Labs

Lab 1:

• This lab consists of setting up the raspberry pi for future use
• NOOBS needs to be installed and updated
• The wifi for Stevens needs to be setup by logging in with a Stevens username and password
• Configure the settings so that SSH, VNC, SPI, I2C, Serial Port, 1-Wire, and Remote GPIO are enabled and serial console is disabled
• Once these are setup, you can create an mailer service through python, which then can be used to mail the IP address to the user
• With the IP address, the user can SSH into the raspberry pi remotely from a computer

Lab 2:

• Due to unforeseen circumstance lab 2 was unable to be completed
• This lab consists of testing the ability to control a board and its inputs/outputs
• The example used in this case is with an LED, a signal of either 1 or 0 (on or off) can be sent to the LED through the raspberry pi in order to turn the LED on or off
• Taking this even further, a webcam can be setup to take pictures and save the images

Lab 3:

• Due to unforeseen circumstance lab 3 was unable to be completed
• This lab consists of installing Python and setting up a socket server
• When everything is setup, you can use remote GPIO in order to collect data such as temperature

Lab 4:

• This lab consists of setting up a Django server/database
• There is also the setup and running of an Apache web server
• Although parts could be completed, due to unforeseen circumstances I was unable to complete certain portions of the lab

Lab 5:

• This lab involves the use of publisher and subscriber services
• With this, you can subscribe with one terminal and publish with another, allowing for the transfer between the two terminals using a third terminal as a router

Lab 6:

• By connecting the Particle-Agent and the raspberry pi, you can use the cloud to control through alternate devices like a smartphone
• Then you can create a node through which you can create a web page that can be changed however you like (as long as you're willing to code it)

Lab 7:

• Lab 7 delves into the usage of cloud platforms such as ThingSpeak
• By obtaining the API key and using it with its respective channel, an google drive excel doc can be linked and used to store the data that is sent
• With this data, graphs can then be made to show the user a visual of what was gathered

Lab 8:

• By installing SciPy, Matplotlib, pandas, and all of their dependencies as well as NumPy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and Keras, you can analyze data quite efficiently
• Xming can be used for X11 forwarding to enable the window popups on a PC
• Using these programs, figures can be made to show relationships and plots that can be done such as if you were using excel or Matlab

Lab 9:

• This lab shows the user how to utilize YANG
• You can load PNG images using either Pinta or GIMP to display them

Lab 10:

• The last lab goes over Blockchain
• By following the instructions we can create a small blockchain as shown below
• Due to unforeseen circumstances I was unable to get part B working, but was able to at least do part A