Connect Edge Series To Azure IoT Central

1. Setup IoT Central

Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-central/tutorial-define-device-type

2.Create a device template

Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-central/tutorial-define-device-type#create-a-device-template

Click ‘+’ at the right top corner and then choose ‘Custom’.
Enter a name for this template and then press ‘Create’. (For example : “Demo”)
In Measurement. Click ‘+ New’.

Add corresponding telemetry according to different type of sensor

Display NameField NameUnitEdge Lite Temp. / Edge Lite Ext. TempEdge Lite Door / Flood / IR / Gate SensorEdge Lite Door CounterEdge ECO 5in1Edge ECOv2Edge Router BLE TempEdge Router People Count
TemperaturetempdegC
Humidityhum %
Inputio
Battery levelbatmV
PM2.5pm2ug/m3
CO2co2ppm
TVOCtvocppb
HCHOhchoug/m3
H2Sh2sppb
NH3nh3ppb
Lightlightlux
Countcount
Temp. of <BLE Tag><BLE Tag> e.g. EA84EB3B3EC1
RSSI of <BLE Tag><BLE Tag>_rssi e.g. DD4BB61C9C52_rssi
Example of BLE Temp. Tag

Add corresponding state according to different type of sensor

Display NameField NameValueStatusEdge Series
Door monitorDoordoor1
0
Door is closed
Door is open
Edge Lite Door/Gate Sensor
Stock monitorStockstock1
0
It is not empty
It is empty
Edge Lite IR Sensor
Water leakage monitorWater leakageflood1
0
It is wet
It is normal
Edge Lite Flood Sensor

Add corresponding event according to different type of sensor

Display NameField NameDefault SeverityEdge Series
Low battery warningLow batterylowbat_stateWarningEdge Lite Series
Water leakage warningWater leakageflood_stateWarningEdge Lite Flood Sensor

3. Add device

Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-central/tutorial-add-device

In ‘Device sets’. Click ‘+ New’ at the top right corner
Enter ‘Device Set Name’ and ‘Description’. Choose corresponding template and then ‘Save’.
In ‘Device’, choose corresponding template. Click ‘+’ to add device. Choose ‘Real’.
Specify the ‘Device Name’ and then press ‘Create’
Click ‘Connect’ at the top right corner
Copy ‘ID scope’, ‘Device ID’ and ‘Primary key’.

Please provide ‘ID scope’, ‘Device ID’ and ‘Primary key’ to us and we will send data to your IoT Central.

4. Dashboard

Add ‘Line Chart’ in dashboard. When data comes, dashboard will be updated automatically