Embedded Systems Programming on ARM Cortex-M3/M4 Processor (Udemy.com)
With hands on coding using C Programming and assembly on ARM Cortex M Processor based Microcontroller
Created by: FastBit Embedded Brain Academy
Last updated August 2026
What you will learn
- Internal architecture of ARM Cortex M3/M4 processor and programming
- Learn Mixed ‘C’ and Assembly Coding using inline assembly technique
- Demystifying Memory, Bus interfaces, NVIC, Exception handling with lots of animation
- Interrupts and configuration of ARM Cortex Mx based microcontroller
- Low level register Programming for interrupts, System Exceptions, Setting Priorities,Preemption,etc.
- Learn writing IRQ handlers , IRQ numbers, NVIC and mcu more
- Implementation of task scheduler using PENDSV and SYSTICK feature of the processor
- Implementation of context switching
- Learn and write linker script and mcu startup file from scratch
- Bare metal embedded build process
- Processor fault exceptions and fault handler implementation and fault analysis
- Stack and AAPCS standard
- learn inline assembly , naked functions and gcc variable and section attributes
How it compares
Against the other 1,182 rated Udemy courses in IT & Software on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 45% of them
- Reviews7,332#65 of 1,183 by number of reviews
- Length15.2 hourslonger than 83% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2026more recently than 88% of them
Course Description
Latest Update:
Bare metal embedded , writing linker script and startup file from scratch.
processor fault analysis and handling, stacks, AAPCS explanation.
Implementation of simple task scheduler using pendsv and systick
GCC inline assembly and naked functions
More than 10000+ students have already taken this course with More than 900+ happy reviews.
Have you ever tried to learn about the ARM Cortex M3/M4 Processor by reading a book or technical manuals and found stuck? Have you ended up seeing bits and pieces all over the map but could not able to tie it all together to have a big picture?
This course is for Embedded Engineers/Students like you who want to learn and Program ARM Cortex M3/M4 based controllers by digging deep into its internals and programming aspects.
Don't worry if you are new to the ARM-based controller. In this course, you'll see everything you needed to quickly get started with Programming Cortex M3/M4 based controller. The lab session covers various programming assignments which helps you to remember the concepts better.
Hardware:
1. You need ARM Cortex M4 based STM32F407 DISCOVERY board from ST if you want to try out code on the target.
3. You can also be able to follow this course if you have any other boards from ST such as Nucleo or evaluation.
Software:
1. In this course, Eclipse-based STM32CubeIDE is used as the IDE ( supports Windows/Linux/Mac) (FREE)
Save time and have fun!
Watching lectures, Programming assignments and lots of animations will save hours of your self-study time and will give you the confidence to look at embedded processors from a different perspective. So, learn something new this year and boost your momentum at work.
My promise!
I am confident that this course will save you many, many hours of studying/experimenting/googling time to learn about this processor. I will personally answer your questions about this material, either privately or in a group discussion. If you are in any way not satisfied, for any reason, you can get a full refund from Udemy within 30 days. No questions asked. But I am confident you won't need to. I stand behind this course 100% and am committed to helping you.
Learning order of FastBit Embedded Brain Academy Courses,
If you are a beginner in the field of embedded systems, then you can take our courses in the below-mentioned order.
This is just a recommendation from the instructor for beginners.
1) Microcontroller Embedded C Programming: absolute beginners(Embedded C)
2) Embedded Systems Programming on ARM Cortex-M3/M4 Processor(ARM Cortex M4 Processor specific)
3) Mastering Microcontroller with Embedded Driver Development(MCU1)
4) Mastering Microcontroller: TIMERS, PWM, CAN, RTC,LOW POWER(MCU2)
5) Mastering Microcontroller: STM32-LTDC, LCD-TFT, LVGL(MCU3)
6) Embedded System Design using UML State Machines(State machine)
7) Mastering RTOS: Hands-on FreeRTOS and STM32Fx with Debugging(RTOS)
8) ARM Cortex M Microcontroller DMA Programming Demystified(DMA)
9) STM32Fx Microcontroller Custom Bootloader Development(Bootloader)
10) Embedded Linux Step by Step using Beaglebone Black(Linux)
11) Linux device driver programming using Beaglebone Black(LDD1)
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Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
7,332 Reviews
FastBit Embedded Brain Academy
Best selling microcontroller programming and RTOS course creators having over 65,000+ active students and dedicated co-instructor team to help you in your embedded programming journey.
We have published courses on embedded C, microcontroller programming, RTOS programming, embedded Linux, and Linux device driver development.
If you are starting your career in the domain of embedded programming or if you want to learn how to program the microcontroller and its peripherals coding from scratch, then you are at the right place.
Enroll in the courses created by us, and we hope you will not be disappointed.
What we do?
We leverage the power of the internet to bring online courses at your fingertip in the domain of embedded systems and programming, microcontrollers, real-time operating systems, firmware development, embedded Linux, and device drivers. Thanks to Udemy.
Our primary goal is to teach embedded systems enjoyably with examples and lots of animations, which help our students excel in this field.
We have carefully crafted all these online courses to help students access industry-standard professional training with a very low price tag, thus saving your time, effort, and money.
Try our courses, and we are sure that the courses will make you feel you made the right choice.
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Reviews
By Suyash Narune on 7/29/2026
The course curriculum is good. But there are some quarks that needed to be sorted such as the mingw64 terminal installation, version dispute, and some corrections which were missed in the videos but got sorted by the Q&A by the community.
By Hemanth Krishna Vine Ramayanam on 7/6/2026
I'm trying to correlate the Stack chapter with the memory map layout shown in the data sheet. Are these memory sections different? because as per video lecture the SRAM stack size is 128KB, but the SRAM in stm32 data sheet is 0.5GB.
By Raffaele Radin on 6/29/2026
Very clear and useful for a introduction o a good recap of ARM cortex feature and how to use them. Explanation is amazing, the best teacher with a pragmatic approach with focus on tip, trick and pitfulls. I recommended this course
By Enrique Mendez on 5/18/2026
the deep information is broken up well , i wish there were more coding challenges along the way to solidify some of the application knowledge along the way . showing how to do the examples is one thing but asking students to pause and complete an objective on their own is another .
By Mala H N on 4/18/2026
It is a well explained training, topics covered are in a proper order for the beginners also.
By Manav Guglani on 4/5/2026
Amazing course. I am a working professional. It helped me a lot in filling gaps which I had in my understanding. I especially liked baremetal section a lot. Writing startup script, linker script, makefile etc. was a very good learning. Keep up the good work.
By Nikola Vulinovic on 2/26/2026
All courses given by Kiran are very good and have great material. Atleast regarding all of the embedded microcontroller courses that I took. A lot of these things are not even covered in college courses and the lectures are very well organized! Good job!
By Jasser Jaferlla Mohamedhussain on 1/25/2026
For a long time, I was considering taking an ARM course. I found this one, and it is excellent. It goes very deep into ARM Cortex-M3/M4 processor programming. The instructor has put in great effort. I truly appreciate the instructor’s hard work, and thank you for sharing this valuable knowledge.
By Panagiotis Markopoulos on 12/13/2025
This course provides a solid foundation for professional-level embedded microcontroller programming. Topics like startup code, exceptions, linker scripts, semihosting etc. are covered in detail, both theroetically and with hands-on exercises. The material is very well organized and the 350+ slides cover all topics in detail. Even if you are not using the specific STM development board, you can easily follow along with your own development setup e.g. Keil MDK and the TivaC Launchpad (TI TM4C123Gh6PM) in my case.
By Devashish Kale on 11/29/2025
The course was very well tailored. I liked the way instructor taught to read the various manuals throughout the course. Everything is taught on an empty stm32 project which is really good. Doubt response is also good. I would highly recommend this course for beginners.
By Vikas Singh on 12/20/2020
As always Kiran is at its best. I am learning all the things which are left as not useful, but in releality these things helps you out in completing the whole picture. Also help in critical thinking.
By Hamid Rahmani on 11/19/2020
i am really happy t find that course. it is fantastic
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