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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.

K

Oct 1, 2020

This is really a very good course for the people who want to understand the IoT & Cloud computing from basic to enhanced level. The practical approach of assignment of each area is fantastic.

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By AHMAD A

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Jan 8, 2022

One of the most interactive course out there.

By Unarine E R

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Sep 10, 2020

It was a good experience. Thank you coursera.

By rinku c

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Jul 19, 2020

Learned so much new things..... Thanks for it

By AVISHEK K M

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Jun 25, 2020

Good course and easy to learn and understand.

By Sohit S G

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Jun 12, 2020

Good introductory course for beginners in IoT

By Punyesh L

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Jun 4, 2020

Good course it's very interesting and helpful

By Ponsekha K

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Apr 11, 2020

easy to understanding about embedded systems

By HERBERT C

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Mar 4, 2019

Great introduction to the internet of things!

By Prateek R

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Oct 15, 2018

Great course and all the stuff was too good !

By Rohan G

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Apr 16, 2017

It was a nice experience to learn the course.

By Tetyana R

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Oct 9, 2016

It is a well structured and involving course.

By Anooj B

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Sep 29, 2016

Very informative course to get start with IOT

By Márcio P

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Jun 23, 2016

Very good, with relevant content to nowadays.

By Julián c r

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Feb 14, 2016

no me gusta q no vengan subtitulos en español

By JENNIFER V

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Jan 24, 2022

WAS EASY TO COMPLETE AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND.

By PRAJWAL B S

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Oct 18, 2021

It's one of the best platform for learning.

By Kailas P

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Mar 24, 2021

very useful course and a fantastic professor

By Aaron E

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Jan 17, 2021

Excellent primer for this series of courses.

By 158 - A

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Dec 7, 2020

This course really helped to gain knowledge!

By raja m

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Jun 14, 2020

Nice explanation and nice practical approach

By P. L D

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Jun 3, 2020

Learned basics about IoT and Embedded System

By Prachi S

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Jun 1, 2020

Nice explaination was given by the professor

By Harsh V

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May 31, 2020

Grat experience to learn with this platform.

By Kareti P K

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May 2, 2020

This is a good course to do and informative.

By YERRA S D R

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Feb 5, 2020

I had learnt good subject from this course.