{"id":13449,"date":"2015-09-25T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13449"},"modified":"2015-09-24T20:01:28","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T19:01:28","slug":"learn-how-to-use-the-raspberry-pi-and-the-internet-of-things-on-this-free-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13449","title":{"rendered":"Learn how to use the Raspberry Pi and the Internet of Things on this free course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hub\/362829\/hubfs\/piot_raspberry_pi_internet_of_things_logo.png?resize=284%2C156\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"156\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Initial State, who I&#8217;ve blogged about before, host an Internet of Things service that allows you to send data to it and then visualise that data using their dashboard tools. They have now written a course based around their service in which you use a Raspberry Pi and sensors to accumulate data and then send it to their website API. You simple provide them with your email address and they give you a link to the course on GitHub. <a href=\"http:\/\/info.initialstate.com\/piot-raspberry-pi-internet-of-things\" target=\"_blank\">Head over to their site to read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initial State, who I&#8217;ve blogged about before, host an Internet of Things service that allows you to send data to it and then visualise that data using their dashboard tools. 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