Application of Prototyping Microprocessor Board and Cloud System to Teach Industry 4.0 Concepts

Abstract

The Industry 4.0 has become an important concept as well as direction in the industrial and social development. In the core of this new shift is implementation of new technologies that open a number of important issues, starting from managing complexity of the systems, up to new educational and training needs for students and employees. In this paper we will preset usage of microprocessor boards and cloud systems in engineering education. The given example will be presented using NodeMCU card, sensors and ThingSpeak cloud system, as well as, Virtuino for communication and data presentation. In addition, application in undergraduate courses, educational tasks, and student’s satisfaction will be presented.