Embedded Systems & Microcontrollers Courses and Certifications

Hackaday

AVR- Architecture, Assembly & Reverse Engineering

Write a Simon Says game in pure AVR assembly while working with I/O registers and a MAX7219 display.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hackaday

Live Breaking into Encrypted 3D Printer Firmware

A hands-on workshop on reverse engineering encrypted 3D-printer firmware with Jupyter notebooks, frequency analysis, known-plaintext attacks, and ARM architecture.

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

Hackaday

Introduction to Firmware Reverse Engineering

Learn the initial workflow for reversing embedded firmware, from binary extraction through static and dynamic analysis to testing attack surfaces.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hackaday

Embedded Serial Buses - Class 1

Learn how I2C works across its hardware and protocol layers, including pull-ups, arbitration, addressing, ACK/NACK, and transaction analysis in PulseView.

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

Hackaday

HackadayU: Embedded Serial Buses

Implement I2C in software on an MSP430 microcontroller, configuring registers and GPIO, exchanging data with an SHT21 sensor, and handling datasheet-specific requirements.

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

Hackaday

The Engineering and Culture of the Mechanical Keyboard

Learn how mechanical keyboards evolved and how to design one, from ergonomic layouts and custom hardware to programmable firmware and RGB lighting.

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

Colin O'Flynn

Voltage Glitching Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ with ChipWhisperer-Lite

Demonstrates voltage glitching on an unmodified Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ by probing its power rail with a ChipWhisperer-Lite and pogo pin.

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

CppNow

Seamless Integration of C++ in Conjunction with C in Embedded Applications

A practical look at combining C++ and C in embedded applications, including where C++ features help manage growing system complexity.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

CppNow

Message Handling in Embedded - A Declarative, Modern C++ Approach

A declarative C++17 library maps message bits to fields, filters packets, and dispatches them to handlers on small embedded targets.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Apache Mynewt Bootloader for Reliable and Secure Firmware Upgrades

A portable bootloader handles firmware upgrades with fail-safe recovery and security checks for image authenticity and integrity.

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

Using SWUpdate to Upgrade Your System

Explore how SWUpdate supports local and over-the-air embedded system upgrades, focusing on its architecture, customization, build-system integration, and capabilities.

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

Xen and the Art of Embedded Systems Virtualization

A look at how Xen adapts to ARM embedded environments, including the design choices behind its virtualization features.

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

DroneBot Workshop

XIAO ESP32S3 Sense - Tiny ESP32 Camera with Microphone and MicroSD

Build a compact ESP32 camera that records sound, then upgrade it with a 5-megapixel camera module.

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

NPTEL-NOC IITM

BMS Design and Embedded System - Battery Pack Protection and Management - Part 3

Explores how battery packs are protected, interfaced, and managed through communication pathways and protocols.

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

NPTEL-NOC IITM

BMS Design and Embedded Systems - Part 5: Battery Pack Building and Software Architecture

Build a battery pack and design its management algorithm in Simulink, with an overview of the software architecture.

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