IoT Developer

Tooling and Experience

MXChip IoT DevKit board package v1.0.0 is now available

June 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 06/30/17
Xin Shi
After a month work of stabilizing the code, fixing bugs and adding more samples, we are happy to release the v1.0.0 for our IoT DevKit. You can download the latest package by following the get started guide or from direct link here. And soon we will open source the stacks including firmware, toolchain and all sample projects code. Please check...

Debug your Arduino code with Visual Studio Code

May 27, 2017 May 27, 2017 05/27/17
Xin Shi
Debugging Arduino application is a challenging task as the debugging feature has not been officially supported in Arduino IDE. Many modern IDEs have debug support that developers are used to, using Breakpoints, Steps, Call Stack, Watch, Local/Global Variables, etc. Arduino developers often have to explore many alternative methods and tools...

Get Started with Azure IoT today

May 23, 2017 May 23, 2017 05/23/17
Xin Shi
At //Build 2017, Microsoft Azure made several announcements related to get started development experience with Azure IoT. Based on customers' feedback, most of the developers are focusing on the device-cloud connectivity. Today, you can find more uniformed tutorials about how to connect your devices to Azure IoT and other Azure cloud services...

MXChip IoT Developer Kit debut at //build 2017

May 19, 2017 May 19, 2017 05/19/17
Xinyi Zhang
Last week, we participated in Microsoft's annual developer conference //build 2017. We were super excited to present our first preview version of the MXChip IoT Developer Kit, an Arduino compatible board with rich peripherals that uses Visual Studio Code for development. Our goal was to demonstrate the ease of developing IoT apps by leveraging...

Understand Different Connection Strings in Azure IoT Hub

May 9, 2017 May 9, 2017 05/9/17
Erich(Renyong) Wang
This post first explains the different connection strings in Azure IoT Hub, then gives a simple IoT Hub solution Integrate Azure Functions with Azure IoT Hub using all three connection strings. Connection Strings There're three types of connection strings in Azure IoT Hub: IoT Hub connection string IoT Hub's Event Hub-compatible ...

Now, Write Arduino Program in Visual Studio Code

April 26, 2017 Apr 26, 2017 04/26/17
Rong Li
Recently, we released Arduino Extension for Visual Studio Code. It brings modern code editing experience to the beloved Arduino platform. Here's what's inside: IntelliSense and syntax highlighting for Arduino sketches Verify and upload your sketches in Visual Studio Code Built-in board and library manager Built-in example list...

Scenario-based tutorials to learn IoT development with Azure and Azure IoT Hub

April 24, 2017 Apr 24, 2017 04/24/17
Xin Shi
Have you ever considered connecting your IoT device to the cloud? Or did you want to build a small IoT solution with your devices and sensors? Now Azure IoT provides you a series of scenario-based tutorials that can help jump start your IoT journey with Azure and Azure IoT Hub.   As a Program Manager from Microsoft Developer ...

A “Happy Path” to learn IoT development on Azure

April 10, 2017 Apr 10, 2017 04/10/17
Zhidi Shang
Learning how to develop an IoT (Internet of Things) application on Azure has never been easier! It is no longer a painful journey!   There is a "Happy Path" that, without requiring the developer to be well trained on both device and cloud ends, and anywhere in between, by following a few well-crafted tutorials, using some easy to ...