Azure IoT Development Cookbook

How to do it...

We will create a simulated device:

1. Create a console application in Visual Studio and name it SimulatedDevice.
2. Add the Azure.Devices.Client package from NuGet.

3. To add any package from NuGet, you can right-click on Solution in Visual Studio and select Manage NuGet Packages.
4. Create a device connection using the following code:

deviceClient = DeviceClient.CreateFromConnectionString("HostName=IoTHubCookBook.azure-devices.net;DeviceId=myFirstDevice;SharedAccessKey=", TransportType.Mqtt);

5. Create telemetry data to be sent from this device:

var telemetryDataPoint = new{ deviceId = "minwinpc", windSpeed = currentWindSpeed, highTemp = 72.3, lowtemp = 11.2, latitude = "17.5122560", longitude = "70.7760470"}; 

6. Convert this data ...