How To Create Azure IoT Hub Solution, Connect a Device To Send Data Using Azure Portal

• Azure IoT Hub is a managed cloud service provided by Microsoft Azure
• It acts as a central message hub for bi-directional communication between IoT applications and the devices it manages.
• IoT Hub supports multiple protocols such as HTTP, AMQP, and MQTT to accommodate a wide range of devices.
• These step-by-step shows how to create an Azure IoT hub solution, connect and send data

Step 1; Sign in to Azure Portal

• Open your web browser and go to the Azure Portal Sign in with your Azure account credentials

Step 2; Create IoT Hub

• In the Azure portal, use the search bar type Iot Hub.
• Select IoT in the dropdown.

• Click on the Create button

Step 3; Configure the IoT Hub Setting

• On the Basic Tab, using the Project details,
• Subscription; Select your Azure subscription
• Resource group; Choose an existing Resource group or create a new one. Using the Instant details;
• Region; Select the region where you want to deploy the IoT hub
• IoT Hub name; Enter a unique name for your IoT
• Tier; Choose a pricing plan that fits your need (eg free, basic or standard)
• Daily message limit; Leave it at default
• Click on _Review + Create _and then after reviewing your settings
• Leave Networking, Management, Add-ons and Tags at Default
• Click on Create
• Deployment is completed

• Go to Resource to complete the IoT hub
  
  Step 4; Register a Device on IoT Hub

• In the newly created IoT Hub (Hagital-iot-hub)

• Explore the overview page

• Click on Device Management to manage your device

• Click on Devices
  
  Create a Device
  Click on + Add Device
  

• Device ID; Enter a unique ID for your device

• Keep the default settings for Authentication type and other options

• Click on save to create the device

• Note the Primary Connection String of the device for you will need it to connect the device to the IoT hub
  
  Step 5; Connect a Device And Send Data

• To connect a device and send data, you can use a Simulated device

• A simulator is like a motherboard with sensors

• It is used to test out your device
  Connect the simulator with the device

• At the simulator, on the right corner, change our line 15 with the primary connection string provided on your created device
  

• The primary connection string will help us connect to the device

• Click on the device you created (Romanus-smart-phone) copy the primary connection string that comprises (hostname, device ID and shared access key) which is the primary key and paste it on line 15
  

• At the simulator, under line 15, delete everything except the const connection string=''

• Copy the primary connection string from the device

• Make sure your cursor is placed at line 15 in between ''

• Click on Run for the device to start sending messages to Azure IoT Hub
  

Step 6; How to Send Messages Back to The Device Created

• Go back to the IoT hub created
• Click Message to Device
• Compose a message in the body
• Click on Send message Step 6; Monitor Messages in the IoT Hub
• Download in Mobile Device IoT Plug and Play Using Play Store
• On your Mobile Device, Click on Scan QR code
• Click on Connect Manually
• Copy the IoT Hub primary connection string used earlier and paste on the corresponding required position on the mobile device
• Click on Connect Note the activities on IoT Plug and Play Under Telemetry Data
• Accelerometer
• Geolocation
• Battery level You will see other activities to undertake like;
• Properties
• Bluetooth
• Image upload
• Logo

Step 7; Sending Date/Files to Azure Blob Storage

• Navigate to IoT Hub
• Click Hub Setting

• Click Message Routing
  

• Click on + Add

• Channell your messages to the particular Azure services you want

• You send it in this case to Azure Blob

• Transfer all the Telemetric data to Azure Blob Storage
  
  Add a route

• Endpoint Type; Storage

• Endpoint Name; Romanus endpoint

• Leave others in default
  
  Create Storage Account

• We need to create an Azure container

• Click on Pick a container

• Click on + storage account

• Storage account name;romanusstorage

• Leave others in default

• Click Ok
  

• The storage account is created by default

• There is no need to click Go to the resource

• Click the name of the storage account
  
  Create a Container

• Click on + Container

• Container name; Romanus

• Click on Create
  

• Click on the name of the container

• Click Select to add a route
  Select JSON

• Click Create + next
  

• Enter your route name; Romanus

• Take others in default

• Click on test

• Click on Create + Add enrichment
  

• Enter your enrichment name; my name

• Enter enrichment value; Romanus

• Click add to save and complete message routing
  

• Click custom endpoints to examine the work

• Click Enrich messages to examine the work
  
  Step 8; Create a Storage Account

• On the Azure portal, search storage account

• Open the storage account link in a new tab

• Click on the storage account we created
  

• It is empty,

• At the overview of the storage account

• Navigate to Data storage

• Click Container
  

• Click on the container we created

• It shows no result from the overview page

• When you start getting data from telemetry it comes here

• Click file upload

• Make use of the container you created

• Save