FreeRTOS Course Online - Embedded Academy

FreeRTOS Course

Our FreeRTOS course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to develop efficient and robust real-time embedded systems. FreeRTOS has become a standard in the embedded systems industry, widely used in IoT devices, automotive systems, and industrial automation.

Key aspects of FreeRTOS and our course include:

Real-Time Concepts: Understand the principles of real-time operating systems and their applications.
Task Management: Learn to create, schedule, and synchronize tasks in a multi-tasking environment.
Inter-Task Communication: Master various methods of communication between tasks.
Memory Management: Understand efficient memory allocation and management in resource-constrained systems.
Interrupt Handling: Learn to integrate interrupt service routines with FreeRTOS tasks.
Low-Power Techniques: Explore power management features for energy-efficient designs.

In this course, you'll learn to:

Set up and configure FreeRTOS for different microcontroller platforms
Implement multi-tasking designs using FreeRTOS APIs
Utilize queues, semaphores, and mutexes for inter-task communication and synchronization
Manage memory efficiently in embedded systems
Integrate hardware interrupts with FreeRTOS
Implement timer services and callback functions
Debug FreeRTOS-based applications
Optimize FreeRTOS configurations for specific application requirements

By completing this FreeRTOS course, you'll be well-prepared to develop sophisticated embedded systems for various applications in the growing field of IoT and embedded technologies.

Why Learn FreeRTOS

Industry Standard: FreeRTOS is widely used in commercial embedded systems across various industries.
Portability: Skills are transferable across different microcontroller platforms.
Career Opportunities: High demand for embedded systems developers with RTOS expertise.
IoT Revolution: Essential for developing efficient and responsive IoT devices.
Open Source: Free to use with a large community for support and resources.
Scalability: Suitable for both simple and complex embedded applications.

What You Learn in Our FreeRTOS course

Introduction to Real-Time Operating Systems and FreeRTOS
FreeRTOS architecture and configuration
Task creation and scheduling
Queue management and usage
Semaphores and mutexes for synchronization
Memory management techniques
Interrupt handling in FreeRTOS
Timer services and software timers
Event groups and task notifications
Low power management features
Debugging techniques for FreeRTOS applications
Best practices and design patterns in FreeRTOS

Who Should Attend

Embedded systems developers
IoT device programmers
Firmware engineers
Electrical engineers working on microcontroller-based systems
Computer engineering students specializing in embedded systems
Software developers transitioning to embedded programming

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of C programming
Familiarity with microcontroller concepts
Understanding of basic digital electronics
No prior RTOS experience is required, but general programming experience is beneficial

Skills & Techniques

Configuring FreeRTOS for specific microcontroller platforms
Implementing efficient multi-tasking designs
Using various inter-task communication mechanisms
Managing shared resources in a multi-tasking environment
Integrating hardware-specific code with FreeRTOS
Optimizing memory usage in resource-constrained systems
Implementing power-efficient designs using FreeRTOS features
Debugging and troubleshooting real-time systems

Course Structure

Ch. 1

Introduction to Free Rtos

Ch. 2

Demo projects

Ch. 3

Codeing standard

Ch. 4

Tasks

Ch. 5

Co-routines

Ch. 6

Queues

Ch. 7

Binary Semaphores

Ch. 8

Counting Semaphores

Ch. 9

Mutexes

Ch. 10

Recursive Mutexes

Ch. 11

Task Notifications

Ch. 12

Software Timers

Ch. 13

Creating a new project

Ch. 14

Memory management

Ch. 15

Stack overflow protection

Ch. 16

Hook functions

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Meet your instructor

Benny Cohen

Embedded Academy Founder and CEO

As a long-time veteran in the technology industry, Benny Cohen combines a deep passion for technology with extensive field experience. With a B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering and an M.Sc. in Communication Engineering, he has spent over 20 years developing software and hardware systems, including the last few years focusing on the cybersecurity industry. In addition to his role as the company founder & CEO, Benny also operates as a hands-on practitioner who specializes in penetration testing and has conducted significant security assessments for leading enterprises and security companies worldwide. His approachable teaching style and real-world expertise make learning both engaging and relevant.

What our graduates say

David M.
Embedded System course graduate

Embedded System engineer

Didn’t realy know what I wanted to focus on when applied but my career advisor laid the options down so we could see what’s a good fit for me professionally. I got into the embedded system program and feel good with this path.

Dima Solomianik
Real Time Embedded course graduate

RT Embedded Engineer, HP

After completing the course I moved onto the job interview preparation process in which I got valuable insights about what employers search for when seeking a talent to take on the role confident in the skills and experience I gained as a student. I got 3 high tech companies getting back to me to proceed to the next level

Alex K.
Real Time Embedded course graduate

Linux Kernel Developer

The Embedded systems course was very detailed and relevant as I got to work on actual client projects that show industry challenges. I now work as an embedded engineer and the skills I gained are directly applicable to my daily work.

David F.
Embedded System course graduate

Device Driver Developer

The real-time embedded program got deep into relevant industry challenges, and I got to apply new strategies I learned to streamline our development processes.

Liam S.
Real-Time Embedded course graduate

RTOS Specialist

I came into the real-time embedded course with limited coding experience, but the structured learning path and personalized mentorship made the transition seamless.