Developers who have built connected devices and want to move into embedded firmware engineering, where correctness, timing, memory, testing and security decide whether a product succeeds.
Expert level
Embedded Systems and IoT
C, RTOS, Drivers, Real-Time Design and Secure Firmware
Engineer embedded firmware at professional depth: robust embedded C, FreeRTOS concurrency on ESP-IDF, peripheral drivers and DMA, host-side testing with hardware abstraction, real-time timing analysis and control, and secure boot, encrypted storage and safe over-the-air updates.
- 45hours of work
- 13parts
- Reviewedcapstone
- Lifetimeaccess
- Embedded C
- FreeRTOS and ESP-IDF
- Peripheral drivers and DMA
- Host-side firmware testing
- Real-time analysis
- Secure firmware and OTA
At a glance
The intermediate programme in this track or equivalent: ESP32 with Wi-Fi and MQTT, deep sleep and power budgets, and basic security practices. Good working knowledge of C (pointers, structs, arrays) is expected; C++ is helpful. An ESP32 board is strongly recommended; the host-side exercises need only a PC with CMake and a C compiler.
Pass the quizzes and labs, then submit a capstone project. The NIBVEDA team reviews it and either accepts it or sends it back with comments you can act on.
What you will be able to do
- 01Write safe, portable embedded C with correct handling of volatile, interrupts, bit fields and memory
- 02Design concurrent firmware with FreeRTOS tasks, queues, mutexes and event groups, and avoid deadlock and priority inversion
- 03Build peripheral drivers behind a hardware abstraction layer with DMA and interrupts, tested on the host
- 04Analyse timing, jitter and CPU utilisation and implement a real-time control loop
- 05Design secure boot, flash encryption and safe OTA updates and describe the supply-chain and compliance context
Curriculum 45 hours in 13 parts
Select a kind to highlight its parts.
Stage 1A portable sensor driver with a HAL, host tests and ESP-IDF integration6 parts · 17 h
- 1Embedded C: living close to the hardwareWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.3 hFree
- 2Real-time operating systems: tasks, scheduling and synchronisationWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.3 h
- 3A multi-task data logger on ESP-IDFWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.2 h
- 4Check yourself: embedded C and RTOS conceptsQuiz · Twelve questions, marked at once, with the reason behind each answer.1 h
- 5Peripherals, drivers, interrupts and DMAWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.2 h
- 6A portable sensor driver with a HAL, host tests and ESP-IDF integrationLab · Hands-on work. Many labs are checked automatically against what must exist.6 h
Stage 2A timed PID controller with measured jitter and schedulability analysis4 parts · 11 h
- 7Testing and quality for firmwareWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.2 h
- 8Check yourself: drivers, DMA and firmware testingQuiz · Twelve questions, marked at once, with the reason behind each answer.1 h
- 9Timing, jitter, schedulability and control loopsWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.2 h
- 10A timed PID controller with measured jitter and schedulability analysisLab · Hands-on work. Many labs are checked automatically against what must exist.6 h
Stage 3Real-time design and secure firmware2 parts · 3 h
- 11Secure boot, flash encryption, key management and safe OTA in depthWorkshop · Follow along and build, with the steps and the traps written out.2 h
- 12Check yourself: real-time design and secure firmwareQuiz · Twelve questions, marked at once, with the reason behind each answer.1 h
FinishCapstone project1 part · 14 h
- 13Production-grade firmware with tests, timing proof, secure updates and compliance notesCapstone · A full project for your portfolio.14 h
What you take away
An internship certificate with your skills on it.
Made for you automatically when you finish the last part, it names the internship programme, the level and the 45 hours, lists what you showed, and carries a number and a QR code. Anyone can check it on the NIBVEDA verification page, and it shows as withdrawn there if it is ever revoked.
- Proof you completed all 45 hours of this internship programme
- An Internship badge for your profile, CV or portfolio
- Not a job, a stipend or an academic degree, and it says so
Keep building.
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Quick answers.
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Is this a real internship?
It is a virtual internship programme: a structured, self-paced course built around a real project, with checked assessments and a certificate. It is not employment, it does not carry a stipend and it is not an academic or AICTE-approved qualification. What it gives you is verified, project-based evidence of skills.
How does self-paced work?
You start when you like and move at your own speed. Each part unlocks when you finish the one before it. There are no live classes and no deadlines. Your access is shown on each programme page.
How is my work checked?
Quizzes are marked as soon as you submit them. Labs use a tick-list of tasks. Intermediate and Expert programmes finish with a capstone that the NIBVEDA team reviews and either accepts or sends back with comments.
Can I get a refund?
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