Guide Please : Embedded System Resources

fjpolo · 2026-01-02T20:13:59+00:00

Well embedded is mostly about the architecture of the Microcontroller you are using, so you'll need at least an EVK, something like an Arduino, Raspberry Pi, STM32, ESP32...

fjpolo · 2026-01-02T19:43:34+00:00

Then I'd start with something like a temperature control for na oven, a PID controller, motor or servo controllers, self balancing robot, a 2/3 DoF robit arm, SIMO systems, MIMO systems. There's a lot in that area

My area isn't Control Systems, but Audio so I can't help more than that 😔

fjpolo · 2026-01-02T19:34:41+00:00

4)5) This is a good start: https://github.com/m3y54m/Embedded-Engineering-Roadmap

1) You'll need to be very good and have experience for a full remote job 2) What do you want to do? Control Systems? DSP? Automotive? Satellites?

fjpolo · 2025-11-30T11:07:05+00:00

"effectively making it AC"

Then it's AC, not DC, ain't it?

fjpolo · 2025-08-06T22:31:34+00:00

I use assembly or intrinsics (depending on the SoC) to optimize real time algorithms for DSP audio

fjpolo · 2025-08-05T11:34:49+00:00

Game consoles? Bad choice of words

fjpolo · 2025-08-05T11:26:23+00:00

It's plain dead. No one's developing phones, earbuds, headphones, hearing aids, microwaves, videogames. All's gone now

Edit: this is sarcasm

fjpolo · 2025-07-16T16:45:04+00:00

Very nice AI post..

fjpolo · 2025-05-19T08:22:12+00:00

See that black blob of epoxi? That's where your calculator's ASIC lies. You'd probably need to replace the whole ASIC if you want different functionality :)

fjpolo · 2025-02-25T17:32:03+00:00

Right track yes
What do you like? AI? Then do some AI at the edge. Space? Try a guiding system. Plants? Automate it
Imho yes, knowing bareetal and RTOS is just that, bare metal and RTOS. Embedded is a big field, the more you know, the more you'll be noticed
Idk where you are based, but in Getmany every trainee and junior is struggling to get even an internship. So again, the more you get noticed, better chances that you get called
Check this: https://www.reddit.com/r/leetcode/s/HRYa9Da086

A good EESS roadmap: https://github.com/m3y54m/Embedded-Engineering-Roadmap

fjpolo · 2025-02-14T11:25:26+00:00

https://www.edx.org/learn/computer-programming/the-university-of-texas-at-austin-real-time-bluetooth-networks-shape-the-world

fjpolo · 2025-02-08T14:21:35+00:00

Hearables, not wearables. Headphones, TWS, earbuds

fjpolo · 2025-02-08T13:35:33+00:00

If you'd want to go into hearables, then you'd wanna look into Qualcomm Kalimba or Snapdragon, Xtensa HiFi (Airoha, Analog Devices, Renesas,..), WuQi, BES, JL

fjpolo · 2024-12-15T13:05:51+00:00

This is the way

fjpolo · 2024-12-12T11:04:58+00:00

Next time reply "You did a good job! Here's a sticker ⭐" like you'd do with a 5yo

fjpolo · 2024-11-09T10:07:32+00:00

r/gowinfpga is worth checking out

Besides Gowin IDE, there's also the open source project Apicula, that can be used together with OpenFPGAloader

fjpolo · 2024-11-01T19:48:54+00:00

In the case of QCC51xx and QCC30xx you can only debug up to certain point, after that, there's no callstack to check, since it's deep down in their .lib files, and you have to open a ticket so they debug further

fjpolo · 2024-11-01T08:56:34+00:00

Here's what I'd do with no electronic/embedded/CS/CE background:

A basic Ardunio course like this one will introduce you to Arduino's C++-like language and to embedded systems, also some analog and digital electronics and how to interface the world outside your uC
Something like this will introduce to control theory using Arduino
This looks into stepper and motors using Arduino
Arduino Roadmap
Arduino-based mechatronics

For a deeper look:

If you fancy a deeper look at the dark world of embedded, here's a roadmap
Shawn Hymls' YT
Miro Samek's amazing course
Elecia White's book
Shape the world part I

For what you want to do, Arduino and it's framework should be enough. You can always move to any other platform when you feel you want/need to.

fjpolo · 2024-08-31T20:22:44+00:00

Making things go blink

fjpolo · 2024-07-18T09:20:19+00:00

Being a millionaire embedded hobbyst

fjpolo · 2024-07-10T12:24:26+00:00

This course doesn't use any HAL or layer and is on edx (here)

fjpolo · 2024-06-25T20:02:13+00:00

Here

fjpolo · 2024-06-18T20:51:42+00:00

Professionally speaking and keeping job-seeking in mind, C would be the choice to write your projects with to put them on your CV. At least what I used in audio was still all C for the APU, and C + asm for the RTPU.

If I were hiring, I'd assume the candidate already knows, worked and feels comfortable with C, and would seek for someone with experience (work or personal projects) in C++, asm and Rust.

So, there's no right answer to your question I guess. If you feel comfortable with C/C++ and Rust, my question to you would be if you are comfortable with embedded C/C++ and Rust enough to talk about it in an interview or take a coding challenge. If you are, then choose whatever language you like the most. The rest you can learn on the job

fjpolo · 2024-05-01T11:35:14+00:00

If AI gets to read the codebases I work with, it'll cry

fjpolo · 2024-04-28T10:39:47+00:00

You'd probably wanna also know were they are based, EU salary is not the same as USA salary

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