Problems when building and running sample: azure_iot_hub

[Jacek Majda]

According to the Overview of this sample, the sample supports the provisioning of the IoT device using "Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service (DPS)" to an IoT hub; and more information on this subject is contained in the documentation on :ref:"lib_azure_iot_hub" library.

I would like to know where exactly can I find this documentation on :ref:"lib_azure_iot_hub" library?

Also, according to the Setup of this sample, for a successful TLS connection to the Azure IoT Hub instance, the device needs to have certificates provisioned; and more information on provisioning the certificates is contained in :ref:"prereq_connect_to_azure_iot_hub.

I would like to know where exactly can I find this :ref:"prereq_connect_to_azure_iot_hub ?

I am using:

1. nRF9160 DK v1.0.1

2. Windows 10 Pro OS, version: 20H2, OS build: 19042.631

3. nRF Connect v 3.7.0

4. nRF Connect SDK v 1.6.1

Regards,

Jacek

[Charlie]

Hi Jacekma,

You are reading the document source codes. Please generate the readable document or read the online document nRF9160: Azure IoT Hub — nRF Connect SDK 1.6.1 documentation (nordicsemi.com) directly.

Best regards,

Charlie

[Jacek Majda]

Hi Charlie,

Thanks for this info. 

According to prerequisites for connecting to Azure IoT Hub, in order to connect to Azure IoT Hub, an Azure account and Azure IoT Hub instance must first be created and configured.

From all related documents that I found at:  nRF9160: Azure IoT Hub — nRF Connect SDK 1.6.1 documentation (nordicsemi.com) it appears, that in order to be able to do that, you need to have an Azure subscription, which is not cheap.

Is there a way to build , run and test the sample: Azure_IOT_Hub over a limited time period, say up to one month, without having to arrange an Azure subscription?

Regards,

Jacek

[Charlie]

Hi Jacekma,

In fact, I am not quite familiar with Azure subscription policy. I remember you can get 12 months of free services after registering a new Azure account, you can check and get more advice from the Azure community.

Best regards,

Charlie

[Markus Tacker (he/him)]

Jacek Majda said:

Is there a way to build , run and test the sample: Azure_IOT_Hub over a limited time period, say up to one month, without having to arrange an Azure subscription?

No, this is not possible.