Electronics · lesson 27 of 30 · free

What is IoT? — Electronics for kids

The Internet of Things (IoT) is everyday things that connect to the internet to send or receive data — a smart plug, an app-controlled bulb, a Wi-Fi weather station or a smart energy meter. A sensor measures, the microcontroller reads the value and sends it over Wi-Fi, a cloud server stores it and a phone app shows it. Commands can go the other way to an actuator, like switching a light from your phone. If a sensor sends one reading every 10 seconds, it sends 6 a minute and 12 in 2 minutes.

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Remember

Sense, send, store, show — “sensor measures → board sends by Wi-Fi → cloud stores → app shows”

  1. IoT device = an everyday thing that shares data over the internet (usually Wi-Fi and an app).
  2. Data flow: sensor → board → Wi-Fi → cloud → app (and commands back to an actuator).
  3. Readings sent = total time ÷ time between readings, in the same units.

Use it for: Learning about smart homes and smart cities, science projects with a Wi-Fi microcontroller board and IoT lessons in school.

Worked example: 🌐 A weather station sends one reading every 10 seconds. How many readings does it send in 2 minutes? → 12

  1. 2 minutes = 120 seconds.
  2. 120 ÷ 10 = 12 readings.

Check: 12 × 10 s = 120 s = 2 minutes ✓

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