Device Twins

IoTWorX now uses Azure device twins. A device twin is a digital representation of the edge device's settings, stored in the cloud.

Device twins are used to exchange settings and status information with the device.

Utilizing device twins, users can:

Preconfigure packages to be automatically downloaded when a device is provisioned.
Configure a device even when it is offline.
Get status information and detailed errors from devices even when they have not been properly configured (such as when a configuration file fails to load).

The device twin also stores the configuration in the cloud, allowing devices to be safely re-provisioned without losing the configuration.