Internet of Things

6 subjects · 12 chapters · 48 topics

1. 01

   IoT Foundations

   1.1 What IoT is

   • Architecture: device, edge, cloud, application
   • Use cases across industries
   • Constraints of connected devices
   • Standards landscape

   1.2 Sensors and actuators

   • Sensor types and characteristics
   • Signal conditioning
   • Actuators and drivers
   • Calibration and accuracy
2. 02

   Devices and Prototyping

   2.1 Development boards

   • Arduino
   • ESP32 and ESP8266
   • Raspberry Pi
   • Choosing a board for a job

   2.2 Programming devices

   • Reading sensors
   • Controlling outputs
   • Timers and sleep modes
   • Debugging hardware
3. 03

   Connectivity

   3.1 Short range

   • Wi-Fi
   • Bluetooth and BLE
   • Zigbee and Thread
   • NFC and RFID

   3.2 Long range

   • LoRa and LoRaWAN
   • Cellular: LTE-M and NB-IoT
   • Choosing a network
   • Power budgeting

   3.3 Protocols

   • MQTT
   • CoAP
   • HTTP and REST for devices
   • Message design and payload size
4. 04

   Cloud and Data

   4.1 IoT platforms

   • Device registry and provisioning
   • Ingesting telemetry
   • Rules and routing
   • AWS IoT, Azure IoT or ThingsBoard

   4.2 Storing and using data

   • Time-series databases
   • Dashboards and alerts
   • Edge versus cloud processing
   • Basic analytics on device data
5. 05

   Security and Operations

   5.1 Securing IoT

   • Device identity and certificates
   • Encrypted transport
   • Secure boot and firmware signing
   • Common IoT attacks

   5.2 Managing a fleet

   • Over-the-air updates
   • Monitoring device health
   • Provisioning at scale
   • Decommissioning
6. 06

   Project

   6.1 Building an IoT solution

   • Defining the use case
   • Assembling the hardware
   • Connecting to the cloud
   • Dashboard and demonstration