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IoT • 2 months

Connect sensors, log data, and automate safely

Learn sensor basics, cloud logging, dashboards, and automation. Finish with a smart home monitor and your completion certificate.

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IoT build

Best project

Smart home monitor + alerts

6 weeks

7 lessons

100+

Students

Sensors

IoT

Cloud

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2 months • 8 lessons • Guided checkpoints • Completion certificate

Duration 2 months • 8 lessons
Format Sensor builds + cloud dashboards
Perks Mentor nudges, checklists, portfolio shots
Certificate Issued on successful completion

Modules & lessons

Build toward the best project: a smart home monitor with live dashboard and alerts.

Week 1: Wiring & safety

Breadboard basics, voltage checks, safe sensor hookups.

Week 2: Temp & humidity

Read DHT sensor, debounce readings, plot locally.

Week 3: Light & motion

LDR and PIR sensing, basic presence detection logic.

Week 4: Cloud logging

Send data to a simple cloud endpoint; view JSON payloads.

Week 5: Dashboard basics

Create a small dashboard tile set (temp, humidity, light).

Week 6: Alerts

Threshold alerts via email/app when values exceed limits.

Week 7: Automation

Control relay/buzzer for light-on or intrusion alerts.

Week 8: Demo & submit

Record dashboard walk-through and alert demo, submit.

Best project

Smart home monitor

Streams sensor data to a dashboard with alerts for temperature spikes, unexpected motion, or low light.

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