Lightning Talks: The Iota of IoT
summary
Quick overview of IoT basics with concrete results: demonstrates that inexpensive Bluetooth beacons broadcast Eddystone URLs (not just UUIDs) and that three commercial beacons cost about $100 plus customs in India. Builds a working Python package PI Beacon that converts any Linux machine (including Raspberry Pi 3 with onboard Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth) into a beacon; code is pip-installable, merged upstream with Google examples, and successfully advertises URLs discoverable by nearby Android devices.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:46What is IoT
- 1:46Three waves
- 2:34creepy
- 2:59Hardware
- 3:45Raspberry Pi
- 4:49Sensors
- 7:06Eddystone
- 8:17PI Beacon
