Manufacturing guide for connected devices

This manufacturing guide is intended for manufacturing engineers who are responsible for the volume manufacture of hardware that is based on Azure Sphere.

Manufacture of a connected device that incorporates Azure Sphere technology can be divided into two types of processes: factory floor and cloud configuration.

The following steps will help you develop your manufacturing process:

1. Prepare for manufacturing. The preparation includes setting up test equipment and software, making the necessary device information and applications available, and planning for software updates. For details, see Manufacturing process preparation.

2. Determine your factory-floor process. The tasks for this process include loading software onto Azure Sphere devices, running functional tests, and finalizing devices for shipping. For details, see Factory-floor tasks.

   The specific tasks needed and the particulars of these tasks will depend on your individual hardware, test applications and scripts used, and manufacturing environment.

3. Determine your cloud-configuration process. The tasks for this process include claiming Azure Sphere devices and configuring them for over-the-air software updates. For details see, Cloud-configuration tasks.

   The particulars of your cloud-configuration tasks will vary somewhat based on your products and device groups.