Bill of materials for the course in Applied IoT (Tillämpad IoT Introduktion, 1DT305) @ Linnaeus University 2020.
Please use the Discord server Discord Applied IoT LNU as the first hand of contact. If you have questions or problems, please contact Fredrik@LNU
In order to be able to participate in the course you need to buy hardware. The course is based upon MicroPython, and we have chosen to work with Pycom's hardware. There is a possibility to flash MicroPython on other boards as well, but that will not be covered in the course. Also, Pycom has a good PyMakr plugin for both Atom.io and VSCode.
We are happy to announce that Electrokit has agreed on setting up a couple of pre-assembled kits for the course, these kits will include both Pycom devices and sensors. The following are the kits that we recommend for this course. Depending on your needs you may choose sensors only bundle, LoPy4 basic bundle, or LoPy4 + sensors bundle.
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It's also recommended with a battery if you want to power your device away from the computer. The expansion board has a built in LiPo charger, but if you want to use non-rechargeable batteries buy a holder with a switch. Important make sure the connector is JST-PA or JST-PH, 2 mm
Wiki: JST connectors
The expansion board has a built in LiPo-charger, so the best is to buy a LiPo-battery with JST-connection:
We also recommend buying a sensor-kit, as the bundles above are just the bare basics:
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*can also be FiPy if you want to make use of LTE/NB-IoT
- Micro USB cable (you probably already have some lying around)
You can choose from a variety of sensors depending on what you want to develop in the course. If you are unsure, please pick just a start kit for Arduino (3.3V).
- Sensors of your choice. I recommend a starting kit from either amazon.de for ~30 EUR, or from Swedish distributor Kjell.com or Electrokit
Wiring and breadboards:
You can buy these directly from Pycom.io, but it's recommended to buy from a Swedish distributor in first hand as the shipping might be both cheaper and faster.
If you want cellular connection/LTE as well, the FiPy4 is the way to go (in that case, replace LoPy4 with FiPy). It's a bit more expensive, but does the same thing as LoPy4 with added benefit of LTE/NB IoT as well.