IoT Fundamentals

UNIT 1

• Introduction
  •   Definition & Characteristics of Iot
  •   Physical Design of lot
  •   Basic Components of IoT
  •   Thing, Sensing & Actuators
  •   Vision, Physical Parameters
  •   Iot Protocols
• Application Areas of loT
  •   Home Automation
  •   Smart Cities
  •   Medical
  •   Logistics
  •   Environment
  •   Analytics
  •   Smart Grids

UNIT 2

•   Iot Communication Models
•   APIs
•   IoT Architecture
  •   Basic Architecture: 3 layer and 5 layer Architecture
  •   ITU-IoT Reference Model
  •   Machine to Machine Communication
  •   IoT Gateways
  •   Wireless Sensor Networks
•   Technologies
  •   Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE)
  •   ZigBee: Architecture, Comparison with other wireless standards
  •   LoraWAN

UNIT 3

•   Electronic Product Code (EPC)
•   Near Field Comm (NFC)
•   6LoWPAN
•   End to End Reliability: MQTT, SCADA Hardware and Software Platforms
  •   Hardware: Raspberry Pi
  •   ESP8266 Wifi Module
  •   Arduino
•   Implementation of Basic Sensors (temperature, humidity, proximity, gas, air quality, Ultrasonic sensors)
•   Internet of Things Privacy and Security Issues
•   Steps towards a security platform in IoT

Sample Lab Work (indicative) (1 Credits, 30 Hours)

1.  Writing a simple “Hello World” program to blink an LED on the board.
2.  Interfacing basic sensors (e.g., temperature, light) and displaying sensor readings.
3.  Creating simple data visualisation dashboards.
4.  Applying basic statistical analysis to sensor data (e.g., calculating average, maximum, minimum values).
5.  Implementing basic automation based on sensor inputs (e.g., turning on/off a fan based on temperature readings).
6.  Design and implement a simple IoT system to monitor and control a home appliance, such as a light bulb or a fan.
7.  Sending sensor data from one device to another or to a cloud server and displaying data on the server dashboard.
8.  Using IoT APIs to control and monitor devices.
9.  Exploring different IoT communication models (e.g., request-response, publish-subscribe).
10. Experimenting with different IoT communication technologies (e.g., Bluetooth Low Energy, ZigBee, LoRaWAN).
11. Exploring different IoT hardware platforms (e.g., Raspberry Pi, ESP8266 WiFi Module, Arduino).
12. Programming IoT devices using different software platforms (e.g., Python, C/C++, Arduino IDE).
13. Implementing security measures on IoT devices (e.g., authentication, encryption).
14. Learning about IoT privacy and security issues.
15. Experimenting with different IoT cloud platforms (e.g., AWS IoT Core, Azure IoT Hub, Google Cloud IoT Core).

SUGGESTED READING:

Text Books:

1.  Vijay Madisetti and ArshdeepBahga, “Internet of Things (A Hands-on-Approach)”, 1st Edition, VPT, 2014. (ISBN-13: 978-8173719547)
2.  Internet of Things (IoT), Dr. KamleshLakhwani, Dr. Hemant Kumar Gianey, Joseph Kofi Wireko, Kamal Kant Hiran