May 2020
Intermediate to advanced
262 pages
6h 48m
English
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Azure IoT Edge runtime
The Azure IoT Edge runtime enables logic on IoT edge devices or edge computers. It sits on the edge device or edge computer, such as a Raspberry Pi. It is responsible for several functions:
- It's responsible for the installation and updating of workload on the edge device.
- It's responsible for the maintenance of Azure IoT Edge security standards on the edge device.
- It makes sure that the IoT Edge modules are always running.
- It reports module health for remote monitoring to the cloud.
- It manages communications:
- Between modules on the Edge device
- Between the Edge device and the cloud
- Between downstream devices such as sensors and the Edge device
The following is a diagram of the Azure IoT Edge runtime. As we can see, ...