Internet of Things Online Laboratory: non-Virtual Training

The article describes a cyber-physical system located in the university laboratory. It allows students to study Internet of Things technologies remotely. The purpose of the system is to provide students with automated access to bench equipment and information services used in the field of IoT. The article presents functional and non-functional requirements for the system. The organization of bench equipment and the software structure of the developed cyberphysical system are described. Students can program microcontrollers remotely via a Web application. In addition, they can visually and programmatically monitor the state of the development board and launch IoT services. The Internet of Things online laboratory changes the organization and model of the educational process with real equipment. At the same time, the teacher can monitor the work of both online and offline students. Students have more opportunities to work with the equipment of the Internet of Things laboratory. The online laboratory is available not only during hours designated for practical classes, but also during additional hours. In this case, the presence of a laboratory assistant or teacher is not required in the physical laboratory. The work identified new opportunities and advantages of training using an online laboratory based on a cyber-physical system.