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LAB DIRECTORY·4 WORKBENCHES

Virtual Embedded Labs

Each lab simulates a core embedded peripheral. Work through the objectives, complete the challenges, and observe real engineering calculations.

ⓘ Educational software simulations. These model relevant concepts accurately for learning purposes but do not emulate real MCU hardware.

GPIO

GPIO

ACTIVE

Configure virtual digital pins, drive outputs, read inputs, and interact with a simulated LED and push button.

  • Configure pins as INPUT or OUTPUT
  • Drive output pins HIGH and LOW
  • Read input pin states with pull resistors
  • Control a virtual LED from an output pin
3 challenges

PWM

PWM

ACTIVE

Set frequency and duty cycle on virtual PWM channels, observe the waveform, and control LED brightness through duty cycle.

  • Set PWM frequency in Hz
  • Adjust duty cycle from 0% to 100%
  • Observe period, high time, and low time
  • See how duty cycle maps to LED brightness
3 challenges

ADC

ADC

ACTIVE

Adjust a virtual input voltage and observe the digital conversion using the real ADC formula across multiple resolutions.

  • Understand the ADC formula: ADC = round((Vin / Vref) × (2^N − 1))
  • Adjust input voltage with a virtual potentiometer
  • Change ADC resolution (8, 10, 12, 16-bit)
  • Read digital output in decimal, hex, and binary
3 challenges

UART

UART

ACTIVE

Configure TX and RX independently, observe frame structure, and see what happens when configurations are incompatible.

  • Configure baud rate, data bits, parity, and stop bits
  • Understand the UART frame structure
  • Simulate successful and failed transmissions
  • Diagnose TX/RX configuration mismatches
3 challenges