Lots of mistakes and unclear instructions, No response even after complaining in the forum

Not bad, but here are some things to be improved... Cons: most of the videos are quite like "There are a lot of interesting things here and there, read the documentation to learn more". Also, several links are broken. Assignment for week 4 are quite unexplained, what to do and why. There is no hands on examples in video material, only pretty confusing theory.

I think this course is for somebody with intermediate level of understanding. It does discuss basics in the first week but i think it need to me more structured. Later in the course you will learn about various OS and their benefits. Some of the concepts were very new for me. Still it just skims through diffrernt operating systms But i think the course need to be restructured. There should be emphasis on deploying on real hardware. PREREQUISITES: linux os understanding, Make file understanding , understanding the relative paths in make file is a must for getting the assignments right.

Also the forum is almost Dead.

it was very good introduction about ES hardware and good information about IOT Operating system

Main issues I encountered in the course:

- many videos end with a suggestion to "refer to the suggested materials for more information". Which are these materials, and where can they be found?

- the slides could use some diagrams here and there, as the constant text screens are monotonous and make understanding harder in some cases

- the course does not settle on a balance between breadth and depth of information. Some aspects are presented at a very high level, yet using very specialised terminology and concepts. For instance, context switching when describing the disadvantages of microkernels, or pre-emptively scheduled systems - I have a CS background and had no problem with these aspects, but I am aware I am highly subjective. It's a case of "chicken and egg", where if you understand the low level concepts you probably don't need the course, and if you don't understand them you also can't understand the high level concepts.

- At the end of the Week 3 videos describing the three OSs, it is said "In order to know the details on how to write a program and run applications in Riot/Contiki/TinyOS, please come back to our lectures who have more detailed videos."

Which lectures are these, and where can they be found?

- the only practical exercises in the course (Week 4) are only vaguely related to the course's targets

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All this being said, it is an ok introduction to the embedded OS world, if you bring your own CS and OS background knowledge.

Very poorly done course, boring lectures, very little context and practical motivations, quizzes that require rote memorization. I would recommend University of California, Irvine for basics on embedded systems, they have actual tutorials on Arduino and the Raspberry Pi, with a much more engaging lecturer. For something more in-depth perhaps Edx's Embedded Systems - Shape the world, which is taught using the TM4C123G development board. Otherwise there are many other great books/resources out there.

nice and very understandable

very useful to all students

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Excellent resources provided by the instructor and emphasizes in gaining practical knowledge

nice

This course is very good. Even though this course teaches you basic things it will help you to explore more. You will get to know about many new things.

Great class to get you started in Embedded systems.

good

Good basic introduction about hardware and operating systems for embedded systems in general. But the hands-on exercises are at least partly build on outdated instructions on how to setup development environments leading to errors during the setup steps which is frustrating for students just starting to get into the topic.

Good content, bad organization.

I enjoyed watching the videos and reading through the materials to extend my knowledge about this topic. Unfortunately most of the assignments are not very clear and/or even contain mistakes.

I also had to wait several weeks before my submissions got reviewed.

Overall I learned some interesting stuff but got quite frustrated about the bad organization and the lack of feedback from the instructor. This course definitely needs an update from the creators!

superb course .Detailed explaination of every concept.

Great Knowledge Gained!

Thanks alot!

very good for basic fundamentals

best course

the best :)

Great course

perfect

Thanks for course!

Excellent introduction to Embedded Systems development that could serve as platform for further studies and research. A valuable pedagogy.