IFD:Wireless Communication of Things: Difference between revisions

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Fachmodul, Werkmodul
Title: Wireless Communication of Things
Lecturer: Johannes Deich
Credits/SWS: 6 ECTS, 3 SWS
Maximum Number of Participants: 15
Course Language: English
First meeting: April 6, 15:15pm, Marienstraße 1b, Room 201
Date: Thursdays, 9:15 am to 11:45 am
Venue: Marienstraße 1b, Room 201

Description

In this course we will focus on wireless communication abilities of “things“. We will develop various use cases and corresponding prototypes where “things“ are directly connected wirelessly to other “things“.

For example: A plant pot that measures temperature and water level is considered as a “thing“. The measured information can be shared wirelessly with other “things“, like a computer, smartphone, display, loudspeaker, online service, etc. This flowerpot could twitter the latest results or writes you a personal SMS if water is low. Here, the communication possibilities are many and varied.

In this context, it is essential to understand a micro controller unit, sensors and actors in relationship with distinct wireless technologies. Furthermore, it is important to evaluate the pros and cons of these technologies, their field of applications, limitations and advantages in order to create an application that suits your interests best.

The following technologies and programming/markup languages will be encountered within the course:

Bluetooth Classic and Low Energy 4.0
WiFi
NFC / RFID
RF / XBee
Cellular (GSM, SMS)
Preferably Arduino microcontrollers.

Alternatively, these boards can be used as well: Raspberry Pi’s and Beagle Bone Boards

Various sensors and actors

c
Node.js (Javascript)
HTML5/Javascript/CSS3
eventually Java and Swift (in order to develop native apps)

Admission requirements / Voraussetzung zur Teilnahme an der Veranstaltung

Basic knowledge regarding microcontrollers and electronics components is helpful, but technical pre-requisites are not required. Concurrent enrollment in other IFD courses offering is strongly encouraged.

Registration procedure / Anmeldung

Please register at the faculty's module registration on Tuesday, April 4th. Students who are not able to take part in the faculty module registration, please register until April 3rd by email with the Subject Wireless Communication of Things to: johannes.deich (at) uni-weimar.de. Your email should contain the following information:

name, surname
program and semester (Studienprogramm und Fachsemester)
wether you are a Bachelor or a Master student
matriculation number (Matrikelnummer)
valid email address @uni-weimar.de (no other mailing addresses will be accepted) Why?
short sentence on why you want to participate in this course.

Evaluation / Geforderte Prüfungsleistung zur Erlangung eines Leistungsnachweises

Active participation; developing a functional prototype/application within the context of wireless communication, documentation.

Eligible participants / Zielgruppe

Graduates enrolled in the Faculties of Media, Art and Design, and in the MediaArchitecture program.
Open to students of other departments, please ask the staff at your department wether the credit points can be taken into account.

Syllabus

To be annonced

Literature

Greengard, Samuel. The Internet of Things. MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2015.
Gallager, Robert G. Principles of Digital Communication. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Links

Up to date information in the course's page on the MediaWiki: https://www.uni-weimar.de/kunst-und-gestaltung/wiki/IFD:Wireless_Communication_of_Things,

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 == Description ==
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 The following technologies and programming/markup languages will be encountered within the course:
- • Bluetooth Classic and Low Energy 4.0
+* Bluetooth Classic and Low Energy 4.0
- • WiFi
+* WiFi
- • NFC / RFID
+* NFC / RFID
- • RF / XBee
+* RF / XBee
- • Cellular (GSM, SMS)
+* Cellular (GSM, SMS)
- • Preferably Arduino microcontrollers.
+* Preferably Arduino microcontrollers.
 Alternatively, these boards can be used as well: Raspberry Pi’s and Beagle Bone Boards
- • Various sensors and actors
+* Various sensors and actors
- • c
+* c
- • Node.js (Javascript)
+* Node.js (Javascript)
- • HTML5/Javascript/CSS3
+* HTML5/Javascript/CSS3
- • eventually Java and Swift (in order to develop native apps)
+* eventually Java and Swift (in order to develop native apps)
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 == Admission requirements / Voraussetzung zur Teilnahme an der Veranstaltung ==
 Basic knowledge regarding microcontrollers and electronics components is helpful, but technical pre-requisites are not required. Concurrent enrollment in other IFD courses offering is strongly encouraged.
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 == Links ==
-* Up to date information in the course's page on the MediaWiki: http://www.uni-weimar.de/medien/wiki/IFD:
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