Azure IoT Hubs

NuvIoT supports connecting directly to your IoT Hub.

Important Note 1: In order to connect to Azure IoT Hub, you will need to find the URL from the Event Hub-compatible connection string and the Event Hub-compatible name. Refer to this Blog Post for more information on IoT Hub Connection Strings.

Important Note 2: If you use Azure IoT Hub as a listener, those devices must be registered in the Azure IoT Hub Device Repository.

Required Fields

In addition to the standard fields that are required for any listener, the following fields are required:

Listener Type (required)
Azure IoT Hub
Content Type (required)
Select the Content Type of the message you are expecting. Any Content Type is acceptable.
Host Name (required)
Identify the Host Name of the Event Hub-compatible endpoint. This is not the the primary host name associated with the Azure IoT Hub. Once you find the Event Hub-compatible endpoint, locate the host. Leaving out the protocol sb://.
Your Host Name will be something like ihsuprodblres987dednamespace.servicebus.windows.net.
Resource Name (required)
Enter the Event Hub-compatible name from the Azure site. This is located just above the Event Hub-compatible endpoint. You can also create your own custom endpoint via the Azure Portal if you need to listen to a different route.
Access Key Name (required)
Enter the name of the Access Key (similar to iothubowner, services). It is important that your key has service connect permissions.
Access Key (required)
Enter the assigned Access Key for your IoT Hub that was specified in the Access Key Name section. Your Access Key will not be saved in plain text and will not be displayed when editing.

Optional Fields

Consumer Group
If you do not add a Consumer Group, the $Default Consumer Group will be used.