Where to start in embedded development?

Question

Arduino

Hello, I want to try myself in embedded development.
Are there any ideas for projects that can be implemented without the use of microcontrollers (I mean: buying them, since it will take a long time before they are delivered to my city, there is nowhere to buy from us), but purely on the platform of a computer or other devices?

Answer 1

There is such software for simulating electronic circuits - Proteus . Supports a fairly large number of microcontrollers. You can light virtual LEDs, pee in a virtual terminal, draw on virtual displays.

Answer 2

Atmel Studio
Basic s, bitwise operations, etc.

Answer 3

As already mentioned, for simple 8bit MKs like Atmega (Arduino) or PIC, you can (should!) smoke Proteus. Another thing is something more serious than the STM32 type. Somehow, with a bunch of conditions and restrictions, out of real time Proteus allows you to simulate F1 and that's it. You also need to understand that the developer is not alive only with MK and LED, but everything is bad with the emulation of serious peripherals in Proteus. The SDK is generally a secret with seven seals, it is distributed only to serious people for a lot of money, so creating your own components is problematic.
Real debug boards and peripherals are another matter, it’s fun and interesting, though this whole holiday of life costs money, in principle, for starters, you can limit yourself to Chinese Arduinos, there are inexpensive STM32s, but it will be difficult for a beginner to work with them.
As for delivery. I don’t know what forest you live in, but, for example, it takes 2-3 weeks for a parcel to reach my village from China, and 2-3 days from anywhere in Ukraine. At the same time, it should be noted that prices in Ukrainian stores are not very different from Chinese ones, and sometimes even lower