The course is available on the NPTEL platform of SWAYAM. Students who enroll for the course will be introduced to a step-by-step system design along with small video clips that will enable them to design prototypes. The course will be delivered by professor Prabhakar who is a Principal Research Scientist at the IISc, Bangalore.
IISc has announced a free online course on Design for the Internet of Things. The course is intended for students who wish to gain an overview of IoTs, design of smart objects that offer collaboration and explore a range of services. The course is available on the NPTEL platform of SWAYAM. Students who enrol for the course will be introduced to a step-by-step system design along with small video clips that will enable them to design prototypes. The course will be delivered by professor Prabhakar who is a Principal Research Scientist at the IISc, Bangalore. After successful completion of the course the learners will be able to make the right decisions regarding hardware, software as well as protocols for the proposed application.
Topics covered in the course
- Introduction to IoT: Definition, applications, challenges: unique ID, power, security, and location
- Addressing the power challenge: RFID, energy harvesting, battery-based systems, and power management systems
- System design for low power: LDO, DC-DC converters, and low power software
- Sensors and actuators: Temperature sensor, air quality, and Solenoid valves
- Power management algorithms
- IoT protocols: MQTT, COAP, and Websockets with associated applications
- Low power wireless technologies such as BLE, IEEE 802.15.4e, and Wi-Fi
- Low power wire area technologies: NBIoT, CAT – LTE-M1, and LORA.
Who can enroll
The course is open to all participants who wish to learn about the IoT technology, it would be most beneficial for engineering students from the below streams:
- Electrical engineering.
- Electronics and Communications engineering
- Control and Instrumentation engineering
Course duration: 8 Weeks
Course start date: 26 Jul 2021
Course end date: 17 Sep 2021
