GPIO

Skill id

mcu.gpio

Area

Software

Group

Microcontrollers

Roadmap importance

R · Required

Origin

Node on the roadmap diagram v1.2.3

Roadmap node

Microcontrollers / GPIO

Status in the lesson library

Assessed by a lesson

See it on the skill roadmap

Lessons that develop this skill

Lesson	Course	Develops to
First program: draw on the screen and light an LED	Explorer: Meet Embedded Systems	L1 Aware
The gpio module: LEDs, a button and a board that describes itself	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L1 Aware
Behind LEDs and buttons: active-low, debouncing and the endless loop	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L2 Guided
Hands-on: running lights, a button, and the broker	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L2 Guided
Hands-on: your touch control panel and the next widgets	AIoT in Action: From Touch Screen to IoT Platform (MicroPython)	L2 Guided
Base-board buttons and a menu without touch	TESAIoT Firmware Stack: C Firmware on the TESAIoT Dev Kit	L2 Guided
Pull-ups, pull-downs and buttons	Electronics & Test Instruments for Embedded Developers	L2 Guided
GPIO and interrupts	Embedded C Foundations on PSoC Edge	L3 Independent
GPIO and Peripherals through a Driver API	TESA Firmware SDK for Edge AI	L2 Guided
Lab: GPIO and Peripherals on Real Hardware	TESA Firmware SDK for Edge AI	L2 Guided

Lessons that assess this skill

Lesson	Level	Evidence
First program: draw on the screen and light an LED	L1 Aware	practice/blink_count.py
Hands-on: running lights, a button, and the broker	L2 Guided	practice/s03_led_button.py
Hands-on: your touch control panel and the next widgets	L2 Guided	practice/s04_touch_panel.py
Lab: GPIO and Peripherals on Real Hardware	L2 Guided	README.md#lab-a–gpio-led–button-required

Roles that use this skill

Role	Minimum level	In this role
Firmware Developer	L3 Independent	Required (R)
IoT Device Developer	L3 Independent	Required (R)
Product Entrepreneur / Product Owner	L2 Guided	Required (R)

Proficiency levels

• L1 Aware · Bloom: remember/understand
• L2 Guided · Bloom: apply (scaffolded)
• L3 Independent · Bloom: apply/analyse
• L4 Professional · Bloom: analyse/evaluate
• L5 Design & Lead · Bloom: evaluate/create

For Open Badges 3.0 and CASE alignment

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Skill map data is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, adapted from the Embedded Systems Engineering Roadmap by Meysam Parvizi