REMOTE LABORATORY STAND FOR TRAINING ININTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEMS

DOI: 10.31673/2412-4338.2025.048906

Abstract

The Internet of Things is one of the key enabling technologies for the transformation of digital society 5.0, shaping the technological foundation for smart cities, industrial automation, transport systems, energy infrastructures, and modern educational environments. The rapid increase in networked sensors, microcontroller platforms, and cloud services requires training IT specialists who are not only familiar with theoretical principles, but are also capable of designing, configuring, and remotely operating IoT devices. The article presents a remote educational laboratory stand based on the Banana Pi M3 single-board computer, intended for both individual and team-based learning of Internet of Things system architecture and control. The proposed stand integrates server, controller, and learning functions, offering multi-user access to real hardware via OpenSSH and enabling real-time visual observation of experiments through a web camera. The application of the Raspbian operating system ensures stable performance, support for networking protocols and peripheral interfaces, and reliable handling of simultaneous user sessions. The use of the mjpg-streamer utility enables real-time video streaming, allowing students to monitor sensor and actuator responses during laboratory activities. A test program demonstrating GPIO-based remote control validates the possibility of interacting with physical devices without direct access to the laboratory. The stand can be scaled to other single-board platforms — including Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, and Odroid — and employed for laboratory classes, practical training, and collaborative project work aimed at developing digital competencies in IoT engineering.

Keywords: remote laboratory stand, Banana Pi single-board computer, Raspbian, Internet of Things, teamwork.