Azure Device Provisioning to Edge Device

Question

I am trying to figure out how to use DPS to pass down to a device which edge device to connect to. Is this an option to do with DPS or do we have do to this manually?

Answer 1

• The DPS is a helper service for IoT hub that will provide the right IoT hub without requiring human intervention

The IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service (DPS) is a helper service for IoT Hub that enables zero-touch, just-in-time provisioning to the right IoT hub without requiring human intervention.

• Below are the scenarios in which DPS is an excellent choice for getting devices connected and configured to IoT Hub.

• Zero-touch provisioning to a single IoT solution without hardcoding IoT Hub connection information at the factory (initial setup)

• Load-balancing devices across multiple hubs

• Connecting devices to their owner's IoT solution based on sales transaction data (multitenancy)

• Connecting devices to a particular IoT solution depending on use-case (solution isolation)

• Connecting a device to the IoT hub with the lowest latency (geo-sharding)

• Reprovisioning based on a change in the device

• Rolling the keys used by the device to connect to IoT Hub (when not using X.509 certificates to connect)

Here are a few references which have the complete information on DPS.

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-dps/about-iot-dps
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-dps/