The department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in association with Centre of IIoT organized a two days National Level Workshop on, ‘DEVELOPING INTERNET OF THINGS PROJECTS USING ARDUINO AND NODE MCU’ on 21.12.2023 & 22.12.2023. The students from Polytechnic and Engineering colleges participated in this workshop. R. Nithyalakshmi of II year EEE welcomed the gathering and V. G Padmpriya of II year EEE introduced the resource person to the audience.

The resource person of the workshop was Mr. M. S. Kalyana Sundaram, M.E., (PhD) Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Mr. P. Vetrivel, M.E., Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, AAA College of Engineering and Technology, Sivakasi. Dr. C. Senthil Kumar, Professor and Head of the Department delivered the presidential address to the participants and briefed the significance of IoT in today’s world. Mr. M. S. Kalyana Sundaram explained the Arduino and Node MCU boards, their features and the importance of interconnected devices and their applications in various industries. Mr. P. Vetrivel covered the fundamentals of coding in IoT using Arduino and Node MCU. He shared the common challenges faced during IoT project development. Hands on training were provided to the participants. This programme served as an eye opening session for the participants. At the end of the session, the resource persons cleared the queries of the students and received feedback from the participants. Dr. C. Senthil Kumar, Professor and Head of the Department distributed the certificates to the participants. R. Nithyalakshmi of II year EEE delivered the vote of thanks. Totally 20 students participated in the programme.