Embedded C Courses and Certifications

Coursera

Advanced BSP Development with Embedded C

Build a board support package from scratch: write startup code and linker scripts, design reusable GPIO and UART drivers, and decode datasheets, memory maps, and registers.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Optimizing C for Microcontrollers - Best Practices

Learn practical ways to reduce code size and improve performance in C programs for microcontrollers, with optimization tradeoffs demonstrated using Zephyr.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mastering Microcontroller and Embedded Driver Development

13406 ratings at Udemy

(MCU1) Learn bare metal driver development using Embedded C: Writing drivers for STM32 GPIO,I2C,SPI,USART from scratch

• Udemy
• 1 day 4 hours 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Programmez des microcontrôleurs ARM en C, configurez leurs périphériques et développez un jeu embarqué.

• OpenClassrooms
• 30 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Embedded Software and Hardware Architecture

532 ratings at Coursera

Write low-level firmware for an ARM Cortex-M4 MSP432 microcontroller: configure peripheral registers with pointers, set up interrupt vector tables, debug on target, and build a circular buffer.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Embedded Systems Bare-Metal Programming Ground Up™ (STM32)

3675 ratings at Udemy

No Libraries used, Professional CMSIS Standard, ARM Cortex, ADC,UART,TIMERS, DMA,SPI,I2C,RTC,GPIO etc.

• Udemy
• 1 day 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

C++ for Embedded Development - Advantages and Techniques

Learn why C++ can be suitable for constrained devices and which language features developers should watch to avoid unnecessary resource costs.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

EDUCBA

ARM Cortex (STM32) Deep Dive: Mastering Embedded Systems

51 ratings at Coursera

Program STM32 microcontrollers in embedded C: apply const and volatile qualifiers, compiler optimization flags, bit-fields and unions for peripheral registers, plus keypad input and string handling.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

ARM Cortex (STM32) Fundamentals: Building Embedded Systems

44 ratings at Coursera

Program STM32 microcontrollers in embedded C: handle floating-point types and pointers, apply operators and decision constructs, and use bitwise operations and loops to control LEDs.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

L&T EduTech Career Certificate

VLSI chip design with CPS for Industrial Applications

18 ratings at Coursera

Design cyber-physical systems with ARM processors using Embedded C and MicroPython, add wireless communication and cybersecurity, and build robotic arms for mechatronics, healthcare, EV and industrial automation.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Coursera Career Certificate

Embedded Firmware Engineering

14 ratings at Coursera

Build production-ready firmware: handle interrupts and state machines, manage RTOS multithreading, and write custom Board Support Packages in Embedded C for GPIOs, timers, and UARTs.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

L&T EduTech

CPS solution for Industries

Build cyber-physical systems for industry: interface OLED, ultrasonic, hall effect and moisture sensors with an STM32 ARM Cortex in Embedded C, then assemble a 5-DOF robotic arm.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Optimizing 3G Layer 1 Firmware: Design to Debug

Optimize 3G Layer 1 baseband firmware: analyze channel coding and timing synchronization, implement modulation and power control in embedded C, and profile trace logs to remove bottlenecks.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

CppNow

Modern C++ in Embedded Systems

Explore modern C++ in embedded systems, covering decision-making, tool support, language features, and practical applications for bare-metal and small-OS projects.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

NDC Conferences

What Can C++ Do for Embedded Systems Developers

Explores how modern C++ abstractions and resource management can remain efficient and reliable across different kinds of embedded systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk