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Using Sensors With Your Raspberry Pi

Johns Hopkins University

This course on integrating sensors with your Raspberry Pi provides a comprehensive understanding of sensor design, calibration, interface circuits, and signal processing. It is part of a Coursera Specialization and is suitable for beginners with an interest in building sensor-based projects.

  • Gain insights into core concepts and techniques for designing and integrating sensors for customized applications.
  • Learn about sensor accuracy, precision, and uncertainty in measurements.
  • Explore calibration methods, including look-up tables, piece-wise interpolated calibration data, and polynomial fits.
  • Understand sensor interface circuits, amplifiers, and methods for reducing noise with spectral filters.
  • Delve into signal processing techniques such as time-domain sliding window filters, noise removal, and averaging in Python.

This course is designed to equip learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to work with sensors and post-process data on the Raspberry Pi or other platforms. By the end of the course, participants will be able to apply these concepts to their own sensor projects, enabling them to build highly customized sensors for various applications.

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Using Sensors With Your Raspberry Pi
Course Modules

This course consists of four modules that cover sensor design, calibration methods, interface circuits, and introduction to signal processing. Gain in-depth knowledge to integrate sensors with your Raspberry Pi.

Designing Sensors

Module 1: Designing Sensors

  • Learn about core sensor design concepts and techniques.
  • Understand sensor accuracy, precision, and uncertainty in measurements.
  • Explore real-time processing of sensor data for customized applications.

Calibration Methods

Module 2: Calibration Methods

  • Gain insights into various calibration terminologies and sensor transfer functions.
  • Learn to analyze and apply look-up tables, piece-wise interpolated calibration data, and polynomial fits in Python.
  • Understand the importance of calibration for accurate sensor measurements.

Interface Circuits

Module 3: Interface Circuits

  • Explore integrated sensors and their signal flow.
  • Understand the role of sensor interface amplifiers and methods for noise reduction with filters.
  • Learn techniques for interfacing analog sensors with your Raspberry Pi or other platforms.

Introduction to Signal Processing

Module 4: Introduction to Signal Processing

  • Delve into time-domain sliding window filters and their application for noise removal.
  • Understand noise reduction techniques, including spectral filtering and averaging in Python.
  • Gain insights into post-processing sensor data for accurate and reliable measurements.
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