Want to on or off the physical robotic arm from the digital twin 3D scene

Question

I am pushing my physical robotic arm data to the digital twin through IOT hub and azure functions. I also integrated the digital twin with the 3D scenes and I would able to view the data in it. Now, my requirement is I should be able to on or off the bot using the digital twin. I would like to know is it feasible? If yes, then explain it in brief and provide documentation if any.

Answer 1

Hello @RAJBHAR, SUSHANT,

welcome to this moderated Azure community forum.

The Azure Digitial Twins environment does not support DTDL commands (yet).

Controlling hardware can be achived easily via a second channel:

device->iot hub -> 3d Scene -> 3d Scene URL widget -> Website call -> direct method call -> IoT Hub -> device

Just build your controlling logic (a direct method call on the iot hub?) in a website, possible secured by the same AAD accounts users use for your 3D Scenes studio.

Then make use of the URL widget so a user can click on it and execute the action url directly of executes it via a landing space.

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