Leveraging Zephyr RTOS for modern embedded systems: a perspective from education and research
summary
University courses adopt Zephyr as the actual stack for semester‑5 to 7 projects, moving from a 2019 bare‑metal tracker to a Zephyr‑based workflow with custom PCBs, device trees and configs, MQTT/CoAP, protobuf and Nordic toolchains. Two student projects implement channel sounding measurements and succeed in anechoic‑chamber and outdoor tests. A prototype equips trams with Zephyr trackers that translate V2X into smartphone warnings using BLE LE audio; diagnostics via Mefold and Segger work but live debugging and IDE integration still cause frequent friction.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Embedded systems approach
- 3:58Background with Zephyr RTOS
- 8:10Why Zephyr for education
- 11:03Curriculum integration
- 15:19Research in classroom
- 20:35Challenges in education
- 22:22Debugging experience critique
- 25:14Five years experience
- 29:29Zephyr in real projects
- 33:03V2X project with Zephyr
- 39:29Summary and future
- 40:12Q&A
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