Device registry operations

This sample application is focused on device registry operations and how they work. We will create a console application as our first IoT solution and look at the various device management techniques.

Getting ready

Let's create a console application to start with IoT:

1. Create a new project in Visual Studio:

Create a console application

2. Add the IoT Hub connectivity extension in Visual Studio:

Add the extension for IoT Hub connectivity

3. Now, right-click on the Solution in Visual Studio, navigate to Add, and select Connected Services.
4. Select Azure IoT Hub and click on Add.
5. Now, select the Azure subscription from the dropdown, followed by which you will get a list of the IoT Hub service parts of this Azure account, which you can select:

Select IoT Hub for our application

6. Next, it will ask you to add a device; or you can skip this step, and click on the Add button, which will add the connected service to the Solution.

How to do it...

In this section, we will start with registering...