
"I am so pleased to see the Sparkplug specification bring MQTT back to the market sector it was developed for in the first place."
- Arlen Nipper, Co-inventor of MQTT
WHY STRUGGLE WITH COMPLICATED ARCHITECTURES AND CUSTOM CONNECTIONS?
MQTT SPARKPLUG CUTS THE COMPLEXITY AND ELIMINATES THE MESS!
WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR 'PLUG AND PLAY' IIoT?

SINGLE SOURCE of TRUTH
Configure process variables one time at the source and deploy to the entire enterprise

DECOUPLED DATA
No longer maintain custom connections between various data sources

IMMEDIATE DISCOVERY
New machine and sensor data becomes immediately available to all subscribers

INHERITED SECURITY
Leverages TLS for data transport and requires no open port for edge of network devices

STATE AWARENESS
Birth and death certificates provide subscribing clients confidence in data validity
We need your help....
1. Maintaining and evolving the Eclipse Sparkplug specification.
2. Certifying your Eclipse Sparkplug compliant products.
3. Educating others on the benefits of MQTT and Eclipse Sparkplug.
When you join the Sparkplug Working Group you directly impact the future success of hundreds of thousands of automation projects by enabling 'plug and play' IIoT!
Learn more about the key benefits of Eclipse Sparkplug membership and how you can contribute to the Sparkplug working group.

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