Overview
This course is a complete reworking of the Embedded Systems course first offered at the University of Cape Coast in 2017. It uses Python 3 and ESP32 WeMos D1 mini boards in place of C and Raspberry Pi computers.
The lower-cost boards allow students to acquire their own hardware and undertake practical work at home. The modules can be assembled without soldering, with prototype boards available for custom hardware development.
For course enquiries, contact Isaac Armah-Mensah (iamensah@ucc.edu.gh) or Uli Raich (uli.raich@gmail.com).
Course Topics & Resources
- Introduction
- The Hardware
- Accessing the Python interpreter
- Writing Scripts
- Internet access
- Compiling MicroPython
- SHT30 I2C Temperature and Humidity Sensor
- Serial Ports
- GPS receiver
- ADC and DAC
- Moisture Sensors
- TFT Display
- GUI
- Motors
- Dust sensors
- Infrared remote control
- I2S and sound
- Accelerometer and Gyroscope
- Magnetometer
- The camera esp32-cam
- Virtual Instruments
- WEB servers
- MQTT and Cayenne
- Virtual World example
- PS2 game controller
- Bluetooth Low Energy BLE
- Slides
- Exercises
- Solutions
Recent Activity
* IoT_Course_English.Lsm6ds3Measurements — 03 Mar 2026 - 15:49
- IoT_Course_English.MagicWandOld — 14 Jan 2026 - 10:05
- IoT_Course_English.TheHardware — 04 Jan 2026 - 15:11
- IoT_Course_English.MagicWand — 03 Jan 2026 - 19:46
- IoT_Course_English.Magnetometer — 29 Dec 2025 - 09:20
- IoT_Course_English.Hello_worldTflite-microVersion — 15 Dec 2025 - 08:49
- IoT_Course_English.ESP32-S3-FN8 — 07 Nov 2025 - 15:27
- IoT_Course_English.SHT30NopI2CTemperatureAndHumiditySensor — 16 May 2024 - 10:07
- IoT_Course_English.TinyML — 21 Feb 2024 - 16:37
- IoT_Course_English.Hello_worldESP-IDFVersion — 18 Dec 2023 - 17:14
- IoT_Course_English.TheHelloWorld — 18 Dec 2023 - 16:51
- IoT_Course_English.Hello_worldArduinoVersion — 18 Dec 2023 - 16:25
- IoT_Course_English.Hello_worldArduinoVersion_bak — 18 Dec 2023 - 16:01
- IoT_Course_English.BasicPythonProgramming — 27 Nov 2023 - 10:22
- IoT_Course_English.SwitchesWithESP32 — 27 Nov 2023 - 09:36
- IoT_Course_English.TinyMLHelloWorldC — 19 Nov 2023 - 11:45
- IoT_Course_English.PersonDetectionNopMicroPython — 08 Nov 2023 - 21:07
- IoT_Course_English.Hello_worldNopMicroPythonVersion — 08 Nov 2023 - 20:16
- IoT_Course_English.MicroPythonExamples — 08 Nov 2023 - 20:16
- IoT_Course_English.CExamples — 08 Nov 2023 - 20:12
- IoT_Course_English.BLE — 30 Oct 2023 - 11:18
- IoT_Course_English.PreparingThePC — 17 Oct 2023 - 13:53
- IoT_Course_English.AnalysisCcTest — 09 Sep 2023 - 12:49
- IoT_Course_English.TinyMLOnTheEsp32s3-wroom — 02 Sep 2023 - 10:04
- IoT_Course_English.ESP32CExamples — 01 Sep 2023 - 14:06
- IoT_Course_English.Esp32-cam — 20 Aug 2023 - 10:29
- IoT_Course_English.DustSensors — 13 Jul 2023 - 19:27
- IoT_Course_English.AWEBServer — 16 Nov 2022 - 10:03
- IoT_Course_English.BasicWEBServer — 12 Nov 2022 - 13:22
- IoT_Course_English.PS2GameController — 02 Nov 2022 - 16:17
- IoT_Course_English.WiFi — 25 Sep 2022 - 08:37
- IoT_Course_English.I2SAndSound — 24 Sep 2022 - 08:55
- IoT_Course_English.CustomNopMicroPython — 23 Sep 2022 - 14:06
- IoT_Course_English.Motors — 23 Sep 2022 - 08:55
- IoT_Course_English.AirQuality — 10 Sep 2022 - 16:00
- IoT_Course_English.AccelerometerAndGyroscope — 03 Sep 2022 - 08:54
- IoT_Course_English.Exercises — 29 Aug 2022 - 12:53
- IoT_Course_English.VirtualWorldExercise — 29 Aug 2022 - 12:49
- IoT_Course_English.MoistureSensors — 31 Jul 2022 - 13:55
- IoT_Course_English.TCS3200 — 09 Jul 2022 - 20:35
- IoT_Course_English.SharpNopGP2Y1010AU0F — 21 Jun 2022 - 16:30
- IoT_Course_English.TheI2CBusAndTheSHT30TemperatureAndHumiditySensor — 16 Jun 2022 - 18:34
- IoT_Course_English.Switches — 12 Jun 2022 - 07:29
- IoT_Course_English.PlantowerPMS5003 — 06 Jun 2022 - 06:46
- IoT_Course_English.BShinyeiNopPPD42NS — 04 Jun 2022 - 12:20
- IoT_Course_English.VirtualWorld — 31 May 2022 - 18:13
- IoT_Course_English.HC-SR04 — 30 May 2022 - 19:04
- IoT_Course_English.GUIProgramming — 23 May 2022 - 09:25
- IoT_Course_English.MotorExercises — 05 Mar 2022 - 20:04
- IoT_Course_English.PeopleDetection — 21 Feb 2022 - 16:14
- IoT_Course_English.WakeWordDetection — 20 Feb 2022 - 13:55
- IoT_Course_English.REPLAndStandardPythonProgramming — 08 Feb 2022 - 17:45
- IoT_Course_English.SolutionsToTheExerciseOnSwitches — 26 Nov 2021 - 21:13
- IoT_Course_English.BMP180AirPressureSensor — 25 Nov 2021 - 19:11
- IoT_Course_English.AccessingThePythonInterpreter — 26 Jul 2021 - 14:28
- IoT_Course_English.ADCAndDACExercises — 05 Jul 2021 - 18:01
- IoT_Course_English.ADCAndDAC — 05 Jul 2021 - 17:59
- IoT_Course_English.LEDsAndNopNeoPixel — 11 Jun 2021 - 18:38
- IoT_Course_English.TemperatureAndHumidityWithDHT11 — 27 May 2021 - 05:50
- IoT_Course_English.VirtualInstruments — 16 May 2021 - 12:19
- IoT_Course_English.InfraredRemoteControl — 07 May 2021 - 20:52
- IoT_Course_English.LEDAndNeopixels — 09 Mar 2021 - 20:44
- IoT_Course_English.Slides — 01 Mar 2021 - 17:13
- IoT_Course_English.TheWeatherApp — 18 Feb 2021 - 09:12
- IoT_Course_English.WatchGui — 13 Feb 2021 - 15:10
- IoT_Course_English.SolutionsToTFTDisplays — 06 Feb 2021 - 16:16
- IoT_Course_English.ST7735TFTDisplay — 06 Feb 2021 - 15:51
- IoT_Course_English.GUI — 06 Feb 2021 - 12:09
- IoT_Course_English.SolutionsToADCAndDAC — 06 Feb 2021 - 12:01
- IoT_Course_English.Solutions — 06 Feb 2021 - 11:28
- IoT_Course_English.Sound — 06 Feb 2021 - 10:09
- IoT_Course_English.LvglOnTheT-watchAndASimulator — 29 Jan 2021 - 21:06
- IoT_Course_English.St7789_lvglDisplayDriver — 29 Jan 2021 - 12:22
- IoT_Course_English.TheT-watch2020Hardware — 29 Jan 2021 - 11:52
- IoT_Course_English.TtgoModule — 29 Jan 2021 - 11:26
- IoT_Course_English.AXP202Driver — 28 Jan 2021 - 18:35
- IoT_Course_English.BMA423Driver — 28 Jan 2021 - 10:54
- IoT_Course_English.T-watchSound — 27 Jan 2021 - 09:06
- IoT_Course_English.PCF8563Driver — 27 Jan 2021 - 09:03
- IoT_Course_English.T-watchBuzzer — 26 Jan 2021 - 17:17
- IoT_Course_English.SolutionsToI2SAndSound — 24 Jan 2021 - 16:09
- IoT_Course_English.SevenSegmentDisplayAndKeypad — 24 Jan 2021 - 15:46
- IoT_Course_English.SolutionsToSevenSegmentDisplayAndKeyPad — 23 Jan 2021 - 14:43
- IoT_Course_English.Lvgl — 23 Oct 2020 - 08:24
- IoT_Course_English.TFTDisplay — 23 Oct 2020 - 07:49
- IoT_Course_English.SerialPorts — 12 Oct 2020 - 15:49
- IoT_Course_English.CompilingNopMicroPython — 12 Oct 2020 - 15:19
- IoT_Course_English.InternetAccess — 12 Oct 2020 - 15:09
- IoT_Course_English.WritingScripts — 12 Oct 2020 - 15:00
- IoT_Course_English.Introduction — 12 Oct 2020 - 10:01
- IoT_Course_English.MQTTAndCayenne — 05 Oct 2020 - 17:21
- IoT_Course_English.IoTViaMQTTAndCayenne — 05 Sep 2020 - 14:52
- IoT_Course_English.GPSReceiver — 28 Aug 2020 - 19:26
- IoT_Course_English.GPSAndInterfaceThroughUART — 28 Aug 2020 - 15:44
- IoT_Course_English.RealTimeClockAndDataLogging — 09 Aug 2020 - 09:02
- IoT_Course_English.TheDHT11TemperatureAndHumiditySensor — 09 Aug 2020 - 08:53
- IoT_Course_English.SolutionsToTheMotorExercise — 27 Jul 2020 - 06:27
- IoT_Course_English.SolutionsToNopLEDsAndNopNeoPixel — 30 May 2020 - 15:24
- IoT_Course_English.SolutionsToTheDHT11TemperatureAndHumiditySensor — 30 May 2020 - 14:47
- IoT_Course_English.SolutionsToREPLAndStandardPythonProgramming — 29 May 2020 - 16:09
- IoT_Course_English.SolutionsToRealTimeClockAndDataLogging — 27 May 2020 - 10:27
- IoT_Course_English.SolutionsToTheNopI2CBusAndTheSHT30TemperatureAndHumiditySensor — 24 May 2020 - 12:49
- IoT_Course_English.UART — 09 May 2020 - 19:37
- IoT_Course_English.DHT11 — 29 Apr 2020 - 20:02
- IoT_Course_English.SensorsAndActuators — 29 Apr 2020 - 20:02
LilyGo T-Watch 2020
- The t-watch 2020 hardware
- lvgl on the t-watch and a simulator
- watch gui and how to add your own applications
- The weather app
Edge Computing
Modern microcontrollers can process data locally instead of transmitting everything to a more powerful computer. This can be useful when network access is limited or when data protection is important.
- GUI programming with LVGL
- TinyML (artificial intelligence on the microcontroller)
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