Course Overview
It feels like everyone is expected to know Git these days. But where do you learn it? This foundational two-day course teaches essential version control skills that underpin all modern DevOps practices, specifically tailored for embedded systems teams. You’ll build a solid Git foundation while learning to handle embedded-specific challenges that make version control complex in hardware-software development.
This course is the essential prerequisite for implementing any DevOps practice in embedded systems. Before you can automate builds, you need version-controlled source. Before implementing CI/CD, you need proper branching strategies. Before managing releases, you need effective tagging. We start with Git fundamentals then tackle real embedded challenges: hardware design files that don’t diff well, binary artifacts that bloat repositories, vendor code management, and hardware-software synchronization. This foundation enables success in all other embedded DevOps practices covered in our advanced courses.
Learning Objectives
- Master Git fundamentals as the foundation for all DevOps practices
- Design version control workflows for hardware-software co-development
- Manage binary files, artifacts, and hardware designs effectively
- Implement branching strategies that work with hardware timelines
- Coordinate version control across multiple engineering teams
- Handle vendor code and third-party components properly
- Manage variants and product families efficiently
- Create release processes for embedded products
- Build the version control foundation required for CI/CD adoption
Topics Covered
- Embedded Version Control Challenges - Why embedded differs from software
- Repository Structure - Organizing hardware, software, and documentation
- Binary and Large Files - Git LFS and alternative strategies
- Hardware Design Integration - Managing non-text design files
- Branching for Embedded - Strategies that work with hardware cycles
- Vendor Code Management - HALs, SDKs, and third-party components
- Release and Variant Management - Tags, versions, and configurations
- Compliance and Traceability - Meeting regulatory requirements
What You Get
- Practical version control strategies for embedded systems
- Hands-on exercises with real embedded project scenarios
- Git workflow templates for hardware-software teams
- Binary file management best practices
- Branching strategy guides
- Certificate of completion