Serial Communication Courses and Certifications

CertNexus

Internet of Things: Connectivity and Data Intelligence

Connect an IoT device over wired, wireless, and Internet protocols, handle device input/output and M2M messaging, and split data processing between device, gateway, and cloud.

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

Programming Electronics Academy

Arduino Course for Absolute Beginners - Remastered

Master Arduino programming from scratch with hands-on tutorials covering hardware, IDE setup, syntax, variables, LED control, and sensor reading in this beginner-friendly format.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ben Eater

Reliable Data Transmission

Build a two-Arduino wired link that sends and receives bits, displays them on an LCD, and deliberately introduces transmission errors.

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

Building Robots: Communication Protocols and Hardware

Learn to design, implement, and troubleshoot communication systems for robotics.

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

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)

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

SparkFun Electronics

SparkFun According to Pete - How CAN BUS Works

1 rating

A concise technical tour of CAN bus, from its automotive origins to framing, arbitration, error handling, and practical communication.

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

Ben Eater

SPI - The Serial Peripheral Interface

1 rating

Explore the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) protocol through a hardware demonstration involving a temperature sensor module.

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

Paul McWhorter

Using Python with Arduino - Complete Tutorial Series

Master Arduino-Python integration to create stunning 3D visualizations and interactive projects with real-time sensor data and parametric modeling techniques.

• YouTube
• 12 hours 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

DroneBot Workshop

ESP32 Sound - Working with I2S

Use an ESP32 with I2S peripherals to capture microphone audio, play MP3s, and build a stereo Wi-Fi internet radio.

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

Ben Eater

RS232 Interface with the 6551 UART

Learn how to interface an RS232 connection with the 6551 UART for serial communication.

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

DroneBot Workshop

RC Robot Car - RC Controls and Arduino

Connect a Flysky radio receiver to Arduino, read its channels via pulse widths or iBus, and build a two-mode robot car.

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

Ralph S Bacon

Making the ATTiny85 Easier to Program

Use software serial, an FTDI programmer, and memory-saving techniques to debug ATTiny85 sketches through a serial monitor.

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

Paul McWhorter

Using an Arduino with Python - Passing Data from Python to Arduino

Learn to send commands from Python to an Arduino over serial communication and use them to control an LED circuit.

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

Paul McWhorter

Using an Arduino with Python - Visual Display of Measured Voltage in Visual Python

Build an Arduino potentiometer circuit and stream voltage readings to Python for a real-time animated 3D visualization.

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