Looking for a solid strategy to start building my first IoT setup

27 Eyl 07:00

I'm planning to dip my toes into IoT as part of my first PC build project. My budget is around $1500 and I want a balanced setup that lets me experiment with sensors, basic automation, and maybe some remote monitoring. Could anyone share a high‑level workflow: how to pick a microcontroller family, decide on wired vs wireless protocols, handle security basics, and integrate the data with a PC or simple cloud service? Any recommended learning paths or resources would be great. How do you usually start?