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/*
Use ESP32 WiFi to get SPARTN data from PointPerfect (broker) as a Client
By: u-blox AG / Michael Ammann
Date: January 27th, 2022
License: MIT. See license file for more information but you can
basically do whatever you want with this code.

This example shows how to obtain SPARTN data from a PointPerfect Broker over WiFi
and push it over I2C to a ZED-F9x.
It's confusing, but the Arduino is acting as a 'client' to the PointPerfect SSR correction service.

You will need to have a valid u-blox Thingstream account and have a PointPerfect Thing and payed plan.
Thingstream offers SSR corrections to SPARTN cabalble RTK receivers such as the u-blox ZED-F9 series
in continental Europ and US. There Network is planned to be expanded to ther regions over next years.
To see sign up go to https://portal.thingstream.io/app/location-services/things

This is a proof of concept to show how to connect via MQTT to get SPARTN SSR correction.
Using WiFi for a rover is generally a bad idea because of limited WiFi range in the field.
You may use this exmaple in combination with a cell phone with hotspot mode enabled.

For more information about MQTT, SPARTN and PointPerfect Correction Services
please see: https://www.u-blox.com/en/product/pointperfect

Feel like supporting open source hardware?
Buy a board from SparkFun!
ZED-F9P RTK2: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/16481
RTK Surveyor: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/18443
RTK Express: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/18442

Recommended Hardware:
MicroMod GNSS Carrier Board: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/17722
ESP32 Micromod https://www.sparkfun.com/products/16781

Hardware Connections:
Plug a Qwiic cable into the GNSS and a ESP32 Thing Plus
If you don't have a platform with a Qwiic connection use the SparkFun Qwiic Breadboard Jumper (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14425)
Open the serial monitor at 115200 baud to see the output
*/
#include <WiFi.h>
#include <WiFiClientSecure.h>
#include <ArduinoMqttClient.h>
#include "secrets.h"

#include <SparkFun_u-blox_GNSS_Arduino_Library.h> //http://librarymanager/All#SparkFun_u-blox_GNSS
SFE_UBLOX_GNSS myGNSS;

//Global variables
//=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
long lastReceived_ms = 0; //5 RTCM messages take approximately ~300ms to arrive at 115200bps
int maxTimeBeforeHangup_ms = 10000; //If we fail to get a complete RTCM frame after 10s, then disconnect from caster
//=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(115200);
while (!Serial);
Serial.println(F("PointPerfect testing"));

Wire.begin(); //Start I2C

if (myGNSS.begin() == false) //Connect to the Ublox module using Wire port
{
Serial.println(F("u-blox GPS not detected at default I2C address. Please check wiring. Freezing."));
while (1);
}

Serial.println(F("u-blox module connected"));
myGNSS.setI2COutput(COM_TYPE_UBX); //Turn off NMEA noise
myGNSS.setPortInput(COM_PORT_I2C, COM_TYPE_UBX | COM_TYPE_NMEA | COM_TYPE_SPARTN); // Be sure SPARTN input is enabled.

myGNSS.setNavigationFrequency(1); //Set output in Hz.
Serial.print(F("Connecting to local WiFi"));
WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
delay(500);
Serial.print(F("."));
}
Serial.println();

Serial.print(F("WiFi connected with IP: "));
Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());

while (Serial.available()) Serial.read();
}

void loop()
{
if (Serial.available())
{
beginClient();
while (Serial.available()) Serial.read(); //Empty buffer of any newline chars
}

Serial.println(F("Press any key to start MQTT/SPARTN Client."));

delay(1000);
}

WiFiClientSecure wifiClient = WiFiClientSecure();
MqttClient mqttClient(wifiClient);

void mqttMessageHandler(int messageSize) {
uint8_t spartnData[512 * 4]; //Most incoming data is around 500 bytes but may be larger
int spartnCount = 0;
Serial.print(F("Pushed data from "));
Serial.print(mqttClient.messageTopic());
Serial.println(F(" topic to ZED"));
while (mqttClient.available())
{
char ch = mqttClient.read();
//Serial.write(ch); //Pipe to serial port is fine but beware, it's a lot of binary data
spartnData[spartnCount++] = ch;
if (spartnCount == sizeof(spartnData))
break;
}

if (spartnCount > 0)
{
//Push KEYS or SPARTN data to GNSS module over I2C
myGNSS.pushRawData(spartnData, spartnCount, false);
lastReceived_ms = millis();
}
}

//Connect to STARTN MQTT broker, receive RTCM, and push to ZED module over I2C
void beginClient()
{
Serial.println(F("Subscribing to Broker. Press key to stop"));
delay(10); //Wait for any serial to arrive
while (Serial.available()) Serial.read(); //Flush

while (Serial.available() == 0)
{
//Connect if we are not already
if (wifiClient.connected() == false)
{
// Connect to AWS IoT
wifiClient.setCACert(AWS_CERT_CA);
wifiClient.setCertificate(AWS_CERT_CRT);
wifiClient.setPrivateKey(AWS_CERT_PRIVATE);
if (!mqttClient.connect(AWS_IOT_ENDPOINT, AWS_IOT_PORT)) {
Serial.print(F("MQTT connection failed! Error code = "));
Serial.println(mqttClient.connectError());
return;
} else {
Serial.println(F("You're connected to the PointPerfect MQTT broker: "));
Serial.println(AWS_IOT_ENDPOINT);
// Subscribe to MQTT and register a callback
Serial.println(F("Subscribe to Topics"));
mqttClient.onMessage(mqttMessageHandler);
mqttClient.subscribe(MQTT_TOPIC_KEY);
mqttClient.subscribe(MQTT_TOPIC_SPARTN);
lastReceived_ms = millis();
} //End attempt to connect
} //End connected == false
else {
mqttClient.poll();
}
//Close socket if we don't have new data for 10s
if (millis() - lastReceived_ms > maxTimeBeforeHangup_ms)
{
Serial.println(F("SPARTN timeout. Disconnecting..."));
if (mqttClient.connected() == true)
mqttClient.stop();
return;
}

delay(10);
}

Serial.println(F("User pressed a key"));
Serial.println(F("Disconnecting..."));
wifiClient.stop();
}
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//Your WiFi credentials
const char ssid[] = "<YOUR SSID>";
const char password[] = "<YOUR PASSWORD>";

// Below infomation you can set after signing up with u-blox Thingstream portal
// and after add a new New PointPerfect Thing
// https://portal.thingstream.io/app/location-services/things
// in the new PointPerfect Thing you go to the credentials page and copy past the values and certificate into this.

// <Your PointPerfect Thing> -> Credentials -> Hostname
const char AWS_IOT_ENDPOINT[] = "pp.services.u-blox.com";
const unsigned short AWS_IOT_PORT = 8883;
// <Your PointPerfect Thing> -> Credentials -> IP key distribution topic
const char MQTT_TOPIC_KEY[] = "/pp/key/ip";
// <Your PointPerfect Thing> -> Credentials -> IP correction topic for EU/US region
const char MQTT_TOPIC_SPARTN[] = "/pp/ip/us"; // choice of {eu, us}

// <Your PointPerfect Thing> -> Credentials -> Amazon Root Certificate
static const char AWS_CERT_CA[] PROGMEM = R"EOF(
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
<ADD YOUR CERTICICATE HERE>
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
)EOF";

// <Your PointPerfect Thing> -> Credentials -> Client Certificate
static const char AWS_CERT_CRT[] PROGMEM = R"KEY(
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
<ADD YOUR CERTICICATE HERE>
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
)KEY";

// Get this from Thingstream Portal
// <Your PointPerfect Thing> -> Credentials -> Client Key
static const char AWS_CERT_PRIVATE[] PROGMEM = R"KEY(
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
<ADD YOUR KEY HERE>
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
)KEY";