Azure Connectivity In IoT Dashboard

#Azure Connectivity in IoT Dashboard

The IoT Dashboard allows you to create Azure IoT Hubs and devices as part of the device provisioning process. However, it is not intended to be a replacement of the Azure Portal.

To connect a device to Azure, you must have an Azure subscription associated with your Microsoft account. If you don't have it, you can get a free Azure subscription here.

If you have already created Azure IoT Hubs in any of your subscriptions, they will be listed in the top drop-down list. The tool also allows you to create free Azure IoT Hubs.

#Create a New IoT Hub

To create a new free instance of Azure IoT Hub, click on the "Create new IoT Hub" link. Enter the name of the IoT Hub, the subscription, resource group (leaving it empty will use the DefaultGroup) and the desired location. Click Create.

It normally takes a few minutes for a new IoT Hub to be created and deployed.

If you have just created a new IoT Hub, or if the chosen IoT Hub does not have any devices associated with it, you need to create a new device. Click on the "Create new device" link, enter the desired device ID and click Create.

##Troubleshooting IoT Hub Creation

IoT Hub creation can fail due to following reasons:

1. The name of the IoT Hub cannot contain special characters or spaces.

2. You already have a free instance of IoT Hub in your subscription. The IoT Dashboard will only create F1 (Free) instances.

3. The name of the chosen IoT Hub is not globally unique. The name of the IoT Hub must be globally unique, so if you've picked a common name like "test" or "testhub" chances are it's already taken by someone else.

##Troubleshooting Device Creation

Device creation can fail due to following reasons:

1. The name of the device cannot contain special characters or spaces.

2. The name of the device must be unique within the IoT Hub.

For other operations such deleting IoT Hubs or devices, refer to the Azure Portal.