Microcontroller Embedded C Programming: Absolute Beginners (Udemy.com)
Foundation course on Embedded C programming using STM32 Microcontroller for firmware engineers
Created by: FastBit Embedded Brain Academy
Last updated August 2026
What you will learn
- 'C' programming from scratch
- Data types,variables, declarations,
- Importance of Bit-Wise operators in "Embedded" programming
- Bit manipulation techniques using bit-wise operators and examples
- Bit extraction and working with memory mapped peripheral registers
- Other operators of 'C' (arithmatic, logical, relation, assignment )
- Functions in 'C'
- Implicit and explicit casting and its importance
- Pointers and casting
- Pointers arithmetic and importance of pointer datatypes
- Accessing memory mapped peripheral registers using pointers
- Structures and unions
- Importance of structures in peripheral register access
- Structure and bit fields
- Configuring peripheral register addresses using bit fields
- Structures and pointers
- interfacing LEDs, Keypad
- Const and volatile type qualifiers
Course Description
==> Microcontroller Embedded C Programming: Foundations for Firmware Engineers <==
This should be your very first course to dive into the exciting world of "Embedded Systems
This is our new course mainly targeted for absolute beginners to learn microcontroller programming using the 'C ' programming language.
Please note that "Embedded C" is NOT a separate programming language. 'Embedded C' is rather embedded target aware programming using traditional 'C' programming language. In this course you work closely with hardware such as registers, peripherals, interrupts, and real time constraints.
Some of the critical microcontroller-related 'C' concepts such as
Importance of bitwise operators
Usage of bit manipulation techniques to program MCU peripheral registers
accessing memory-mapped registers using pointers
pointers and casting
structures, bitfields, unions, and bit extraction techniques
representing hardware registers details and configuring them using 'C' structure definitions
Usage of const and volatile type qualifiers
Interpret complex variable definitions involving the combination of const and volatile
The precise usage of const pointers, const data, volatile const, with pointer and non-pointer variables
The behavior of the code during compiler optimization and solution using volatile
Functions and friends
Data types, variables definitions, storage class specifiers and much more
Loops: while, for, do. while
MCU internal architecture and programming peripherals
Interfacing projects
All these concepts are discussed with clear examples and writing code for the target embedded board.
According to 2017 embedded dot com survey still 'C' is one of the most widely used programming languages for embedded code development
This course gives particular emphasis to learn 'C' programming concepts practically for microcontroller use cases.
Hardware:
1. You need ARM Cortex M4 based STM32F407 DISCOVERY board from ST if you want to try out code on the target.
2. Additional interfacing components may be required for interfacing projects
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 ( works on Windows/Linux/Mac) (FREE)
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)
Other programming courses
1) Mastering Embedded Rust: Bare Metal, FFI, Crates, Projects (STM32+Rust)
2) Master The Rust Programming Language : Beginner To Advanced
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
17,139 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.
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Reviews
By Mehul Makwana on 8/20/2026
trainer did not showing how to connect STM32 with PC. Many beginner can have issue with that. I got issues with lecture 54, my stm32 was not connecting. I tried every method and then gave up to AI which solved my problem where as it's lecturer who should solve it. anyways, I'm writing this in lecture 56 so may be later it is shown...
By A.vamsikrishna on 8/16/2026
The course was good with covering the fundamentals of C Programming and basics of micro controllers. It gave an idea about how to program the peripherals like led, etc using C concepts like pointers, structures etc. It is a very good course for beginners to embedded systems.
By Eugene Turbal on 6/30/2026
Really enjoyed this course as a complete beginner in embedded systems! Kiran explains everything in a super clear, structured, and easy-to-understand way, making even complex topics feel simple. I especially liked how we moved from basic theory straight into register-level programming. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a solid start in Embedded C
By K.V Padmaja on 6/3/2026
writing a function below the main function it gives confusion my opinion is first we can write the function and then we can call it in the main function that's gives more calrity . want a clear explaination about function
By Martin Wildt on 5/21/2026
This was a refresher course for what I studied at university over 25 years go. Electronics Design Engineer who wants to bring his designs to life and not rely entirely on the Firmware team. I will definitely be enrolling in the next course. I feel that some more practical exercises on the STM32F407 itself would beneficial as many of the examples are targeted at Host applications. Nonetheless, the Host examples are directly applicable to the Target. Many thanks!
By Sirichai Hawichit on 5/12/2026
This is truly an outstanding course! It has opened up a whole new perspective for me on how to approach firmware development. The content has significantly improved how I write clean, maintainable, and hardware-efficient code. Highly recommended for anyone serious about professional embedded systems development! Keep up the great work, FastBit Team!
By MOHANAN V on 5/9/2026
this course is completely for beginners in starting if will feel boring then it's was started coding it very useful and we can strong and basics
By Mohamed-Yassine LAGGOUN on 5/2/2026
This course is an excellent starting point for anyone serious about STM32 development. Over 16.5 hours, it carefully builds the fundamentals of Embedded C programming while keeping the learning process engaging and practical. I especially appreciated how the instructor explained concepts step by step, making sure no detail was skipped.
By Zayed Abdullah on 4/19/2026
I want to thank Kiran for this great course , he is explaining programming concepts very well , and I think the thing he did in his course is that when he is explaining something that has a use case in microcontrollers he goes and explain how to implement it there
By PEDRO VALLE-CRUZ on 2/25/2026
This course was the first important step in my journey toward becoming an embedded software engineer. Kiran explained every concept thoroughly, using clear and practical examples that made even unfamiliar topics easy to understand. I especially appreciated the hands-on approach, as applying each concept through exercises helped everything come together and strengthened my confidence. The course was well structured, engaging, and beginner-friendly, and it gave me a solid foundation and the motivation to continue learning about embedded systems.
By Bharath Kumar on 12/27/2020
I highly recommend this course for the aspirants who are interested to enter the embedded domain as the instructor will teach all the basics and the industry practises that can be implemented in an embedded project, thanks to Udemy and the Instructor for developing a good course.
By Mark Christopher C. Gemzon on 12/27/2020
This is a good course if you do your part and practice it on the side. I replayed a lot of the lectures for things that I did not understand. But after researching and watching again, I got a good grasp of what he is trying to convey.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100












