Embedded Robotics Engineer

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Modern C (C11/C17)

Past K&R — restrict, _Generic, stdatomic, alignment.

2 resources

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Pointers and memory layout

Volatile, alignment, endianness, packed structs.

1 resources

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Reading datasheets and reference manuals

The skill no university teaches.

1 resources

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STM32 + CubeIDE first project

Blink an LED, then drive a sensor over I2C.

2 resources

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Interrupts and DMA

How modern embedded does I/O without busy-waiting.

1 resources

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Serial protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN)

How sensors and motor drivers actually talk.

1 resources

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FreeRTOS basics

Tasks, semaphores, queues, priorities.

1 resources

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Zephyr Project

The newer, more device-tree-driven RTOS gaining ground.

1 resources

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Real-time concerns

Latency, jitter, priority inversion. Why your 1kHz control loop sometimes misses deadlines.

1 resources

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micro-ROS (ROS 2 on MCUs)

Run ROS 2 nodes on a microcontroller.

1 resources

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NVIDIA Jetson companion compute

Linux on the Jetson, MCU for low-level control. The standard architecture.

1 resources

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Motor drivers and ESCs

BLDC motors, FOC control, ESCs.

1 resources

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Safety + watchdog patterns

How a microcontroller fails safely when something goes wrong.

1 resources