Embedded Systems Bootcamp

Digital Electronics & Microprocessor Architecture – Understanding of binary systems, logic gates, flip-flops, registers, and microprocessor fundamentals including CPU architecture and instruction sets.

ARM Cortex-M Architecture – Deep dive into ARM Cortex-M core architecture, memory organization, exception handling, NVIC, and processor modes.

Embedded C Programming – Mastering embedded C including pointers, structures, bit manipulation, volatile keyword, memory-mapped I/O, and writing efficient embedded code.

STM32 Microcontroller Development – Hands-on development with STM32 microcontrollers using HAL and LL libraries, GPIO, timers, interrupts, and peripheral configuration.

Bare-Metal Embedded Programming – Writing firmware without an operating system, startup code, linker scripts, memory management, and direct hardware control.

Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) – Implementing FreeRTOS for task management, scheduling, inter-task communication, semaphores, mutexes, and queues.

Peripheral Interfacing – Working with UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, ADC, DAC, PWM, and DMA for communication and data transfer.

Device Driver Development – Writing device drivers for sensors, displays, storage devices, and communication modules at the register level.

Interrupt Handling & Real-Time Constraints – Designing interrupt service routines, managing interrupt priorities, and meeting hard real-time deadlines.

Power Management Techniques – Implementing low-power modes, sleep states, clock gating, and optimizing for battery-powered applications.

Embedded Linux Fundamentals – Introduction to embedded Linux, kernel configuration, device tree, building custom Linux images with Yocto/Buildroot.

Debugging Tools & Techniques – Using JTAG/SWD debuggers, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, serial monitors, and GDB for embedded debugging.

Memory Management & Optimization – Understanding stack, heap, static memory allocation, memory alignment, and optimizing code for limited resources.

Communication Protocols Implementation – Implementing UART, SPI, I2C, Modbus, and custom protocols from scratch at the driver level.

Bootloader Development – Writing custom bootloaders for firmware updates, secure boot, and application programming.

Embedded Security – Implementing secure boot, cryptographic algorithms, secure communication, and protecting firmware from attacks.

PCB Design Basics – Introduction to schematic capture and PCB layout for embedded systems using tools like KiCad or Altium Designer.

Capstone Project – Designing a complete embedded system from hardware selection through firmware development, testing, and deployment.