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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Interfacing with the Raspberry Pi by University of California, Irvine

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About the Course

The Raspberry Pi uses a variety of input/output devices based on protocols such as HDMI, USB, and Ethernet to communicate with the outside world. In this class you will learn how to use these protocols with other external devices (sensors, motors, GPS, orientation, LCD screens etc.) to get your IoT device to interact with the real world. Most physical devices use analog signals; however computer hardware is digital so in this class you will learn how these signals are converted back-and-forth and how this must be considered as you program your device. The basic design of a sensor-actuator system will also be covered. You will also learn how to build more sophisticated hardware systems using Raspberry Pi expansion boards to create fun and exciting IoT devices. Please note that this course does not include discussion forums....

Top reviews

BS

Sep 2, 2019

The course was pretty interesting and I learnt a lot of new things from this course. I have gained confidence to try something new b myself after completing this course and hope I do so in the future

HG

Feb 5, 2021

Professor Harris has a practical approach to teaching which helped me understand the concepts better and encouraged me to perform different demos and experiments on my own.

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By EdgarFelipe C

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Feb 1, 2018

Great practical class to built your IoT skills

By Marouane S

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Mar 10, 2016

very interting topic but maybe not deep enough

By satyajeet p

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Sep 28, 2016

The course content aptly covers the topics

By Praise T

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Aug 15, 2017

Very informative and systematic.

By George H M

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Oct 9, 2021

Great introductory course!

By DIVYANSHU G

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May 5, 2020

a well informative course

By DODDI V V

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Jul 27, 2020

it is very usefull.

By Utkarsh S

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Jul 30, 2020

Good for starting.

By Luigi S

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Feb 17, 2016

Ok, really good

By adrian s s

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Sep 2, 2021

genial curso

By Jagir M

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Dec 12, 2016

Interesting

By Muhammed E

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Jul 2, 2021

it is good

By Moni s

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Apr 29, 2020

good!!!

By N S N T

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May 18, 2018

useful

By Mallikarjuna R Y

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May 15, 2020

good

By G R s R

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Jan 15, 2019

Good

By SHAIk A

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Jul 2, 2018

nice

By kathimamatha

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Jun 30, 2018

nice

By Suresh K B

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Mar 12, 2018

good

By Iain M

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Feb 21, 2016

A very good introductory course. The teacher is excellent as are the video lectures.

Unfortunately, the new Coursera rules requiring payment before assessments can be accessed meant that I didn't complete any of the assessments. That will probably be a major disincentive for many learners who want to confirm what they have learned.

Also, UCI have elected to disable the discussion forums for this course (although I found they could still be accessed via the Coursera App on my Android phone). I can't help wondering if this was as a result of some of the negative feedback posted on the forums in the earlier courses of this specialisation. If so, this really doesn't reflect well on UCI as a teaching institution!

By Paulo A

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Sep 20, 2017

There was a big disconexion between the lessons and the actual assignments. I understand the reasons for that, it's not possible to demand that people have the equipment and the time resources for putting into practice what's talked about in the lessons. But at the same time these assignments feel exactly the same as the assignments on the Arduino part of the specialization. I even used the same schematics I had back from the day. To me this feels a bit disappointing.

By Ali E

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Jun 24, 2017

I could give this course more stars, maybe easily four, but I wasn't happy with the lack of forums or any other means of communicating with the instructor and/or mentors. This made me waste valuable time. Some of the course material and instructions are not up to date, especially for Raspberry Pi 3.

By Tyge L

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Mar 13, 2016

While it is a good class, I have a message that one of my assignments is passed by not verified. I have no instructions on how to "verify" it. I'm disappointed something that should be simple is such a roadblock.

By Eric C M

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Jul 22, 2019

The course and the specialization are great for complete beginers, but WAY TOO BASIC for engineers or students who has at least finished 3 semesters at any western uni.

By Nirmal N S

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Jun 2, 2020

Some content (like reading and sending tweets) were irrelevant to the scope of this course. Measures are to be taken to make assignments copy proof!