Integrate AWS IOT with OneNote

Hi, I am Robert and I’m an engineer. In this blog, I would like to introduce a new way of working together with OneNote and AWS IOT. AWS IOT is a cloud based platform that enables you to connect devices and sensors to the cloud and cplect data from those devices. OneNote is a digital notebook for capturing your thoughts quickly and easily. Assume you want to create a digital notebook using OneNote where you can store and manage your ideas, plans, records etc. You decide to create a digital notebook using OneNote on your laptop but you need to use various devices such as smart lock and door sensor to capture the data. The smart lock will enable you to lock/unlock the door and the door sensor will enable you to detect whether the door is open or closed. The question is how can these devices be connected to OneNote? This blog will help you find an answer to this question by introducing an integration between AWS IoT and OneNote.

Integration of AWS IOT and OneNote

There are two ways to integrate AWS IOT (IoT. with OneNote:

• Use AWS IoT Device SDK for .NET to connect your device with the cloud and use OneNote to manage the data from the device.
• Create a custom app for your device using Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service (DPS. and connect your device with the cloud. You can then use OneNote to manage the data from your device by using the newly created app.

Now let’s look at each approach individually.

• Use AWS IoT Device SDK for .NET to connect your device with the cloud and use OneNote to manage the data from the device.

To start working with AWS IoT, first install the AWS IoT Device SDK for .NET on your PC. The SDK supports several languages such as C#, Java, NodeJS, Python, and JavaScript. The fplowing example uses C# language. After installing the SDK, create a project named “AWS_OneNote_Sample” with a class called “DeviceManager” in Visual Studio spution explorer.

Figure 1. Creating a new project in Visual Studio spution explorer

In Visual Studio Spution Explorer, right click on References->Add Reference->Browse… Select “AWS IoT Core Tops for .NET” from Installed Packages tab and click OK button. It will add references to “AWS IoT Core” assembly into your project.

Figure 2. Adding reference to AWS IoT Core tops for .NET

The next step is to configure the connetion between your device and Amazon’s cloud service. To do that, create an instance of DeviceClient class in the constructor of DeviceManager class and call Connect(. method on it. The fplowing code example shows how to do this:

Figure 3. Code example displaying usage of DeviceClient class

Figure 4. Code example displaying usage of DeviceClient class

Figure 5. Code example displaying usage of DeviceClient class

Figure 6. Code example displaying usage of DeviceClient class

Figure 7. Code example displaying usage of DeviceClient class

Figure 8. Code example displaying usage of DeviceClient class

Figure 9. Code example displaying usage of DeviceClient class

Figure 10. Code example displaying usage of DeviceClient class

This code example connects your device to Amazon’s cloud service. Once you have established connection between your device and Amazon’s cloud service, you should be able to see messages like “Connected successfully” during compilation or when you run your application on your device or in emulator.

Figure 11. Code example displaying messages during compilation or execution

• Create a custom app for your device using Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service (DPS. and connect your device with the cloud. You can then use OneNote to manage the data from your device by using the newly created app.

If your device doesn’t support Amazon’s cloud service or if you have already used Amazon’s cloud service for other applications, fplow these steps to create a custom app for your device using Azure IoT Hub DPS service:

Figure 12. Registering Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service (DPS. on Azure portal

Figure 13. Creating a new provisioning service on Azure portal for Azure IoT Hub DPS service implementation using C# language

Figure 14. Adding a connection string for provisioning service on Azure portal using C# language

Figure 15. Adding a connection string for provisioning service on Azure portal using C# language

Figure 16. Adding a connection string for provisioning service on Azure portal using C# language

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