Learning Google Cloud IoT Core

Learn how to build out Internet of Things (IoT) applications with Google Cloud IoT Core, a fully managed service for connecting and managing IoT devices.

Introduction

• IoT and the Google Cloud platform
• What you should know

1. Overview of IoT Concepts

• Understanding IoT terminology
• Challenges of scaling IoT
• What is Google IoT Core?

2. Software and Hardware Setup

• Understanding the software tooling
• Installing the Google Cloud SDK
• Installing the Arduino IDE
• Installing the USB to UART driver
• Prepare your Raspberry Pi SD card
• Configuring Raspbian

3. Understanding Security

• Google IoT Core security
• Provisioning and securing edge devices

4. Setting Up a Virtual Device

• Virtual device overview
• Creating a project
• Configuring an edge device
• Observing telemetry Data
• Virtual device summary

5. Setting Up a Connected Edge Device

• Description of the overall project
• Set up the project in IoT Core
• Review sample project code
• Making code changes
• Observing telemetry data
• LED circuit changes
• Challenge: LED coding changes
• Solution: LED coding changes
• Testing the result

6. Using an IoT Gateway

• Description of IoT Gateway project
• ESP32 and DHT22 circuit wiring
• Google Cloud Console setup
• Gateway code for Raspberry Pi
• Gateway setup in Google Cloud
• Running the Gateway server
• Code for ESP32
• Testing the circuit
• Challenge: Humidity
• Solution: Humidity

7. Best Practices

• Architecture best practices

Conclusion

• Cleaning up your projects
• Next steps