Interoperability
Exceptional interopability is essential for IoT, and many aspects of IoT Software Systems must have features similar to that of middleware.
ClearBlade interoperates in a several ways:
Adapters
We define an adapter as a piece of software that converts from one protocol to another, and we discern between two types:
- Hardware-focused: Adapters that interact with hardware systems
- Software-focused: Adapters that interact with software systems
Hardware-focused
| Name | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| BACNet | Connect to Building Automation and Control systems | https://github.com/ClearBlade/BACnet-Adapter |
| MODBus (Lite) | MODBus communication on constrained devices | https://github.com/ClearBlade/Modbus-Adapter/tree/master/python |
| MODBus (Full) | Highly Performant MODBus Communication | https://github.com/ClearBlade/Modbus-Adapter/tree/master/go |
| CANBus | Interact with CANBus systems | https://github.com/ClearBlade/CANBus-Adapter |
| BLE (Lite) | Connect to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Devices from constrained devices | https://github.com/ClearBlade/BLE-Adapter |
| BLE (Full) | Connect to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Devices and send large scale messages | https://github.com/ClearBlade/ble-adapter-go |
| OPC | Send and receive OPC messages from Platform or Edge | https://github.com/ClearBlade/OPC-Adapter |
| LoRa | Send and receive LoRa messages | https://github.com/ClearBlade/xDot-Adapter |
| GPSd | Interact with a gateway’s GPS Sensors | https://github.com/ClearBlade/gpsd-adapter |
| Monnit | Stream sensor data from Monnit | https://github.com/ClearBlade/imonnit-webhook-adapter |
| Multitech GPIO | Operate IO on Multitech LoRa gateways | https://github.com/ClearBlade/MTAC-GPIO-Adapter |
| Multitech GPIO/Serial | Operate IO and read serial data | https://github.com/ClearBlade/Multitech-MTSIO-Adapter |
Software-focused
| Name | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| MQTT | Bridge | Bridge ClearBlade’s MQTT Broker to another MQTT Broker, such as HiveMQ |
| ZeroMQ | Connect to ZeroMQ Distributed Messaging Systems | https://github.com/ClearBlade/ZMQ-Adapter |
| Webhooks | Process inbound Webhook messages in ClearBlade Platform | https://github.com/ClearBlade/webhook-adapter |
| CoAP | Send and receive messages using Constrained Application Protocol | https://github.com/ClearBlade/coap-adapter |
| AMQP | Connect from MQTT to AMQP | https://github.com/ClearBlade/AMQP-Adapter |
| AS400 | Enables ClearBlade to communicate directly with RPG and DataQueues running on the System i (iSeries, AS400) | https://github.com/ClearBlade/AS400Integration |
Webhooks
A webhook is a mechanism that allows third-party servers to send data to a code service. A public API endpoint that supports multiple HTTP methods is available.
DB Connectors
The following DB Connectors are supported:
| Database | Deployment Availability |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | Cloud and On-Prem |
| MySQL | Cloud and On-Prem |
| MongoDB | Cloud and On-Prem |
| MongoDB_SRV | Cloud and On-Prem |
| Oracle | Cloud and On-Prem |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Cloud and On-Prem |
| Cassandra | Cloud and On-Prem |
| CouchDB | Cloud and On-Prem |
| DB2_Linux | On-Prem |
| DB2_zOS | On-Prem |
| DB2_System_i | On-Prem |
Northbound Service Integrations
Complete software packages for integrations with software services. These are implemented using IoT Package Manager’s re-usable libraries.
| Package | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| PowerBI | Access Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Toolsets | Link |
| GCloud BigQuery | Access GCloud’s Big Data Tool, BigQuery | Link |
| Salesforce | Interact with Salesforce Services | Link |
| Splunk | Access monitoring services provided by Splunk | Link |
| Google Voice and Vision | Send voice and vision data for interpretation by Google Voice and Vision | Link |
| Google Maps | Access to Google Maps Geocoding Services | Link |
| IDP Satellite Link | Send and receive messages from satellite-connected assets | Link |
| Twilio SMS | Send and receive SMS messages from ClearBlade | Link |
Inbound API Integrations
We offer an OpenAPI Spec, which is supported by the Linux Foundation. This enables inbound integrations from a significant number of software services. See API Page for more details