Embedded Systems

Online Course

Udacity
Embedded Systems

What is the course about?

Embedded Systems
The course Embedded Systems is an online class provided by Udacity. The skill level of the course is Intermediate. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

In the 21st century, embedded systems are the systems of future with cellular phones, smart-phones, tablets becoming the dominant platforms for computing and communication. The ubiquity of information and the associated need for the computation that accompanies it is driving this revolution only to be accelerated by the new paradigms such as the Internet-of-Things (IoT). These platforms are clearly very different in terms of their processing requirements which are very unique: real-time needs, high performance but at low energy, compact-code and data segments, and most importantly ever changing software stack. Such unique requirements have led to a complete redesign and reinvention of the both hardware and the software stack from ground up, for example, brand new processors such as ARM, DSPs, network processors were invented all the way up to new virtual machines such as Dalvik, new operating systems such as Android and new programming models and compiler optimizations.

Course description
  • Embedded Systems
  • 16 weeks
  • Offered at Georgia Tech as CS 8803
  • Embedded Processor Architectures
  • Software Optimizations
  • Advanced Optimizations
  • Instruction-Level Parallelism
  • Design of Instruction Set Architectures
  • Embedded Micro-architectures
  • Compiler Phases
  • Register Allocation Foundation
  • Register Allocation for Embedded Processors
  • Data Layouts for Embedded Processors
  • Data and Code Compaction
  • Network Processors
  • It is recommended that students who take this course have previously taken at least an undergraduate-level course in computer architecture. In addition, the students must have a strong background in C and/or C++.
  • See the Technology Requirements for using Udacity.
  • The goal of this course is to take a holistic view of the embedded system stack with a focus on processor architectures, instruction sets and the associated advanced compiler optimizations that take advantage of the same.

Prerequisites & Facts

Embedded Systems

Course Topic

Autonomous Flight, Flying Car

University, College, Institution

Udacity

Course Skill Level

Intermediate

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

Degree & Cost

Embedded Systems

To obtain a verified certificate from Udacity you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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