How to create an Internet of Things (IOT) and connect to a Raspberry Pi Simulator
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Published: 2024-05-19 14:06:23

## Internet Of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to a network of interconnected physical devices embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies to collect and exchange data over the internet. These "smart" devices communicate with each other and centralized systems to perform automated tasks and provide valuable insights.
## Raspberry Pi Simulator
A Raspberry Pi simulator is a software tool that emulates the hardware and software environment of a Raspberry Pi, allowing users to develop, test, and debug applications designed for Raspberry Pi without needing the physical device. These simulators are especially useful for learning, prototyping, and testing code before deploying it to actual Raspberry Pi hardware.

Steps to create an IOT
Step 1
open your Azure account and search for IOT Hub
![Iot hub search](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/f2pbivbdh5nixxsv1dv0.png)

Step 2
On the IOT page click +create to create an IOT
![+create](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/1biuygilg6o12auzyi8z.png)

Step 3
Enter resource group name and IOT name, the click Review and Create
![enter name](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/5oz72bwznqt2lx27u6j4.png)

Step 4
Click create
![click create](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/s5e06f0rtl38h8jpiadc.png)
 Note: wait for it to deploy

Step 5 
After deployment click go to resource
![go to resource](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/6lkl2szcqlkdz6dwqxty.png)

Step 6
Click on devices
![Device](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/1zw6fu03rmk8l24h2o0b.png)

Step 7
Click on add device
![add Device](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/5wdflh0vi5iv3e2z9yd3.png)

Step 8
Enter ID for the new device and click save
![save](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/r6mdozcg8ou0fx98hb1j.png)

Step 9
Click on the device ID
![id](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gql8pgkoe9evw9c4hybi.png)

Step 10
copy the Primary connection string
![primary connection string](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/lvh81s0bzpq5c3bnoag6.png)

Step 11
Go to the IOT page and Click on overview
![overview](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/wd3ztr4oe698rs5borgr.png)

 At this point go to your browser and search for Azure Raspberry PI simulator, click and enter
![pi simulator](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/0cy2myeqfokg3w6h0pdv.png)

Step 12
Clear the line 15 in the Raspberry PI simulator and paste the copied primary connection string
![copy](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/sd0an39axhoc2a1hq9sy.png)

Step 13
click run on the Raspberry PI simulator
![run](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/taslgn8x1axaz4x5o11s.png)

Note the Raspberry light blinking and messages sent to Azure IOT Hub
![blinking](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/13m494k2phbh43uf6msj.png)

Step 14 (final step)
check the message section in the overview page of your device int the Azure IOT
![final](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/m7e7y3sk46tjcvfwu38f.png)

You have just connected an IOT device to a Raspberry PI Simulator