Sparkplug self-description published on connect; death certificate on disconnect. — In Sparkplug B, the NBIRTH/DBIRTH messages an edge node or device publishes on connect, listing every metric it will send with datatypes and current values. Paired with death certificates (NDEATH/…
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The Eclipse Sparkplug project: specification, TCK, compatible products, and working-group resources for MQTT-based OT interoperability.
Three technologies that get compared as rivals but usually work as layers. What each one owns, and how to stop choosing between them.
TermSparkplug B
MQTT namespace + payload + state spec for OT. — The Eclipse specification turning MQTT into a plug-and-play OT fabric: a fixed topic namespace (group/message-type/edge-node/device), protobuf payloads, and birth/death session semantics giving state awareness without polling.
OriginalSparkplug B in one page
The topic namespace, birth certificates, and state awareness that turn MQTT from a transport into a plug-and-play OT data fabric.
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Sparkplug B: MQTT namespace and payload spec for plug-and-play IIoT.
HiveMQ's technical blog: MQTT features, Sparkplug, broker operations, and IIoT architecture at scale.
The three MQTT features that decide whether your telemetry is lossy, stale, or exactly-once — and when each setting is correct.
OriginalThe unified namespace, explained
One broker, one topic tree, every producer and consumer decoupled. What a UNS is, what it demands, and where it goes wrong.
TermMQTT
Lightweight pub/sub transport for telemetry and events. — A lightweight publish/subscribe messaging protocol (OASIS standard): clients publish to topic strings on a broker, subscribers receive matching messages. Features QoS levels, retained messages, persistent sessions, and Las…
Opto 22's OptoBlog: edge devices, Node-RED, MQTT/Sparkplug, and practical IIoT project writeups.
One broker hierarchy as the enterprise integration point. — Unified namespace: an architecture with a single MQTT broker hierarchy as the enterprise integration point — producers publish once, consumers subscribe independently. Requires governed topics (usually Sparkplug for OT)…
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