Azure IoT Toolkit

Toolkit makes Azure IoT Development easier

Features

[*] Send messages to Azure IoT Hub (device-to-cloud message)

[*] Monitor device-to-cloud messages

[ ] Send messages from Azure IoT Hub to device (cloud-to-device message)

[*] Device management (List, Create, Delete)

[*] Discover devices connected via Ethernet, USB serial and WiFi

[ ] And more...

Commands

Command	Keyboard Shortcuts	Menu Contexts
Send message to IoT Hub	Ctrl+Alt+F9	editor/context
Start monitoring	Ctrl+Alt+F10	editor/context
Stop monitoring	Ctrl+Alt+F11	editor/context
List device	Ctrl+Alt+F1	editor/context
Create device	Ctrl+Alt+F2	editor/context
Delete device	Ctrl+Alt+F3	editor/context
Discover device	Ctrl+Alt+F6	editor/context

Usages

• Send messages to Azure IoT Hub

  

• Monitor device-to-cloud messages

  

• Device management (List, Create, Delete)

  

• Discover Ethernet, USB serial, WiFi devices

  1. Install device-discovery-cli:

  $ npm install --global device-discovery-cli
  

  2. Discover devices in VS Code:

  

Configuration

To set the Device Connection String which is used to send device-to-cloud message:

{
    "azure-iot-toolkit.deviceConnectionString": "HostName=<my-hub>.azure-devices.net;DeviceId=<known-device-id>;SharedAccessKey=<known-device-key>"
}

To set the IoT Hub Connection String to monitor device-to-cloud message:

{
    "azure-iot-toolkit.iotHubConnectionString": "HostName=<my-hub>.azure-devices.net;SharedAccessKeyName=<my-policy>;SharedAccessKey=<my-policy-key>"
}

To set the IoT Hub Consumer Group (default is "$Default"):

{
    "azure-iot-toolkit.consumerGroup": "$Default"
}

Telemetry data

By default, anonymous telemetry data collection is turned on to understand user behavior to improve this extension. To disable it, update the settings.json as below:

{
    "azure-iot-toolkit.enableAppInsights": false
}

Change Log

0.0.3

• Discover Ethernet, USB serial, WiFi devices

0.0.2

• Device management (List, Create, Delete)

0.0.1

• Send messages to Azure IoT Hub
• Monitor device-to-cloud messages

Issues

Submit the issues if you find any bug or have any suggestion.

Contribution

Fork the repo and submit pull requests.