Azure Sphere RemoteX Server

The RemoteX project provides remote access to Azure Sphere peripherals from a POSIX C application. The project is similar in nature to the Raspberry Pi Remote GPIO with the pigpio C Interface and Arduino Firmata projects.

Refer to the DesktopDevX and RemoteX wiki video for information on the AzureSphereRemoteX Server and Azure Sphere Client Library.

Architecture

Clone

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/Azure-Sphere-DevX/AzureSphereRemoteX.git

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Install the AzureSphereRemoteX Server

You can only deploy the AzureSphereRemote server from a Windows or Linux computer.

To install the AzureSphereRemote server, follow these steps:

1. Clone the AzureSphereRemoteX.Server repo to your desktop.

   git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/Azure-Sphere-DevX/AzureSphereRemoteX.Server.git
   

2. Start Visual Studio Code.

3. Open the AzureSphereRemoteX.Server folder with Visual Studio Code.

4. Open the azsphere_board.txt and select your developer board.

5. Press F1, and select CMake: Select Variant., select Release

6. Press F1, and select CMake: Delete Cache and Reconfigure.

7. Set the app_manifest to match your Azure Sphere developer board. The RemoteX server project includes sample hardware definitions and matching app_manifests. Copy and paste the app_manifest from the Manifests.defaults folder that matches your board into the app_manifest.json file.

8. Press Ctrl+F5 to deploy the RemoteX server to your Azure Sphere.

Expected device behavior

1. The application LED will turn on to indicate the RemoteX server is starting and connecting to your Wi-Fi network.
2. The application LED will turn off to indicate the RemoteX server is ready.