Connect Raspberry Pi to ThingWorx

Project Concept

This project will introduce you to the Edge MicroServer (EMS) and how to connect your ThingWorx server to a Raspberry Pi device.

Following the steps in this guide, you will be able to connect to the ThingWorx platform with your Raspberry Pi. The coding will be simple and steps will be very straight forward.

We will teach you how to utilize the EMS for your Edge device needs. The EMS comes with the Lua Script Resource, which serves as an optional process manager, enabling you to create Properties, Services, Events, and Subscriptions for a remote device on the ThingWorx platform.

Project Info

Type	Quickstart
Level	Beginner
Est. Time	30 Minutes
Published	October 17, 2018
Author	Allen Smith

Connect

You'll learn how to

Set up Raspberry Pi
Install, configure and launch the EMS
Connect a remote device to ThingWorx

Things used in this project

Environment:

This guide requires a connection to the ThingWorx Foundation.

It assumes that you are utilizing the 30-day hosted Foundation server or the 120-day downloaded trial.

In order to complete this exercise, you need the following:

Raspberry Pi - If you don't have one, purchase one directly from the Raspberry Pi web site or from a distribution partner: Digi-Key, or RS
An SD card (8 GB or larger) with the Raspbian Jessie operating system installed.
Either a remote access application, or a monitor, USB keyboard and a USB mouse to interact with the Pi

Software components:

ThingWorx Foundation

Previous knowledge:

Get Started with ThingWorx for IoT

Outline

Step 1: Setup Raspberry Pi
Step 2: Install the EMS
Step 3: Create Application Key
Step 4: Configure the EMS
Step 5: Launch the EMS
Step 6: Configure Lua Script Resource (LSR)
Step 7: Configure Template File (Properties)
Step 8: Configure Template File (Service)
Step 9: Run LSR
Step 10: Bind Remote Thing Properties
Step 11: View Data from Devices
Step 12: Connect to Temperature Sensor
Step 13: Next Steps