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4.4 Azure IoT OPC Proxy
The
Azure IoT-Hub Proxy
view allows to set up a connection between
edgeGate
and
Microsoft Azure IoT Hub
. For
doing so it is required that the Azure cloud is accessible from the device via the Internet.
Note
This description only applies to the
edgeGate
product!
Note
From the view of the description at the
Microsoft: 5 Clicks to Digital Factory
edgeGate
acts
as
Field Gateway/Relay
.
Azure IoT-Hub Registration
For configuring
Microsoft Azure IoT Hub
please follow the descriptions linked at the
For configuring the IoT Hub proxy connection the following input fields are available:
Azure Connection String (iothubowner)
Enter the
iothubowner
connection string into this input field. The connection string is required for
edgeGate
registration and unregistration as
Microsoft Azure IoT Hub
proxy device.
Azure Device-Id
Enter a unique device identifier for edgeGate at the IoT Hub into this input field. The device identifier is
created based on the hostname and the current time, if this input field is empty. Note: This device-id should
be different from the device id of the MQTT connection to the Azure cloud (see
Note
The device ID
Azure Device-Id
should be different from the device ID used for the MQTT
Embedded-linux-softing-uagate-c.md)
Azure IoT OPC Proxy
o
Start
button
Pressing the
Start
button allows to register the Azure IoT OPC Proxy at the
Microsoft Azure IoT Hub
and
start it in
edgeGate
. This registration may fail, for example, if the device ID is already in use in the Azure
cloud.
o
Stop
button
Pressing the
Stop
button allows to remove the Azure IoT Edge OPC Proxy from the
Microsoft Azure IoT
Hub
and to deactivate it in
edgeGate
.
Check Connection Status
o
About 30 seconds after the successful registration the
iot-edge-reverse-proxy
program connects to the
IoT Hub. By pressing the
Get Status
button the current status of this program is shown: The dialog
window shows whether the program is running and which connections it has established.