Hands-On Guide to IoT Development with Microcontrollers
About This Course
This WSQ course provides a comprehensive, hands-on approach to IoT development using microcontrollers. Participants will learn key concepts of IoT, explore various IoT technologies, and gain the skills needed to set up a programming environment and implement IoT applications. The course covers programming microcontrollers, establishing MQTT communication protocols with the cloud server, and setting up IoT cloud dashboards for sensor data collection and monitoring.
Learners will also develop expertise in managing data and triggers in IoT applications and will be equipped with the knowledge of IoT security best practices. By the end of this course, participants will be proficient in designing and managing IoT applications, enhancing their capabilities in the fast-growing field of the Internet of Things.
What You'll Learn
- apply key concepts of IoT to design an IoT application.
- setup equipment and programming environment for IoT implementation.
- manage IoT application on the cloud dashboard
- manage data and triggers in IoT applications.
Course Outline:
Topic 1 Overview of IoT Technologies
- Key concepts on IoT
- Devices used in IoT
- IoT communication standards
- IoT applications
Topic 2 Microcontroller Programming for IoT
- Setup equipment and programming environment
- Establish MQTT communication protocol with the cloud server
Topic 3 Sensor data collection and monitoring
• Collect sensor data for process control
• Setup IoT cloud dashboard to monitor process
Topic 4 Manage Data and Triggers
- Trigger actions to control process
- IoT security
Entry Requirements
Knowledge and Skills
• Able to operate using computer functions
• Able to operate using computer functions
• Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5 (Average of Reading, Listening, Speaking & Writing Scores)
Attitude
• Positive Learning Attitude
• Enthusiastic Learner
Experience
• Minimum of 1 year of working experience.