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Gateway

Register the devices that report for your batteries. Each gets its own credentials and can publish only on its own topics.

What it is

A gateway is anything that reports on a battery's behalf: a swap cabinet, charger, BMS reader, telematics box or vendor cloud. Vendors often call it a cabinet. Adaptr calls it a gateway.

Each gateway has an id and a key. The key is shown when it is issued and can be reissued. The gateway connects to the broker with them.

On every message the broker checks that the gateway is publishing on its own topics. Retiring a gateway takes effect on its next message.

Who it is for

  • Fleet operators connecting hardware.
  • Installers who need connection details for a device.

How it works

  1. Register the gateway. Create it in the platform, or claim a device that has already announced itself.
  2. Install the credentials. A connection bundle gives the host, port, username and topic, with steps for the installer. It never contains the key.
  3. The broker enforces the topics. The gateway's name must match its key, and it may publish only on its own topics.

What it does not do yet

  • Approving a new customer account creates a gateway with no key. The key is issued afterwards from the gateway's page.
  • The production broker is reachable from the internet only over TLS, on port 8883. Plain MQTT is refused there.

A practical first step

Bring one pack and the question you need answered.

We will look at what your hardware already reports and say plainly whether Gateway fits, and if it does not.

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