Is it possible to do machine learning in Azure IoT Central?

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Is it possible to do machine learning in Azure IoT Central?

KC 1

I was wondering if it is possible to do machine learning on Azure IoT central. I read in some places that it is possible to do so in Azure IoT Edge. I saw a template for Video Analytics but cannot seem to find a way to implement my own models. If Edge is the only way to perform machine learning in Azure IoT, is there some way to use IoT Edge with IoT Central? Or, is it possible to train your own Tensorflow Lite Models with Raspberry Pi and just host the Pi in IoT Hub? If both are possible, which of the two would be the easiest?

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António Sérgio Azevedo 7,671 Microsoft Employee Moderator

@KC it looks like you are having great challenges ahead :)!

To your main question, the direct answer is yes you can use Machine Learning in conjunction with an Azure IoT Central Solution which ingests data from an Azure IoT Edge device previously trained by your own Tensorflow Lite Models.

The bigger question is how do you want to do it and what are the current constraints you have + when do you want the actionable decisions coming from your connected device sensors to be made?

My advice is that you follow one of our Learning paths or Modules, for example:

You will learn how to use a trained model and clearly distinguish when you need an ML model running in the Edge vs in the Cloud.

KC 1 Reputation point

2021-04-15T00:07:07.39+00:00

@António Sérgio Azevedo thanks for your response! After reading your answer and looking at the AI Edge Engineer documentation, does it mean that I can turn my raspberry pi into an edge device and connect it to IoT Central for machine learning? If this is the case, can I connect the Edge Device directly through IoT Central or would I need to mess around with IoT Hub?
KC 1 Reputation point

2021-04-15T00:09:11.007+00:00

The AI Edge Engineer documentation does not seem to cover IoT Central. If I am wrong do you know where I can find it?

Thanks :)
António Sérgio Azevedo 7,671 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2021-04-23T12:13:32.703+00:00
You are welcome @KC ,
Absolutely you can connect an IoT Edge Device directly to your IoT Centrall application :).

See here for example: Tutorial: Add an Azure IoT Edge device to your Azure IoT Central application

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