Monitor D2C Messages in Azure IoT Explorer

The Azure IoT explorer is a graphical tool for interacting with devices connected to your IoT hub. After installing the tool on your local machine, you can use it to connect to a hub. You can use the tool to view the telemetry the devices are sending, work with device properties, and invoke commands.

Install Azure IoT Explorer

Go to Azure IoT explorer releases and expand the list of assets for the most recent release. Download and install the most recent version of the application. The installation package configures a way for you to launch the application on your platform. For example, in Windows you can launch the application from the Start menu.

Connect to your hub

The first time you run Azure IoT explorer, you're prompted for your IoT hub's connection string. After you add the connection string, select Save/Connect. You can use the tool's settings to switch to another IoT hub by updating the connection string.

View devices

After saving the connection string select View devies in this hub. .

It displays the Devices list page that lists the device identitites registered with your IoT hub. You can select any entry in the list to see more information.

On the Devices list page you can:

• Select New to register a new device with your hub. Then enter a device ID. Use the default settings to automatically generate authentication keys and enable the connection to your hub.

• Select a device and then select Delete to delete a device identity. Review the device details before you complete this action to be sure you're deleting the right device identity.

Interact with a device

On the Devices list page, select a value in the Device ID column to view the detail page for the registered device.

If a device is connected and actively sending data, you can view the telemetry on the Telemetry tab.