Zephyr Course 2026 by iomico

Iomico is launching a new, practical ONLINE course for beginners in Zephyr RTOS.

🎓 The course is completely FREE — our goal is to share knowledge and support the Zephyr community.

Iomico has been working with Zephyr RTOS for over 6 years (since 2020) and is actively involved in helping the Zephyr Project ecosystem mature. We want to share our real-world experience to help embedded engineers learn faster and avoid common pitfalls.

Starting in March 2026, we will hold weekly live sessions with multiple time options.
The course will run for several months and will focus on hands-on learning and real-world use cases.

What you’ll learn

• Working with upstream Zephyr

• Managing complex multi-repository projects using west manifests

• Creating and modifying Kconfig and devicetree configurations with confidence

• Defining custom board support from scratch

• Developing Zephyr-compliant device drivers, including shell integration

• Packaging drivers and libraries as reusable Zephyr modules

• Writing and running unit tests using ztest

🎁 Bonus lecture: Edge AI for MCUs using Neuton.ai and Edge Impulse

Instructors

The course will be led by experienced iomico engineers:

• Dawid Marszałkiewicz
  Lead Zephyr Engineer, iomico

• Mariano Franceschetti
  Senior Embedded Engineer, iomico

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this course, you should meet the following prerequisites before the course starts.
These topics are not covered during the course.

Programming

• Proficiency in C/C++

  • Bitwise and logical operators (AND, OR, NOT, XOR)

  • Memory organization (layout, sections, endianness)

  • Pointers and memory management

  • Structs, enums, and function pointers

  • Preprocessor macros

Development Environment

• Linux CLI basics

  • Linux commands:
    https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/linux-commands

• Build tools

  • gcc, ld (compile, link, and run a “Hello World” program from the command line)

• CMake

  • Getting started:
    https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/guide/tutorial/Getting%20Started%20with%20CMake.html

• Git

  • https://www.atlassian.com/git/glossary#commands

  • Especially: fetch, pull, rebase, push, and merge strategies

Hardware

• A development kit from the list of supported Zephyr boards: https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/boards/index.html#

• If you use an nRF board, it is recommended to complete Nordic Academy – nRF Connect SDK Fundamentals:
  https://academy.nordicsemi.com/courses/nrf-connect-sdk-fundamentals/

How to apply

1. Fill out the registration form

2. Review the course prerequisites and ensure you meet them before the start

3. Attend a pre–kick-off call (An invitation will be sent to your email after registration closes.)