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http://dx.doi.org/10.14702/JPEE.2020.085

An Education Method of Java SW Designs for IoT Wireless Device Control using Microbits  

Hur, Kyeong (Department of Computer Education, Gyeong-In National University of Education)
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Journal of Practical Engineering Education / v.12, no.1, 2020 , pp. 85-91 More about this Journal
Abstract
SW which controls IoT devices using wireless communication technology must operate without errors. In order for IoT devices to be widely used, the technical skills of engineers who design such software must be improved. Compared to designing the input / output SW of a single device, the SW Flowchart design and Java SW programming process that clearly define various input / output relations between the transmitter and the receiver are complicated. In this paper, we proposed a SW Flowchart design method for controlling IoT devices based on wireless communication. In this process, it is explained that the entire control algorithm is implemented through a problem division process. In addition, we proposed an educational method for programming the designed SW Flowchart into Java SW using Microbits, which are educational IoT devices. In the course to which this education method was applied, the results of satisfaction evaluation of students were analyzed, and the effectiveness of the IoT device control SW education method using Microbits was analyzed.
Keywords
IoT; Microbit; non-major undergraduates; Java; Software education;
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