Version 5.0 has been further updated to version 5.2.

This fixes some issues in version 5.0, 5.1 and 5.11

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Development of M2Mqtt library continues .... now reached the version 3.3.0.0 ! This time the new features are related to two requests from people who are using it. First, I added more overloads for Connect() method, because from when I removed the default parameters (for compatibility with older versions of the .Net Framework) I left the more complex constructor that requires all parameters. Many people, not knowing well the MQTT protocol, found themselves in difficulty in deciding what values ​​to pass to lesser known parameters (will message, clean session, ...). A further new feature concerns the client disconnected event (from the MQTT broker) that was requested on the official CodePlex web site. The MqttClient class exposes MqttMsgDisconnected event that is raised when a condition of connection failure with the broker is detected and typically in two cases : when there isn’t network traffic, when client sends the PINGREQ message (relative to the keep-alive) it doesn’t receive ...

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In the course of this tutorial we will see how it is possible to use the Raspberry Pi as a AMQP (Advanced Message Queuing Protocol) client and connect it to Windows Azure Service Bus that supports the AMQP version 1.0. Obviously, the choice of the client library is almost forced : Apache Qpid Proton. This library developed in C still provides the bindings for other languages ​​including Java, Python, and PHP but in the course of the article we will use only the native version. Generally, the Raspberry Pi is used with the Raspbian (based on Debian) distribution which is a Linux distribution. This means that we can install the Qpid Proton library as we do on a normal Ubuntu distribution on a PC or on a virtual machine on Windows Azure. Connect to the Raspberry Pi All of the following operations can be performed by directly accessing the Raspberry Pi through a monitor, keyboard, and mouse connected to it or remotely through the use of SSH connection. The latter solution is certainly the most convenient, usi ...

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This article discusses the just released Compact13Tools Version 5.0 software architecture for Compact13Tools. This version has the full source for the Managed Code which it builds via a batch file.The software is structured as two layers. (Read on for more.) The next blog will introduce CEToolbox which directly builds to Managed Code tools as OS Source Subprojects; a topic covered in the previous three blogs. This article is essentially a slides presentation with some *comments.

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Attended the first IoT LA meetup at XPrize office in West Los Angeles, get to know more about Xprize’s inspirational project and met energetic new friends passionate about Internet of Things.

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As a further confirmation that Microsoft wants to be part of the business of the Internet of Things, was released a "limited preview" of a new product on Azure: Azure Microsoft Intelligent System Service. The primary objective is to provide a single platform capable of acquiring data generated by heterogeneous systems (and thus non-Microsoft) for further processing and analyzing in real-time with tools like HDInsight. The main features will be : Connectivity : ability to connect any device regardless of onboard operating system; Configuration : definition of rules to automate processes on the device; Administration : ability to monitor, configure and update devices in the field; Extensibility : greater scalability and efficiency through infrastructure based on cloud; At the following link, it is possible to request a limited preview to which potential users will have access as a result of a questionnaire for assessing the project to ...

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  One of the protocols most commonly used in the messaging systems that can be also used for the Internet of Things is the AMQP (Advanced Message Queuing Protocol) that already is OASIS standard and now it is at version 1.0. The Service Bus offered by Windows Azure supports this protocol, that ensures communication between clients developed on different platforms. In the case of a Microsoft platform we have no problem thanks to the Windows Azure SDK (now at version 2.3) that completely abstracts the underlying communication protocol with the Service Bus (AMQP, SBMP, ...) thanks to its programming model. if we are working on a non-Microsoft system, one of the best choices is to adopt the libraries of the Apache Qpid project and in particular the Qpid Proton. This library is developed in C and it provides the bindings for other languages ​​including Java, Python, and PHP. In this tutorial, we will see how to create an Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS virtual machine on Windows Azure, install and use the Qpid Pr ...

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There will be 2 separate Microsoft Azure Dev Camps events, on April 23rd and 24th.  These are free full day online learning event, deliver by expert in this field, to help you learn Microsoft Azure, a Cloud platform needed for the evolving Internet of Things.

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Hyper-V and Compact 2013 (3 articles)

Managed Code as part of the OS Build ( 3 articles)

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Topics:

• Building Managed Code as part of the OS (Part 3): Debugging
• Windows 8.1 Update
• $0 Windows Licesninsing and Open Source

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