.
MQTT_CLIENT_IDENTIFIER_MAX_LEN	The longest client identifier that an MQTT server must accept (as defined by the MQTT 3.1.1 spec) is 23 characters. However, some MQTT brokers support longer client IDs. Configure this macro as per the MQTT broker specification.
MQTT_TIMEOUT_MS	Timeout in milliseconds for MQTT operations in this example
MQTT_KEEP_ALIVE_SECONDS	The keepalive interval in seconds used for MQTT ping request
MQTT_ALPN_PROTOCOL_NAME	The application layer protocol negotiation (ALPN) protocol name to be used that is supported by the MQTT broker in use. Note that this is an optional macro for most of the use cases. Per IANA, the port numbers assigned for MQTT protocol are 1883 for non-secure connections and 8883 for secure connections. In some cases, there is a need to use other ports for MQTT like port 443 (which is reserved for HTTPS). ALPN is an extension to TLS that allows many protocols to be used over a secure connection.
MQTT_SNI_HOSTNAME	The server name indication (SNI) host name to be used during the transport layer security (TLS) connection as specified by the MQTT broker. SNI is extension to the TLS protocol. As required by some MQTT brokers, SNI typically includes the hostname in the "Client Hello" message sent during TLS handshake.
MQTT_NETWORK_BUFFER_SIZE	A network buffer is allocated for sending and receiving MQTT packets over the network. Specify the size of this buffer using this macro. Note that the minimum buffer size is defined by the CY_MQTT_MIN_NETWORK_BUFFER_SIZE macro in the MQTT library.
MAX_MQTT_CONN_RETRIES	Maximum number of retries for MQTT connection
MQTT_CONN_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS	Time interval in milliseconds in between successive MQTT connection retries

Setting up the MQTT broker

AWS IoT MQTT

1. Set up the MQTT device (also known as a Thing) in the AWS IoT core as described in the Getting started with AWS IoT tutorial.

   Note: While setting up your device, ensure that the policy associated with this device permits all MQTT operations (iot:Connect, iot:Publish, iot:Receive, and iot:Subscribe) for the resource used by this device. For testing purposes, it is recommended to have the following policy document which allows all MQTT Policy Actions on all Amazon Resource Names (ARNs).

   {
       "Version": "2012-10-17",
       "Statement": [
           {
               "Effect": "Allow",
               "Action": "iot:*",
               "Resource": "*"
           }
       ]
   }
   

2. In the configs/mqtt_client_config.h file, set MQTT_BROKER_ADDRESS to your custom endpoint on the Settings page of the AWS IoT console. This has the format ABCDEFG1234567.iot.<region>.amazonaws.com.

3. Set the macros MQTT_PORT to 8883 and MQTT_SECURE_CONNECTION to 1 in the configs/mqtt_client_config.h file.

4. Download the following certificates and keys that are created and activated in the previous step:

   • A certificate for the AWS IoT Thing - xxxxxxxxxx.cert.pem
   • A public key - xxxxxxxxxx.public.key
   • A private key - xxxxxxxxxx.private.key
   • Root CA "RSA 2048 bit key: Amazon Root CA 1" for AWS IoT from CA certificates for server authentication.

5. Using these certificates and keys, enter the following parameters in mqtt_client_config.h in Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) format:

   • CLIENT_CERTIFICATE - xxxxxxxxxx.cert.pem
   • CLIENT_PRIVATE_KEY - xxxxxxxxxx.private.key
   • ROOT_CA_CERTIFICATE - Root CA certificate

   You can either convert the values to strings manually following the format shown in mqtt_client_config.h or you can use the HTML utility available here to convert the certificates and keys from PEM format to C string format. You need to clone the repository from GitHub to use the utility.

Local Mosquitto broker

Download and install the Mosquitto broker for your PC from https://mosquitto.org/download. The following instructions help in setting up the Mosquitto broker for a secure connection with the client using self-signed SSL certificates. This requires OpenSSL which is already preloaded in the ModusToolbox™ software installation. Run the following commands with a CLI (on Windows, use the command line "modus-shell" program provided in the ModusToolbox™ software installation instead of the standard Windows command-line application).

1. Generate the CA certificate for the Mosquitto broker / server using the following commands. Follow the instructions in the command window to provide the details required.

   openssl genrsa -out ca.key 2048
   openssl req -new -x509 -sha256 -nodes -days 365 -key ca.key -out ca.crt
   

2. Generate the server key pair and server certificate (signed using the CA certificate from Step 1) for the Mosquitto broker using the following commands. Follow the instructions in the command window to provide the details required.

   openssl genrsa -out server.key 2048
   openssl req -new -nodes -sha256 -key server.key -out server.csr
   openssl x509 -req -sha256 -in server.csr -CA ca.crt -CAkey ca.key -CAcreateserial -out server.crt -days 365
   

   At this stage, the certificates and keys required by the Mosquitto broker are ready. The files used from these steps are ca.crt, server.crt, and server.key.

3. Create a configuration file for the Mosquitto Broker - mosquitto.conf with the following contents and provide the path to the generated credentials (ca.crt, server.crt, and server.key) under the SSL settings section.

   # Config file for mosquitto
   connection_messages true
   per_listener_settings true
   listener 8883
   require_certificate true
   use_identity_as_username true
   allow_anonymous false
   cafile <path-to-ca.crt>
   keyfile <path-to-server.key>
   certfile <path-to-server.crt>
   

4. Start the Mosquitto broker with the configurations from the above mosquitto.conf file using the following command. If the mosquitto.conf file is present in a different location from where the command is run, provide the path to the config file after the -c argument.

   mosquitto -v -c mosquitto.conf
   

5. Generate the client certificates using the following commands. Follow the instructions in the command window to provide the details required. Note that the last command requires ca.crt and ca.key files generated in Step 2.

   openssl genrsa -out client.key 2048
   openssl req -new -out client.csr -key client.key
   openssl x509 -req -in client.csr -CA ca.crt -CAkey ca.key -CA create serial -out client.crt -days 365
   

6. Configure the MQTT client configurations in configs/mqtt_client_config.h as follows:

   • MQTT_BROKER_ADDRESS as the IP address of the PC running the Mosquitto broker (the PC on which Step 4 is performed).

   • MQTT_PORT as 8883.

   • MQTT_SECURE_CONNECTION as 1.

   • Using the client certificate (client.crt), private key (client.key), and root CA certificate (ca.crt) from the above steps, configure the CLIENT_CERTIFICATE, CLIENT_PRIVATE_KEY, and ROOT_CA_CERTIFICATE macros respectively.

     You can either convert the PEM format values to strings manually following the format shown in mqtt_client_config.h or you can use the HTML utility available here to convert the certificates and keys from PEM format to C string format. You need to clone the repository from GitHub to use the utility.

Although this section provides instructions only for AWS IoT and the local Mosquitto broker, the MQTT client implemented in this example is generic. It is expected to work with other MQTT brokers with appropriate configurations. See the list of publicly-accessible MQTT brokers that can be used for testing and prototyping purposes.

Resources and settings

Table 1. Application resources

Resource	Alias/object	Purpose
UART (HAL)	cy_retarget_io_uart_obj	UART HAL object used by Retarget-IO for Debug UART port
UART (HAL)	uart_modem_obj	UART HAL object used for communicating with LTE Modem
GPIO (HAL)	UART_MODEM_RESET	User GPIO used to reset LTE Modem
GPIO (HAL)	CYBSP_USER_LED	User LED controlled by the subscriber based on incoming MQTT messages
GPIO (HAL)	CYBSP_USER_BTN	User button used to notify the publisher to publish MQTT messages

Build issues.

If you face any build issues pointing to Wi-Fi related libraries, Delete the below Wi-Fi related library folders and trying building the application again.

mtb_shared/wifi-connection-manager
mtb_shared/wifi-host-driver
mtb_shared/whd-bsp-integration
mtb_shared/wpa3-external-supplicant
mtb_shared/wifi-core-freertos-lwip-mbedtls
mtb_shared/connectivity-utilities
mtb_shared/wifi-mw-core/
mtb_shared/lwip-network-interface-integration
mtb_shared/secure-sockets
mtb_shared/lwip-freertos-integration

How to replace Wi-Fi with LTE Cellular in any other example.

1. Create a new connectivity application of you interest with Wi-Fi as connectivy option. Generate, build and test it as per your requirements. Let us call this new-mtb-application.

2. Include ppp_modem_defines.h file from source folder of cce-mtb-mqtt-client-over-lte to source folder of new-mtb-application.

3. Define the pinouts of LTE Modem and Debug UART in ppp_modem_defines.h. Example from cce-mtb-mqtt-client-over-lteis below. This pinouts should match the hardware modification done to connect LTE modem to PSoC6. see Hardware Setup for more details.

/* Debug UART Pins */
#define UART_HMI_RX P9_0
#define UART_HMI_TX P9_1

/* LTE Modem UART Pins */
#define UART_MODEM_RX P5_0
#define UART_MODEM_TX P5_1
#define UART_MODEM_RTS P5_2
#define UART_MODEM_CTS	P5_3
#define UART_MODEM_RESET P5_5
/* Wake Up pin */
#define PSOC_WAKE_UP P5_6

4. Delete libs folder in your new-mtb-applicationand Copy over the contents of deps folder from cce-mtb-mqtt-client-over-lte to deps folder of your new-mtb-application.

5. Delete all the Wi-Fi related *.mtbfiles from deps folder in your new-mtb-application. An example of Wi-Fi related *.mtb file is below

wifi-connection-manager.mtb

6. From cce-mtb-mqtt-client-over-lte project copy over the libs_lte to the root of your new-mtb-application. This folder has cellular library files.

7. In the makefile of new-mtb-application' find the below lines and replace CYBSP_WIFI_CAPABLEwithCYBSP_PPP_CAPABLE`.

# Add additional defines to the build process (without a leading -D).
DEFINES=$(MBEDTLSFLAGS) CYBSP_WIFI_CAPABLE CY_RETARGET_IO_CONVERT_LF_TO_CRLF 

8. Find the below lines in makefile of new-mtb-application

# Absolute path to the compiler's "bin" directory.
#
# The default depends on the selected TOOLCHAIN (GCC_ARM uses the ModusToolbox
# IDE provided compiler by default).
CY_COMPILER_PATH=

Edit it to match the below. By doing this we are directing the compiler to exclude the Wi-Fi related resources in mtb_shared libraries from getting built.

# Absolute path to the compiler's "bin" directory.
#
# The default depends on the selected TOOLCHAIN (GCC_ARM uses the ModusToolbox
# IDE provided compiler by default).
CY_COMPILER_PATH=

CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/wifi-connection-manager
CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/wifi-host-driver
CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/whd-bsp-integration
CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/wpa3-external-supplicant
CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/wifi-core-freertos-lwip-mbedtls
CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/connectivity-utilities
CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/wifi-mw-core/release-v3.4.0/lwip-whd-port
# issue with ignoring .cyignore in wifi bundle
CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/lwip-network-interface-integration/release-v1.0.0
CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/secure-sockets/release-v2.5.0
CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/lwip-network-interface-integration/release-v1/doxygen
CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/lwip-network-interface-integration/release-v1/test
CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/secure-sockets/release-v3/doxygen
CY_IGNORE+=../mtb_shared/secure-sockets/release-v3/test

9. Build your project, program and verify.

Related resources

Resources	Links
Application notes	AN228571 – Getting started with PSoC™ 6 MCU on ModusToolbox™ software AN215656 – PSoC™ 6 MCU: Dual-CPU system design
Code examples	Using ModusToolbox™ software on GitHub
Device documentation	PSoC™ 6 MCU datasheets PSoC™ 6 technical reference manuals
Development kits	Visit www.Infineon.com/microcontrollers-mcus-kits and use the options in the Select your kit section to filter kits by Product family or Features.
Libraries on GitHub	mtb-pdl-cat1 – PSoC™ 6 peripheral driver library (PDL) mtb-hal-cat1 – Hardware abstraction layer (HAL) library retarget-io – Utility library to retarget STDIO messages to a UART port
Middleware on GitHub	mqtt – MQTT client library and documents freeRTOS – FreeRTOS library and documents capsense – CAPSENSE™ library and documents psoc6-middleware – Links to all PSoC™ 6 MCU middleware
Tools	Eclipse IDE for ModusToolbox™ software – ModusToolbox™ software is a collection of easy-to-use software and tools enabling rapid development with Infineon MCUs, covering applications from embedded sense and control to wireless and cloud-connected systems using AIROC™ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® connectivity devices.

Other resources

Infineon provides a wealth of data at www.Infineon.com to help you select the right device, and quickly and effectively integrate it into your design.

For PSoC™ 6 MCU devices, see How to design with PSoC™ 6 MCU - KBA223067 in the Infineon community.

Document history

Document title: CCE236075 - mtb-mqtt-client-over-lte

Version	Description of change
1.0.0	New community code example
1.0.1	Minor edit in dependency

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