IOT Challenge 2018
9th - 10th February 2018
8 students of VI Semester from CSIT Department and 7 Students of ECS Department from Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurgaon participated in prelims round of IOT Challenge 2018 held at Chandigarh University, Punjab on 9th - 10th February 2018.
The challenge was conducted for students having basic knowledge of electronics and programming and enthusiastic to learn about IOT (internet of things).
The two days workshop was based on IOT basics and implementation for students and professionals. Â First day started with information on Home Automation which is the process of controlling home appliances automatically using various systems. Technology of IOT like a high communication for mobile phones, LAN, optical fibers etc were also explained. In the second half of the day key components in an IoT based networks were discussed like, Microprocessor and Microcontroller, like ATmega8.
Second day was dedicated to the Programming based on IOT. During the session a IOT kit was given to each team with 4 members for practice and they were taught to upload program on it. After the workshop there was a selection process of 45 minutes and the candidates were chosen according to their performance and speed for the next round of I3INDIA TECHNOLOGY. The final round of the competition will be conducted during RADIANCE 2018 fest at IIT Bombay.
In the end certificated were provided to all the participants.
The challenge was a great learning experience for all the students.