Hands-On Edge Analytics with Azure IoT

Creating simulated sensor data using Python

For our temperature sensor, we will simulate it using a Python program. You may use the same Windows computer running Device Explorer or a separate one. You may use your favorite Python development platform or the command line. Please ensure that you are using version 3.7 or higher of Python:

1. Before we can connect to our Azure IoT Hub with Python, we will require the appropriate libraries. Using pip, install the Azure IoT Device library with the following command:

pip install azure-iot-device

2. In your favorite Python editor, create a new Python file and name it SimulatedDevicePython.py.

3. Enter the following code into the file and save it:

from azure.iot.device import IoTHubDeviceClient, Message ...