Prototyping IoT- Easy Tools to Start Demonstrating Your Hardware Ideas

1. PrototypingIoT-EasyToolstoStart
DemonstratingYourHardwareIdeas
With the Best IoT - October 29, 2016

3. smart products for modern women

4. PrototypingIoT
● Hardware hacking on Arduino
● Sample IoT device
● Demonstrations
○ LightBlue Bean
○ Evothings
● Resources

6. ArduinoBlueToothControlledCAMERA

7. BrainwaveBots

8. PaperRobot
ME310

9. PaperRobot:TheObjectives
● Increase prototyping confidence with electronics
● Introduce tools for creating embedded devices
● Learn: soldering, wire handling, building robust
prototypes, making devices to talk to other devices
● Enrich project functionality
● Encourage future independent exploration

11. Glossary
Arduino: Open-source electronics platform enabling easy-to-use hardware and software, intended for
anyone making interactive projects.
Peripheral: A device that is connected (e.g. via Bluetooth) to another device to add functionality.
Eg. Mice, keyboards, and speakers are peripherals to computers; and smart watches are peripherals
to smartphones.
GPIO: General Purpose Input/Output is a pin on a microprocessor that can function as either an
input (e.g. connected to a sensor) or an output (e.g. connected to a display or LED), and may be
programmed as such.
IDE: An Integrated Development Environment is software that includes a source code editor,
compiler, debugger, and in the case of hardware, a method to program an external processor.
Microcontroller (MCU): Hardware including an integrated circuit with features that enable it to
interact with the external world, i.e., sense, collect data, and control “things.”
Shield: Board that can be plugged on top of the Arduino PCB extending its capabilities. The
different shields follow the same philosophy as the original toolkit: they are easy to mount, and
cheap to produce.

12. HardwarePrototypingTools:Microcontrollers
BeagleBoard Raspberry Pi Intel Edison Arduino LittleBits
Make it Wearable!
Intended for
Makers
We'll cover the
electronics, you
cover the code.
Open-source
computer
Low-cost
computer

13. GettingStartedwithArduino
● Basics of electricity and
electronics
● Prototyping on a solderless
breadboard
● Drawing a schematic diagram
● Talking to a computer--and
the cloud--from Arduino
● Building a custom
plant-watering system

14. WhyArduino?
Arduino:
● Hardware ecosystem
● Component level building
● IDE for programming
● Open source
● Existing support (forums, shields)
Sample Shields:
● Motor drivers
● Communication (XBee, BT, WiFi, IR, Ethernet)
● Accessories (GPS, Camera, SD reader, MP3 player)
● Displays (LCD, LED, audio)
● Sensors (pH, weather, voice recognition)

15. IoTExample:GrapeMonitor
Problems:
● Lots of factors during the growth of grapes go into the final
taste of a wine.
● It is difficult to track exactly what conditions contribute to
a particular vintage.
● Too much moisture or too much heat can adversely affect the
growth of grapes.
Need:
● A way to compare the growing conditions of grapes.
● A way to inform us of adverse climate changes so we can take
action to protect our grapes.

16. GrapeMonitor:Data
● Daily temperature swings
● Humidity / dryness
● Moisture / rain
● Sunlight
● Soil pH
● Soil mineral content
http://www.microstrain.com/applications/environmental/sensorcloud-enables-condition-based-a
griculture-shelburne-vineyard

17. GrapeMonitor:WirelessConnections

18. GrapeMonitor:WirelessConnections

19. GrapeMonitor:WirelessConnections

20. GrapeMonitor:WirelessConnections

21. GrapeMonitor:WirelessConnections

22. TypesofWirelessCommunications
Wireless Standard Typical Distance Range Limitations Advantages
Bluetooth / BLE >100m No Internet Low power,
Can use as multiple
peripherals
WiFi Home Network (50m-100m)
Hotspot (>1km)
Higher costs Directly connect to
cloud
LTE, 3G 10km-100km Higher costs Can use cellular
towers
ZigBee 10m-100m No Internet,
Line of Sight
Low cost
RFID, NFC,
Beacons
<1m-70m No Internet,
Close range
Low cost

23. GrapeMonitor:Components
BT Module
Photoresistor
Temperature &
Humidity Sensor
pH Meter
Arduino
Soil Moisture Sensor

24. BTEnabledControllers
RFduino LightBlue Bean

25. LightBlueBean:BlinkExample

26. LightBlueBean:TemperatureExample

27. LightBlueBean:TemperaturetoRGBLEDControll

28. Evothings:CordovaAppsforPrototypingIoT

29. Evothingsexample:LightBlueBeanControl

30. Evothingsexample:TemperaturetoRGBLEDControll

31. GettingtheThingtotheInternet
Water Detection System:
Email alerts
Tweeting Pregnancy Test:
Tweets and text messages
Kegbot Beer Tap Tracker:
Open source kegerator

32. dweet.io

33. Evothingsexample:Dweeto.io
Tutorial at
https://evothings.com/publish-sensor-data-via-your-smartp
hone-dweet-io-and-evothings-studio/
Sample dweeted packet:
Mobile-side screen:

34. Resources

35. Resources:ArduinoPlayground
http://playground.arduino.cc/
● Tutorials & Sample Projects
● Libraries
● Forums
● ...and more!

36. Resources:HardwareProjects
Instructables.com & Hackster.io

37. Sensors, Shields, IoT Starter Kits:
Electronics Supplies & Components:
Resources:OnlineStores

38. ThingsICanDropKnowledgeOn
● Radio Design
○ Development boards
○ Choosing Bluetooth chips
○ Design own vs. using modules
○ Qualifications & specifications
● App Development
○ iOS vs. Android vs. multi-platform
● Manufacturing
● Rapid Prototyping
● Distributors
○ Supply chain
○ Component manufacturers
● MVPs & Lean Startup

39. ThankYou!
santhi@moxxly.com