Pointers in C for Embedded Systems

This course will teach you how to use pointers in C to create powerful Embedded Systems programs.

In this course, we explore what pointers are, and how they make it possible to optimize program code.

What you’ll learn

This course will teach you how to use pointers in C to create powerful Embedded Systems programs..
You’ll learn how pointers can make your code more efficient and concise..
The lessons are designed for people who have some experience programming Embedded Systems, but are new to pointers..
After completing this course, you’ll be able to write code that is both more efficient and more readable..
You’ll also get access to the source code for all of the example programs covered in the course..
Development Environment.
What are pointers? How do they work? Why do we need them?.
How to use pointers and memory allocation..
PASS BY VALUE VS. PASS BY ADDRES.

Course Content

Introduction –> 2 lectures • 15min.
Development Environment –> 4 lectures • 40min.
Solving First Practical Example –> 2 lectures • 6min.
PASS BY VALUE VS. PASS BY ADDRESS –> 1 lecture • 4min.
OPERATIONS ON POINTERS –> 2 lectures • 7min.
Subtraction and Addition –> 2 lectures • 8min.
Arrays relation with Pointers –> 2 lectures • 12min.
Dangling, Wild, Void and Null Pointers –> 2 lectures • 11min.
Other Important C Lessons –> 6 lectures • 1hr 18min.

Requirements

In this course, we explore what pointers are, and how they make it possible to optimize program code.

In fact, you can put together programs without using pointers. But they dramatically speed up the program execution time, which is often very important when working with microcontrollers. In this course, given the complexity of certain data types and the value of bytes, an explanation of the effectiveness of pointer conversion will be explained.

Program performance can be significantly accelerated by the use of pointers when working on an algorithm. In this course, you’ll also learn how different types of pointers are used in C.

This course is designed to teach students how to use pointers in C for programming microcontrollers. The course starts with the basics of pointers and moves on to more advanced topics. Students will learn how to use pointers to create, read, and write data to microcontrollers’ registers and memory. The course also covers how to use pointers with arrays and strings.

If you’re looking for a comprehensive guide to pointers in C, look no further than this course. Pointers are one of the most important aspects of C programming, and this course will teach you everything you need to know. You’ll learn how to use pointers to create and access arrays, Strings, and structures. You’ll also learn how to use pointers to control program flow. The course is designed for beginners, so no prior experience with pointers is required.

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