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      Politecnico di Milano

      Developing FPGA-accelerated cloud applications with SDAccel: Theory

      Skills you'll gain: Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Cloud Applications, Performance Tuning, Computer Architecture, Distributed Computing, Development Environment, Software Development Tools, System Design and Implementation, Programming Principles

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      77 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      University of California San Diego

      Internet of Things Capstone: Build a Mobile Surveillance System

      Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Unit Testing, System Testing, Software Design Documents, Software Development, Technical Communication, Software Documentation, Mobile Development, System Design and Implementation, Embedded Systems, Creative Design, Wireless Networks, Systems Integration

      3.7
      Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of California San Diego

      Internet of Things: Setting Up Your DragonBoardâ„¢ Development Platform

      Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Android (Operating System), Android Studio, Mobile Development, Software Development Tools, Game Design, Development Environment, Internet Of Things, Embedded Software, Web Servers, Web Applications, USB, Peripheral Devices, Operating Systems, System Programming, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface, System Configuration, Hardware Troubleshooting

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      160 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Dartmouth College

      C Programming: Advanced Data Types - 5

      Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Embedded Systems, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Operating Systems, Linux, Computer Programming Tools, Debugging

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      56 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      DeepLearning.AI

      Device-based Models with TensorFlow Lite

      Skills you'll gain: iOS Development, Android Development, Tensorflow, Swift Programming, Mobile Development, Applied Machine Learning, Embedded Systems, Machine Learning Methods, Computer Vision, Machine Learning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      653 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Dartmouth College

      C Programming: Getting Started - 1

      Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Software Documentation, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Embedded Software, Debugging, Development Environment

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      254 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of California San Diego

      Internet of Things V2: Setting up and Using Cloud Services

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Embedded Software, Internet Of Things, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Software Installation, Embedded Systems, Linux, Command-Line Interface

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      42 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Dartmouth College

      C Programming with Linux

      Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, C (Programming Language), Linux Commands, Linux, Computer Programming Tools, Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Programming Principles, Computer Engineering, Linux Servers, File Systems, System Programming, Build Tools, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Computer Programming, Software Documentation, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Debugging

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      412 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EIT Digital

      Quantitative Formal Modeling and Worst-Case Performance Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Theoretical Computer Science, Mathematical Modeling, Dataflow, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Systems Analysis, Performance Testing, Network Model, Embedded Systems, Graph Theory

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      44 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EIT Digital

      Quantitative Model Checking

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Markov Model, Verification And Validation, Theoretical Computer Science, Mathematical Modeling, Systems Analysis, Probability, Algorithms, Real-Time Operating Systems, Probability Distribution

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      53 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Johns Hopkins University

      Beginning Custom Projects with Raspberry Pi

      Skills you'll gain: Remote Access Systems, Linux, Restful API, Web Applications, Security Controls, Internet Of Things, Embedded Systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Secure Coding, Electronics, Control Systems, Electronic Hardware, System Configuration, General Networking, Python Programming, Hardware Troubleshooting, Software Installation, Peripheral Devices

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      48 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

      MIPS Computer Architecture and Performance Optimization

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Computer Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Architecture, System Programming, Data Pipelines, File Systems, Cloud Platforms

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular embedded systems courses

    • Developing FPGA-accelerated cloud applications with SDAccel: Theory: Politecnico di Milano
    • Internet of Things Capstone: Build a Mobile Surveillance System: University of California San Diego
    • Internet of Things: Setting Up Your DragonBoardâ„¢ Development Platform: University of California San Diego
    • C Programming: Advanced Data Types - 5: Dartmouth College
    • Device-based Models with TensorFlow Lite: DeepLearning.AI
    • C Programming: Getting Started - 1: Dartmouth College
    • Internet of Things V2: Setting up and Using Cloud Services: University of California San Diego
    • C Programming with Linux: Dartmouth College
    • Quantitative Formal Modeling and Worst-Case Performance Analysis: EIT Digital
    • Quantitative Model Checking: EIT Digital

    Why Learn Embedded Systems?

    Embedded systems are specialized computing units built into devices to control functions in everything from smartphones and cars to medical equipment and industrial machines. They combine hardware and software to perform real-time tasks reliably and efficiently. Learning embedded systems can help you develop in-demand skills for engineering, robotics, and smart technology innovation.

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