Hello friends, today let’s explore what are the ways to get started your career in the embedded system domain.
These ways have helped me through my career as well as my learning journey, hope it will help you too.
The embedded system domain is a very interesting path that helps to learn in-depth technology stack. It starts from interaction with hardware till the application layer of the software development cycle. Now let’s get started with a few ways to get started.
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- Learn C or C++ programming language and try to develop a project based on it for any microcontroller. You can make this project on real hardware or simulation software such as qemu. I would suggest to go for anyone and start from small projects. It has two benefits i.e. You would get knowledge of hardware as well as software with their integration. This is core of embedded software right ?
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- Learn about basic electronics. To write a better software for hardware, knowing the basic circuits works helps in greater way. ( Refer to Youtube NPTEL Courses on electronics, MITOPENCOURSEWARE videos on electronics etc. )
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- Learn about simulation tools like Qemu, Matlab, Proteus, LTspice, etc to simulate your circuit projects. It helps to build projects without investing on any hardware.
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- Learn debugger, cross compilation tools, Linux ,software building toolchain required for embedded system development cycle. It will help you to gain the starting to ending process of software development.
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- Learn github and we can use github to find best embedded system based projects. Try to import those projects on your local system and experiment with them such as by adding new features and end to end tests of your development. Make github as your portfolio. Also industries consider students with good github profile.
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- Get involved in the online community, you may find it on platforms like Reddit, LinkedIn, GitHub, X (previously twitter). It helps a lot to grow network in respective field. If you encounter any technical problem, you ask in this communities and remember as Steve jobs said, ” Most people don’t get opportunities because they don’t ask “. Right people are always there to help you.
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- Attend various webinars, talks, and meetups online or offline to get idea about what is trending and industry-based practices. It not only helps to grow the network but also so seize the trends in the tech industry.
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- Create your github profile, make projects there, document your learnings, share your knowledge with others.
All these points will surely help you to get started on the path of learning embedded system journey. Let’s explore it together.
I have already listed some beginner friendly resources here:
https://techinbyte.com/top-5-resources-for-embedded-system-and-electronics-enthusiast/
These are my few tips to get started in embedded system. Lets learn and grow together.