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IoT Devices

IoT Devices

This course is part of Hands-on Internet of Things Specialization

Instructor: Matthew Caesar

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4 modules

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

529 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

1 week at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

95%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Assembly of networked devices, programming of networked devices

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The Internet of Things (IoT) stands to be the next revolution in computing. Billions of data-spouting devices connected to the Internet are already fundamentally changing the way we live and work. This course teaches a deep understanding of IoT technologies from the ground up. Students will learn IoT device programming (Arduino and Raspberry Pi), sensing and actuating technologies, IoT protocol stacks (Zigbee, 5G, NFC, MQTT, etc), networking backhaul design and security enforcement, data science for IoT, and cloud-based IoT platforms such as AWS IoT. As an optional honors avtivity, students will be guided through laboratory assignments designed to give them practical real-world experience, where they will deploy a distributed wifi monitoring service, a cloud-based IoT service platform serving tens of thousands of heartbeat sensors, and more. Students will emerge from the class with a cutting-edge education on this rapidly emerging technology segment, and with the confidence to carry out tasks they will commonly encounter in industrial settings. Important: To complete the practical part of the whole series (honors) there will be practical experimentation using actual hardware, which you will need to acquire. (Cost may vary between 100 and 200 USD depending on your location). Most parts that are needed for the first course, will be re-used in the following courses.

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Welcome to our first course on Internet of Things! You will become familiar with the course and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required to navigate the course. In this week you'll see that The Internet of Things is amazing, but it's not like it's some completely new thing. The amazing devices and technologies being are made up of systems, protocols, and architectures that have been around for decades. So in order to understand IoT, it's important to understand some key pieces of the Internet. As an optional "honors" activity (which we strongly recommend doing) we'll also get you started on the lab project - the best way to get your hands on things. In this practical lab we will guide you to gain experience with Internet of Things devices. You will do this by implementing a 2019 Honda Civic. In particular, you will be implementing a vehicular network and computation infrastructure comparable to that in the 2019 Honda Civic. Your infrastructure will perform real-time communications within the automobile to perform life-saving features such as obstacle avoidance and lane departure mitigation. Doing this will give you strong experience in programming IoT components, as well as teach you about vehicular networks, an emerging powerful use case for IoT.

What's included

14 videos8 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt

14 videosTotal 92 minutes

Welcome to Internet of Things3 minutes
Lecture 1: How the Internet Works7 minutes
Lecture 2: How Can Many Hosts Communicate?7 minutes
Lecture 3: What is a Protocol?4 minutes
Lecture 4: Protocol Stacks10 minutes
Lecture 5: Network Addressing9 minutes
Lecture 6: Addressing Layers6 minutes
Lecture 7: IoT Protocols10 minutes
Lecture 8: Intra-domain vs. Inter-domain6 minutes
Lecture 9: Example: XO Communications Backbone4 minutes
Lecture 10: Layer 2 vs Layer 3 Forwarding8 minutes
Lecture 11: Network Virtualization4 minutes
Lecture 12: Delivery Methods8 minutes
Lecture 13: Multicast Approaches6 minutes

8 readingsTotal 80 minutes

About this course10 minutes
Required Items for the Hardware Lab10 minutes
Course Communication and Discussion Forums10 minutes
Updating your Profile10 minutes
Social Media10 minutes
Course Slides PDFs10 minutes
Week 1 Overview10 minutes
Lab 1: IoT Devices Step 110 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 40 minutes

Week 1 Quiz0 minutes
Week 1 Honors Checklist10 minutes
Orientation Quiz30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Week 1 Discussion10 minutes

In this week we will describe the foundational notions of electricity and IoT circuits you will need to build real IoT devices. We will start off by describing what electricity is and how it flows through electronics. We will present what electronic components are out there, how to choose the set you need for your target system, and how to construct the circuitry between them to build the logic underlying your device.

What's included

7 videos2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

7 videosTotal 117 minutes

Lecture 1: Introduction to IoT Hardware4 minutes
Lecture 2: Background: Electrical Circuit Design24 minutes
Lecture 3: Use Case: Something That Lights Up9 minutes
Lecture 4: Use Case: Something That Uses Electricity19 minutes
Lecture 5: Use Case: Something That Moves11 minutes
Lecture 6: Use Case: Something That Observes19 minutes
Lecture 7: Useful Circuits30 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Week 2 Overview10 minutes
Lab: IoT Devices Step 210 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 10 minutes

Week 2 Quiz0 minutes
Week 2 Honors Checklist10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Week 2 Discussion10 minutes

In computing, we have the concept of architecture as well. You don't just design computing systems. In this module, you will learn about how IoT systems are architected. We will start off by describing the higher-level components used to build IoT systems such as ICs and breakout modules. We will present computational platforms used in constructing real IoT devices, typical components used therein, and alternative designs used to connect them together.

What's included

5 videos3 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt

5 videosTotal 116 minutes

Lecture 1: Integrated Circuits in Practice20 minutes
Lecture 2: Data Encoding: Challenges17 minutes
Lecture 3: Data Encoding: Approaches31 minutes
Lecture 4: Microcontrollers25 minutes
Lecture 5: Programmable Circuits24 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Week 3 Overview10 minutes
Lab: IoT Devices Step 310 minutes
Lab: IoT Devices Step 310 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 40 minutes

Week 3 Quiz0 minutes
Week 3 Honors Checklist10 minutes
Lab Milestone30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Week 3 Discussion10 minutes

In this week, we will study the design of IoT platforms - how their components are assembled together, and how software running on top orchestrates their actions to perform their intended purpose. We'll also collect your submission of the lab project you started in week 1.

What's included

2 videos3 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

2 videosTotal 46 minutes

Lecture 1: IoT Platform Design and Programming22 minutes
Lecture 2: Arduino Programming24 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Week 4 Overview10 minutes
Appendices to the Lab10 minutes
Lab: Submission Instructions10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 10 minutes

Week 4 Quiz0 minutes
Week 4 Honors Checklist10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 60 minutes

Week 4 Discussion and Lab Submission60 minutes

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