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Frequently Asked Questions

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Where should I start?

If you are just getting started make sure you install this sdk and then build and run the basic PubSub

How do I enable logging?

To enable logging in the samples, you will need to set the following system properties when running the samples:

-Daws.crt.debugnative=true
-Daws.crt.log.destination=File
-Daws.crt.log.level=Trace
-Daws.crt.log.filename=<path and filename>
  • aws.crt.debugnative: Whether to debug native (C/C++) code. Can be either true or false.
  • aws.crt.log.destination: Where the logs are outputted to. Can be File, Stdout or Stderr. Defaults to Stderr.
  • aws.crt.log.level: The level of logging shown. Can be Trace, Debug, Info, Warn, Error, Fatal, or None. Defaults to Warn.
  • aws.crt.log.filename: The path to save the log file. Only needed if aws.crt.log.destination is set to File.

For example, to run BasicPubSub with logging you could use the following:

mvn compile exec:java -pl samples/BasicPubSub -Daws.crt.debugnative=true -Daws.crt.log.level=Debug -Daws.crt.log.destionation=Stdout -Dexec.mainClass=pubsub.PubSub -Dexec.args='--endpoint <endpoint> --cert <path to cert> --key <path to key> --ca_file <path to ca file>'

You can also enable CloudWatch logging for IoT which will provide you with additional information that is not available on the client side sdk.

I keep getting AWS_ERROR_MQTT_UNEXPECTED_HANGUP

This could be many different things but it most likely is a policy issue. Start with using a super permissive IAM policy called AWSIOTFullAccess which looks like this:

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "iot:*"
            ],
            "Resource": "*"
        }
    ]
}

After getting it working make sure to only allow the actions and resources that you need. More info about IoT IAM policies can be found here.

I am experiencing deadlocks

You MUST NOT perform blocking operations on any callback, or you will cause a deadlock. For example: in the on_publish_received callback, do not send a publish, and then wait for the future to complete within the callback. The Client cannot do work until your callback returns, so the thread will be stuck.

How do debug in VSCode?

Here is an example launch.json file to run the pubsub sample

{
   // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
   // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
   // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
   "version": "0.2.0",
   "configurations": [
       {
           "type": "java",
           "name": "PubSub",
           "request": "launch",
           "mainClass": "pubsub.PubSub",
           "projectName": "BasicPubSub",
           "args": "--endpoint <account-number>-ats.iot.<region>.amazonaws.com --ca_file <path to root-CA> --cert <path to cert> --key <path to key> --client-id test-client",
           "console": "externalTerminal"
       }
   ]
}

What certificates do I need?

  • You can download pre-generated certificates from the AWS console (this is the simplest and is recommended for testing)
  • You can also generate your own certificates to fit your specific use case. You can find documentation for that here and here
  • Certificates that you will need to run the samples
    • Root CA Certificates
      • Download the root CA certificate file that corresponds to the type of data endpoint and cipher suite you're using (You most likely want Amazon Root CA 1)
      • Generated and provided by Amazon. You can download it here or download it when getting the other certificates from the AWS console
      • When using samples it can look like this: --ca_file root-CA.crt
    • Device certificate
      • Intermediate device certificate that is used to generate the key below
      • When using samples it can look like this: --cert abcde12345-certificate.pem.crt
    • Key files
      • You should have generated/downloaded private and public keys that will be used to verify that communications are coming from you
      • When using samples you only need the private key and it will look like this: --key abcde12345-private.pem.key

How do I build and use the Android SDK?

Instructions for building, installing, and use of the Android SDK can be found here

I still have more questions about this sdk?

  • Here are the AWS IoT Core docs for more details about IoT Core
  • Here are the AWS IoT Greengrass v2 docs for more details about greengrass
  • Discussion questions are also a great way to ask other questions about this sdk.
  • Open an issue if you find a bug or have a feature request