In this article we will look at introduction to microcontrollers. We will learn what is a microcontroller? what are its applications? and more.   A Microcontroller is a VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) Integrated Circuit (IC) that contains: Electronic computing unit and logic unit (together known as CPU) Memory (Program Memory and Data Memory) I/O […]

In this article we will learn about different wireless protocols for IoT like RFID, IEEE 802.15.4, 6LoWPAN, WiFi, LiFi, and others.   Introduction to Wireless Protocols for IoT The issues related to choosing a certain technology for a particular solution are network topology, power consumption, transmission power efficiency, and latency. Development and deployment of protocols […]

In this article we will look at what is IoT design methodology and what are the steps in IoT design methodology with home automation system as a case study.   Introduction to IoT Design Methodology Designing IoT systems can be a complex and challenging task as these systems involve interactions between various components. A wide […]

In this article we will learn about IoT architecture layers. There are different IoT architectures with different number of layers.   Introduction to IoT Architecture Layers IoT architecture enables the users to see an IoT system as a whole and what are the different components in the system. Each layer in the IoT architecture has […]

In this article we will learn about different IoT components and look in detail about different sensors and actuators in IoT.   Introduction to IoT Components An IoT system or application contains different components. They are: Identification Sensing Communication Computation Services Semantics     Watch this video to learn about IoT components:   Identification The […]

In this article we are going to learn about domain specific iot applications like smart lighting, weather monitoring, etc.   IoT applications span a wide range of domains like: Home Automation Smart Cities Environment Energy systems Retail Logistics Industry Agriculture Health     Watch this video to learn about iot applications in home automation, smart […]