IOT106 - Programming Internet of Things (IoT) using Android Things

For those of you who live life on the edge, I just wanted to tell you that I have planned a new course on the latest Android Things. This is a 2-day course similar in structure to the IOT101 (Raspberry Pi) and IOT104 (Arduino).

Android Things is the latest offering from Google that attempts to draw Android developers to the burgeoning IoT market. Instead of using Raspbian or Windows IoT Core to power your Raspberry Pi, you now use Android. The key benefits of using Android Things is that it uses the Android programming framework, and thus it should be easy for Android developers to migrate to this platform.

As usual, you can expect a boat load of sensors to come with the course. For this course, we are using the Raspberry Pi.

We are currently outlining the course structure, so be sure to check this page often. In the meantime, here is the upcoming schedule:

IOT106 - Programming Internet of Things (IoT) using Android Things

Course Fee

S$1897 (nett; no GST)

If your company is sponsoring you for the training, your company can enjoy 400% tax deductions/ allowances and/or 40% 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	Course Outline and Application Form	Category
Mon Apr 03 2017	Tue Apr 04 2017

Venue

Hotel Grand Pacific Singapore
101 Victoria Street
Singapore 188018

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. 

Internet of Things (IoT) Course Roadmap

Here is the series of courses that participants may find useful if they want to embark on the journey of Internet of Things (IoT) development.

Course Updates

Courses Confirmed for December 2016

Here is the list of courses that are confirmed for December 2016:

• IOT202 - Introduction to Data Science using Python

• AND101 - Fundamentals of Android Programming using Android Studio
  
  
  
  
• IOS101 - Fundamentals of iPhone Programming using Swift
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• IOT101 - Programming Internet of Things (IoT) using Raspberry Pi
  
  
  
  
  
  
• IOT104 - Programming Internet of Things (IoT) using Arduino
  
  
  
  
• WEB202 - Implementing iOS and Android Push Notifications
  
  
  
  
  
  

Changes to Course Duration and Content

MOB104 - Writing Cross Platform iOS and Android Apps using Xamarin.Forms and C#

MOB104 is now a 2-day course. Due to the focus of Microsoft on the cross-platform developers' tools, Xamarin.Forms is now more important than ever. In this course, you will learn how to develop cross-platform mobile apps for Android and iOS, as well as learn some advanced techniques like:

• Cross-platform User Interface
• Dependency Injection
• MVVM Architecture

IOS302 - Advanced iOS - Apple Watch Programming

With the latest watchOS from Apple, the Apple Watch is now a much more compelling wearable device. Apps now launch quicker, and battery life is much improved on the new Apple Watch series 2. We have since revised this course to 2 days, so that we have time to cover all the cool new features in watchOS 3. (Course comes with an Apple Watch Series 2 watch)

IOT201 - Python Programming

IOT201 is now titled "Python Programming". Instead of focusing just on the syntax of Python, we now cover doing interesting things with Python, such as:

• Developing RESTful service using Flask
• Securing your RESTful service using a SSL and Basic Authentication
• Sockets programming using Python
• Push notifications using Python
• Writing your own modules

As such, the IOT201 is now a 2-day course.

Integrating the Alexa Voice Service into your Raspberry Pi

In the upcoming IOT101 - Programming Internet of Things (IoT) using Raspberry Pi course, we will cover how to incorporate the Alexa Voice Service into your Raspberry Pi. Instead of buying a US$179 Amazon Echo, you can build your own using a speaker and a USB mic. What's more, you will learn how to activate the Alexa Voice Service using the "Alexa" wake word. How cool is that!

IOT101 - Programming Internet of Things (IoT) using Raspberry Pi

Course Fee

S$1897 (nett; no GST)

If your company is sponsoring you for the training, your company can enjoy 400% tax deductions/ allowances and/or 40% 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	Course Outline and Application Form	Category
Tue Dec 13 2016 CONFIRMED	Wed Dec 14 2016
Tue Mar 14 2017	Wed Mar 15 2017

Venue

IBIS HOTEL
170 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189657

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. 

IoT Development using Raspberry Pi

In the upcoming IOT101 - Programming Internet of Things using Raspberry Pi course,  we will be covering the latest Raspbian OS - PIXEL. This is the latest version of the Raspbian OS and it is updated with a very modern look-and-feel.

Besides using the latest OS, we have also taken this opportunity to update the course content. In this upcoming course, we will cover:

• how to send data to the cloud
• how to implement your own Amazon Echo using Amazon's Alexa service

Of course, we will also cover the popular topics that our participants have always enjoyed:

• How to send push notifications to your Android devices
• How to implement and scan iBeacons using the Raspberry Pi
• How to interface with NFC readers
• How to connect the Raspberry Pi to sensors - smoke, ultrasonic, temperature, and motion sensors

And of course, participants will get to bring back the IOT Kit, which includes items like:

• Raspberry Pi 3
• Various sensors
• LCD screens
• Mic and Speaker
• Pi Camera
• NFC Reader

Internet of Things (IoT) Series of Courses

Introducing IOT200 – Python GUI Programming using Tkinter

Today, we have just launched a new course - IOT200 – Python GUI Programming using TKinter.

While most of the time your Python app interacts with the user through the command line, this is not always the case. Using Tkinter you can write GUI apps using Python.

What's more, for this course you will get the following:

• Raspberry Pi 3
• Raspberry Pi 7" Touch Screen Display 

IOT200 - Python GUI Programming using Tkinter

Course Fee

S$899 (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 Aug 19 2016	Fri Aug 19 2016	PDF	IOT
Wed Sep 28 2016	Wed Sep 28 2016	PDF	IOT

IOT101 now comes with more sensors and a 7" Touch Display!

Past participants for the IOT101 course were deluged with the various sensors and equipment; it is now going to get worse! We are adding a large number of sensors as well as the official Raspberry Pi 7" Touch Screen Display (with 10 Finger Capacitive Touch) to the IOT Kit. That is to say, you are going to get a box of gadgets that are going to keep you busy for the next one week after the course!

What's more, we are using the latest Raspberry Pi 3, which comes with Bluetooth LE and WiFi built in.


* Items in the IoT Kit subject to change based on availability

IOT courses in March - IOT101 and IOT102

The IOT courses at the end of March are all confirmed. It's going to be another week of fun with electronics and programming, and of course possibilities! Let your imaginations soar with all the projects that you will embark on, and see how you can deploy them in your own environment!

We are getting ready to test all the Pis to make sure they are ready for the big day!

Early bird discount for IoT Course in Feb and Mar 2016

Sign up for the following IOT classes in Feb and March 2016 before end of January and receive a $300 discount off the published course fee!

IOT101 Programming Internet of Things (IoT) using Raspberry Pi (S$1897; $1597 after discount)

• 16-17 Feb 2016
• 7-8 Mar 2016

IOT102 Programming Internet of Things (IoT) using Windows 10 IoT Core (S$1897; $1597 after discount)

• 18-19 Feb 2016
• 28-29 Mar 2016

For the IOT course, you will receive an IoT Kit* (which you can keep after the course). The kit includes:

• Raspberry Pi 2 
• Raspberry Pi Casing 
• Raspberry Pi Power Supply - 5V, 2A
• Micro-SD with Adapter 
• PiCam for Raspberry Pi 
• Bluetooth 4.0 dongle 
• WiPi Dongle for Raspberry Pi 
• Adafruit Pi Cobbler Plus Kit – Breakout Cable for Pi 2 
• NXP NFC Expansion board for Raspberry Pi 
• 16x2 LCD Panel with Backlight 
• PIR Sensor 
• Ultrasonic Sensor 
• Potentiometer 
• Breadboard 
• Jumper cables 
• Gas Sensor 
• Temperature Sensor 
• Breadboard 
• LEDs

* Items in the IOT kit may vary from time to time

Programming Internet of Things (IoT) - Oslo - 15-16 March 2016

In conjunction with the One Day of Internet of Things Conference (17 March 2016) to be held in Oslo, Norway, I will be doing a 2-day workshop on IoT programming using the Raspberry Pi on the 15-16 March 2016.

In this 2-day workshop, you will learn how to interface with hardware using the Raspberry Pi and the Raspbian Operating Systems. You will learn how to connect the Raspberry Pi to the various sensors and program them using Python. What's more, you will also learn how to use the Raspberry Pi to collect data using PHP and MySQL.

At the end of the course, you will also get to keep the IOT Kit used during the course. The IOT Kit contains the following accessories:

• Raspberry Pi 2
• Raspberry Pi Casing
• Raspberry Pi Power Supply - 5V, 2A, Micro USB
• Sandisk 8GB Class 10 Ultra Micro-SD with Adapter
• PiCam for Raspberry Pi
• Bluetooth 4.0 dongle
• WiPi Dongle for Raspberry Pi
• Adafruit Pi Cobbler Plus Kit – Breakout Cable for Pi 2
• NXP NFC Expansion board for Raspberry Pi
• 16x2 LCD Panel with Backlight
• PIR Sensor
• Ultrasonic Sensor
• Potentiometer
• Breadboard Jumper cables
• Gas Sensor
• tmp36 Temperature Sensor
• Breadboard
• LED lights

Hope to see you at the course!

NEW COURSE - Introduction to Raspberry Pi 2

Want to get started with Raspberry Pi but don't know how to get started? In this weekend course (4-hour), we will give you an introduction to the Raspberry Pi and show you the possibilities that this small little device provides. You will learn:

   • Setting up the Raspberry Pi
   • Preparing the SD Card
      o Booting up the Raspberry Pi
   • Configuring the Raspberry Pi
      o Troubleshooting
   • Using Linux on the Raspberry Pi
      o Command Line
      o Built-in Utilities
   • Installing the Apache Web server on the Raspberry Pi
   • How to expose your Web server to the world – how to configure your router for port forwarding
   • Video Streaming from your Web cam

As seats are limited, register early to avoid disappointment!

This course comes with the following:
   • Raspberry Pi 2
   • Class-10 8GB Micro-SD card
   • Power Adapter/Charger for Raspberry Pi
   • Raspberry Pi 2 Casing

Participants need to bring along their own laptop computer. 

HRD001 - Introduction to Raspberry Pi

Course Fee

S$199 (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
Sat Dec 19 2015 CONFIRMED (WEEKEND CLASS)  9am to 12noon	Sat Dec 19 2015	PDF
Sat Jan 30 2016 CONFIRMED (WEEKEND CLASS)  9am to 12noon	Sat Jan 30 2016	PDF

Venue

Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability

80 Jurong East Street 21

Singapore 609607 

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. 

Programming Internet of Things (IoT) Series

We have just launched our Programming Internet of Things (IoT) series. Check out the course calendar to view the schedules and outlines.