Overview

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Here we will explain the steps to build the iPRO Camera SDK app using the Azure IoT Edge container and check its operation. Also, in this tutorial, the SDK installation directory is described as ${SDK_DIR}.

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This tutorial only supports SDK ver.2.00 or later. Please note that it cannot be used with SDK ver.2.00 or lower.

Operation confirmation procedure

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Create a new IoT Edge Solution on Visual Studio Code

The following describes the case where the sample app to be referenced is skeleton_sample_app for the C version, additional_info_sample_app for the Python version, and test_app for the Edge Solution to be created. Please note that the Edge Solution name must be in all lowercase letters. Please see below for details.
https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/image/tag/

Description of C version/Python version application

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The operation confirmation method for both the C version and Python version of the application is almost the same. This page will explain using the C version as an example, and the different parts will be explained as appropriate. Also, the application path is as follows, so please read it as appropriate.

C version app path
${SDK_DIR}/src/adamapp

Python version app path
${SDK_DIR}/src/adamapp-py

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Enter the information for the container registry to which you want to push the created image.

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This document uses Azure Container Registry administrator login credentials to speed up development and testing. In production environments, we recommend using least-privilege authentication options like service principals or repository-scoped tokens. Please see here for details.

Log in to Azure portal(Cloud Computing Services | Microsoft Azure) and select the container registry you want to target. The screen below is an example.

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Display "Settings" - "Access Keys" from the left menu.

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Based on the information displayed, enter the following:When using the container registry operated by i-PRO to build a development environment, please use the values in the table below for each item in the explanation below. If you want to prepare a container registry yourself, please refer to the documentation of the container registry you are using to obtain the values.

container registry name	iprocamsdk
login server	http://iprocamsdk.azurecr.io
user name	[Separately notified user name]
password	[Separately notified password]
repository name	[Separately notified repository name]

Enter the following based on the information you obtained.

${SDK_DIR}\src\adamapp\test_app\container\deployment.template.json
Enter “registryCredentials” in the above file as follows. "Container Registry Name" is the "Registry Name" of Azure Portal in lower case (same as the string before .azurecr.io in "Login Server").

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"registryCredentials": {
  "[container registry name]": {
    "username": "$CONTAINER_REGISTRY_USERNAME_[container registry name]",
    "password": "$CONTAINER_REGISTRY_PASSWORD_[container registry name]",
    "address": "[login server]"
  }
}

For example, if in the container registry name is “iprocv5xcontainerregistry” and the container registry login server is “iprocv5xcontainerregistry.azurecr.io”, it will case of a container registry operated by i-PRO, it would be as follows.

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${SDK_DIR}\src\adamapp\test_app\container\modules\test_app\module.json
Enter “repository” in the above file as follows.
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"repository": "[login server]/[repository name]/test_app"
If For example, if the container registry login server is "iprocv5xcontainerregistry.azurecr.io"“iprocamsdk.azurecr.io” and the repository name is “dev/company-a”, it will be as follows.
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${SDK_DIR}\src\adamapp\test_app\container
Create an .env file in the directory, write the container registry user name and password, and save it.
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CONTAINER_REGISTRY_USERNAME_[container registry name]=[user name] CONTAINER_REGISTRY_PASSWORD_[container registry name]=[password]
An example is shown below.
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Coding the app

Now code as you like on Visual Studio Code. If you copy skeleton_sample_app etc., the source file name will be the one before copying (skeletonSampleApp.cpp for skeleton_sample_app), so please rename it if necessary. Below is an example.

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${SDK_DIR}\src\adamapp\test_app\Makefile
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PROG_NAME= SkeletonSampleApp
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PROG_NAME= TestApp

${SDK_DIR}\src\adamapp\test_app\configuration.txt
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APPLICATION	SkeletonSampleApp
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APPLICATION	TestApp

${SDK_DIR}\src\adamapp\test_app\container\deployment.template.json
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"APPLICATION_NAME=SkeletonSampleApp"
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"APPLICATION_NAME=TestApp"

Build the app

When building, use the built-in functionality of the Azure IoT extension. In Visual Studio Code's Explorer Right-click on "${SDK_DIR}\src\adamapp\test_app\container\deployment.template.json" to display the build menu.

Select “Build IoT Edge Solution”. This operation only performs a build.

For your The Dockerfile provided with the SDK acquires the image from the i-PRO container registry and builds the image, so for the first build, you will be asked to log in to your the container registry. The following Below is an example when the container registry is "iprocv5xcontainerregistry.azurecr.io".of an error message.

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ERROR: failed to solve: iprocv5xcontainerregistryiprocamsdk.azurecr.io/sdk/cadamappbase:1.0.0.2: failed to authorize: failed to fetch anonymous token: unexpected status: 401 Unauthorized

At this time, enter the following command on the Visual Studio Code terminal.

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docker login iprocv5xcontainerregistryiprocamsdk.azurecr.io

Then enter Enter the Username and Password that are displayed. Enter the container registry user name and password.

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then displayed. Enter the container registry ID and password. If you wish to use i-PRO's container registry, please log in using the username and password provided to you.

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Username: [user name] Password: [password]

If you want to use your own container registry, enter the following:

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Username: sdk-containeradam-ro Password: H291gWcZ7Tg6Eph+TbTrsDKyYgHLtWq1vQHPuxIOZb+ACRADu2w4

If Login Succeeded is displayed, the login is successful.Next, right-click " is displayed, the login is successful.

Note

Please do not share your Username and Password with others.

Please note that this information is subject to change, so please always check for the latest information.

Then right click on ${SDK_DIR}\src\adamapp\test_app\container\deployment.template.json " and Select “Build Build and Push IoT Edge Solution”Solution. This operation builds and pushes to the container registry.

The build is done by running Docker buildx build as described in the Dockerfile.arm64v8 azureIoT file located under “ ${SDK_DIR}\src\adamapp\test_app\”. The environment name (arm64v8) after Dockerfile. is the architecture selected in the above step. (You can see the current architecture at the bottom of Visual Studio Code)

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arm64v8) after Dockerfile. is the architecture selected in the above step. (You can see the current architecture at the bottom of Visual Studio Code)

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If you use your own container registry, Build and Push IoT Edge Solution will cause the push to fail. This is because there is a restriction that prevents you from logging into multiple container registries at the same time. Therefore, in this case, after building the image with Build IoT Edge Solution, log back into the push destination container registry and push the image manually.

Check the built image

If the build is successful, you can check the existence of the image with docker images. Below is an example.

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$ docker images REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE iprocv5xcontainerregistry.azurecr.io/azureiot/test_app 0.0.5-arm64v8 f1772ccfed77 35 minutes ago 91.4MB

Deploy to camera

Select the device you want to deploy from under "AZURE IOT HUB" in the bottom left, right-click and select "Deploy to one IoT Edge" to deploy it to the camera. What to deploy Follows "${SDK_DIR}\src\adamapp\test_app\container\deployment.template.json".

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Deployment Succeeded is displayed, the deployment is successful.

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Check runtime status on Azure

Log in to the Azure portal(Cloud Computing Services | Microsoft Azure) and select the IoT Edge device you added on the IoT Hub - IoT Edge screen.

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The runtime status will be "Error" for a while after deployment. It takes time to become "running". However, the amount of time required to become "running" depends on the app.

Check the operation of the app

Access the URL below with a PC that can connect to the camera.

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You can check the app operation as below. Below is an example of running skeleton_sample_app.

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Controlling Container version Adamapp using Azure IoT Explorer

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It is possible to control and check the Container version of Adamapp using Azure IoT Explorer published by Microsoft. The following describes the installation and initial settings of Azure IoT Exporlor.

Install

Follow Install and use Azure IoT explorer - Azure IoT | Microsoft Learn and install Azure IoT Explorer on your PC.

Initial setting

When you start Azure IoT Explorer, the following initial screen will appear, so select "Connect via IoT Hub connection string".

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Select the device you want to check from the displayed device (camera) list.

Checking the setting values with ModuleTwin

The settings values listed in the app settings (AppPrefs.json) can be checked from the cloud using Azure IoT's ModuleTwin mechanism.

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Setting values are read-only.

Setting the operation schedule

Use ModuleTwin to set the time zone in which the application will run.

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After entering the settings, press "Save" at the top of the screen to apply the settings to the camera.
Up to 8 can be set.
If it is within any of the configured times, Container AdamApp for Azure IoT Edge will work.
If the inference end time is later than the inference start time, the inference end time represents the next day.
If scheduleField is empty, it will always operate.
If the information is incorrect, the application will not start.
Stop/start decisions are made at 15 second intervals. Therefore, the start and stop times will be delayed by up to 15 seconds.

Sending telemetry data from the device via cloud communication

Sending telemetry data

Telemetry data can be sent from the device via cloud communication by calling the ADAM_SendTelemetry() function, which is valid only for Container AdamApp for Azure IoT Edge.
Please specify values in JSON format for the arguments of this API. Please see the API specification for details.
Device-to-cloud communication has a limit on the number of times it can communicate depending on the Azure IoT Hub settings. Please check here for more details.
To control communication, sending is set to OFF by default. In order to send to the cloud, you must first turn on the sending function.
There are two ways to turn on the transmission function: Module direct method and Module twin desired property. Please see below.

How to turn on using module direct method

Select the target Container Adamapp for Azure IoT Edge in Azure IoT Explorer.

Select "Module direct method" from the left menu. You can send a direct method on the screen below.

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The results will be displayed in a pop-up. If the status is 200, it is successful.

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How to set with Module twin desired property

Display the Module twin of the target Container Adamapp for Azure IoT Edge in Azure IoT Explorer.
Set as follows in “properties”.”desired”.”aplField”.

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If you want to stop sending, please set “telemetry” to false.
For Module twin, it takes a few seconds to 10 seconds for the settings to be reflected.
Module twin works to always synchronize the settings with the camera.
Therefore, if any telemetry settings remain in the desired property, they will override the settings in the Module direct method.
To enable the Module direct method setting, set “telemetry”: ““ and delete the item.

How to check the settings

Setting values can be checked with Module twin.
Check the value of “properties”.”reported”.”aplField”.”azureSettings”.”telemetry”.

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Checking received telemetry data

Select the target Container Adamapp for Azure IoT Edge in Azure IoT Explorer.

Select "Telemetry" from the left menu.

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The string set in ADAM_SendTelemetry will be set as the value of the payload key.

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How to check the log

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App log

You can check messages output by ADAM_DEBUG_PRINT() within the app and logs output by libraries linked from the app. You can also check if there is an error.

Log in to Azure portal(Cloud Computing Services | Microsoft Azure).
Select the target IoT Hub.
Select the target camera from "Device Management" and "IoT Edge" on the left.
From the list of modules below, click the "Runtime Status" link for the app name you want to view logs for.

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Container Adamapp for Azure IoT Edge logs cannot be checked with UDPLog.

camera pflog

By checking the log in the camera, you can also analyze the behavior when Container Adamapp for Azure IoT Edge is not working properly. Logs can be obtained by clicking the execution button below.

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Among the multiple log files, we will introduce the log files that are most related to Container Adamapp for Azure IoT Edge.

cadam (files with file names starting with pf_cadam, pf_cadamCgi) cadam is a process that manages Container Adamapp for Azure IoT Edge.
Azure IoT Edge runtime (files whose names start with pf_aziot-certd, pf_aziot-edged, pf_aziot-identityd, pf_aziot-keyd)Azure IoT Edge runtime communicates with Azure IoT Hub.
Docker (files with file names starting with pf_docker, pf_containerd, pf_opa) Logs related to Docker operations. opa is used for security checks, and if the created deployment manifest contains content that violates the camera's security policy, a log will be output to this file.

Enhance Security Level of your Container

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This article describes techniques for strengthening container security when developing container applications.

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No.	Security measures	Explanation
1	Select base image	Choose a lightweight, reliable base image. Consider using official or security-enhanced images. i-PRO's SDK provides base images, so please use them unless you need additional information.
2	Image vulnerability scan	Regularly scan container images with tools to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
3	Creating a secure Dockerfile	Create Dockerfile securely. Don't install unnecessary packages, use ADD instead of COPY, minimize user privileges, etc. Many of these practices can be detected by the vulnerability tools listed above.
4	Applying security context	Minimize risk by setting appropriate permissions and resource limits on your containers. The i-PRO camera restricts these settings, and an error will occur if you try to start the container with settings outside the permitted range. To avoid this error, please use the template settings provided by i-PRO.
5	Container network security	Configure your network settings appropriately and avoid opening unnecessary ports. It also applies security policies to communication between containers.
6	Logging and monitoring	Monitor containers and collect logs to quickly detect anomalies and security incidents. It is necessary to implement output logging with an appropriate amount and content.
7	Confidential data measures	Avoid keeping sensitive data inside containers. If you want to handle sensitive data or safely manage application settings, you need to take measures such as using a secure storage solution. The i-PRO camera provides a data storage environment using named volumes as a method.
8	CI/CD pipeline security	We perform security checks at each stage of build, test, and deployment to detect and fix unauthorized operations and vulnerable code. This includes using the vulnerability scanning tools mentioned above. Set up appropriate access controls in your CI/CD pipeline and adhere to security best practices.
9	Creating and managing SBOM	Create and manage SBOM for vulnerability management and supply chain risk management. We recommend that you understand the OSS included in the image.

Run Vulnerability Checker against your Image

One way to strengthen container security is to use tools to extract vulnerabilities in container images and remove or fix them as much as possible.

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In addition, in this figure, vulnerability checks are not limited to application container images that are self-developed products, but also container images that are used as a base for multi-build purposes during development (e.g., Debian official images, etc.) It also covers. The reason for this is to thoroughly check for vulnerabilities in the packages you use. The details will be described in the Trivy explanation section.

Trivy: Comprehensive Vulnerability Scanner

Trivy is an open source scanner that detects vulnerabilities in container images and file systems. It mainly targets vulnerabilities related to OS packages and programming language libraries. Trivy is developed and maintained by Aqua Security and is one of the most reliable tools for container developers.

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As mentioned above, it is important to regularly check for vulnerabilities in container images using tools like Trivy to reduce security risks. Additionally, by incorporating Trivy into your CI/CD pipeline, you can achieve automated vulnerability detection and improve security throughout your development process.

Dockle: Container Image Security Linter

Dockle is an open source tool that identifies potential issues based on container image security best practices. Dockle primarily detects system-related vulnerabilities, such as Dockerfiles and image configurations. It is developed and maintained by GoodwithTech and, like Trivy, is one of the most useful tools for container developers.

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As mentioned above, it is important to use tools like Dockle to regularly check for system-related issues in container images and reduce security risks, just like Trivy. You can also incorporate Dockle into your CI/CD pipeline to provide automated security best practice checks and improve security throughout your development process.

Force-Limit on Access to Host Resources

For security reasons, the permissions and resources of the i-PRO camera host that can be accessed by containers running on the i-PRO camera are forcibly restricted. If an attempt is made to start a container that specifies permissions, resource locations, or out-of-range options for Docker API that are not allowed by i-PRO, a check mechanism on the host side will reject the request. (see diagram below).

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Under the above constraints, we provide a template in the SDK build environment that is preconfigured with a set of options allowed by i-PRO. This template has the necessary and sufficient settings for the container application to be allowed to start, and can be used as is without changing settings related to permissions and resources such as the above (individual settings such as container name etc. (excluding those that require action).
If the permissions and resources that need to be accessed from the container application being developed are not pre-configured in the above template, or if the settings you have added and/or changed yourself are rejected by the i-PRO camera host. Please review the design and/or settings.

Checkpoints if things don't work in the WSL environment

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If it does not work in WSL environment, please check the following.

The following must be enabled in the Visual Studio Code "LOCAL" extension
- Dev Containers
- Remote - SSH, Remote - SSH: Editing Configuration FIles, Remote - Tunnels, Remote Development, Remote Explorer
- WSL
The following must be enabled in Visual Studio Code's "WSL: UBUNTU-20.04" extension:
- Azure Account
- Azure IoT Edge
- Azure IoT Hub
"WSL: Ubuntu-20.04" is displayed at the bottom left of the Visual Studio Code screen.
If permission denied is displayed in Build IoT Edge Solution, check whether the current user has access rights to the target directory.
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sudo chown -r ipro:ipro [development directory] ※ipro:ipro is an example, so please set it according to each environment.
Run the above to change the owner.

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Table of contents

Overview

Operation confirmation procedure

Create a new IoT Edge Solution on Visual Studio Code

Description of C version/Python version application

Coding the app

Build the app

Check the built image

Deploy to camera

Check runtime status on Azure

Check the operation of the app

Controlling Container version Adamapp using Azure IoT Explorer

Install

Initial setting

Checking the setting values with ModuleTwin

Setting the operation schedule

Sending telemetry data from the device via cloud communication

Sending telemetry data

How to turn on using module direct method

How to set with Module twin desired property

How to check the settings

Checking received telemetry data

How to check the log

App log

camera pflog

Enhance Security Level of your Container

Run Vulnerability Checker against your Image

Trivy: Comprehensive Vulnerability Scanner

Dockle: Container Image Security Linter

Force-Limit on Access to Host Resources

Checkpoints if things don't work in the WSL environment

About trademarks

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Versions Compared

Old Version 31

New Version 37

Key

Table of contents

Overview

Operation confirmation procedure

Create a new IoT Edge Solution on Visual Studio Code

Description of C version/Python version application

Coding the app

Build the app

Check the built image

Deploy to camera

Check runtime status on Azure

Check the operation of the app

Controlling Container version Adamapp using Azure IoT Explorer

Install

Initial setting

Checking the setting values with ModuleTwin

Setting the operation schedule

Sending telemetry data from the device via cloud communication

Sending telemetry data

How to turn on using module direct method

How to set with Module twin desired property

How to check the settings

Checking received telemetry data

How to check the log

App log

camera pflog

Enhance Security Level of your Container

Run Vulnerability Checker against your Image

Trivy: Comprehensive Vulnerability Scanner

Dockle: Container Image Security Linter

Force-Limit on Access to Host Resources

Checkpoints if things don't work in the WSL environment

About trademarks