© John C. Shovic 2021
J. C. ShovicRaspberry Pi IoT Projectshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6911-4_1

1. Introduction to IoT

John C. Shovic1  
(1)
Spokane Valley, WA, USA
 

Chapter Goal: Understand What the IoT Is and How to Prototype IoT Devices

Topics Covered in This Chapter:

  • What is IoT

  • Choosing a Raspberry Pi Model

  • Choosing your IoT device

  • Characterization of IoT devices

  • Buying the right tools to deal with hardware

  • Writing code in Python and in the Arduino IDE

The IoT is a name for the vast collection of “things” that are being networked together in the home and workplace (up to 20 billion by 2022 according to Gardner, a technology consulting firm). That is a very vast collection. And they may be underestimating it.

We all have large numbers of computers ...

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