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Raspberry Pi Development with Microsoft Technologies

Explore the exciting world of Raspberry Pi and how you can leverage Microsoft's powerful tools and platforms for your embedded and IoT projects. From Windows IoT Core to Azure services, discover resources, tutorials, and community discussions to bring your ideas to life.

Getting Started

Setting up Windows IoT Core on Raspberry Pi A step-by-step guide to flashing your device and connecting.
Connecting Raspberry Pi to Azure IoT Hub Learn how to securely ingest data from your Pi to the cloud.
Developing with Visual Studio Code for IoT Optimize your workflow with VS Code extensions for Raspberry Pi.

Featured Projects

Building a Cloud-Connected Weather Station Utilize sensors and Azure Functions for real-time data analysis.
Smart Home Automation with Raspberry Pi and Azure Create custom IoT solutions for your home.

Code Snippets & Best Practices

Here's a quick example of sending sensor data using C# on Windows IoT Core:

                    
    using System;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using Windows.Devices.Gpio;
    using Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Client;

    // ... initialization code ...

    async Task SendSensorDataAsync(double temperature, double humidity) {
        var deviceClient = DeviceClient.Create("YOUR_DEVICE_CONNECTION_STRING", TransportType.Mqtt);
        var telemetryDataPoint = new {
            messageId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
            temperature = temperature,
            humidity = humidity
        };
        var messageString = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(telemetryDataPoint);
        var message = new Message(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(messageString));

        await deviceClient.SendEventAsync(message);
        Console.WriteLine($"Sent message: {messageString}");
    }
                    
                

For more complex scenarios and language support (Python, Node.js), visit our Raspberry Pi Coding Forum.