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Here is your comprehensive roadmap to becoming knowledgeable in embedded systems:
A Comprehensive Roadmap to Embedded Systems
This roadmap is designed to guide you from having zero knowledge to becoming knowledgeable in embedded systems, drawing
directly from the provided sources. It is structured into two main phases, each with clear objectives, topics, and recommended
resources.
Phase 1: Foundation (4–6 weeks)
The primary objective of this phase is to build core skills in electronics and C programming, which are essential for embedded systems.
Step 1: Basic Electronics (Weeks 1–2)
Learn:
Voltage, current, resistance (including Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s laws).
Understanding of fundamental components such as resistors, capacitors, and diodes.
Digital logic basics, including logic gates, binary, and flip-flops.
Resources:
Free Course: NPTEL – Digital Circuits (IIT Kharagpur).
YouTube Playlist: All About Electronics (basic series).
Step 2: C Programming (Weeks 3–6)
Master:
Fundamental C programming concepts: variables, loops, and conditionals.
More advanced C concepts: functions, pointers, arrays, and structures.
Bitwise operations, which are crucial for interacting with hardware registers.
Resources:
Free Course: NPTEL – Programming in C (IIT Kharagpur).
Practice: W3Schools C tutorial.
Book: Let Us C by Kanetkar (available as a free PDF).
Mini Projects (Weeks 4–6):
LED blink simulation in C.
Develop a console-based calculator.
Simulate logic gate behaviour using a C program.
Phase 2: Introduction to Embedded Systems (4–6 weeks)
The objective of this phase is to understand microcontroller basics and gain practical experience by running embedded C on both
simulators and real hardware.
Week 1–2: Core Concepts
Topics:
Distinguishing between microcontroller vs microprocessor.
Understanding registers, interrupts, and timers.
Learning about ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter) and PWM (Pulse Width Modulation).
Exploring common communication protocols: UART, SPI, and I²C.
Resource:
NPTEL – Introduction to Embedded Systems (Prof. Gadre, IIT Delhi).
Week 3–4: Simulators
Practice using:
Tinkercad.
Proteus.
Simulate the following tasks:
Blinking an LED via a timer.
Reading ADC values and printing them.
UART-based communication.
Week 5–6: Real Hardware
Choose Platform:
Arduino Uno (recommended for beginners).
STM32 “Blue Pill” (suitable for intermediate learners).
Tasks:
Set up your Integrated Development Environment (IDE): either Arduino IDE or STM32CubeIDE.
Upload a “Blink” code to your chosen hardware.
Read sensor data (e.g., from a DHT11 temperature sensor).
Display the collected data via an LCD or serial monitor.
Supporting Books:
For Arduino/AVR platforms: Embedded C Programming and the Atmel AVR by Barnett & Cox.
For ARM Cortex/STM32 platforms: Embedded Systems by Valvano.
