Study Guide

Objective

Knowledge and understanding
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
- explain the advantages of using IoT solutions
- define the need for IoT solutions in applications

Skills and Abilities
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
- create simple Node-Red applications
- communicate using Wireless communication
- optimize the availability of data using Cloud services
- analyze the needs for Smart home solutions

Evaluation Ability and Approach
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
- select relevant technology based on application
- justify the choice of technology in IoT applications

Content

Introduction and Raspberry PI
What is IoT and the future
Getting to know Raspberry PI: Installation, Node-red, Dashboard, MQTT
One hands on exercise (Node-Red and MQTT)

Wireless technology
Overview of the wireless technology used today: Bluetooth, Wifi, LoraWAN (and Sigfox), NB IoT with 4G and 5G cellular network
How to connect LoraWAN sensors. LoraWAN commercial network from Digita (national network) and global open network from The Things Network.
Make your own IoT sensor with ESP32 and DS18B20, a battery powered temperature sensor with Wifi.
3 Hands on exercises (Bluetooth & Wifi, LoraWAN and ESP32)

Cloud services for IoT
Basic overview
Azure and/or AWS
One hands on exercise

Smart home
Using cloud services and Raspberry Pi to control and measuring your home.
Using voice control with smart speakers from Amazon and Google.
One hands on exercise

Location and time

According to the schedule

Materials

Lecture slides

Teaching methods

Shorter theory briefings accompanied by hands on tasks that are partly solved during the scheduled time slots and partly at home. Tasks are done in groups of two persons.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved: Active participation in lectures and excercises, approved portfolio
Otherwise, not approved.

Assessment methods and criteria

All task solutions and documentation of the tasks are gathered into a portfolio. The portfolio is graded. There is no exam.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Less than 50% of the tasks have been solved and documented.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

In Between 50% and 69% of the tasks have been solved and documented.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

In Between 70% and 89% of the tasks have been solved and documented.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

90% or more of the tasks have been solved and documented.

Qualifications

No prerequisites