Transform from complete beginner to confident embedded systems developer with this comprehensive, hands-on guide to embedded C programming. Embedded systems power everything from smartphones to smart homes, yet learning to program microcontrollers has traditionally required navigating complex datasheets, cryptic register configurations, and scarce beginner-friendly resources. This guide changes that by providing clear, systematic instruction that takes you from blinking your first LED to building complete, multi-system projects. What You'll Learn: • Master GPIO programming, timers, interrupts, and PWM for direct hardware control • Implement UART, SPI, and I2C communication protocols to interface with sensors and modules • Manage memory efficiently within microcontroller constraints • Debug embedded systems using practical techniques that work in resource-limited environments • Build two complete projects: a temperature monitoring system and home automation controller • Write professional-quality embedded C code following industry best practices Perfect for: • Programming students expanding into hardware • Hobbyists ready to move beyond Arduino sketches • Engineers transitioning to embedded development • Anyone curious about how software controls physical devices No prior embedded experience required just basic C programming knowledge. Every concept is explained from fundamentals through practical application, with complete code examples for both Arduino (AVR) and STM32 (ARM Cortex-M) platforms. You'll write real code that controls real hardware, building confidence through hands-on projects that demonstrate professional embedded development techniques. Stop wondering how embedded systems work. Learn to build them yourself.
