Programmer’s Transition to Embedded Systems

Designed for anyone with programming experience who are interested in applying their skills to embedded systems like Arduino.

Necessary Background: Working knowledge of programming in C and/or C++ in another environment;  and Intro to Embedded Systems or equiv understanding;  and Basic high-school Algebra.

The Class covers:

• Controlling & sensing hardware 
  
• Hard Real Time vs. Soft RT (aka "real fast")
  

• Analog to digital conversion, data collection & sampling
  
• Non-blocking programming
  
• Introduction to multi-tasking
  
• Pre-emptive M/T vs. cooperative M/T
  
• Clock-watching solutions
  
• Introduction to interrupts
  
• Introduction to Finite State Machines
  
• Implementing state machines