Tools for Embedded Engineering #ShawnHymel #embedded #engineering #Arduino

To get started in #embedded #engineering, #ShawnHymel recommends grabbing the following tools:
 - Computer (nearly any OS will work)
- Development board (such as #Arduino, #ESP32, #STM32, or #NordicSemi)
 - Digital multimeter
 - Oscilloscope
 - Soldering iron

[digikey]

To get started in #embedded #engineering, #ShawnHymel recommends grabbing the following tools:
 - Computer (nearly any OS will work)
- Development board (such as #Arduino, #ESP32, #STM32, or #NordicSemi)
 - Digital multimeter
 - Oscilloscope
 - Soldering iron

[leecollins]

I'm so glad you highlighted the importance of an oscilloscope!

[mased-vj]

I thought “Hey this guy looks familiar” then I realized it’s Eric

[kevincozens]

The video title says intro to Embedded Linux then proceeds to show Arduino style boards. An oscilloscope is a must have. You won't need it all the time but when you do need it is an invaluable tool.

[KT-pvkl]

"any operating system will work" he said ...
someone doesn't know TEMPLE OS it seems.
i pitty the fool!

[mohamedgendia]

🎉❤ your work is great i have never been understanding the RTOS without your great videos

[imdeadserious]

As someone who took electronics classes, coding classes. Now in full stack programming school, and doing electrical engineering for 1/2 my current arduino based project i strongly urge anyone to get a few months of build time in with minimal IC usage. Many will reach for a NOT IC with way more inputs than needed or flip the HIGH and LOW statuses in all their code when a single NPN or PNP transistor and 2 resistors can make a not switch. Also able to be tuned to values that can sink/source current possibly. Or high value resistors to effectively make it a digital high impedance signal supplying voltage and just enough current to trigger other things.

[metaleggman]

I'm glad we're finally at a point where we're telling people to just use what they like. I remember compsci/compeng students falling into three camps, they had no money, so bought whatever they could and struggled and were glad if the school had powerful enough computers for them to build and run code on, or they were either deeply rooted in the ThinkPad vs MacBook camp. Most people I knew were in the latter most. And it was weird because they almost always had to bootcamp to do something. But whatever, you do you, while I professed my love for the trackpoint nipple, I never went much past that, but many students I knew felt you had to have a Mac or you were nothing, and sadly they went on to be CTOs and help with startup requisition and it's just awful.

Theres so few tools or dev applications where the OS matters, and generally speaking, you're either going to want to use VM images in those cases, possible for proper container management.

[SylpheedW]

These 35$ digital oscilloscopes (Quimat, DSO) are a good enough starting point as long you don't need to capture high frequency stuff 👍

[furkanayas]

I also recommend the pcb boards for microcontrollers. you can solder an esp32 and you can learn the pcb design over your bread board. These pcbs expands the tiny package legs to big io pins

[minutehacks]

i have that same oscilloscope! I got mine at goodwill for $5. Best score ever

[CATech]

completely true...a couple years ago, i decided i wanted to use 1 channel of an RC car radio set to control 2 servos in a sequence....that is one servo moves through it's motion then the second servo does it's thing....i used an old Think Pad running Win7 and an Arduino as proof of concept...but it needed to be smaller, so I added a $10 soldering iron and used a Digispark to see if i could reduce the byte count of the code....once i got that to work, i removed the ATtiny85 from the PCB and ran it stand alone by piggy backing it on to the that my knowledge of programming is at the level of Hello World in command line Basic, this took several weeks of google searches in the evening totaling about 4 months....most useful find is the servo library and hardest task is getting the correct output pulse

[cam]

The monetary cost may be hard for me, but as long as this will finally help me become a bedding engineer like I have always dreamed then it is worth it! I am placing my orders now!

[ninjaoftherift]

Im a computer engineering student embbeded systems hardware design really interests me as well. I'm taking micro controller programming this year and data structures.

[MrAB-fozk]

A good fine tipped soldering iron is hard to find. Throw in a basic electronics repair kit, some tapes, basic tools, and thats pretty much a pro setup. 😊

[RGDk]

Get icestudio and find a compatible board from the boards menu: Learn verilog and FPGA's, and skip microcontrollers entirely.
You'll be able to do actual finite state machines which can be relied upon, and your skills will be far more valuable: uC's are only good for low cost and ultra-low power, and if you aren't using the best-in-class for those, you're wasting time and failing to find a good engineering compromise. FPGA's are 'digital glue' and will do a better job in any other embedded problem space.

[prathamkalgutkar]

Another tip on the list, get a Fine Tip Soldering iron or it you got money, a Hot air Gun/Station or Hot Plate, Trust me You don't know how quickly you'll stall given a Vast amount of Chips and Controllers are So Tiny and Compact, it's very hard to solder, so don't even have exposed pins and require Machine to be even usable

[lilressler]

Ts 100 or pinecil ? Looks like the ts. Great price and can update firmware. Get a good tip selection and good to go.

[legobuildingsrewiew]

You also need a DC PSU and electronics

[jethrobodean]

Optimal computer specs.? Function generator? Power supply?