Azure SDKs in Python and C##
Azure offers Software Development Kits (SDKs) for most of its services. Below you will find references to the SDKs used in the course.
A software development kit (SDK) is a programming “package” that facilitates the development of an applications for a specific platform, vendor or technology.
Typically a SDK includes one or more APIs, programming tools, and documentation.
Azure IoT SDKs#
Azure IoT provides SDKs for several languages such as Python, Java, .NET, C and Node.js.
Azure IoT SDKs provide tooling and examples to develop devices, service applications and to manage the IoT Hub itself.#
There are a few categories of SDKs to know, which are managed and packaged separately:
- Device SDKs
Functionality to build device clients that communicate with and are controlled by an IoT Hub.
- Service SDKs
Functionality for applications and services that communicate with an IoT Hub and registered devices. Examples are a back-end service running on a VM or a mobile application.
- IoT Hub Management SDKs
Help build back-end applications that manage an IoT Hub.
Note
Remember that the IoT Hub is only managing the device registration, authentication and routing of messages and data.
The application logic and device control is typically done by a back-end service and user applications using data routed via the IoT Hub’s end-points.
SDKs by language#
- Packages (pip)
Device: azure-iot-device
Service: azure-iot-hub
IoTHub Management: azure-mgmt-iothub
- Source (GitHub)
Device: azure/azure-iot-sdk-python
Service: azure/azure-iot-hub-python
IoTHub Management: azure/azure-sdk-for-python
- Tutorials
- Examples
Device: azure-iot-sdk-python/samples
Service: azure-iot-hub-python/samples
- Reference
Device: learn.microsoft.com
Service: learn.microsoft.com
IoTHub Management: learn.microsoft.com
- Package (NuGet)
Device: Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Client
Service: Microsoft.Azure.Devices
IoTHub Management: Azure.ResourceManager.IotHub
- Source (GitHub)
Device/Service: azure/azure-iot-sdk-csharp
IoTHub Management: azure/azure-iot-for-net
- Tutorials
- Examples
- Reference
Device/Service: learn.microsoft.com
IoTHub management: learn.microsoft.com