Preface

Are you overflowing with innovative ideas, yet finding it difficult to navigate the intricacies of software coding? Utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to expedite your Internet of Things (IoT) development journey!

AI is a transformative force that is reshaping our lives, societies, and industries. This book guides beginners on how to use AI’s coding abilities to construct their first end-to-end IoT prototype. It covers everything from drawing an application flow diagram, crafting the hardware prototype, producing embedded C++ example code, establishing Wi-Fi connectivity, and accessing Amazon Web Services (AWS), to creating a real-time dashboard on ThingsBoard Cloud.

The book ensures a smooth learning curve, starting from the IoT fundamentals, architecture, key elements, recommendations, and best practice examples, to a thorough step-by-step hands-on project illustration. A distinguishing feature of this book is its exploration of recent AI advancements and their transformative impact on the IoT world. It emphasizes ChatGPT prompt skills specifically tailored for IoT projects and presents a detailed framework for crafting effective ChatGPT prompts. This empowers you to harness this powerful tool in your IoT endeavors, overcoming barriers related to inadequate software coding skills or experience.

You will be introduced to the PlatformIO IDE on Visual Studio Code, one of the most popular embedded software development environments. Additionally, you’ll learn about the cutting-edge RISC-V architecture MCU – ESP32, Arduino-compatible sensors, and integration methods for the AWS cloud and ThingsBoard dashboard.

As part of the learning approach, I provide the functional codes generated by ChatGPT and prompting instruction examples in the GitHub repo for this book.

By the end of this book, you will be equipped to build your first successful IoT prototype, effectively bridging the gap between your innovative ideas and functional creations.