This Course Includes

  • 3 hours on-demand video

  • 45 lessons

  • 3 hands-on labs

  • Discussion board

Course Curriculum

    1. Message from the Instructor

    2. Job Outcome & Learning Objectives

    3. Required Tools, Components & Files

    4. Student Files

    5. How to use the Course

    1. Agenda

    2. Microcontrollers & Embedded Systems

    3. Solving Problems using a Computer

    4. The Arduino Framework

    1. Agenda

    2. Pico W Hardware Architecture

    3. RP2040 Microcontroller Architecture

    4. Key RP2040 Peripherals Used in the Robot

    5. Lab 1 Preview

    1. Purpose and Overview

    2. Materials

    3. Procedure

    4. Results

    5. Conclusions

    6. Appendix - CETA IoT Robot Schematic (Complete)

    1. Agenda

    2. The Embedded Control Loop

    3. State Machine Basics

    1. Agenda

    2. Parallel Input/Output Ports

    3. Basics of Brushed DC Motors and Their Control

    4. Using Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) in Arduino

    5. Powering the Robot Control Circuit

    6. Lab 2 Preview

About this course

  • Embedded control, input and output programming concepts will be covered via the construction and programming of a simple, network-aware line-following robot, based on the Raspberry Pi Pico W board.

Job Outcome & Learning Objectives