EIREducational Innovation Research3029-18443029-1852WHIOCE PUBLISHING PTE. LTD.10.18063/EIR.v3i8.913ArticleResearch on Lightweight Virtual Simulation Teaching of IoT Communication Based on Full-Stack Architecture under the Guidance of New Engineering: Taking the Transformation of Old Community Scenes as an Examplehttps://artdesignp.com/journal/EIR/3/8/10.18063/EIR.v3i8.913ChenJie,SunShitao2025382025-09-26In view of the prominent problems faced by the practical teaching of IOT communication courses under the background of new engineering education, such as high hardware costs and limited high-risk scenarios, combined with the actual needs of the transformation of old communities in China, this study proposes and constructs a lightweight virtual simulation teaching scheme based on the full-stack architecture of Vue + Spring Boot + ESP8266. By building a three-tier system of “hardware function simulation–data flow simulation–interactive interface simulation,” this scheme uses an ESP8266 virtual driver to replace some physical devices, Spring Boot back-end to simulate sensor data flow, and Vue front-end to render community scenes, achieving the goal of reducing teaching costs by 62% and risk-free teaching in high-risk scenes. At the same time, the actual scenes of pipeline monitoring and safety early warning in old communities are transformed into teaching cases, forming a complete teaching closed loop of “theoretical simulation–semi-physical verification–community practice.” Teaching practice shows that the program can improve students’ practical ability by 35–42%, and the mastery rate of core full-stack development skills is 92%, which provides a replicable paradigm for the new engineering teaching reform without a professional simulation engine.IoT communication, Lightweight virtual simulation, Full-stack architecture, Teaching reform, Old community scene

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