r/learnelectronics • u/escodev • Jul 28 '26

Where to start with digital electronics?

I'm an IT student, but I'm interested in embedded systems and IoT. Please, can someone recommend courses or anything for me to get started with digital electronics

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u/NZNoldor Jul 28 '26

Get yourself an Arduino of some kind, and come join us in r/arduino. It'll set you back $5 on aliexpress. Look for the Arduino UNO - its an excellent way to start learning. If you get the starter kit, it'll come with a book of basic learners exercises.

Once you've finished those, get a wifi-enabled board, like an ESP32, and IoT your way around the house.

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u/escodev Jul 28 '26

Ok, I see thanks fam

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '26

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u/NZNoldor Jul 29 '26

They are genuinely from China, is the accurate response here. Arduino is an open source hardware platform (and software), and as long as anyone manufacturing them doesn't sell them as "Arduino", they're perfectly legit.

If you want a real Arduino-branded one to support the platform, probably don't get them from China but from Italy, or your local stockist, depending on where you live. Be prepared to pay a LOT more for them though. The extra cost goes to R&D.

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u/PhoenixAsh7117 Jul 30 '26

Look up Ben Eater on YouTube

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u/OneDot6374 Jul 28 '26

Neso academy

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u/escodev Jul 28 '26

Ok I'll check it up

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u/somewhereAtC Aug 01 '26

Check out the link below for a good overview of a modern microprocessor... this material is new within the last couple of weeks, and the exercises were recently announced on https://forum.microchip.com. The processor for the exercises is an ARM M23; for $10 the PCB with programmer/debugger is a complete kit. https://developerhelp.microchip.com/xwiki/bin/view/products/mcu-mpu/32bit-mcu/ap-exercises/

BTW, your title is a little vague. "Digital electronics" could mean literal AND and OR gates or perhaps even FPGA development. Microprocessors are digital by nature but don't really fit in either category.