Embedded Systems and IoT Fundamentals
Microcontrollers, sensors and actuators, and how a device talks to the cloud
Microcontrollers, sensors and actuators, and how a device talks to the cloud. MUST University · Nizar Gharbi. 2 modules · 6 lessons · 27 min · Beginner.
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For the Embedded Systems & IoT programme: what an embedded system is, how a microcontroller reads sensors and drives actuators in its main loop, and how a connected device sends its data to the cloud with MQTT.
What you will learn
- Describe the parts of an embedded system
- Read a sensor and drive an actuator from a microcontroller
- Explain the layers of an IoT solution
- Explain publish and subscribe with MQTT
Course content
- Embedded systems
- Connecting things
Instructor: Nizar Gharbi