Advanced IoT Teaching Lab Solution

Complete IoT ecosystem learning for students, now REMOTE ready

Keysight defined the 5C core values to cover the current IoT areas as showed above. The Connectivity, Compliance, Co-existence, Cybersecurity and the Continuity.

Keysight’s ready-to-teach Advanced IoT Teaching Lab Solution is designed to assist educators in quickly setting up new engineering courses on the Internet of Things, with the intention of producing students who will fully understand the challenges and requirements of the IoT system design cycle, from design and validation to deployment in the market. In addition to teaching practical design and test techniques from the fundamentals of system design to wireless communication and power measurement, this courseware will also cover critical design considerations that have emerged with the evolution of the Internet of Things, such as cybersecurity, coexistence, compliance and continuity.

The U3810A courseware series comes with teaching slides and training kit that works with BeagleBone® and includes lab sheets and problem-based assignments for hands-on learning. It is designed to introduce students to Keysight hardware and software used in the industry to form a complete teaching solution.

Keysight Advanced IoT Teaching Lab Solution is covering all the 5C core values in the IoT world and provides a comprehensive IoT Teaching lab learning environment.

With Keysight Remote Advanced IoT Teaching Lab Solution, the IoT teaching can be conducted in a remote environment, to deliver similar learning experience as if the students were at the onsite lab.

Introduction

The Internet of Things has shifted from personal lifestyle to massive deployments in industries such as the smart home and smart city, connected cars and digital health. Mission-critical applications are driving the IoT revolution, and there are emerging requirements for connectivity, compliance, coexistence, continuity, and cybersecurity that must be addressed so IoT devices will operate as expected in the real world.

The IoT revolution races on, and now educators and students alike can leap ahead with Keysight’s ready-toteach Advanced IoT Teaching Solution. Designed to teach students practical design and test techniques from the fundamentals of system design to wireless communication and power measurement, this solution also covers critical design considerations that are emerging with the evolution of the Internet of Things, such as device and network cybersecurity, radio certification and compliance, and power continuity.

Students need to learn the practical skills and real-world application knowledge to fully understand what it takes to bring an IoT device from design to market. The advanced IoT teaching solution provides editable slides for the classroom, and a training kit with detailed lab procedures that will instruct students on how to use industry standard test and measurement equipment and software so they are industry-ready when they graduate. By incorporating the advanced IoT teaching solution into their curriculum, educators can: 

Equip students with IoT engineering knowledge and skills with a complete understanding of the IoT ecosystem.

Students start learning the basics of designing and validating an IoT system, wireless protocols for IoT and battery characterization using the latest industry techniques. The labs then build upon these skills and provide students with an understanding of the entire IoT ecosystem and how these experiences relate to real-world applications.

The complete advanced IoT teaching lab solution consists of three modules:

• IoT system design – Covers IoT’s architecture, technologies, standards, wireless protocols, applications, and ecosystems. Also teaches students how to design, develop and evaluate an IoT-enabled embedded system using industry-standard tools 

• Wireless communication – How to develop typical IoT applications using various types of wireless connectivity. Students will also learn how to perform quick verification and design validation on these IoT applications 

• Power management – Students will characterize the power consumption of IoT devices’ onboard controllers, sensors and wireless modules, and learn the principles of power management. 

Additionally, students will learn about new design considerations that have emerged with the evolution of IoT mission-critical applications, such as:

• IoT cybersecurity – with billions of devices deployed, it is increasingly important to secure devices and infrastructure against cyber threats. Most cybersecurity solutions today focus on the mass amounts of data processed at the network or cloud level, but there is a lack of awareness of cybersecurity at the device level. The advanced IoT teaching solution covers that gap.

• Pre-compliance – Emerging standards and regulations requires thorough testing and evaluation of IoT devices before selling into global markets. Students will learn how to test for pre-conformance and pre-compliance, why these tests are important, and use mitigation strategies during the design process to optimize and lower compliance test costs. 

• Battery life analysis – Battery life is critical IoT device design, especially when the device is deployed in mission-critical situations where failure or disruption can have devastating consequences. Students will learn how to apply optimization techniques during the design process to measure and maximize the battery life of an IoT device.