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Embedded Systems Essentials
Master embedded systems programming from microcontrollers to RTOS.
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What you'll learn
Understand CPU, memory, peripherals, and the embedded software lifecycle.
Write efficient C for embedded systems: memory, interrupts, timers, UART.
Implement tasks, semaphores, queues, and real-time scheduling with FreeRTOS.
Apply JTAG debugging, power optimisation, and production testing strategies.
Curriculum
1Week 1
Microcontroller Architecture
5 lessons
Week 1
Microcontroller Architecture
What a Microcontroller Is: CPU, Memory and Peripherals
The Memory Map: Flash, RAM, Registers, Stack and Heap
The Embedded Development Lifecycle and Toolchain
Week 1 Quiz
Week 1 Assignment
2Week 2
Bare-Metal Programming
5 lessons
Week 2
Bare-Metal Programming
GPIO and Registers: Reading a Button and Driving an LED
Timers and Interrupts
UART Communication and Ring Buffers
Week 2 Quiz
Week 2 Assignment
3Week 3
RTOS and Concurrency
5 lessons
Week 3
RTOS and Concurrency
Why Use an RTOS: Tasks and Scheduling
Sharing Data Safely: Queues, Semaphores and Mutexes
Priorities, Deadlines and Priority Inversion
Week 3 Quiz
Week 3 Assignment
4Week 4
Debugging and Production
5 lessons
Week 4
Debugging and Production
Debugging with SWD/JTAG, Logs and Fault Analysis
Power Optimisation and Sleep Modes
Production Testing and Reliability: Watchdogs and Factory Tests
Week 4 Quiz
Week 4 Assignment
About this course
A free, comprehensive course in embedded systems. Learn C programming for microcontrollers, peripheral interfacing, real-time operating systems, and low-level hardware-software integration.
Requirements
- Basic electronics (school/diploma level)
- Some C programming experience helpful
- STM32 or Arduino development board recommended
Who is this for
- Electronics and ECE graduates entering embedded roles
- Firmware engineers upskilling on RTOS
- Hobbyists building serious embedded projects
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