Tools and first-week setup

The tools a Internet of Things intern uses and how to set up your workspace in week one.

These are the main tools for Internet of Things tasks. You do not need all of them on day one; the Level 1 tasks tell you when to install each one.

Set up your workspace

Create a free GitHub account if you do not have one, with a professional username, and set up your LinkedIn profile: every task is submitted with a LinkedIn post.
Create one repository for the internship, for example internet-of-things-iot-internship, with a README that says who you are and what the repo holds.
Keep one folder per task, named with the task number and title, so mentors find your work quickly.
Commit small changes every day with clear messages. Your daily work report uses these commits as proof.
Never commit passwords, API keys or personal data. Put secrets in a .env file and add it to .gitignore.

Task	What to do
Install the Arduino IDE and blink an LED	Set up the Arduino IDE, upload the Blink sketch and change the blink rate.
Simulate a circuit in Tinkercad or Wokwi	Build and run an LED and push-button circuit in an online simulator.
Read a push button	Use digitalRead with a pull-up resistor to turn an LED on when a button is pressed.
Read an analog sensor	Read a potentiometer or LDR with analogRead and print values to the Serial Monitor.