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ECE 10: Embedded Systems

C for microcontrollers, I/O, finite state machines, interrupts, timers, ADC and DAC, serial links and system design.

C for microcontrollers, I/O, finite state machines, interrupts, timers, ADC and DAC, serial links and system design. Free courses and textbooks, a self-check for every unit, and a build you can rerun, confirmed by people. Course 10 of the Varsity Curriculum: Electrical & Computer Engineering.

Part of: Electrical & Computer Eng. · Proves for: UG, Career

1 required outcomes14 weeksCredential on completion

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ECE 10: Embedded Systems

Course 10: 3 units and a build.

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4 milestones

  1. 1C for microcontrollers, switches and LEDs
  2. 2Finite state machines, interrupts, timers and conversion
  3. 3Serial communication and system design
  4. 4Firmware for a small device, with a demo
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Embedded Systems Design

Practice: an embedded system on real hardware (reused; optional).

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3 milestones

  1. 1Define the embedded system requirements and produce a hardware block diagram
  2. 2Implement and verify the embedded system on hardware or simulator
  3. 3Produce an embedded systems design report and present for technical review
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Embedded Firmware Implementation

Practice: embedded firmware (reused; optional).

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3 milestones

  1. 1Set up the embedded development environment and implement a hardware abstraction layer
  2. 2Implement and test a complete firmware application using the HAL
  3. 3Produce a firmware design document and conduct a code review

Resources for this path

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Free ebook from UT Austin's embedded-systems course, with videos and checkpoints in every chapter.

Free ebook for the follow-on course: real-time interfacing and system design.

Free open textbook (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0): C, then the ATmega328P's I/O, ADC, timers and interrupts.

Wokwi ↗Course

Free microcontroller simulator in the browser (Arduino, ESP32, Raspberry Pi Pico).

Free, open-source simulator for microcontrollers and circuits.