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Radio and Timer Links in IoT Sensors

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This lecture covers the interfaces for radio and wireless communication, as well as timing considerations in IoT sensors. It explains the importance of synchronizing radio and timer designs to optimize energy consumption and data transmission efficiency.

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IoT Systems and Industrial Applications with Design Thinking

Internet of Things (IoT) and smart connected devices have radically changed the way our world works and how companies operate and create new businesses. Do you want to learn about IoT fundamentals? This is a course for you! In this course we provide an overview of the underlaying IoT technologies and its business applications. This course is an introduction to IoT and explains why it is a continuously evolving concept with many industrial applications. You will learn the fundamental building blocks of IoT

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