Workshop – Home Automation IoT

This hands-on live online 4-hour workshop (+ 1 hour pre-check session) will help attendees explore and simulate a home automation system using the Arduino based Bytes & Bots Innovator Board, IoT, and Web Services.

Participants will create a simple host using a cloud based web service to connect to the Bytes & Bots Innovator board. The cloud based server will use MQTT to transfer data to the board. The UI will be in HTML and the backend will be served by python.

Upon successful completion of the workshop the participants will be able to demonstrate a simulated home automation system.

Upon Successful Completion the workshop attendees will:

Be familiar with Arduino and Arduino C language
Have a basic understanding of microcontrollers, input/output and programming vocabulary
Understand Server requests using MQTT and IoT
Have a basic understanding of electronics

Those who successfully complete the workshop and demonstrate their working project will earn a Bytes & Bots Skills Badge.

WHEN
Date: 24th April 2021 Saturday
Time: 10am – 2.30pm PST (with 30-minute lunch break)
Duration: 4 hours

Pre-Workshop/Readiness Check Session: 17th April – Saturday from 10 AM – 11AM PST. Mentors will be available for assistance and questions.

FEE
Workshop Fee: $150 (Includes hardware kit, US shipping, and live online workshop and readiness check session)

REGISTRATION
Workshop Registration Link: https://ieee-sustech.org/register/ (Limit: 20); select Workshop option
Must register by March 31, 2021 for shipment of kit
Workshop Zoom link will be sent to registrants one week prior to the workshop.

WORKSHOP REQUIREMENTS AND PREREQUISITES

Arduino Software Download Link
- Windows: https://www.arduino.cc/en/software
- Mac: https://www.arduino.cc/en/software
Internet Access to attend the workshop via Zoom
An optional smart phone with a camera to share video of your project to the mentor for any troubleshooting and technical assistance

FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL sustech@ieee.org

WORKSHOP AGENDA

Apr 17, 2021	PRE-CHECK DAY @ 10am – 11am PST
60 min	Introduction and System Readiness Check

Apr 24, 2021	WORKSHOP: 10:00am – 2:30pm PST
30 min	Setup Cloud Web Services
30 min	Bytes & Bots Innovator Board Setup
45 min	Coding to send/receive data
Lunch Break (Working lunch OK. It will give you more time!)
45 min	Build UI
45 min	Testing and Debugging
45 min	Project Presentation by Workshop Attendees. Take a selfie video of the completed project demo and upload it and enter to win a prize