August 2017
Intermediate to advanced
254 pages
6h 10m
English
Content preview from Azure IoT Development Cookbook
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Device direct methods
Azure IoT Hub provides fully managed bidirectional communication between the IoT solution on the backend and the IoT devices in the fields. We will be considering detailed message communication in Chapter 3, IoT Hub Messaging and Commands.
When there is a need for an immediate communication result, a direct method best suits these scenarios. Let's take an example of a home automation system. One needs to control the AC temperature or turn the faucet showers on/off. It uses the HTTP protocol for method invocation.