Prototyping and Programming ESP32 Wearable Devices
This first-day course will introduce CEC participants to wearable device technology. The introduction will cover the M5Core ESP32 IoT controller as a wearable device's development platformand then the M5Core ESP32 controller's architecture will be explained. A lab project will explore the setup of the no-code programming environment to create a Hello World wearable.
The M5Core IoT Starter kit will be explained to CEC participants. The various sensors and electronic units will be examined through mini hands-on activities. A wearable electronic flashlight will be presented as a lab project.
Research-based approaches to designing wearable devices will be presented in this day 3 session. A series of mini-lab activities will illustrate user interface (UI) techniques for proper interaction layout and engagement. FurtherCEC participants will learn how to prototype a wearable humidity-temperature detector unit.
CEC participants will learn about wearable audible alert device concepts through a series of mini lab activities. The M5Core amplifier and the tone generation feature will be presented in this day 4 session.
In this final class sessionCEC participants will learn how to develop a wearable Bluetooth controller using the M5Core. Various Bluetooth serial terminal tools will be presented and reviewed in this session. Further Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology will be examined. CEC participants will build a wearable Bluetooth controller as the final lab project.
Dr. Don Wilcher, an Electrical Engineer, is an Associate Certified Electronics Technician (CETa), a Technical Education Researcher, Instructor, Maker, Emerging Technology Lecturer, Electronics Project writer, and Book Author. His Learn Electronics with Arduino book, published by Apress, has been cited 80 times in academic journals and referenced on patents.
He is the Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama - Birmingham. His research interest is Embedded Controls, Robotics Education, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence applications and their impact on Personalized Learning, Competency-Based Models curriculum, and instructional development in Mechatronics, Automation, IoT, Electronics, Robotics, and Industrial Maintenance Technologies. He is also the Founder and owner of MaDon Research LLC, an instructional technology consulting, technical training, and electronics project writing company serving Electronics Marketing Media, Technical and Engineering Education companies.