# Bosch XDK - could it work?

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**Created:** [October 29, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bosch-xdk-could-it-work/40153 "2020-10-29T22:11:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bosch-xdk-could-it-work/40153/1 "2020-10-29T22:11:23Z")

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Hi,

has anyone ever tried to interface with a Bosch XDK sensor? Or, in other words, has anyone ever created a viable firmware to allow some kind of communication between Ignition and this sensor?

It seems to be a little, cool but dead project from Bosch, but I’ve been asked…

Or maybe is there something similar but more supported, out there? They are interested in trying some predictive failure analysys, using the wide range of sensors on that box and some weird math with a pinch of AI.

Any advice is welcome! 🙂

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**Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bosch-xdk-could-it-work/40153/2 "2020-10-31T12:24:19Z")

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Link?

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**Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bosch-xdk-could-it-work/40153/3 "2020-10-31T12:55:51Z")

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Link to the device  
[https://developer.bosch.com/web/xdk/technical-information](https://developer.bosch.com/web/xdk/technical-information)

Link to article describing connecting to it via MQTT

> **[How to Stream Sensor Data from Bosch’s XDK110 Evaluation Board to the MQTT...](https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/projects/Bosch-XDK110-sensor-evaluation-board-MQTT/)**
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> In this article, we will take a look at the XDK110 rapid prototyping kit, characterize its hardware, explore its software environment, and demonstrate connecting the device to the MQTT messaging service.

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**Author:** ![fpsileno](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/fpsileno/32/12365_2.png) [@fpsileno](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fpsileno)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bosch-xdk-could-it-work/40153/4 "2020-10-31T12:57:08Z")

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[https://www.bosch-connectivity.com/products/cross-domain/cross-domain-developement-kit/](https://www.bosch-connectivity.com/products/cross-domain/cross-domain-developement-kit/)

[https://developer.bosch.com/web/xdk/getting-started](https://developer.bosch.com/web/xdk/getting-started)

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**Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bosch-xdk-could-it-work/40153/5 "2020-10-31T13:00:15Z")

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Yes, there is a working demo in the SDK, but it does not talk Sparkplug, so I think I cannot not easily interface with the Cirrus MQTT Engine… or am I missing something?