From Sensor to Cloud: Building Low Power and Low Cost IoT Solutions

Hosted by
STMicroelectronics and Rutronik.
Telit and Yageo will also attend the event showcasing some of their latest technologies. Discover more here.

Date and time
Wed 25 April 2018, 18:00 - 21:30

Location
Cocoon Networks, 4 Christopher Street, London, EC2A 2BS

Limited to
30 participants

How to participate
You must apply to participate. If you are selected you will receive an email confirmation after the 10.04.2018. This will include the link to book your free ticket (a non-refundable booking fee of £15 will be charged to limit drop-outs).

STMicroelectronics and Rutronik have teamed up with the Hardware Academy to help you develop low power, low cost IoT solutions using the STM32 IoT Node Discovery Kit. This is a hands-on engineering session using professional hardware and software development tools. Attendees will work with multiple motion and environmental MEMS devices and low power radio modules on the STM32 IoT Node Discovery Kit to monitor the surroundings and upload the data to the cloud, where it can be viewed and plotted from an internet browser.

Drinks and pizza will be served throughout the night.

Participants will take home the STM32 IoT Node Discovery Kit for free.

The B-L475E-IOT01A2 Discovery kit for IoT node allows users to develop applications with direct connection to cloud servers. The Discovery kit enables a wide diversity of applications by exploiting low-power communication, multiway sensing and ARM® Cortex® -M4 core-based STM32L4 Series features. The support for Arduino Uno V3 and PMOD connectivity provides unlimited expansion capabilities with a large choice of specialized add-on boards.

Bonus for participants

- Free STM32 IoT Node Discovery Kit (online price £40).
- Workshop follow-up and tech assistance.
- Spot prizes.

Special guests showcasing

Participants will have the fantastic opportunity to connect with experts from Telit and Yageo who will be showcasing some of their latest technologies during the event.

Telit is the global leader in IoT enablement who offers the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of high-performance IoT modules, connectivity services and software. They will showcase some of their latestWi-fi, GSM & GNSS devices during the workshop.

Yageo Corporation is a Taiwan-based electronic component manufacturing company specialised in in passive devices (resistors, capacitors and inductors). They will showcase a variety of antenna such as PCB, Chip, Patch & Active Antenna’s during the workshop.

Agenda

6.00pm
Arrival and registration.

6.15pm
Pizza and drinks will be served.

6.30pm
Event opening & introductions.

7.00pm
Hands on workshop part 1.

8.00pm
Hands on workshop part 2.

8.00pm
Community announcements and demos: This is your time. If you would like to share what you are working on with the community or make any sort of announcement. You have 2 minutes max for a short shoutout.

9.00pm
Networking and drinks.

9.30pm
Event ends.

Requirements

Equipment

Bring your own laptop (PC/MAC) with at least a USB port available and your own Micro USB cable.

The tools work on Windows / Mac OS / Linux. However, the workshop will focus on Windows.

Some experience of using C/C++ and MCU embedded firmware development tools is recommended.

downloads

Please make sure to download the following softwares before attending:

- Atollic True Studio for STM32.
- STM32CubeMX initialisation code generator.
- STM32CubeL4 MCU package, including HAL, LL, CMSIS, Middleware and BSPs.

downloads

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About the instructors

STMicroelectronics
Chris Broadbent
UK Microcontroller Marketing Manager

STMicroelectronics
Geoff Holmes
UK, Ireland & North Europe Digital FAE

Rutronik UK Ltd
Freddie Broad
RF & Wireless FAE

Chris Broadbent - UK Microcontroller Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics
Technical marketing manager focusing on STMicroelectronics’ standard MCUs. Experienced embedded software and firmware developer with 25+ years’ experience on products ranging from 8-bit MCUs to Cortex-A devices prior to moving to technical marketing.

Geoff Holmes - UK, Ireland & North Europe Digital FAE at STMicroelectronics
Been in the industry now for over 20 years, as a customer, distributor and for the last 17 years, supplier covering microcontrollers, Geoff had the privilege of been at ST for the birth of the STM8 and the STM32 families and has seen the market change massively during the last 10 years from predominantly 8bit to mostly 32bit Cortex M based devices.

Freddie Broad - Wireless FAE at Rutronik UK Ltd
Freddie is a Field Application Engineer working at Rutronik covering RF profiles such as GSM, ISM and 2.4Ghz across London and the south of UK. Prior to working for Rutronik, he completed a Bachelors of Engineering in Electronics in 2013 and held the role as an RF Applications Engineer for various companies such as OEM’s & CEM’s.

About the platform and the companies

About the STM32 IoT Node Discovery Kit
The STMicroelectronics B-L475E-IOT01A Discovery Kit for IoT Node allows for development of applications with direct connection to cloud servers. The kit enables a wide diversity of applications by exploiting low-power communication, multiway sensing, and ARM® Cortex® -M4 core-based STM32L4 Series features. The support for Arduino Uno V3 and PMOD connectivity provides unlimited expansion capabilities with a large choice of specialised add-on boards.

Getting started with STM32 IoT Discovery Kit
This video describes the main components and features of the B-L475E-IOT board and shows a typical use of this platform as an IoT node using AWS to demonstrate the interactions between that node and a cloud server to build an intelligent system. The focus is put on the MQTT messages exchanges in between the IoT node and a user through AWS services. These messages contain sensors values and LED status and all the changes detected on the board.

About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global semiconductor leader delivering intelligent and energy-efficient products and solutions that power the electronics at the heart of everyday life. ST’s products are found everywhere today, and together with their customers, ST is enabling smarter driving and smarter factories, cities and homes, along with the next generation of mobile and Internet of Things devices.

About Rutronik
Rutronik is the third largest distributor in Europe (European Distribution Report 2016) and the number eleven worldwide (Global Purchasing, May 2016). The broad line distributor supplies semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as boards, storage, displays and more.

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