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industrial professionals

AI & IIoT courses from Unplugged Education plus community-vetted external training from creators in the industrial automation space — everything here is free, no subscription required.

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LeMaster Tech — Controls & Automation Engineering

Creator: LeMaster Tech  ·  @lemastertech  ·  Embedded with creator’s written permission

34 videos covering controls and automation engineering fundamentals, PLC programming, and Ignition SCADA — one of the most comprehensive free resources available for industrial automation engineers. LeMaster Tech is a leading voice in automation education.

Unplugged Education · AI & IIoT Courses

Unplugged Education

Structured video courses produced by the Unplugged team — practical, built from real conversations with IIoT engineers working in the field. Every course is free to access, no subscription required.

Course 1 Free
Module 1: AI Fundamentals

AI for Beginners

Your entry point into AI — what it is, where it came from, and why it matters right now for industrial professionals.

Course 2 Free
Module 1: AI Fundamentals

Basics of AI

Go deeper into how AI systems learn and make decisions — building the vocabulary you need to evaluate AI tools confidently.

Course 3 Free
IIoT Essentials

IIoT Foundations

Core concepts, terminology, and architecture for connecting industrial assets to modern digital systems.

Course 4 Free
IIoT Essentials

MQTT for OT Engineers

Protocol deep-dive: brokers, topics, QoS, and real-world plant floor patterns for OT engineers.

Course 5 Free
IIoT Essentials

The Unified Namespace

UNS architecture, ISA-95 context, and how to build one from scratch.

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