\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{racheleva} \pdfinfo{ /Title (eiot-3.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (racheleva) /Subject (EIOT 3 Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{A34D5E} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F9F3F4} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{EIOT 3 Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{racheleva} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/217931/cs/48030/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}racheleva \\ \uline{cheatography.com/racheleva} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 29th April, 2026.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{IOT system}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Components}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Devices/Sensors → collect data \{\{nl\}\}Connectivity → WiFi, Bluetooth, etc. \{\{nl\}\}Data Processing → edge/cloud \{\{nl\}\}Application → user interface} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Architecture Layers}}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Perception }}→ sensing (sensors, actuators) & Sensors; Actuators; RFID tags and readers; Embedded devices; Microcontrollers \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Network }}→ data transmission & Routers; Gateways; Communication modules; Internet infrastructure \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Communication Technologies & Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; ZigBee \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Protocols Used & MQTT; CoAP; HTTP; AMQP \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Processing }}→ storage, analytics & Cloud, edge computing, databases \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Application }}→ user services} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Sensors vs Actuators}}} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Sensors }}→ input (temperature, light) \{\{nl\}\}{\bf{Actuators}} → output (motor, relay)} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{IoT protocols}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{reliable and efficient communication} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{data transfer, interoperability, low power usage, low latency and security} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Protocol Stack}}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Link Layer: }}Physical communication (Wi-Fi, ZigBee)} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Network Layer: }}Addressing and routing (IPv6, 6LoWPAN)} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Transport Layer: }}Reliable or fast data transfer (TCP/UDP)} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Application Layer: }}IoT protocols (MQTT, CoAP, HTTP, AMQP)} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.23965 cm} x{2.73735 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Arduino}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{function}} - interface sensors + actuators; execute control logic; communicate with cloud + devices (data)} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{microcontroller based; uses Wifi/ bluetooth} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{setup()}} - initialize settings; executes once} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{loop()}} - continuously; repeatedly} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{GPIO}} - interact with external devices; input from sensors; output to actuators} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Arduino IDE}} - write, compile, and upload programs (sketches); syntax checking, library support, and serial monitor} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{types of Arduino}} - 1. Arduino Uno (basic), 2. Mega 2560 (more I/O pins + memory), 3. Nano (compact), 4. MKR WiFi 1010 (WiFi) 5. Uno WiFi Rev2 (WiFi)} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 4) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Arduino shields}} - add-on boards; extend functionalityWi-Fi, Bluetooth, motor control, and sensor interfacing (without complex wiring)} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{interface sensor with arduino}} & VCC → 5V/3.3V \{\{nl\}\}GND → GND \{\{nl\}\}Output → Analog/Digital pin (e.g., A0 or D2) \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 4) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Connect sensor to Arduino → Configure pin → Read sensor data → Process and use data} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Data acquisition}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Sensor → Arduino reads data → Processes values → Displays results} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Components Required }}\{\{nl\}\}1. Arduino Uno / Nano \{\{nl\}\}2. Temperature Sensor (LM35 / DHT11) or LDR \{\{nl\}\}3. 16×2 LCD Display (or Serial Monitor)\{\{nl\}\}4. Resistors and connecting wires \{\{nl\}\}5. Breadboard \{\{nl\}\}6. Power supply} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{int sensorPin = A0;\{\{nl\}\} float temperature;\{\{nl\}\} void setup() \{\{\{nl\}\} Serial.begin(9600);\{\{nl\}\} \}\{\{nl\}\} void loop() \{\{\{nl\}\} int sensorValue = analogRead(sensorPin);\{\{nl\}\} temperature = sensorValue * 0.488;\{\{nl\}\} \seqsplit{Serial.print("Temperature:} ");\{\{nl\}\} Serial.print(temperature);\{\{nl\}\}delay(1000);\{\{nl\}\} \}\{\{nl\}\}} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Arduino Toolchain}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Toolchain = set of tools to write, compile, upload, debug programs} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Components}}\{\{nl\}\}Arduino IDE → write code (sketch)\{\{nl\}\} Editor → C/C++ code writing\{\{nl\}\} Compiler → converts code → HEX file\{\{nl\}\} Uploader → uploads to Arduino\{\{nl\}\} Hardware → executes program} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Program Development Flow}}\{\{nl\}\}Write code (setup(), loop()) → Compile (error checking) → Upload to board → Execute on hardware} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Debugging Methods}}\{\{nl\}\} Serial Monitor → print values\{\{nl\}\} Serial Plotter → graph output\{\{nl\}\} LED indicators → check flow} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Importance}}\{\{nl\}\} Simplifies embedded programming\{\{nl\}\} Detects errors automatically\{\{nl\}\} Enables quick upload\{\{nl\}\} Supports libraries\{\{nl\}\} Helps debugging\{\{nl\}\}} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Arduino I/O Concepts}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Digital I/O}}\{\{nl\}\} Operates in two states: HIGH (1), LOW (0)\{\{nl\}\} Digital Input → binary signals from sensors\{\{nl\}\} Digital Output → controls actuators (LED, relay, buzzer)\{\{nl\}\} Functions: digitalRead(), digitalWrite()} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Analog I/O}}\{\{nl\}\} Handles continuous signals (0–5V)\{\{nl\}\} Analog Input → uses ADC to convert signal (0–1023)\{\{nl\}\} Function: analogRead()} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Analog Output (PWM)}}\{\{nl\}\} Simulates analog signal using PWM\{\{nl\}\} Range: 0–255\{\{nl\}\} Function: analogWrite()} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Interfacing in IoT}}\{\{nl\}\} Sensors → input via digital/analog pins\{\{nl\}\} Actuators → controlled via output pins\{\{nl\}\} Flow: Sensor → Arduino → Processing → Actuator} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Challenges}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Challenges in Arduino-based IoT Systems}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Voltage mismatch between devices\{\{nl\}\} Limited GPIO pins\{\{nl\}\} Signal noise and inaccurate readings\{\{nl\}\} Power supply constraints\{\{nl\}\} Timing and synchronization issues\{\{nl\}\} Limited memory and processing capability\{\{nl\}\} Communication failures (WiFi/Bluetooth)\{\{nl\}\} Scalability issues for large systems\{\{nl\}\} Debugging difficulties\{\{nl\}\} Environmental effects on sensors\{\{nl\}\}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 8) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Effectiveness of Arduino}}} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.71009 cm} x{1.33664 cm} x{1.33664 cm} p{0.79363 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Comparison}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Feature}} & {\bf{Arduino}} & {\bf{Raspberry Pi}} & {\bf{ESP32 / ESP8266}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Ease of Use & Very Easy & Moderate & \seqsplit{Moderate} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Cost & Low & High & Very Low \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Processing} & Low & High & Medium \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Connectivity} & External & Built-in & \seqsplit{Built-in} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Power \seqsplit{Consumption} & Low & High & Medium \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Real-Time} & Excellent & Poor & Good \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Scalability} & Limited & High & \seqsplit{Moderate} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Memory} \seqsplit{Capacity} & Limited & High & \seqsplit{Moderate} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Suitability} & Small- scale IoT, control systems & Data- intensive IoT \seqsplit{applications} & \seqsplit{Wireless} IoT nodes \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{PART C}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Arduino IoT Temp \& Humidity System}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{System Components}}\{\{nl\}\} Arduino Uno\{\{nl\}\} DHT11/DHT22 sensor\{\{nl\}\} ESP8266 WiFi module\{\{nl\}\} Power supply\{\{nl\}\} Cloud platform (ThingSpeak/AWS)} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Block Flow}}\{\{nl\}\} Sensor → Arduino → WiFi → Cloud → User} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Program}}\{\{nl} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}