IOT104 - Programming Internet of Things using Arduino course is now 2 days!

We are excited to inform that the IOT104 Arduino course has now been extended to 2 days! In this newly revised course, we will cover more sensors and accessories, such as this featured LED Matrix display.

We will also cover server-side programming, such as how to send data to the cloud and how to push notifications to mobile apps.

We are continually adding new items to the IoT Kit, which you can bring back home after the course. Meantime, if you have any topics you wish that we could cover, please feel free to email me at weimenglee@learn2develop.net.

Hope to see you at the course!

Course Highlight - IOS301 Programming Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth Low Energy is one of the important enabling technologies of Internet of Things (IoT). In this one-day course, you will learn how to write iOS apps to connect to Bluetooth LE devices such as the Ti SensorTag. In addition, you will also learn how to connect to the Estimote Stickers, a nearable device that has a in-built accelerometer and temperature sensor. This course will also cover iBeacons.

Course Fee

S$799 (nett; no GST)

If your company is sponsoring you for the training, your company can enjoy 400% tax deductions/ allowances and/or 60% cash payout for investment in innovation and productivity improvements under the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme. For more details, check out the Productivity and Innovation Credit page. 

Schedules

Start Date	End Date	Details	Category
Wed Jun 17 2015	Wed Jun 17 2015	PDF

Venue

Bayview Hotel Singapore
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621  

If your company requires in-house training, you can contact us to customize the topics to meet your training requirements. We train worldwide! We have conducted customized classes in the United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Android Bluetooth Low Energy Programming - 19 March 2015 (CONFIRMED)

Internet of Things (IoT) has been the buzzword for the past couple of years and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is one of the enabling technologies of IoT. What's better than experiencing it yourself? In this one-day course, you will learn about the basics of BLE programming, and how you can write Android apps that connect with BLE devices. At the end of the course, you will learn how to write a selfie-taking app that uses a BLE-device for triggering the camera.

The course comes with a Ti SensorTag and participants are welcome to bring it back at the end of the training.

Course Fee

S$699 (nett; no GST)

If your company is sponsoring you for the training, your company can enjoy 400% tax deductions/ allowances and/or 60% cash payout for investment in innovation and productivity improvements under the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme. For more details, check out the Productivity and Innovation Credit page. 

Schedules

Start Date	End Date	Details	Category
Fri Jan 23 2015	Fri Jan 23 2015	PDF
Thu Mar 19 2015 CONFIRMED	Thu Mar 19 2015	PDF
Fri Apr 10 2015	Fri Apr 10 2015	PDF
Wed Jun 10 2015	Wed Jun 10 2015	PDF

Venue

Bayview Hotel Singapore
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621  

If your company requires in-house training, you can contact us to customize the topics to meet your training requirements. We train worldwide! We have conducted customized classes in the United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Developing a Selfie Remote-Control App in iOS Using Bluetooth Low Energy

• By Wei-Meng Lee
• Dec 30, 2014

Wei-Meng Lee speeds through the easy setup of a remote-control app employing Bluetooth LEs on Apple's iOS. Using an inexpensive TI SensorTag for remote control, you can prompt your gadget remotely to perform a variety of tasks. Here, you'll learn how to set up your device and system to take 'selfie' photographs, even when you're nowhere near your iPhone.

Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) is getting a lot of attention lately due to its support in various devices and gadgets. Thanks in no small part to the advent of the IoT (Internet of Things), Bluetooth LE is poised to change the way you build applications that interact with external devices and gadgets. Although Bluetooth LE is just starting to get developers' interest, Apple actually had support for Bluetooth LE very early on, starting from the iPhone 4S.

In this article, rather than walk you through the details of Bluetooth LE programming, I'll show you how to build a selfie remote-control app quickly, using the Bluetooth LE APIs in iOS 6 and later, with a cheap $25 device for the remote control.

Want to learn more about Bluetooth Low Energy using iOS? Come and join us in the next run of the IOS301 - Advanced iOS - Programming Bluetooth Low Energy course:

Course Fee

S$699 (nett; no GST)

Schedules

Start Date	End Date	Details	Category
Fri Jan 02 2015	Fri Jan 02 2015	PDF
Thu Mar 12 2015	Thu Mar 12 2015	PDF
Wed Apr 08 2015	Wed Apr 08 2015	PDF

Venue

Bayview Hotel Singapore
30 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189621  

IOS301 – Programming iBeacon using Bluetooth Low Energy

In recent years, we have seen a proliferation of Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) devices. Bluetooth LE, as it name implies, uses low energy for transmitting data.  This is very useful for devices that require long-battery life, such as heart rate monitor, temperature sensors, etc.  In iOS, Bluetooth LE functionalities are encapsulated in the Core Bluetooth Framework. Using the Core Bluetooth Framework, you can now write Bluetooth-enabled iOS applications that are able to communicate with Bluetooth LE devices. 

n iOS 7, Apple has taken Bluetooth LE one step further with the introduction of iBeacon. iBeacons are physical devices that use Bluetooth LE to continuously transmit its location.  When an iBeacon-enabled iOS application detects the presence of an iBeacon, the application will be sent a notification. Using the data transmitted by the iBeacons, the application can calculate the distance the user is away from the iBeacon. This is very useful for building location-based services that targets the insides of a building (such as malls and hospitals), where traditional location-based techniques are not quite adequate in knowing which floor a user is at. 

Venue

Bayview Hotel

Fee
S$699 (nett; no GST)
* Includes lunch and 2 tea-breaks

Date

1 Aug 2014 (Fri) 

26 Sep 2014 (Fri)

Time
9am to 5pm

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of programming

Course Outline and Application Form
Download here.

AND303 - Android Bluetooth Low Energy Programming

Come and join us in this course on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) programming on Android. You will learn how to connect to BLE devices so that you can retrieve information like temperature, gyroscope readings, bearings, etc. You will also learn how to scan for iBeacons, an Apple technology that provides location services.

Best of all, you will get a Ti SensorTag for this course, which you can bring home after the course.

Venue

Bayview Hotel

Fee
S$699 (nett; no GST)
* Includes lunch and 2 tea-breaks

Date

11 Sep 2014 (Thu)

Time
9am to 5pm

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of programming

Course Outline and Application Form
Download here.

Android Bluetooth Low Energy Programming course on 26 Dec 2013 confirmed!

I am happy to announce that the Android Bluetooth Low Energy Programming course on 26 Dec 2013. You will get a unit of the Ti SensorTag, which allows you to write an Android app to read the various sensors embedded within it. For more details, check out the course outline here.

Training Calendar for Dec 2013 to Mar 2014

The training calendar for Dec 2013 to Mar 2014 is now online. Click on the image below to download the calendar. 

Get a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) SensorTag when you sign up for the Bluetooth Low Energy Courses

For those of you signing up for the Bluetooth Low Energy Courses (AND303 – 1-Day Advanced Android – Bluetooth Low Energy Programming and IOS301 – 1-Day Advanced iOS – Programming iBeacon in iOS7 using Bluetooth Low Energy), you will get a unit of the Ti SensorTag. 

The Ti SensorTag is a Bluetooth Low Energy (CC2541) device containing 6 sensors:

• temperature
• humidity
• pressure
• accelerometer
• gyroscope
• magnetometer

In the 2 courses, you will learn how to write iOS or Android apps that talk to this device to obtain the various values from the sensors. 

Check if your Android device supports Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

If you want to know if your Android device supports Bluetooth Low Energy (aka Bluetooth LE; sometimes also known as Bluetooth Smart or Bluetooth 4.0), download the checker application that I have created here. You can click on the link using a web browser on your Android device and it will automatically download the app onto your device. Just install it once it is downloaded.

This application will allow you to know if Bluetooth LE is supported on your device. You can also optionally email the results to me so that I can collate a list of devices that supports Bluetooth LE.

Want to learn how to program Bluetooth LE on your Android device? Join us in this upcoming course on Advanced Android – Bluetooth Low Energy Programming.

Course Schedule for Nov 2013

November 2013 

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1	2
3	4-5 AND101 – Foundation of Android Programming S$997/pax		6	7 AND303 – Advanced Android – Bluetooth Low Energy Programming -NEW S$699/pax	8 IOS301 – Advanced iOS – Programming iBeacon in iOS 7 using Bluetooth Low Energy - NEW S$699/pax	9
10	11 AND302 – Advanced Android - Developing NFC Apps S$599/pax	12	13	14-15 IOS101 - Foundation of iPhone Programming S$997/pax		16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30

For full course schedule, click here.