Random wanderings through Microsoft Azure esp. PaaS plumbing, the IoT bits, AI on Micro controllers, AI on Edge Devices, .NET nanoFramework, .NET Core on *nix and ML.NET+ONNX
The unpacking of the value standard particulate, particulate count and particle count values is fairly repetitive, but I will fix it in the next version.
Visual Studio 2022 Debug output
The checksum calculation isn’t great even a simple cyclic redundancy check(CRC) would be an improvement on summing the 28 bytes of the payload.
When developing libraries it’s good to have a selection of different platforms for testing as this can significantly improve the quality and robustness of the implementation. A few months ago I noticed that RAK Wireless have a UWB Module Decawave DW1000 Wisblock so I added one to an order.
I have added a couple of C# processor directives (MAKERFABS_ESP32UWB & RAK11200_RAK1907_RAK13801) so the platform that the Qorvo DW1000 module is running on can be configured.
public class Program
{
#if MAKERFABS_ESP32UWB
private const int SpiBusId = 1;
private const int chipSelectLine = Gpio.IO04;
#endif
#if RAK11200_RAK1907_RAK13801
private const int SpiBusId = 1;
private const int chipSelectLine = Gpio.IO32;
#endif
public static void Main()
{
Thread.Sleep(5000);
Debug.WriteLine("devMobile.IoT.Dw1000.ShieldSPI starting");
try
{
#if MAKERFABS_ESP32UWB
Configuration.SetPinFunction(Gpio.IO19, DeviceFunction.SPI1_MISO);
Configuration.SetPinFunction(Gpio.IO23, DeviceFunction.SPI1_MOSI);
Configuration.SetPinFunction(Gpio.IO18, DeviceFunction.SPI1_CLOCK);
#endif
#if RAK11200_RAK1907_RAK13801
Configuration.SetPinFunction(Gpio.IO35, DeviceFunction.SPI1_MISO);
Configuration.SetPinFunction(Gpio.IO25, DeviceFunction.SPI1_MOSI);
Configuration.SetPinFunction(Gpio.IO33, DeviceFunction.SPI1_CLOCK);
#endif
var settings = new SpiConnectionSettings(SpiBusId, chipSelectLine)
{
ClockFrequency = 2000000,
Mode = SpiMode.Mode0,
};
using (SpiDevice device = SpiDevice.Create(settings))
{
while (true)
{
byte[] writeBuffer = new byte[] { 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0 }; // 0x0 = DEV_ID
byte[] readBuffer = new byte[writeBuffer.Length];
device.TransferFullDuplex(writeBuffer, readBuffer); // 15, 48, 1, 202, 222
uint ridTag = (uint)(readBuffer[4]<< 8 | readBuffer[3]);
byte model = readBuffer[2];
byte ver = (byte)(readBuffer[1] >> 4);
byte rev = (byte)(readBuffer[1] & 0x0f);
Debug.WriteLine(String.Format($"RIDTAG 0x{ridTag:X2} MODEL 0x{model:X2} VER 0X{ver:X2} REV 0x{rev:X2}"));
Thread.Sleep(10000);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
}
}
The alignment of the RAK11200 WisBiock Core Module pins and labels on the circuit diagram tripped me up. My initial configuration caused the device to reboot every time the application started.
Visual Studio 2022 Debug window displaying the decoded value from Register 0x0
At the top of test applications, I usually have a brief delay i.e Thread.Sleep(5000) so I can attach the debugger or erase the flash before the application crashes.
Even though SPI is an industry standard there are often subtle differences which need to be taken into account when reading from/writing to registers. The DW1000 has a static “Device Identifier” which I used to debug my “proof of concept” code.
DW1000 Datasheet Register Map documentation for Register 0x00
The DeviceSPI program reads register 0x00 and then displays the decoded payload.
public class Program
{
#if MAKERFABS_ESP32UWB
private const int SpiBusId = 1;
private const int chipSelectLine = Gpio.IO04;
#endif
public static void Main()
{
Thread.Sleep(5000);
Debug.WriteLine("devMobile.IoT.Dw1000.ShieldSPI starting");
try
{
#if MAKERFABS_ESP32UWB
Configuration.SetPinFunction(Gpio.IO19, DeviceFunction.SPI1_MISO);
Configuration.SetPinFunction(Gpio.IO23, DeviceFunction.SPI1_MOSI);
Configuration.SetPinFunction(Gpio.IO18, DeviceFunction.SPI1_CLOCK);
#endif
var settings = new SpiConnectionSettings(SpiBusId, chipSelectLine)
{
ClockFrequency = 2000000,
Mode = SpiMode.Mode0,
};
using (SpiDevice device = SpiDevice.Create(settings))
{
Thread.Sleep(500);
while (true)
{
/*
byte[] writeBuffer = new byte[] { 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0 }; // 0x0 = DEV_ID
byte[] readBuffer = new byte[writeBuffer.Length];
device.TransferFullDuplex(writeBuffer, readBuffer); // 15, 48, 1, 202, 222
*/
byte[] writeBuffer = new byte[] { 0x0 }; // 0x0 = DEV_ID
byte[] readBuffer = new byte[5];
device.TransferFullDuplex(writeBuffer, readBuffer); // 15, 48, 1, 202, 222
uint ridTag = (uint)(readBuffer[4]<< 8 | readBuffer[3]);
byte model = readBuffer[2];
byte ver = (byte)(readBuffer[1] >> 4);
byte rev = (byte)(readBuffer[1] & 0x0f);
Debug.WriteLine(String.Format($"RIDTAG 0x{ridTag:X2} MODEL 0x{model:X2} VER 0X{ver:X2} REV 0x{rev:X2}"));
Thread.Sleep(10000);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
}
}
Visual Studio 2022 Debug window displaying the decoded value from Register 0x0
The DW1000 User Manual is > 240 pages, with roughly 140 pages of detailed documentation about the DW1000 register set so progress will be slow.
The SH20DeviceI2C application has lots of magic numbers from the SHT20 datasheet and was just a tool for exploring how the sensor works.
public static void Main()
{
I2cConnectionSettings i2cConnectionSettings = new(1, 0x40);
// i2cDevice.Dispose in final program
I2cDevice i2cDevice = I2cDevice.Create(i2cConnectionSettings);
while (true)
{
byte[] readBuffer = new byte[3] { 0, 0, 0 };
// First temperature
i2cDevice.WriteByte(0xF3);
//Thread.Sleep(50); // no go -46.8
//Thread.Sleep(60);
Thread.Sleep(70);
//Thread.Sleep(90);
//Thread.Sleep(110);
i2cDevice.Read(readBuffer);
ushort temperatureRaw = (ushort)(readBuffer[0] << 8);
temperatureRaw += readBuffer[1];
//Debug.WriteLine($"Raw {temperatureRaw}");
double temperature = temperatureRaw * (175.72 / 65536.0) - 46.85;
// Then read the Humidity
i2cDevice.WriteByte(0xF5);
//Thread.Sleep(50);
//Thread.Sleep(60);
Thread.Sleep(70);
//Thread.Sleep(90);
//Thread.Sleep(110);
i2cDevice.Read(readBuffer);
ushort humidityRaw = (ushort)(readBuffer[0] << 8);
humidityRaw += readBuffer[1];
//Debug.WriteLine($"Raw {humidityRaw}");
double humidity = humidityRaw * (125.0 / 65536.0) - 6.0;
//Console.WriteLine($"{DateTime.UtcNow:HH:mm:ss} Temperature:{temperature:F1}°C");
//Console.WriteLine($"{DateTime.UtcNow:HH:mm:ss} Humidity:{humidity:F0}%");
Console.WriteLine($"{DateTime.UtcNow:HH:mm:ss} Temperature:{temperature:F1}°C Humidity:{humidity:F0}%");
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
}
While tinkering with the sensor I found that having a short delay between initiating the temperature reading (TemperatureNoHold = 0xF3 was used so as not to hang up the I2C bus) and reading the value was important.
Temperature value without Thread.Sleep
When I ran the application without a Thread.Sleep(70) the temperature and/or humidity the values were incorrect and sometimes quite random.
Temperature value with Thread.Sleep(70)
Humidity value without Thread.Sleep
Humidity value with Thread.Sleep(70)
Temperature and Humidity values with Thread.Sleep(70)
I’m going to soak test the library for a week to check that is working okay, then refactor the code so it can be added to the nanoFramework IoT.Device Library repository.
The first message sent shortly after I powered up the device had the latitude and longitude of Null Island
The Asset Tracker UserApplicationId is 65002 and the payload is similar to the Swarm Eval Kit. I created some message payloads (location of Christchurch Cathedral) for testing.
namespace PayloadFormatter // Additional namespace for shortening interface when usage in formatter code
{
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
public interface IFormatterUplink
{
public JObject Evaluate(IDictionary<string, string> properties, uint organisationId, uint deviceId, byte deviceType, ushort userApplicationId, JObject payloadJson, string payloadText, byte[] payloadBytes);
}
public interface IFormatterDownlink
{
public byte[] Evaluate(IDictionary<string, string> properties, uint organisationId, uint deviceId, byte deviceType, ushort userApplicationId, JObject payloadJson, string payloadText, byte[] payloadBytes);
}
}
The definitions of the uplink & downlink payload formatter evaluator interfaces have been updated and shifted to a new project.
Visual Studio 2022 Solution with payloadformatter maintenance application
I built a console application to help with developing and debugging uplink or downlink formatters. The application has a number of command line parameters which specify the formatter to be used, UserApplicationId, OrganizationId, DeviceType etc.
public class CommandLineOptions
{
[Option('d', "Direction", Required = true, HelpText = "Test Uplink or DownLink formatter")]
public string Direction { get; set; }
[Option('p', "filename", HelpText = "Uplink or Downlink Payload file name")]
public string PayloadFilename { get; set; } = string.Empty;
[Option('o', "OrganisationId", Required = true, HelpText = "Organisation unique identifier")]
public uint OrganizationId { get; set; }
[Option('i', "DeviceId", Required = true, HelpText = "Device unique identitifer")]
public uint DeviceId { get; set; }
[Option('t', "DeviceType", Required = true, HelpText = "Device type number")]
public byte DeviceType { get; set; }
[Option('u', "UserApplicationId", Required = true, HelpText = "User Application Id")]
public ushort UserApplicationId { get; set; }
[Option('h', "SwarmHiveReceivedAtUtc", HelpText = "Swarm Hive received at time UTC")]
public DateTime? SwarmHiveReceivedAtUtc { get; set; }
[Option('w', "UplinkWebHookReceivedAtUtc", HelpText = "Webhook received at time UTC")]
public DateTime? UplinkWebHookReceivedAtUtc { get; set; }
[Option('s', "Status", HelpText = "Uplink local file system file name")]
public byte? Status { get; set; }
[Option('c', "Client", HelpText = "Uplink local file system file name")]
public string Client { get; set; }
}
The downlink formatter (similar approach for uplink) loads the sample file as an array of bytes, then tries to convert it to text, and finally to JSON. Then the formatter code is “compiled” and the executed with the file payload and command line parameters.
private static async Task DownlinkFormatterCore(CommandLineOptions options)
{
Dictionary<string, string> properties = new Dictionary<string, string>();
string formatterFolder = Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "downlink");
Console.WriteLine($"Downlink- uplinkFormatterFolder: {formatterFolder}");
string formatterFile = Path.Combine(formatterFolder, $"{options.UserApplicationId}.cs");
Console.WriteLine($"Downlink- UserApplicationId: {options.UserApplicationId}");
Console.WriteLine($"Downlink- Payload formatter file: {formatterFile}");
PayloadFormatter.IFormatterDownlink evalulator;
try
{
evalulator = CSScript.Evaluator.LoadFile<PayloadFormatter.IFormatterDownlink>(formatterFile);
}
catch (CSScriptLib.CompilerException cex)
{
Console.Write($"Loading or compiling file:{formatterFile} failed Exception:{cex}");
return;
}
string payloadFilename = Path.Combine(formatterFolder, options.PayloadFilename);
Console.WriteLine($"Downlink- payloadFilename:{payloadFilename}");
byte[] uplinkBytes;
try
{
uplinkBytes = File.ReadAllBytes(payloadFilename);
}
catch (DirectoryNotFoundException dex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Uplink payload filename directory {formatterFolder} not found:{dex}");
return;
}
catch (FileNotFoundException fnfex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Uplink payload filename {payloadFilename} not found:{fnfex}");
return;
}
catch (FormatException fex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Uplink payload file invalid format {payloadFilename} not found:{fex}");
return;
}
// See if payload can be converted to a string
string uplinkText = string.Empty;
try
{
uplinkText = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(uplinkBytes);
}
catch (FormatException fex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Encoding.UTF8.GetString failed:{0}", fex.Message);
}
// See if payload can be converted to JSON
JObject uplinkJson;
try
{
uplinkJson = JObject.Parse(uplinkText);
}
catch (JsonReaderException jrex)
{
Console.WriteLine("JObject.Parse failed Exception:{1}", jrex);
uplinkJson = new JObject();
}
Console.WriteLine("Properties");
foreach (var property in properties)
{
Console.WriteLine($"{property.Key}:{property.Value}");
}
// Transform the byte and optional text and JSON payload
Byte[] payload;
try
{
payload = evalulator.Evaluate(properties, options.OrganizationId, options.DeviceId, options.DeviceType, options.UserApplicationId, uplinkJson, uplinkText, uplinkBytes);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"evalulatorUplink.Evaluate failed Exception:{ex}");
return;
}
Console.WriteLine("Payload");
Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToBase64String(payload));
}
The sample JSON payload is what would be sent by Azure IoT Central to a device to configure the fan speed
Azure IoT Central M138 Breakout device template with the Fan Status command selected
{
"FanStatus": 2
}
If the downlink payload formatter is compiled and executes successfully the Base64 representation output is displayed
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
public class FormatterDownlink : PayloadFormatter.IFormatterDownlink
{
public byte[] Evaluate(IDictionary<string, string> properties, uint organisationId, uint deviceId, byte deviceType, ushort userApplicationId, JObject payloadJson, string payloadText, byte[] payloadBytes)
{
byte? status = payloadJson.Value<byte?>("FanStatus");
if ( status.HasValue )
{
return new byte[] { status.Value };
}
return new byte[]{};
}
}
If the downlink payload formatter syntax is incorrect e.g. { status.Value ; }; an error message with the line and column is displayed.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
public class FormatterDownlink : PayloadFormatter.IFormatterDownlink
{
public byte[] Evaluate(IDictionary<string, string> properties, uint organisationId, uint deviceId, byte deviceType, ushort userApplicationId, JObject payloadJson, string payloadText, byte[] payloadBytes)
{
byte? status = payloadJson.Value<byte?>("FanStatus");
if ( status.HasValue )
{
return new byte[] { status.Value ; };
}
return new byte[]{};
}
}
If the downlink payload formatter syntax is correct but execution fails (in the example code division by zero) an error message is displayed.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
public class FormatterDownlink : PayloadFormatter.IFormatterDownlink
{
public byte[] Evaluate(IDictionary<string, string> properties, uint organisationId, uint deviceId, byte deviceType, ushort userApplicationId, JObject payloadJson, string payloadText, byte[] payloadBytes)
{
byte? status = payloadJson.Value<byte?>("FanStatus");
if ( status.HasValue )
{
int divideByZero = 10;
divideByZero = divideByZero / 0;
return new byte[] { status.Value };
}
return new byte[]{};
}
}
Swarm Space Bumble hive classes in Visual Studio 2022
My SwarmSpaceAzureIoTConnector project only needed to login, get a list of devices and send messages so all the additional functionality was never going to be used. The method to send a message didn’t work, the class used for the payload (UserMessage) appears to be wrong.
"post": {
"tags": [ "messages" ],
"summary": "POST user messages",
"description": "<p>This endpoint submits a JSON formatted UserMessage object for delivery to a Swarm device. A JSON object is returned with a newly assigned <code>packetId</code> and <code>status</code> of<code>OK</code> on success, or <code>ERROR</code> (with a description of the error) on failure.</p><p>The current user must have access to the <code>userApplicationId</code> and <code>device</code> given inside the UserMessage JSON. The device must also have the ability to receive messages from the Hive (\"two-way communication\") enabled. If these conditions are not met, a response with status code 403 (Forbidden) will be returned.</p><p>Note that the <code>data</code> field is the <b>Base64-encoded</b> version of the data to be sent. This allows the sending of binary, as well as text, data.</p>",
"operationId": "addApplicationMessage",
"requestBody": {
"content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UserMessage" } } },
"required": true
},
"responses": {
"401": {
"description": "Unauthorized",
"content": { "*/*": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError" } } }
},
"403": {
"description": "Forbidden",
"content": { "*/*": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError" } } }
},
"400": {
"description": "Bad Request",
"content": { "*/*": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError" } } }
},
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PacketPostReturn" } } }
}
}
}
},
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("NJsonSchema", "13.17.0.0 (NJsonSchema v10.8.0.0 (Newtonsoft.Json v13.0.0.0))")]
public partial class UserMessage
{
/// <summary>
/// Swarm packet ID
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("packetId", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Always)]
public long PacketId { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Swarm message ID. There may be multiple messages for a single message ID. A message ID represents an intent to send a message, but there may be multiple Swarm packets that are required to fulfill that intent. For example, if a Hive -> device message fails to reach its destination, automatic retry attempts to send that message will have the same message ID.
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("messageId", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.DisallowNull, NullValueHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
public long MessageId { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Swarm device type
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("deviceType", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Always)]
public int DeviceType { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Swarm device ID
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("deviceId", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Always)]
public int DeviceId { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Swarm device name
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("deviceName", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.DisallowNull, NullValueHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
public string DeviceName { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Direction of message
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("direction", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Always)]
public int Direction { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Message data type, always = 6
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("dataType", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Always)]
public int DataType { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Application ID
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("userApplicationId", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Always)]
public int UserApplicationId { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Organization ID
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("organizationId", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Always)]
public int OrganizationId { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Length of data (in bytes) before base64 encoding
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("len", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.DisallowNull, NullValueHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
public int Len { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Base64 encoded data string
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("data", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Always)]
[System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Required(AllowEmptyStrings = true)]
public byte[] Data { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Swarm packet ID of acknowledging packet from device
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("ackPacketId", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.DisallowNull, NullValueHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
public long AckPacketId { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Message status. Possible values:
/// <br/>0 = incoming message (from a device)
/// <br/>1 = outgoing message (to a device)
/// <br/>2 = incoming message, acknowledged as seen by customer. OR a outgoing message packet is on groundstation
/// <br/>3 = outgoing message, packet is on satellite
/// <br/>-1 = error
/// <br/>-3 = failed to deliver, retrying
/// <br/>-4 = failed to deliver, will not re-attempt
/// <br/>
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("status", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.DisallowNull, NullValueHandling = Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
public int Status { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Time that the message was received by the Hive
/// </summary>
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonProperty("hiveRxTime", Required = Newtonsoft.Json.Required.Always)]
[System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Required(AllowEmptyStrings = true)]
public System.DateTimeOffset HiveRxTime { get; set; }
private System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string, object> _additionalProperties;
[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonExtensionData]
public System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string, object> AdditionalProperties
{
get { return _additionalProperties ?? (_additionalProperties = new System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string, object>()); }
set { _additionalProperties = value; }
}
}
After several attempts I gave up and have rebuilt the required Bumble bee hive integration with RestSharp
public async Task SendAsync(uint organisationId, uint deviceId, byte deviceType, ushort userApplicationId, byte[] data, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
await TokenRefresh(cancellationToken);
_logger.LogInformation("SendAsync: OrganizationId:{0} DeviceType:{1} DeviceId:{2} UserApplicationId:{3} Data:{4} Enabled:{5}", organisationId, deviceType, deviceId, userApplicationId, Convert.ToBase64String(data), _bumblebeeHiveSettings.DownlinkEnabled);
Models.MessageSendRequest message = new Models.MessageSendRequest()
{
OrganizationId = (int)organisationId,
DeviceType = deviceType,
DeviceId = (int)deviceId,
UserApplicationId = userApplicationId,
Data = data,
};
RestClientOptions restClientOptions = new RestClientOptions()
{
BaseUrl = new Uri(_bumblebeeHiveSettings.BaseUrl),
ThrowOnAnyError = true,
};
using (RestClient client = new RestClient(restClientOptions))
{
RestRequest request = new RestRequest("api/v1/messages", Method.Post);
request.AddBody(message);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", $"bearer {_token}");
// To save the limited monthly allocation of mesages downlinks can be disabled
if (_bumblebeeHiveSettings.DownlinkEnabled)
{
var response = await client.PostAsync<Models.MessageSendResponse>(request, cancellationToken);
_logger.LogInformation("SendAsync-Result:{Status} PacketId:{PacketId}", response.Status, response.PacketId);
}
}
}
Visual Studio Solution explorer Azure Functions projects
All of the examples now have a program.vb which initialises the Trigger.
Namespace VBNet....TriggerIsolated
Friend Class Program
Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
Call FunctionsDebugger.Enable()
Dim host = New HostBuilder().ConfigureFunctionsWorkerDefaults().Build()
host.Run()
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Namespace devMobile.Azure.VBNetBlobTriggerIsolated
Public Class BlobTrigger
Private ReadOnly _logger As ILogger
Public Sub New(ByVal loggerFactory As ILoggerFactory)
_logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger(Of BlobTrigger)()
End Sub
<[Function]("vbnetblobtriggerisolated")>
Public Sub Run(
<BlobTrigger("vbnetblobtriggerisolated/{name}", Connection:="blobendpoint")> ByVal myBlob As String, ByVal name As String)
_logger.LogInformation($"VB.Net NET 4.8 Isolated Blob trigger function Processed blob Name: {name} Data: {myBlob}")
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Azure BlobTrigger function running in the desktop emulator
Azure BlobTrigger Function logging in Application Insights
I used Telerik Fiddler to POST messages to the desktop emulator and Azure endpoints.
Namespace VBNetHttpTriggerIsolated
Public Class HttpTrigger
Private Shared executionCount As Int32
Private ReadOnly _logger As ILogger
Public Sub New(ByVal loggerFactory As ILoggerFactory)
_logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger(Of HttpTrigger)()
End Sub
<[Function]("Notifications")>
Public Function Run(
<HttpTrigger(AuthorizationLevel.Anonymous, "get", "post")> ByVal req As HttpRequestData) As HttpResponseData
Interlocked.Increment(executionCount)
_logger.LogInformation("VB.Net NET 4.8 Isolated HTTP trigger Execution count:{executionCount} Method:{req.Method}", executionCount, req.Method)
Dim response = req.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK)
response.Headers.Add("Content-Type", "text/plain; charset=utf-8")
Return response
End Function
End Class
End Namespace
Azure HttpTrigger Function running in the desktop emulator
Azure HttpTrigger Function logging in Application Insights
Namespace devMobile.Azure.VBNetQueueTriggerIsolated
Public Class QueueTrigger
Private Shared _logger As ILogger
Private Shared _concurrencyCount As Integer = 0
Private Shared _executionCount As Integer = 0
Public Sub New(ByVal loggerFactory As ILoggerFactory)
_logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger(Of QueueTrigger)()
End Sub
<[Function]("VBNetQueueTriggerIsolated")>
Public Sub Run(
<QueueTrigger("vbnetqueuetriggerisolated", Connection:="QueueEndpoint")> ByVal message As String)
Interlocked.Increment(_concurrencyCount)
Interlocked.Increment(_executionCount)
_logger.LogInformation("VB.Net .NET 4.8 Isolated Queue Trigger Concurrency:{_concurrencyCount} ExecutionCount:{_executionCount} Message:{message}", _concurrencyCount, _executionCount, message)
Interlocked.Decrement(_concurrencyCount)
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Azure QueueTrigger Function running in the desktop emulator
Azure QueueTrigger Function logging in Application Insights
Namespace devMobile.Azure.VBNetTimerTriggerIsolated
Public Class TimerTrigger
Private Shared _logger As ILogger
Private Shared _executionCount As Integer = 0
Public Sub New(ByVal loggerFactory As ILoggerFactory)
_logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger(Of TimerTrigger)()
End Sub
<[Function]("Timer")>
Public Sub Run(
<TimerTrigger("0 */1 * * * *")> ByVal myTimer As MyInfo)
Interlocked.Increment(_executionCount)
_logger.LogInformation("VB.Net Isolated TimerTrigger next trigger:{0} Execution count:{1}", myTimer.ScheduleStatus.Next, _executionCount)
End Sub
End Class
Azure TimerTrigger Function running in the desktop emulator
Azure TimerTrigger Function logging in Application Insights
The application now has a StartUpService which loads the Azure DeviceClient cache (Lazy Cache) in the background as the application starts up. If an uplink message is received from a SwarmDevice before, it has been loaded by the FunctionsStartup the DeviceClient information is cached and another connection to the Azure IoT Hub is not established.
I’m looking at building a webby user interface where users an interactivity list, create, edit, delete formatters with syntax highlighter support, and the executing the formatter with sample payloads.
Swarm Space Azure IoT Connector Identity Translation Gateway Architecture
This approach uses most of the existing building blocks, and that’s it no more changes.
I initially tried building a cache loader with BackgroundService so that the DeviceClient cache would start loading as the application started but interdependencies became problem.
public partial class Connector
{
[Function("BumblebeeHiveCacheRefresh")]
public async Task<IActionResult> BumblebeeHiveCacheRefreshRun([HttpTrigger(AuthorizationLevel.Function, "get")] CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
_logger.LogInformation("BumblebeeHiveCacheRefresh start");
await _swarmSpaceBumblebeeHive.Login(cancellationToken);
foreach (SwarmSpace.BumblebeeHiveClient.Device device in await _swarmSpaceBumblebeeHive.DeviceListAsync(cancellationToken))
{
_logger.LogInformation("BumblebeeHiveCacheRefresh DeviceId:{DeviceId} DeviceName:{DeviceName}", device.DeviceId, device.DeviceName);
Models.AzureIoTDeviceClientContext context = new Models.AzureIoTDeviceClientContext()
{
// TODO seems a bit odd getting this from application settings
OrganisationId = _applicationSettings.OrganisationId,
//UserApplicationId = device.UserApplicationId, deprecated
DeviceType = (byte)device.DeviceType,
DeviceId = (uint)device.DeviceId,
};
switch (_azureIoTSettings.ApplicationType)
{
case Models.ApplicationType.AzureIotHub:
switch (_azureIoTSettings.AzureIotHub.ConnectionType)
{
case Models.AzureIotHubConnectionType.DeviceConnectionString:
await _azureDeviceClientCache.GetOrAddAsync<DeviceClient>(device.DeviceId.ToString(), (ICacheEntry x) => AzureIoTHubDeviceConnectionStringConnectAsync(device.DeviceId.ToString(), context));
break;
case Models.AzureIotHubConnectionType.DeviceProvisioningService:
await _azureDeviceClientCache.GetOrAddAsync<DeviceClient>(device.DeviceId.ToString(), (ICacheEntry x) => AzureIoTHubDeviceProvisioningServiceConnectAsync(device.DeviceId.ToString(), context, _azureIoTSettings.AzureIotHub.DeviceProvisioningService));
break;
default:
_logger.LogError("Azure IoT Hub ConnectionType unknown {0}", _azureIoTSettings.AzureIotHub.ConnectionType);
throw new NotImplementedException("AzureIoT Hub unsupported ConnectionType");
}
break;
case Models.ApplicationType.AzureIoTCentral:
await _azureDeviceClientCache.GetOrAddAsync<DeviceClient>(device.DeviceId.ToString(), (ICacheEntry x) => AzureIoTHubDeviceProvisioningServiceConnectAsync(device.DeviceId.ToString(), context, _azureIoTSettings.AzureIoTCentral.DeviceProvisioningService));
break;
default:
_logger.LogError("AzureIoT application type unknown {0}", _azureIoTSettings.ApplicationType);
throw new NotImplementedException("AzureIoT unsupported ApplicationType");
}
}
_logger.LogInformation("BumblebeeHiveCacheRefresh finish");
return new OkResult();
}
}
In the short-term loading the cache with a call to an Azure HTTPTrigger Function works but may timeout issues. When I ran the connector with my 100’s of devices simulator the function timed out every so often.