# microsoft/IoT-For-Beginners

12 Weeks, 24 Lessons, IoT for All!

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/IoT-For-Beginners
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/iot-for-beginners
Language: Jupyter Notebook
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: iot, microcontroller, raspberry-pi, rpi, cpp, python, iot-edge, iot-device, hacktoberfest, microsoft-for-beginners
Last push: 2026-05-26T21:50:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2009, "days_push": 99, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 17018, forks 2903 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:17.586950+00:00)

## What it is
A free 12-week, 24-lesson open curriculum from Microsoft teaching Internet of Things development for beginners. It covers microcontrollers, Raspberry Pi, and IoT Edge with hands-on projects in Python and C++.

## Use cases
- learn iot development from scratch
- beginner curriculum for embedded and iot programming
- teach an iot course with ready-made lessons
- hands-on projects with raspberry pi and microcontrollers
- understand iot edge and cloud connectivity
- self-study path for internet of things

## When to choose
- you are new to IoT and want a structured, project-based curriculum
- you are an educator needing free lesson material with quizzes and assignments
- you want hands-on practice with Raspberry Pi or microcontroller devices

## When to avoid
- you need production IoT platform tooling or SDKs
- you are an advanced IoT engineer looking for deep specialized topics
- you want a software library to include in your application

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: iot, embedded
- domain: iot, education, embedded-systems, tutorials
- platform: python, cpp, iot
- tags: curriculum, beginner-friendly, microcontroller, raspberry-pi, iot-edge, jupyter-notebooks, microsoft, education

## Member repositories
- microsoft/IoT-For-Beginners (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.586950+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:03:40.291999+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/IoT-For-Beginners (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:17.586950+00:00, sha 2f24ef12d428)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.