AI-Robot-Challenge-Lab/docs/azure_resources.md

Setup your Azure subscription

This lab requires an Azure subscription in order to create the Language Understanding LUIS model and the Custom Vision model. If you need a new Azure subscription, then there are a couple of options to get a free subscription:

1. The easiest way to sign up for an Azure subscription is with VS Dev Essentials and a personal Microsoft account (like @outlook.com). This does require a credit card; however, there is a spending limit in the subscription so it won't be charged unless you explicitly remove the limit.

   • Open Microsoft Edge and go to the Microsoft VS Dev Essentials site.
   • Click Join or access now.
   • Sign in using your personal Microsoft account.
   • If prompted, click Confirm to agree to the terms and conditions.
   • Find the Azure tile and click the Activate link.

2. Alternatively, if the above isn't suitable, you can sign up for a free Azure trial.

   • Open Microsoft Edge and go to the free Azure trial page.
   • Click Start free.
   • Sign in using your personal Microsoft account.

3. Complete the Azure sign up steps and wait for the subscription to be provisioned. This usually only takes a couple of minutes.

Create the LUIS resource in Azure:

1. Go to the Azure Portal and log in with your credentials.
2. Click Create Resource [+] from the left menu and search for Language Understanding.
3. Select the first result and then click the Create button.

4. Provide the required information:
   • App name: robotics-luis.
   • Location: West US.
   • Pricing tier: F0 (5 Calls per second, 10K Calls per month).
   • Create a new resource group with the name: robotics-lab.
   • Confirm that you read and understood the terms by checking the box.

5. Click Create. This step might take a few seconds.

1. Once the deployment is complete, you will see a **Deployment succeeded** notification. 1. Go to **All Resources** in the left pane and **search** for the new resource (`robotics-luis`). 1. **Click** on the resource.

Every published LUIS application needs an assigned runtime key. You can assign your runtime key to your application in the LUIS portal. We will copy Key1 into Notepad. We'll need this key later on.

Create the Custom Vision resource in Azure:

1. Return to the Azure Portal.
2. Click Create Resource [+] from the left menu and search for Computer Vision.
3. Select the first result and then click the Create button.

4. Provide the required information:
   • Name: robotics-computer-vision.
   • Select your preferred subscription.
   • Select the location: West US.
   • Select the the Pricing tier: F0 (20 Calls per minute, 5k Calls per month).
   • Select the previously created resource group: robotics-lab.

5. Click Create to create the resource and deploy it. This step might take a few moments.
6. Once the deployment is complete, you will see a Deployment succeeded notification.
7. Go to All Resources in the left pane and search for the new resource (robotics-computer-vision).
8. Click on the resource.
9. Go to the Keys page.
10. Copy the Key 1 value into Notepad.

    NOTE: We'll need this key later on.