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Architecting Smart IoT Devices

EIT Digital

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This course will teach you how to develop an embedded systems device. In order to reduce the time to market, many pre-made hardware and software components are available today. You'll discover all the available hardware and software components, such as processor families, operating systems, boards, and networks. You'll also learn how to actually use and integrate these components.
At the end of the course, you will be ready to start architecting and implementing your own embedded device! You'll learn how to debug and finetune your device and how to make it run on a low power supply.

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 33 hours to complete

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Skills you will gain

Internet Of Things (IOT)
Debugging
Real-Time Operating System (RTOS)

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 33 hours to complete

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Instructors

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4.25/5 (48 Ratings)

Martin Timmerman

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Royal Military Academy Brussels - Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB-ETRO) - Dedicated Systems Experts NV/SA (CEO)

43,681 Learners

2 Courses

Maarten Weyn

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Faculty of Applied Engineering - University of Antwerp / iMinds

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EIT Digital

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

22 minutes to complete

Welcome to Architecting Smart IoT Devices

22 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 2 min), 2 readings

Week2

Week 2

9 hours to complete

Hardware & Software for EmS

9 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 48 min), 19 readings, 5 quizzes

6 videos

Welcome to Module 1!8mProcessors8mBoards7mNetworks9mSoftware Components8mIoT Components6m

19 readings

What's a web tour and what does it have to do with quizzes?2mStudy of a few Embedded Processor Families20mMCU, SOC, FPGA15mCache, pipeline and coupling10mWhere do (development) boards come in?10mExplore examples of boards20mOptional Resources15mNetwork basics - for network newbies10mSensor Networks for IoT30mMulti-what?8mOperating System types20mProtocol stacks10mLicenses15mIntegrated Development Environment10mIoT today and tomorrow20mIoT and big data (in the cloud)20mComplete solution market offerings25mApplication protocols10mSensorTag Experiment1h

5 practice exercises

Processors30mBoards30mNetworks30mSoftware Components30mIoT Components30m

Week3

Week 3

11 hours to complete

RTOS

11 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 42 min), 26 readings, 5 quizzes

6 videos

Welcome to Module 2!2mFrom XXS to XXL7mReal-time Scheduling7mSynchronisation and Communication8mDevice Drivers7mFive rules for architecting a multithreading design8m

26 readings

Optional Resources5mSilicon vendor - independent OS30mSilicon vendor OS for IoT15mXXS (RT)OS for IoT15mEvaluation reports on the embedded OS8mOptional Resources30mArbitration in a hardware bus-based environment25mScheduling algorithms10mOptional Resources15mRTOS overview10mReading more about RTOS10mWhat is priority inversion, inheritance and ceiling?20mWhat does an RTOS have to offer?15mMultitasking programming language10mInvestigate an RTOS of your choice10mOptional Resources25mVRTX vs Nucleus15mProcessor interrupt models20mDevice Driver model example35mDriver certification programs10mOptional Resources10mRules for tasking1hRate Monotonic Scheduling5mTools for schedulability analysis20mFault-Tolerance Design15mTurn your smartphone into a BB gateway15m

5 practice exercises

XXS/XXL30mReal-Time Scheduling30mSynchronisation and Communication web tour30mDevice Drivers30mMultithreading Design30m

Week4

Week 4

12 hours to complete

System Finalisation

12 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 39 min), 28 readings, 3 quizzes

6 videos

Welcome to Module!2mSoftware development tools and environments8mDebugging basics: Thread and Device Drivers6mDebugging Specials and Code Tuning7mTesting and Device Simulation8mHardware or Software Security?5m

28 readings

Optional Resources15mChallenges in Embedded Systems Development10mConnecting target and host15mIDE examples20mLanguages for Embedded Systems10mRemote debugginng (optional experiment)30mCross-compiler practice25mOptional Resources30mSimulation on host20mLogical remote debugging15mRealtime debugging25mStep by step (optional)40mOptional resources30mMMU as debugging tool15mFinetuning25mOptional Resources40mWhite- and black-box testing30mSimulating input, capturing output10mSporadic bugs5mSystem survival under failure20mHardware or Software Security?25mSecurity requirements20mSecurity coding techniques5mCryptography20mSecurity models15mNo reverse engineering15mHow vendors deal with security issues15mPrivate Clouds25m

3 practice exercises

Development Tools and Environments30mDebugging Basics30mDebugging Specials30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM ARCHITECTING SMART IOT DEVICES

by LPJul 11, 2017

Excellent review in every aspect of IoT ecosystem, from the processor to the cloud.

by CBApr 15, 2020

The content, of course, is very good. But some quiz answers need to be corrected. Need some more explanation in videos

by LLJun 9, 2017

Very good coverage. Good amount of details in the Curriculam.

by BBJun 22, 2018

A nice overview of the major choices when developing IoT devices. Quite a few broken links in the reading materials.

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