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67 videos from the Ground Embedded YouTube channel, grouped by topic and listed in viewing order.
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10 videos · in order
Watch from part 1 →Motors
From DC motors to BLDC, EV traction motors, and stepper, servo and induction motors. Watched in order, it goes from why a motor turns to how it is controlled.
13:3901The force that moves the world: DC motors, covered in one video4.5K views
13:3202BLDC motors, fully explained in one video60K views
14:2003How EV traction motors work, in one video58K views
13:17040.0125 mm precision without a sensor? Stepper motors in one video8K views
12:3905How does the servo in a robot joint work? Why it returns when pushed (Dynamixel teardown)5.1K views
12:1706How does a washing machine's induction motor work? A motor that turns without magnets (top-loader teardown)3.3K views
41:2007Forty minutes to cover motors end to end (DC, BLDC, PMSM)150K views
38:1208Stepper, servo and induction motors in one video (38-minute compilation)3K views
1:19:3109A working engineer explains six essential motors the easy way6.9K views
40:1010Motor basics every developer should know: concepts and principles5.4K views
13 videos · in order
Watch from part 1 →Communication buses
Starting with UART, SPI and I2C, then CAN, LIN, UDS and automotive Ethernet. The order climbs from chip-to-chip links to in-vehicle networks.
8:1301UART, fully explained | Essential for EE students and embedded developers2.6K views
4:4002SPI, fully explained | Essential for EE students and embedded developers2.7K views
9:5003I2C, fully explained | With an Arduino MPU6050 exercise7.8K views
22:4404UART, SPI and I2C compilation | The first three buses you meet in embedded2.9K views
10:1505CAN, fully explained: the bus you have to know92K views
10:1006LIN, fully explained: the bus you have to know30K views
10:0307What happens when a warning light comes on? UDS diagnostics explained2.3K views
30:0708In-vehicle networks in one video (CAN, LIN, UDS)27K views
13:2409Automotive Ethernet in one video14K views
7:3010Same CAN wires, so why CANopen? Until a robot arm picks up one box (SDO, PDO, SYNC, NMT, CiA 402)5.9K views
36:4811Twelve serial buses in one video | UART, RS-485, I2C, SPI, CAN39K views
4:4412OTA basics: essential viewing for embedded developers1.6K views
13:3213OTA in depth: essential viewing for embedded developers3.2K views
8 videos · in order
Watch from part 1 →Circuits and hardware
From resistors, capacitors and inductors to PCBs, MCUs, power conversion and inverters. It starts with one part and widens to power circuits.
12:5601How do the components inside electronics work? Resistors, capacitors and inductors explained8K views
13:5902How a circuit board works and how it is made7.7K views
13:2903The small computer inside every product: the MCU, in one video43K views
40:2304Forty minutes to cover hardware end to end (resistors, capacitors, PCB, MCU)9.9K views
10:3705How do the converters in a smartphone work? PMIC, buck, boost and LDO9.8K views
11:2806How does an EV charger turn AC into DC? Rectification explained (charger circuit teardown)7.8K views
5:2307EV inverters, fully explained in one video (IGBT, SiC, 800 V)37K views
18:4808How does an energy-saving air-conditioner inverter work? (rectifier, PFC, IGBT, PWM, FOC compressor speed control)6.1K views
8 videos · in order
Watch from part 1 →How products work
Drones, humanoids, robot vacuums, the Tesla Roadster. Finished products taken apart to see how circuit, firmware and control fit together in one device.
19:0901How does a drone fly? From four propellers lifting and tilting to the flight controller, PID and sensor fusion12K views
7:0002Can a drone fly with a single motor?4.5K views
18:1103How does the $399 duck robot Micro Duck move? 15 servos, RK3566 and reinforcement learning17K views
18:3404How do humanoids move in the AI era? From one joint to the AI brain chip (actuators, ZMP, reinforcement learning, EtherCAT)3.2K views
20:3805How does a robot vacuum with a robot arm work? | Roborock Saros Z70, 5-axis arm, SLAM, inverse kinematics2.1K views
11:0606How would a Tesla Roadster with SpaceX technology fly? (cold-gas thrusters and suction fans)9.2K views
8:1307An automotive engineer breaks down the Tesla Roadster's new technology from real footage1.7K views
9:5008The living bio-computer that learned to play Pong3.2K views
6 videos · in order
Watch from part 1 →Building an RC car
A Lego RC car built all the way through: hardware, firmware, a review of the finished car, and a 55-minute code review.
3:5101An embedded developer starts building a Lego RC car [RC car build 1]1.8K views
5:0502Nothing in embedded development is easy [RC car build 2]2K views
2:0103Simple but still hard: the hardware is done [RC car build 3]1.4K views
10:3504Embedded software development begins [RC car build 4]6.2K views
2:3605After all the pain, a review of the finished car [RC car build, final]2K views
55:1506A 55-minute embedded development review [RC car code review]14K views
15 videos · in order
Watch from part 1 →Study guides and careers
What to study first, which tools and instruments to learn, and what the job and its outlook are really like. Good to watch before you start.
7:5701Embedded programming study order for 2025 | How to study | Roadmap44K views
4:5402What I wish I had learned as a student: for EE and robotics majors150K views
3:4503A complete self-study method for beginner embedded developers18K views
3:2304The real reason self-studying C and embedded is hard12K views
3:3505Why good C is not enough for embedded development without this (and how to study)7.2K views
3:0806Two must-read books for beginner embedded developers9.4K views
3:1607Five circuit simulators I wish I had known as a student21K views
5:2908Learn these instruments before you start as an embedded developer6K views
11:1209For students and job seekers aiming at large companies in embedded10K views
13:5210Preparing for a tough engineering job market [Free seminar, part 1]15K views
12:2611A job AI cannot replace? Introducing embedded roles [Free seminar, part 2]11K views
3:0312The outlook for embedded developers has changed completely25K views
3:4913The outlook for embedded developers, settled in one video34K views
7:0414Automotive embedded development in reality, part 1: light and shadow of platforms3.5K views
9:3515Automotive embedded development in reality, part 2: is SDV the game changer?2.2K views
7 videos · in order
Watch from part 1 →AI and embedded
How AI is changing firmware and PCB development, tried hands-on and summarised.
3:4801With AI, anyone can become an embedded developer, whatever their major46K views
17:0902What I wish I had as a student: PCB hardware development with AI100K views
15:4603PCB hardware development is changing completely with AI [EDA unboxing]45K views
12:3404Still studying only C? The embedded field has been turned upside down15K views
7:2305The embedded field has been turned upside down: even defence chose commercial AI18K views
5:1606Will AI replace embedded developers? My conclusion after trying it14K views
7:4407Embedded feels uncertain: with three AI tools you barely write code38K views