Pete Gallagher gives an introduction to getting started with IoT using only a laptop. He discusses what IoT is, provides examples of common hardware platforms like the BBC micro:bit, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi. Pete also introduces related software tools for programming these devices like Microsoft MakeCode and TinkerCAD. Finally, he encourages participants to start building their own IoT projects and provides several resource links to help get started.

1. Getting started with IoT with only your laptop – © Pete Gallagher – PJG Creations - 2018
Getting started with IoT
with only your laptop
PETE GALLAGHER
PJGCREATIONS.CO.UK
29/11/2018

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About Me
Pete Gallagher
@pete_codes / @PJGCreations
www.PJGCreations.co.uk
Pete@PJGCreations.co.uk
IT Consultant
Decades of Desktop, Web & Embedded Software experience
Gadget Addict
Father of two inquisitive girls

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What we’re going to be doing…
 Intro to IoT
 The Hardware
 The Software
 Q&A
 Playtime!

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What is IoT?

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What is IoT?

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Internet of s**t…

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Internet of s**t…

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Internet of s**t…

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Internet of s**t…

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Internet of s**t…

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Internet of s**t…
John Romkey

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Internet of s**t…

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Internet of s**t…

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Internet of s**t…

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What is IoT for me?

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IoT for me…

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IoT for me…

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IoT for me…

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IoT for me…

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IoT for me…

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An Industry Example…

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The Connected Cow

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The Connected Cow
“To identify a cow in heat, you need to
spend at least 20-30 minutes in the
stables, four to five times a day”

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 Oestrus only lasts between 12-18 hours….
 Only once per 21 days
 Normally occurs between 10pm and 8am
 Traditionally detected by visual monitoring
 70% Conception Rate
 Only 55% probability of correctly identifying oestrus
 Pregnancy Rate of 39%
The Connected Cow

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The Connected Cow
“How can this be improved with
technology?”

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The Connected Cow

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The Connected Cow
12th
1am
12th
9am
12th
5pm
13th
7am
13th
9am
13th
5pm
STEPS
16 hours later
Start of Oestrus Optimum for Artificial Insemination

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The Connected Cow

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The Hardware…

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Platform Options
Raspberry Pi
Arduino (Uno) Particle (Photon)BBC Micro:bit
Microchip (RN1723)MxChip AZ3166Feather (Huzzah)
Arduino (Mega)

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Manufacturer: BBC
Processor:
32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 Microcontroller @
16MHz + 256KB Flash Memory + 16Kb SRAM
Connectivity: Radio, Bluetooth, USB
I/O: 25 GPIO Pins – SPI, I2C, Digital, Analogue
Sensors etc:
2 Buttons, Accelerometer, Magnetometer, 5x5
LED Display
Cost: £15
The BBC Micro:bit

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 Handheld, programmable Microcontroller, with USB
 Two programmable buttons
 5x5 Grid of LED’s
 3 Digital / Analog Ports
 Bluetooth, Radio
 Light Sensor
 Accelerometer, Compass and Temperature Sensor
Micro:bit

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Manufacturer: Arduino
Processor: ATMEGA328 @ 16MHz + 32Kb Flash Memory
Connectivity: USB
I/O: 20 GPIO Pins – SPI, UART, Analog / Digital, PWM
Sensors etc: None
Cost: £22
Arduino Uno

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 Programmable Microcontroller with Full size USB
 20 GPIO Pins
 14 Digital + PWM + SPI + UART
 6 Analog Inputs
 Separate Power Input
 No built in Sensors or WIFI
 Plenty of Add on Boards (Shields)
Arduino Uno

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Raspberry Pi 3B+
Manufacturer: Raspberry Pi Foundation
Processor:
Quad Core Broadcom BCM2837 ARM Cortex
A53 @ 1.4GHz + 1GB RAM
Connectivity: 4x USB, Gigabit Lan, WIFI, Bluetooth LE
I/O: 40 GPIO Pins – SPI, UART, I2C, PWM
Sensors etc: None
Cost: £35 (+ SD Card + PSU + Peripherals)

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Raspberry Pi In Space!

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 Full computer system capable of running Linux
 40 GPIO Pins
 Digital IO, SPI, UART, I2C, PWM
 HDMI Output
 4 x USB
 WIFI and Near Gigabit Ethernet
 Plenty of Add on Boards (HATs)
Raspberry Pi 3B+

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Get it?

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WHAT?

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Magic Smoke?

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Later Maybe?

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The Software…

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Micro:bit…

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Micro:bit
Microsoft Make Code…
https://makecode.microbit.org/

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Arduino…

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Arduino Uno
Autodesk TinkerCAD
https://www.tinkercad.com/#/?type=circuits

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Raspberry Pi…

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Sense Hat Emulator
https://trinket.io/sense-hat
Raspberry Pi 3B+

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Raspberry Pi 3B+
Microsoft Azure Simulator
https://azure-samples.github.io/raspberry-pi-web-simulator/

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 Microsoft Make Code (Micro:bit):
https://makecode.microbit.org/
 TinkerCAD Circuits (Arduino Uno):
https://www.tinkercad.com/#/?type=circuits
 Sense Hat Emulator (Raspberry Pi):
https://trinket.io/sense-hat
 Microsoft Azure Simulator (Raspberry Pi):
https://azure-samples.github.io/raspberry-pi-web-simulator/
Links

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 IBM BlueMix:
http://bit.ly/TOTIBMCloud
 Visual Studio Code + Azure IoT hub (Blog Post):
http://bit.ly/TOTVSCodeAzure
 Amazon Alexa Device Simulator
https://developer.amazon.com/alexa
Other Options

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Confused… Just Ask!

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I’m excited…
… What next?

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Build Something!

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Build Something!

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Build Something!

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Build Something!

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 Microsoft Make Code (Micro:bit):
http://bit.ly/pjg-makecode-web
 Windows 10 Microsoft Make Code (Micro:bit):
http://bit.ly/pjg-makecode-win10
Micro:bit Links

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 TinkerCAD Circuits (Arduino Uno):
http://bit.ly/pjg-tinkercad
 Arduino IDE
http://bit.ly/pjg-arduino-ide
 Arduino Web Editor
http://bit.ly/pjg-arduino-ide-web
 Arduino Create Plugin
http://bit.ly/pjg-arduino-plugin
 Windows 10 Arduino IDE
http://bit.ly/pjg-arduino-ide-win10
Arduino Links

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 The Connected Cow:
http://bit.ly/TOTConnectedCow
 Microsoft Virtual Academy IoT Course:
http://bit.ly/TOTMSVAIOT
Further Learning

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 Twitter
@PJGCreations / @pete_codes
 Email:
pete@pjgcreations.co.uk
 Notts IoT:
https://www.nottsiot.co.uk
 Today’s Slides:
http://bit.ly/DerbyIoTSlides
Contact Me

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Thanks!