227-0085-63L  P&S: Enabling Smart and Low Power IoT Sensor Nodes

SemesterHerbstsemester 2024
DozierendeT. Polonelli, M. Magno
Periodizitätjedes Semester wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch
KommentarDie Lerneinheit kann nur einmal belegt werden. Eine wiederholte Belegung in einem späteren Semester ist nicht anrechenbar.


KurzbeschreibungDer Bereich Praktika, Projekte, Seminare umfasst Lehrveranstaltungen in unterschiedlichen Formaten zum Erwerb von praktischen Kenntnissen und Fertigkeiten. Ausserdem soll selbstständiges Experimentieren und Gestalten gefördert, exploratives Lernen ermöglicht und die Methodik von Projektarbeiten vermittelt werden.
LernzielEnabling smart and low-power IoT sensor nodes – Firmware programming, sensor acquisition and signal processing, digital interfaces, wireless connectivity (Bluetooth and WiFi) combined with an onboard Neural Network (NN) classifier.

Microprocessors (MCU) are everywhere today, from ultra-low power wearable devices to robots and embedded systems for the industry. In general, combining an MCU with sensors, a wireless interface, and onboard signal processing is the foundation for most electronic devices.
In this practical course, the students will have the opportunity to improve their C programming skills on an actual device, with several sensors (microphones, accelerometers, vibrometers, temperature, humidity), a dual Bluetooth-WiFi wireless interface, and an AI accelerator for onboard data analysis and processing.
The kit used in this course is directly provided by STMicroelectronics and can be found here: https://www.st.com/en/evaluation-tools/steval-stwinkt1.html. Combining theory (20%) and practical implementation (80%) should enable students to conduct high-level firmware programming for microcontrollers.
After seven practical exercises and hands-on lessons, students will have the opportunity to propose and implement their own idea making use of the previously acquired knowledge and the supervisor's support.

The primary programming language will be C. A basic knowledge of Python is suggested but optional.
The course will be taught in English.