Electronics in IoT (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

List of topics and techniques covered in the Course
1. Soldering in electronics
2. Electronic components
3. Measurements in electronics
4. Analog electronic circuits
5. Digital electronics
6. Electronics design and CAE
7. Basics of circuit theory
8. Microcontrollers
9. GPIO, PWM, ADC, DAC
12. Serial Interface and protocols UART, SPI, I2C, I2S.
13. Radio Interface. WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.
14. Sensors in IoT
15. Data base and monitoring data in the dashboard

Objective

The goal is to understand the implementation of electronic components and equipment in IoT context. The course introduces students to basics of sensors and actuator electronics. The student becomes familiar with device-based programming and the concept of the hardware interface. In addition, the student will learn about electrical safety and working in a lab environment.

Content

- Getting acquainted with working in a lab environment
- Electrical safety in a lab
- Electronics connections etc. soldering
- Electronic measuring instruments, multimeter and oscilloscope
- Electronic components
- Sensors and actuators as part of IoT (Internet of Things) embedded systems
- Hardware interface

Location and time

The initial details of the course are in week 36. The course has 4 hours per week. There is no teaching in self-study week 42. The course ends in week 50. The evaluation of the course will be no later than December 31.

Materials

The course workspace contains all the necessary study material. The materials and tools that students need for the assignments as well as the necessary software are provided on behalf of the institution. Students are required to have their own computer.

Teaching methods

The course includes contact teaching and laboratory assignments. The course is completed as independent assignments. Exercises are reported and reports are returned to the course workspace.

Student workload

5 ECTS is approximately 127 hours of estimated student workload

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student can work in the laboratory and masters electrical and equipment safety. The student can make an electronic connection and can use tools and measuring devices properly.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can work in a laboratory environment.

The student can integrate electronics into an IoT-system and control the hardware interface as part of an embedded IoT-system.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can work in a laboratory environment.

The student can design and implement an electronic connection and integrate it into an embedded IoT-system.

The student masters the hardware interface and can utilize and implement APIs between systems