From device to actionable insights with LoRa and the Azure IoT platform

LoRa - Azure IoT Hands-on Lab / Workshop

In this hands-on lab you will be creating the complete chain from configuring, to bridging the gap between the connectivity providers clouds and the Microsoft Azure IoT platform, creating actionable insights on the Microsoft Azure IoT platform and sending commands all the way back to the device. This includes assembling hardware, configuring hardware and software and coding the missing logic to a complete IoT solution. The workshop will simulate a remote located machine malfunctioning and getting restarted based on the received telemetry and created insights based on the telemetry data. You will be creating all components to get the malfunctioning machine back up running again. All of that within 2-4 hours (2 hours is minimum).

Technologies used during the hands-on lab;

• Arduino development boards The Things Uno (LoRa enabled Arduino Leonardo)
• Software emulated devices/sensors (in Java, NodeJS or C# (UWP))
• Sensors (button and LED light bar)
• LoRa & Lora WAN
• The Things Network cloud
• Microsoft Azure IoT Platform (including Azure Web Jobs, Azure IoT Hub, Azure Stream analytics, Azure Event hub, Azure blob storage and Azure Functions)

The hands-on lab is created in conjunction with Atos and Microsoft Nederland.

Hardware used will remain property of Atos and Microsoft.

Team of experts

During the workshop the following experts can guide you through the workshop:

• Jan Willem Groenenberg; Atos Senior Expert, IoT Integration Architect, Azure Advisory Board member

• Sander van de Velde; MVP, IoT Platform Architect, Azure Advisory Board member

• Hans Boksem, IoT Integration Architect, Atos Senior Expert

Workshop/Hands-on locations and dates

These are the places where this workshop is given

Name	location	Date	# of attendees
Microsoft Tech Days 2016	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	October 4, 2016	19
Microsoft Tech Days 2016	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	October 4, 2016	16
Microsoft Tech Days 2016	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	October 5, 2016	12
Microsoft Tech Days 2016	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	October 5, 2016	15
dotNed Saturday 2017	Veenendaal, The Netherlands	Januari 28, 2017	15
Atos Innovatos 2017	Amstelveen, The Netherlands	March 14, 2017	8
Atos Innovatos 2017	Groningen, The Netherlands	March 21, 2017	9
Atos Innovatos 2017	Eindhoven, The Netherlands	March 28, 2017	13
IoT Tech Day 2017	Utrecht, The Netherlands	April 19, 2017	22
Global Azure Bootcamp 2017	Amstelveen, The Netherlands	April 22, 2017	12
Microsoft Tech Days 2017	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	October 12, 2017	14
Codecamp 2017	Iasi, Romania	October 27, 2017	20
LoRa IoT network	Apeldoorn, The Netherlands	April 7, 2018	20
Global Azure Bootcamp 2018	Amstelveen, The Netherlands	April 21, 2018	10
TEQnation 2018	Utrecht, The Netherlands	April 26, 2018	20
Hogeschool Rotterdam	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	September 5, 2018	20
IoT Masterclass	Amersfoort, The Netherlands	February 14, 2019	12
Hogeschool Rotterdam	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	September 3, 2019	??

Let's dive into the workshop

The workshop consists of several chapters. The first two chapters will guide you through the essentials we want you to get your hands on. The other chapters are optional/extra if you have time left.

1. Connecting a device to the Azure IoT Platform

2. Receiving and handling telemetry in Azure

3. Passing commands back to actual devices or simulated devices

4. Bonus chapter: Deploying The Things Network Bridge to Azure as a WebJob