Udemy
Embedded Systems Bare-Metal Programming Ground Up™ (STM32)
No Libraries used, Professional CMSIS Standard, ARM Cortex, ADC,UART,TIMERS, DMA,SPI,I2C,RTC,GPIO etc.
Embedded Systems Bare-Metal Programming Ground Up™ (STM32) is a beginner-level online course from Udemy in Embedded Systems. It is structured in 20 modules with 8 stated learning outcomes. It is free to enrol, and a certificate is available on completion. Learners rate it 4.5/5 from 3.9K ratings on Udemy, with 25.5K enrolled.
Part of our Embedded Systems courses collection, where we compare it against 5 other courses.
Course highlights
| Provider | Udemy |
| Level | Beginner |
| Mode | Self-paced |
| Language | English |
| Certificate | Yes — shareable certificate |
| Rating | 4.5★ (3.9K reviews) |
| Learners | 25.5K |
| Price | Free Free |
What you’ll learn
Level and time commitment
Skills you’ll gain
What this course covers
20 modulesThe 20-part outline Udemy publishes for this course.
Module 1 · Getting Started - Constructing Peripheral Registers from Memory Addresses
Module 2 · General Purpose Input/Output(GPIO)
Module 3 · Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter(UART)
Module 4 · Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC)
Module 5 · Developing the SystemTick(SysTick) Timer Driver
Module 6 · General Purpose Timers
Module 7 · Interrupt Programming
Module 8 · Direct Memory Access (DMA) Driver Development
Module 9 · Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C)
Module 10 · Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
Module 11 · Start of Old Version of the Course - Introduction
Module 12 · Set Up
Module 13 · General Purpose Input/Output(GPIO)
Module 14 · Writing Bare-Metal C Code with STM32CubeIDE
Module 15 · Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter(UART)
Module 16 · System Tick and General Purpose Timers
Module 17 · Interrupts Programming
Module 18 · Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC)
Module 19 · Interfacing with a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Module 20 · Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C)
What learners rate it
Rated 4.5/5 by 3.9K learners on Udemy (checked 26 Aug 2026).
This rating is collected by Udemy from its own enrolled learners. We reproduce it as reported and do not accept paid or incentivised reviews. See it on Udemy →
Compiled by the 10courses editorial desk. Fees, ratings, duration and certificate details for the 1 course shown are read directly from Udemy course pages — we never estimate a price or a rating. Last verified 26 August 2026.
How we compare and rank courses · Our review policy · Affiliate disclosure
Compare with alternatives
Same topic, different trade-offs — here's who runs each one and what it's best at.
| Course | Provider | Rating | Price | Duration | Why pick this one |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embedded Systems Bare-Metal Programming Ground Up™ (STM32) This |
Udemy
|
4.5★ | Free | Free — and still gives a certificate | |
| Introduction to the Internet of Things and Embedded Systems |
 Coursera
|
4.7★ | Check price | 11h 55m | Highest rated (4.7★ from 13.4K reviews) |
| Introduction to Embedded Systems Software and Development Environments |
Coursera
|
4.5★ | Check price | 9h 1m | Quickest to finish (9h 1m) |
| Embedded Systems with 8051 & Embedded C |
Udemy
|
4.5★ | Free | Free — certificate included |
Where Embedded Systems leads
Roles we map to Embedded Systems on 10courses. This is our own mapping of subject to job, not a placement claim by Udemy.
Browse every course we track for one of these — courses for engineers.
Common questions
Is Embedded Systems Bare-Metal Programming Ground Up™ (STM32) free?
Yes. Udemy lists it as free to enrol. A certificate is available on completion — providers often charge separately for the certificate even when the course itself is free, so check the fee on the provider page before you count on it.
Does Embedded Systems Bare-Metal Programming Ground Up™ (STM32) come with a certificate?
Yes — Udemy lists a certificate on completion. It is a course certificate, not a formal qualification or university credit.
Is Embedded Systems Bare-Metal Programming Ground Up™ (STM32) suitable for beginners?
Yes. Udemy lists it at Beginner level, so no prior experience in the subject is assumed.
What does Embedded Systems Bare-Metal Programming Ground Up™ (STM32) cover?
It is organised into 20 modules, starting with Getting Started - Constructing Peripheral Registers from Memory Addresses and going on to General Purpose Input/Output(GPIO), Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter(UART), Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC), Developing the SystemTick(SysTick) Timer Driver, among others. The full outline is on this page.