Internet of Things: Sensing and Actuation From Devices
Have you wondered how information from physical devices in the real world gets communicated to Smartphone processors? Do you want to make informed design decisions about sampling frequencies and bit-width requirements for various kinds of sensors? Do you want to gain expertise to affect the real world with actuators such as stepper motors, LEDs and generate notifications?
In this course, you will learn to interface common sensors and actuators to the DragonBoard™ 410c hardware. You will then develop software to acquire sensory data, process the data and actuate stepper motors, LEDs, etc. for use in mobile-enabled products. Along the way, you’ll learn to apply both analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion concepts.
Learning Goals: After completing this course, you will be able to:
1. Estimate sampling frequency and bit-width required for different sensors.
2. Program GPIOs (general purpose input/output pins) to enable communication between the DragonBoard 410c and common sensors.
3. Write data acquisition code for sensors such as passive and active infrared (IR) sensors, microphones, cameras, GPS, accelerometers, ultrasonic sensors, etc.
4. Write applications that process sensor data and take specific actions, such as stepper motors, LED matrices for digital signage and gaming, etc.
Status: Digital Signal Processing
Digital Signal Processing
Status: Application Development
Application Development
Course·17 hours
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5.0
·Reviewed May 29, 2020
Wonderful course of Coursera and faculty members having clear cut through knowledge. Thank you very much
4.0
·Reviewed Jan 3, 2016
Thank you for this course. I enjoyed it and learnt a lot.
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 28, 2017
A very good foundation course on sensing and actuation
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 8, 2018
Excellent, I recommend this course and specialization.
5.0
·Reviewed Mar 16, 2021
to be honest, it is interesting to have such experience from this platform, and I really appreciate
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 22, 2020
Very nice course got very good experience about it everything was explained in detail thank you
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 16, 2026
The course was informative and easy to understand. I learned useful concepts and enjoyed the overall learning experience. Thank you for providing this opportunity!
5.0
·Reviewed May 15, 2021
An exceptional Course on IOT , covering a vast array of important topics. Thank you Coursera!
4.0
·Reviewed Oct 18, 2016
Its an awesome course and really teaches some cool stuff!
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 20, 2016
Great and Excellent thoughts and course material.
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Steve
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·Reviewed Apr 9, 2016
Headed downhill. Lessons are starting to feel like not enough time was put into preperation... or like this course was assigned as a project to some students so the professor could make a dollar (like textbooks). One of the instructors even said at one point they didn't have enough time. What does that even mean in an online course. You could be fixing it right now and improving the course. This whole thing is being handled like a college course and that is crazy. On-line courses can undergo continual improvement. The college course paradigm is dying because we can do it better now. Fail.
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Sachi
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·Reviewed Jan 6, 2024
Thanks for the course insight, such as:
1. Estimate sampling frequency and bit-width required for different sensors.
2. Program GPIOs.
3. Write data acquisition code for sensors such as passive and active infrared (IR) sensors, microphones, cameras, GPS, accelerometers, ultrasonic sensors, etc.
4. Write applications that process sensor data and take specific actions, such as stepper motors, LED matrices for digital signage and gaming, etc.
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ARUNBALA
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 17, 2026
The course was informative and easy to understand. I learned useful concepts and enjoyed the overall learning experience. Thank you for providing this opportunity!
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Indrajit
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·Reviewed Jun 19, 2022
Extremely well organized and detailed course.Well explained with proper materials to gain,revise and record the knowledge received while going through the course.
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Mr.
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·Reviewed May 30, 2020
Wonderful course of Coursera and faculty members having clear cut through knowledge. Thank you very much
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Tensaie
5.0
·Reviewed Mar 17, 2021
to be honest, it is interesting to have such experience from this platform, and I really appreciate
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5.0
·Reviewed Jan 26, 2017
The students who taught this course did an amazing job of putting together the lectures and code.
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Dr
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 23, 2020
Very nice course got very good experience about it everything was explained in detail thank you
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SOHAM
5.0
·Reviewed May 16, 2021
An exceptional Course on IOT , covering a vast array of important topics. Thank you Coursera!
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Javier
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 8, 2018
Excellent, I recommend this course and specialization.
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Hari
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 28, 2017
A very good foundation course on sensing and actuation
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Marvin
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 29, 2016
it makes a lot of fun to develop little iot showcases
