Embedded Systems & Microcontrollers Courses and Certifications

Starweaver

Introduction to Automotive Embedded Systems

44 ratings at Coursera

Learn how embedded systems power vehicles: microcontroller functions and selection, sensors and actuators, embedded software development, plus case studies on cybersecurity and sustainable mobility trends.

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

Coursera

Foundations of Embedded Software Design

Learn how microcontrollers work inside: CPU, memory and I/O architecture, real-time timing constraints, interrupt handling, and design patterns like state machines and circular buffers.

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

Coursera

Advanced Architectures in Embedded Software Design

Architect embedded software that scales: build abstraction layers and reusable modules, manage RTOS multithreading and IPC, optimize power and memory, and design safety-critical systems.

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

Arm Education

Embedded Systems on Arm: Get Practical with Hardware

Build an embedded system on the ST Nucleo F401RE board: implement synchronous and asynchronous serial links and manage peripherals concurrently using RTOS threads.

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

Packt

Advanced Embedded Systems with Arduino

Interface LEDs, buzzers, keypads, LCDs, motors and sensors with Arduino, using analog I/O, PWM, serial, I2C, EEPROM and SD card data logging.

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

L&T EduTech

Robotic Control Systems in Manufacturing

Program AVR microcontrollers and ESP8266/ESP32 modules for robotic control: interface LCDs, IR and ultrasonic sensors, and build line-follower, pick-and-place, and object-recognition robots.

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

Coursera

Modern Embedded Software Engineering Architecture Toolchains

Configure cross-compiled ARM builds with CMake or Bazel, generate reproducible custom Linux images from Yocto layers and recipes, and apply concurrency patterns that eliminate priority inversion.

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

Embedded Systems - Shape The World: Multi-Threaded Interfacing

2 ratings

Build real-world embedded solutions using a bottom-up approach from simple to complex in this hands-on, lab-based course.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 8-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Embedded System Design with ARM

4 ratings

Hands-on ARM microcontroller design through board programming, sensor and actuator interfacing, and IoT prototypes.

• YouTube
• 18 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

GMR Institute of Technology

8051 Microcontroller

33 ratings

8051 Microcontroller Lecture Series explains in depth architecture, pin description, instructions, assembly language program and interfacing of various peripheral with microcontroller.

• YouTube
• 1 day 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Arm Education

Embedded Systems Essentials with Arm: Get Practical with Hardware

36 ratings at edX

Spark your creativity with Arm. Level up your Embedded Systems skills by developing working embedded prototypes using the Mbed API and an Arm-based development board, and unlock the boundless opportun

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Microcontrollers

29 ratings at Udemy

Nitty–gritty of microcontrollers and building embedded systems with them

• Udemy
• 9 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Bluetooth Development for Embedded Systems: Wi-Fi & Arduino

24 ratings at Udemy

Master Classic Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Architectures, Build an Advanced Scanner with Distance Estimation, and Perform Live L2CAP

• Udemy
• 9 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

IoT System Design: Software and Hardware Integration

12 ratings at edX

Start developing your own Internet of Things (IoT) system with this exploration of the interaction between software and hardware.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Arm Education Career Certificate

Embedded Systems Essentials with Arm

Build Arm Cortex-M embedded applications: program digital and analog I/O, interrupts, timers and PWM with the Mbed API, then add RTOS and serial communication on Nucleo hardware.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $178.00
• 2 courses