Create an IoT app on Raspberry Pi using ASP.net

Question

Can someone with experience point me in the right direction? I want to create an IoT device using a Pi with a small touchscreen for a UI. Apparently you can’t use net to create a form on the pi, so it seems my only option is a web form. I don’t have much experience with Linux and python but I know windows and C#. I don’t have a lot of resources for learning ASP so can you help me with the bare minimum of what I need to learn to complete my project? I’m looking to just use the web server only on the pi as a gui.

Answer 1

Hello

if you have more knowledge about C# than about ASP.Net, check out Blazor.

Blazor is a web framework for building web UI components (Razor components) that can be hosted in different ways. Razor components can run server-side in ASP.NET Core (Blazor Server)...

The programming model is quite easy for a non-web developer. I built a full website without touching one line of JavaScript.

Here is a primer about running Blazor on Linux using a container. It is hosted in Azure IoT Edge.

It is based on server-side Blazor so you can fully interact with what is happening on the device.

You can even access the GPIO on the RPi.

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Answer 2

If you create a web app on the pi, then typically you will not use the touch screen but rather an external browser. You could install a browser on the pi to access the website.

otherwise you need a gui library with c# binding support. Here is one

https://credibledev.com/linux-c-net-gui-app-using-avalonia-ui/