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MQTT 5.0 and Sparkplug B, native to Ignition.

Artek MQTT publishes your tags to any broker, turns subscribed topics into Ignition tags, and runs a Sparkplug B edge node or host application. It is a set of signed gateway modules with a one-time price per gateway.

Publisher
$900
per gateway, one time
Subscriber
$1,200
per gateway, one time
Both
$1,800
per gateway, one time

The shared connection module comes with either license. A backup gateway of a redundant pair is half price.

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Where it fits

Your tags reach the broker without a bridge.

The modules run inside the gateway. The Publisher sends tags and script messages out, the Subscriber brings topics in as tags, and both share one set of broker connections.

Where Artek MQTT fits Inside the Ignition gateway, Artek MQTT Pub publishes tags and script messages, Sub turns subscribed topics into tags in an MQTT tag provider, and Common holds the broker connections. Messages travel through one or more MQTT brokers to consumers and from field devices. Ignition Gateway Tags any tag provider Scripts system.artekmqtt.publish MQTT tag provider topics become tags; write back if allowed; script callbacks Artek MQTT Pub UNS publishing from your tag tree; Sparkplug B edge node Sub subscriptions into tags; Sparkplug B host application Common broker connections, failover, TLS, store-and-forward, status MQTT broker(s) MQTT 5.0 or 3.1.1; primary and backup Consumers UNS, cloud, historians, other SCADA Field devices Sparkplug edge nodes, gateways, sensors
Publisher, Subscriber and the shared connection module inside the gateway, with brokers, consumers and field devices outside it.
What you get

Publishing, subscribing and Sparkplug B in one suite.

Publisher

A Unified Namespace from your tag tree

  • Point a mapping at a tag folder and the topics mirror the tag paths, with your own prefix.
  • Route each mapping to its own broker, so one gateway can feed the plant broker and the cloud.
  • Publish on change with a deadband, on a timer, or both.
  • Send plain JSON with value, quality and timestamp, a raw value, or your own template.
Subscriber

Topics become Ignition tags

  • Subscribed topics appear as tags in an MQTT tag provider, where views and scripts read them like any other tag.
  • JSON payloads expand into member tags.
  • A gateway script can run on every message, and writing a tag can publish back when you allow it.
  • MQTT 5 shared subscriptions share the load between subscribers.
Sparkplug B

Edge node and host application

  • The edge node publishes births, data and deaths, and waits for the primary host before it sends a birth.
  • The host application builds tags from every edge node it hears and marks them stale when a node dies.
  • Tested with the Eclipse Sparkplug TCK 3.0.0. The results are published in the documentation.
Connections

Brokers, failover and encryption

  • MQTT 5.0 by default, with 3.1.1 selectable for each connection.
  • Several brokers at once, each with a primary and backup address.
  • TLS and mutual TLS with your own certificates.
  • Store-and-forward keeps messages on disk while a broker is down and sends them in order when it returns.
Production details

Built for gateways that cannot go down.

  • Redundant pairs. Only the active gateway holds MQTT sessions. A standby stays quiet until it takes over.
  • Credentials stay encrypted. Passwords and private keys are stored with the gateway's own encryption and are never shown again.
  • Every change is audited. Each connection, mapping and subscription change is logged with who made it.
  • Limits you set. Payload size, tag count and tag depth are capped, so one bad publisher cannot flood the gateway.
  • Configuration as files. Every setting is a file the gateway reloads on a scan, so you can keep it in version control.
On the gateway

Set up and watched from the gateway web page.

Connections, publishers, edge nodes, subscriptions and host applications each have a page on the gateway, with live status and message counts. A connection shows which broker it is using, how long it has been connected and how many messages are waiting.

Scripting

Publish from any script.

system.artekmqtt.publish(connection, topic, payload) sends a message from a gateway or Perspective script. The same functions autocomplete in the Designer.

Pricing

One price per gateway, paid once.

Numbers you can put on a purchase order. The shared connection module comes with either license.

LicensePriceWhat it covers
Publisher$900Tag publishing, Unified Namespace mappings, the Sparkplug B edge node and scripting.Per gateway, one time.
Subscriber$1,200Subscriptions into tags, script callbacks, write-back and the Sparkplug B host application.Per gateway, one time.
Publisher and Subscriber$1,800Everything above on one gateway.Per gateway, one time.
Backup gateway of a redundant pair50%Half the license price for the backup gateway.
Annual support20%A year of updates and compatibility with new Ignition releases, at 20% of the license price paid.
What do I need to run it? +

An Ignition 8.3 gateway and an MQTT broker that speaks MQTT 5.0 or 3.1.1. The modules install like any other signed Ignition module.

Do I need both the Publisher and the Subscriber? +

No. Buy the Publisher to send tags out, the Subscriber to bring topics in, or both. The shared connection module comes with either.

Can I use it without Sparkplug? +

Yes. Plain MQTT with JSON payloads is a first-class mode, and it is what most Unified Namespace projects use. Sparkplug B is there when your devices or your host require it.

Is it certified by the Eclipse Foundation? +

No. Artek MQTT implements the Eclipse Sparkplug 3.0 specification and we publish its Eclipse Sparkplug TCK results as test evidence. It has not been through the Eclipse Sparkplug Compatibility Program.

Where is the documentation? +

At docs.artek.io: installation, connections, publishing, subscribing, Sparkplug B, scripting and security.

Ignition is a registered trademark of Inductive Automation, LLC. Sparkplug is a registered trademark of the Eclipse Foundation. Other names are trademarks of their owners. Artek MQTT is an independent Artek product.

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