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+# Modern Embedded Systems Programming Course
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+This repo is following the [Modern Embedded Systems Programming Course]() on youtube. The [companion web-page](http://www.state-machine.com/quickstart/) contains many additional resources for following along.
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+This could used the TI M4F lauchpad board for teaching. This was originally the "Stellaris LaunchPad" (EK-LM4F120XL) but has since been renamed to "TivaC LaunchPad" ([EK-TM4C123GXL](http://www.ti.com/tool/ek-tm4c123gxl)). These two boards are equivalent, and both are equally useful for this course.
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