IoT Essentials: From Basics to Automation Systems

IOT (Internet-of-Things) has been a buzzword in the industry for quite a long time. Many of you may desire to enter this lucrative and challenging space, but are not guided properly and find it difficult to find an entry point. This course though at a beginner level will guide you through several steps of IOT development and end up in developing a complete home automation system to control several devices like lights, tv, washers, dryers, microwave ovens, and so on at your home. The course starts with What is IOT and Why IOT? It then takes you through a brief introduction on hardware that you need for the course and how to set it up for your home appliances. You will learn how to write the code for controlling a simple LED and then an actual 100W bulb in your home. The concepts would be extended to control many more devices at your home. You will use Thinger platform, an open-source IOT platform for building a web interface to your home automation system. You will also learn to create a mobile interface for your system by using Blynk platform. As a take-away from this course, you will have a fully developed home-automation system for your own home. Towards the end, I will provide you the guidelines for further learning and scope for research work in IoT space.