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About the Course

The explosive growth of the “Internet of Things” is changing our world and the rapid drop in price for typical IoT components is allowing people to innovate new designs and products at home. In this first class in the specialization you will learn the importance of IoT in society, the current components of typical IoT devices and trends for the future. IoT design considerations, constraints and interfacing between the physical world and your device will also be covered. You will also learn how to make design trade-offs between hardware and software. We'll also cover key components of networking to ensure that students understand how to connect their device to the Internet. Please note that this course does not include discussion forums. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Define the term “Internet of Things” 2. State the technological trends which have led to IoT 3. Describe the impact of IoT on society 4. Define what an embedded system is in terms of its interface 5. Enumerate and describe the components of an embedded system 6. Describe the interactions of embedded systems with the physical world 7. Name the core hardware components most commonly used in IoT devices 8. Describe the interaction between software and hardware in an IoT device 9. Describe the role of an operating system to support software in an IoT device 10. Explain the use of networking and basic networking hardware 11. Describe the structure of the Internet 12. Describe the meaning of a “network protocol” 13. Explain MANETs and their relation to IoT...

Top reviews

DS

Oct 16, 2021

Good course series if you are new to IOT and embedded systems. The instructor gives weekly assignments and it is easy to understand. Highly recommend to people who is new to IOT and Embedded systems.

SD

May 29, 2020

This couse is full of benefit. Content of the course is very accurate. Teacher who was teaching was also good. I would suggest to all the beginner to learn this topic who are interested in IoT field.

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By RABIN G

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May 28, 2020

I LIKED THE THE PROFESSORS WAY OF TEACHING .WELL EXPLAINED BRIEFLY AND UNDERSTANDABLE

By Navneet K

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May 9, 2020

Good course to have basic introduction in IoT and Embedded system, networking in IoT.

By Hossein K

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Jan 23, 2020

Very basic, introducing all basic concepts in embedded systems.

Clear and instructive.

By Mitchell A

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Oct 15, 2017

Very much top level and an overview. Is a good explanation for whats to come though.

By David H

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May 31, 2017

Good introduction to the background information and status of the Internet of Things.

By L K

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Sep 1, 2016

Nice introduction at a very basic level. Good if you know nothing about this subject.

By Korra S

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Nov 21, 2021

lecture are very accurate with more information in less time that was really amazing

By Roshankumar B

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Dec 31, 2019

Introduces you to IoT world. Good for those who want to know about IoT from scratch

By Muralidhar R

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Jul 27, 2020

Introduction Course on IOT was really nice. We understood all basics very clearly.

By Eric C

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Jun 20, 2019

Not enough deep to my taste, but easy to follow and deep enough for not engineers.

By Joan M

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Jun 2, 2016

I learned a lot, and i'm going forward in the mastery of IOT. Thank you very much.

By William B

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Oct 31, 2015

Good overview of what makes an IoT device different from a normal household device

By Rosemarie G

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Jun 22, 2023

It's just the basic of IoT but challenging. I have learnt a lot from this course.

By DHRUV H P

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Jul 31, 2020

quite helpful for someone who wants to get started with IoT and embedded systems.

By SIDHARTH Y B

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Jul 6, 2020

Really nice course, but they have not provided any study material in this course.

By Nikhil H M

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Dec 4, 2015

I liked this course because I actually got to know what Internet of things is etc

By Narendran S

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Apr 22, 2020

Good.This course was easily understandable

Which gives a detailed info about Iot

By Mahtab A

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May 29, 2019

There is a nice lecture given by sir.

But the practical class must be in included

By Moeez M

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Nov 14, 2022

Gave a wonderful and comprehensive intro into IoT devices and embedded systems.

By Krishna K K

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Jul 2, 2020

Things learnt in this course are useful and provide good fundamental knowledge.

By PAVITHRA R P

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May 26, 2020

reviewing others is a little bit difficult since we too are learning the course

By SHAIk A

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Jun 22, 2018

The sessions were great to attend and it provided a lot of valuable information

By Alex M

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Aug 14, 2017

Good introduction course for those unfamiliar with IoT and/or embedded systems!

By Pankaj K

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Jan 21, 2017

This is very good start for beginners. But more insights can be covered though.

By Venkatanarasimha G H

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Oct 14, 2021

good course to understand the technology backgrounds and current trends in IoT