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articles/healthcare-apis/azure-api-for-fhir/iot-fhir-portal-quickstart.md

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Azure offers an extensive suite of IoT products to connect and manage your IoT devices. You can build your own solution based on PaaS using Azure IoT Hub, or start with a manage IoT apps platform with Azure IoT Central. For this tutorial, we'll leverage Azure IoT Central, which has industry-focused solution templates to help you get started.
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Deploy the [Continuous patient monitoring application template](../../iot-central/healthcare/tutorial-continuous-patient-monitoring.md#create-continuous-patient-monitoring-application). This template includes two simulated devices producing real-time data to help you get started: **Smart Vitals Patch** and **Smart Knee Brace**.
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Deploy the [Continuous patient monitoring application template](../../iot-central/healthcare/tutorial-continuous-patient-monitoring.md#create-application). This template includes two simulated devices producing real-time data to help you get started: **Smart Vitals Patch** and **Smart Knee Brace**.
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articles/iot-central/core/overview-iot-central-tour.md

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In the **Build** section you can browse the list of industry-relevant IoT Central templates, or start from scratch using a Custom app template.
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In the **Build** section you can browse the list of industry-relevant IoT Central templates, or start from scratch using a Custom application template.
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[Quickly deploy a new IoT Central application](quick-deploy-iot-central.md) and then customize it to your specific requirements. Application templates in Azure IoT Central are a tool to help you kickstart your IoT solution development. You can use app templates for everything from getting a feel for what is possible, to fully customizing your application to resell to your customers.
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[Quickly deploy a new IoT Central application](quick-deploy-iot-central.md) and then customize it to your specific requirements. Application templates in Azure IoT Central are a tool to help you kickstart your IoT solution development. You can use application templates for everything from getting a feel for what is possible, to fully customizing your application to resell to your customers.
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# Tutorial: Deploy and walk through the smart meter monitoring application template
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The smart meters not only enable automated billing, but also advanced metering use cases such as real-time readings and bi-directional communication. The smart meter app template enables utilities and partners to monitor smart meters status and data, define alarms and notifications. It provides sample commands, such as disconnect meter and update software. The meter data can be set up to egress to other business applications and to develop custom solutions.
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The smart meters not only enable automated billing, but also advanced metering use cases such as real-time readings and bi-directional communication. The _smart meter monitoring_ application template enables utilities and partners to monitor smart meters status and data, define alarms and notifications. It provides sample commands, such as disconnect meter and update software. The meter data can be set up to egress to other business applications and to develop custom solutions.
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:::image type="content" source="media/tutorial-iot-central-smart-meter/smart-meter-app-architecture.png" alt-text="smart meter architecture.":::
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When you build an IoT solution, Azure IoT Central simplifies the build process and helps to reduce the burden and costs of IoT management, operations, and development. With IoT Central, you can easily connect, monitor, and manage your Internet of Things (IoT) assets at scale. After you connect your smart meters to IoT Central, the app template uses built-in features such as device models, commands, and dashboards. The app template also uses the IoT Central storage for warm path scenarios such as near real-time meter data monitoring, analytics, rules, and visualization.
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When you build an IoT solution, Azure IoT Central simplifies the build process and helps to reduce the burden and costs of IoT management, operations, and development. With IoT Central, you can easily connect, monitor, and manage your Internet of Things (IoT) assets at scale. After you connect your smart meters to IoT Central, the application template uses built-in features such as device models, commands, and dashboards. The application template also uses the IoT Central storage for warm path scenarios such as near real-time meter data monitoring, analytics, rules, and visualization.
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The solar panel monitoring app enables utilities and partners to monitor solar panels, such as their energy generation and connection status in near real time. It can send notifications based on defined threshold criteria. It provides sample commands, such as update firmware and other properties. The solar panel data can be set up to egress to other business applications and to develop custom solutions.
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