Register and setup an Edge device

Here is the process to follow to set up and configure your edge device;

  • As a prerequisite, to register your device to Wizata you need first to install an Azure IoT Edge agent on a linux virtual or physical machine (see requirements).
  • Add your device on Wizata by declaring it
  • Register your deviceby connecting it to Wizata

Add your device

Once you have your device ready, go to user interface on your web browser and open Data Hub > Edge Devices. Then + Add a new device.

You need to specify an id, a name and a twin ;

The edge device id must contains only alphanumerical and '_' characters. It must be unique across your app. The twin unit linked to your edge should represent the physical location used as the scope of the edge (e.g. a plant, a production line, ...).

Once your device is declared it's status should be Unregistered.

Register your device

To register your device connect to it and open a terminal (e.g. through ssh), and prepare the following command:

sudo iotedge config mp --connection-string 'YOUR_CONNECTION_STRING_HERE'

Then you can copy the Connection String to be used to register your device to Wizata.

Then you can run the following command to apply it:

sudo iotedge config apply -c '/etc/aziot/config.toml'

Deploy Modules

Once your edge is "Registered (417)" please click on "Deploy Modules":

And select the type of modules:

Then wait until your edge status refreshed to "Deployed".