This step requires you to have access to an Azure Account. Should this not be the case, tell the trainer and he or she will provide a connection string for you.
In this step, you’re going to create your own Azure IoT hub which is going to be used for transmitting messages to and from your device.
- Log in to the Azure Portal
- Click New and type "iot", click the "IoT Hub" option from the drop-down
- Give your hub a Name and select F1 Free as the Pricing and scale tier. Click Create after setting Resource group and Location (North- or West Europe).
In this step, you’re first going to register a device in the Azure IoT Hub. To register a new device, you’re going to use Device Explorer in Azure Portal.
- With your IoT Hub still open, click the Device Explorer from the menu.
- Click Add, give it a Name and click Save.
- In the list of devices, click the device and copy the connection string:
DONE! You are now ready to continue with Getting Started