This course provides some basic experience in designing and developing deeply embedded bare metal applications using a microcontroller with a RISC-V core. The course is the first step to creating embedded systems using a host of new microcontrollers that use an open instruction set architecture (ISA) as an alternative to a proprietary option.
Microcontroller Applications with RISC-V (LFD115x)











- We presume the student will have some experience with the C programming language and basic experience with schematic diagrams. It would be beneficial to have some prior knowledge of electronics concepts like logic levels, voltages, gates, periodic signals, etc. Experience with any assembly language would be beneficial as well.
System prerequisites:
- The technology needed is a personal computer with Linux, macOS, or Windows, compliant with the requirements of SiFive Freedom Studio. Optional: If you’d like to follow along with the examples shown in the course, you’ll need a RED-V Thing Plus microcontroller board by SparkFun and a free USB port. Also, a list of materials with the supporting external hardware featured in the exercises is provided.