r/embedded
This sub is dedicated to discussion and questions about embedded systems: "a controller programmed and controlled by a real-time operating…
How to think about r/embedded
The community focuses on embedded systems, which are specialized computing systems designed to perform dedicated functions within larger mechanical or electrical systems. Members engage in discussions about programming, real-time operating systems, and various hardware architectures. The community is distinct for its technical depth and emphasis on practical applications, making it a valuable resource for both novices and experienced professionals in the field of embedded systems.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants typically include engineers, computer scientists, hobbyists, and students with a keen interest in embedded systems and electronics. The demographic skews towards individuals with technical backgrounds, often seeking to solve specific problems or share knowledge about projects. The vibe is collaborative and educational, with members valuing detailed technical discussions and hands-on learning.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes technical questions, project showcases, and discussions about best practices in embedded systems development. Members appreciate detailed explanations and practical examples, while vague or overly promotional posts tend to receive downvotes. The community encourages regular engagement, with a mix of Q&A and knowledge sharing, fostering a culture of support and learning.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should approach this community with caution, as overt promotion is often met with skepticism. Authentic engagement through sharing valuable insights, contributing to discussions, or providing educational resources can be effective. Brands that offer tools, tutorials, or solutions relevant to embedded systems may find a receptive audience. However, direct advertising or self-promotion without context is likely to be rejected by members, who prioritize genuine contributions over marketing pitches.
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What r/embedded talks about
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External signals
Where the community looks
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Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/abdosalm
- u/CupcakeNo421
- u/[deleted]
- u/fearless_fool
- u/tilz0-R
- u/Head-Measurement1200
- u/bomobomobo
- u/AutoModerator
- u/1Davide
- u/fitfulness
- u/yycTechGuy
- u/bladehax
- u/RennyLeal
- u/GoldenGrouper
- u/hopeful_dandelion
- u/s252526
- u/FnxQT_
- u/EmbeddedSoftEng
- u/Montzterrr
- u/eis3nheim
- u/Mysterious_Feature_1
- u/LoverOfFurryBeauty
- u/bert_cj
- u/LunchNo7559
- u/Altruistic-Carpet-43
- u/DemonKingPunk
- u/Moemen02
- u/Bug13
- u/MrSurly
- u/petrichorko
- u/void_rik
- u/ouyawei
- u/Dr_Sir_Ham_Sandwich
- u/chtef
- u/fVripple
- u/daishi55
- u/TheFlamingLemon
- u/Eplankton
- u/Stronos
- u/boricacidfuckup
- u/zelene_ploscice
- u/DopeRice
- u/Adt_94
- u/obQQoV
- u/Saayaminator
- u/Double-Amphibian2232
- u/No-Archer-4713
- u/TheConceptBoy
- u/jacky4566
- u/LionUsual
- u/adityawaghaskar
- u/HendrixLivesOn
- u/a-d-a-m-f-k
- u/jbvalle
- u/flundstrom2
- u/miguelsergio15
- u/throwaway-990as
- u/MSaeedYasin
- u/Machinehum
- u/madsci
- u/Elliobu
- u/Saintenr
- u/MouseResident
- u/HumblePresent
- u/loltheinternetz
- u/CoolChipmunk
- u/Missing_Back
- u/cs_rohit
- u/imposter-syndrome84
- u/JayyMartinezz
- u/the_fuzzy_weasel
- u/Ok_Attention6694
- u/Noor528
- u/targzfield
- u/the_rodent_incident
- u/New_Tour9405
- u/dj_nedic
- u/WarAndGeese
- u/bogdan2011
- u/WhatDidChuckBarrySay
- u/Mickellyeayea
- u/hahabighemiv8govroom
- u/StalkerRigo
- u/Studying_Man
- u/ljcmps01
- u/optimisticorganism
- u/Unique-Engineering-6
- u/BaseballPuzzled653
- u/WindyDaysAreWindy
- u/Time-Row629
- u/Wonderful_Ad3441
- u/emasculine
- u/Siglave
- u/Maleficent-Thing-968
- u/DrewSebastino
- u/AliJoubir
- u/justsomenickname12
- u/TopDivide
- u/L0uisc
- u/Kevlar-700
By votes
- u/fearless_fool
- u/unblended_melon
- u/yycTechGuy
- u/CupcakeNo421
- u/tilz0-R
- u/abdosalm
- u/[deleted]
- u/circuitvalley
- u/1Davide
- u/petrichorko
- u/LightWolfCavalry
- u/Head-Measurement1200
- u/Volatilered
- u/214ObstructedReverie
- u/Mysterious_Feature_1
- u/a-d-a-m-f-k
- u/bomobomobo
- u/void_rik
- u/GoldenGrouper
- u/grissley
- u/chtef
- u/bladehax
- u/AutoModerator
- u/Montzterrr
- u/ouyawei
- u/jbvalle
- u/RennyLeal
- u/twister-uk
- u/daishi55
- u/s252526
- u/sudheerpaaniyur
- u/madsci
- u/Dr_Sir_Ham_Sandwich
- u/eis3nheim
- u/bachkhois
- u/hopeful_dandelion
- u/Machinehum
- u/szczys
- u/vspqr
- u/0015dev
- u/throwaway-990as
- u/flundstrom2
- u/bert_cj
- u/Negative-Park-3038
- u/MSaeedYasin
- u/Mysterious_Courage91
- u/miguelsergio15
- u/Altruistic-Carpet-43
- u/DeezBoobeez
- u/Loud-Consideration-2
- u/TheFlamingLemon
- u/JayyMartinezz
- u/Saintenr
- u/fitfulness
- u/Beneficial_Bill6107
- u/LoverOfFurryBeauty
- u/AirSmooth
- u/FragmentedC
- u/Embarrassed-Trick-16
- u/fVripple
- u/eulefuge
- u/Elliobu
- u/Moemen02
- u/ZeroDarkness00
- u/Ok_Perspective599
- u/tare012345689
- u/koba300
- u/WhatDidChuckBarrySay
- u/DemonKingPunk
- u/maxmust3rmann
- u/HumblePresent
- u/hahabighemiv8govroom
- u/Ok_Attention6694
- u/FnxQT_
- u/polygonalsnow
- u/Missing_Back
- u/boricacidfuckup
- u/loltheinternetz
- u/EmbeddedSoftEng
- u/gchECE
- u/MouseResident
- u/alikenar
- u/iterSwap
- u/bogdan2011
- u/WindyDaysAreWindy
- u/LunchNo7559
- u/Time-Row629
- u/williamfv93
- u/cs_rohit
- u/the_rodent_incident
- u/L0uisc
- u/SilverAggravating843
- u/dj_nedic
- u/atc1441
- u/imposter-syndrome84
- u/the_unknown_00_
- u/emasculine
- u/koan09
- u/Siglave
- u/CoolChipmunk
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/yycTechGuy
- u/comfortcube
- u/DenverTeck
- u/madsci
- u/v_maria
- u/duane11583
- u/1r0n_m6n
- u/thanksgive
- u/fearless_fool
- u/mtechgroup
- u/Questioning-Zyxxel
- u/Oneshotkill_2000
- u/214ObstructedReverie
- u/obQQoV
- u/p0k3t0
- u/Schnort
- u/poorchava
- u/cyrusm
- u/Lucretia9
- u/FreeRangeEngineer
- u/UniWheel
- u/tutukittyfuck
- u/josh2751
- u/prosper_0
- u/bomobomobo
- u/TheFlamingLemon
- u/mtconnol
- u/imFreakinThe_fuk_out
- u/potatophotographer22
- u/bobwmcgrath
- u/ZeroDarkness00
- u/LightWolfCavalry
- u/neon_overload
- u/bobasaurus
- u/StalkerRigo
- u/FunDeckHermit
- u/kiladre
- u/Ashnoom
- u/void_rik
- u/-technosapien-
- u/pillowmite
- u/Bug13
- u/Sttocs
- u/Numerous-Departure92
- u/WindblownSquash
- u/Proud_Trade2769
- u/bigend_hubertus
- u/keffordman
- u/RufusVS
- u/morto00x
- u/BoredBSEE
- u/nono318234
- u/randxalthor
- u/EmbeddedSoftEng
- u/TheStoicSlab
- u/Yeitgeist
- u/ondono
- u/zydeco100
- u/toybuilder
- u/nixiebunny
- u/lalitttt
- u/Treczoks
- u/Emilie_Evens
- u/sputwiler
- u/PlatimaZero
- u/BinjiC0D3R
- u/Beautiful_Medium8677
- u/a-d-a-m-f-k
- u/active-object
- u/plaswar5
- u/zelene_ploscice
- u/PL_Design
- u/wholl0p
- u/pankocrunch
- u/luv2fit
- u/the_Demongod
- u/mxlun
- u/Last_Clone_Of_Agnew
- u/RRyles
- u/thatLifeVibe
- u/svet-am
- u/GhostMan240
- u/MpVpRb
- u/DemonKingPunk
- u/vitamin_CPP
- u/b1ack1323
- u/Head-Measurement1200
- u/mojosam
- u/BossGandalf
- u/zip639
- u/unblended_melon
- u/tektektektektek
- u/1000_witnesses
- u/wademcgillis
- u/gHx4
- u/BornAgainSkydiver
- u/Beechey
- u/DevelopedLogic
- u/helloitabot
By votes
- u/p0k3t0
- u/yycTechGuy
- u/214ObstructedReverie
- u/randxalthor
- u/Beginning_Editor_910
- u/[deleted]
- u/Nuclear-9299
- u/inhuman44
- u/Schnort
- u/hkrne
- u/RepresentativeCut486
- u/Zerim
- u/madsci
- u/kiwitims
- u/embeddedartistry
- u/SnatchPurser
- u/FlyByPC
- u/UncleSkippy
- u/TheTanelornian
- u/BoredBSEE
- u/comfortcube
- u/vitamin_CPP
- u/fearless_fool
- u/Milrich
- u/Smeetilus
- u/sigma_noise
- u/nono318234
- u/IC_Eng101
- u/zifzif
- u/1r0n_m6n
- u/v_maria
- u/Tindwyl
- u/tutukittyfuck
- u/KrombopulosKyle2
- u/clyne0
- u/unblended_melon
- u/SkoomaDentist
- u/imFreakinThe_fuk_out
- u/Bug13
- u/FreeRangeEngineer
- u/sputwiler
- u/EmbeddedSoftEng
- u/Dave-Alvarado
- u/DenverTeck
- u/ObstinateHarlequin
- u/prosper_0
- u/potatophotographer22
- u/cyrusm
- u/victorferrao
- u/Unturned3
- u/kid-pro-quo
- u/Clueninja
- u/tektektektektek
- u/readmodifywrite
- u/pooth22
- u/Sttocs
- u/polalavik
- u/nailshard
- u/morto00x
- u/OB1_error
- u/CarlCarlton
- u/HappyDancingApe
- u/throway79991
- u/tobdomo
- u/farptr
- u/papyDoctor
- u/UniWheel
- u/TheStoicSlab
- u/twister-uk
- u/Mastermediocre
- u/Embedded_AMS
- u/BinjiC0D3R
- u/TheFlamingLemon
- u/ZeroDarkness00
- u/hak8or
- u/cockswain314
- u/TheElectricSlide2
- u/ondono
- u/kahveciderin
- u/UnicycleBloke
- u/brucehoult
- u/m_ninepoints
- u/insiderRaiding
- u/Yeitgeist
- u/dimtass
- u/jhaluska
- u/Saitokiku
- u/szczys
- u/kiladre
- u/ConflictedJew
- u/priority_inversion
- u/iranoutofspacehere
- u/lalmiLast
- u/metric_tensor
- u/MightyMeepleMaster
- u/mtechgroup
- u/trevg_123
- u/shallow-pedantic
- u/AnotherCableGuy
- u/Negative-Park-3038
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FAQ
r/embedded — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/embedded have?
r/embedded has approximately 256,646 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/embedded created?
r/embedded was created on June 9, 2008 (18 years ago).
What is r/embedded about?
The community focuses on embedded systems, which are specialized computing systems designed to perform dedicated functions within larger mechanical or electrical systems. Members engage in discussions about programming, real-time operating systems, and various hardware architectures. The community is distinct for its technical depth and emphasis on practical applications, ma…
What subreddits are similar to r/embedded?
Communities similar to r/embedded include r/ece, r/printedcircuitboard, r/fpga, r/c_programming, r/electronics.
Who are the most active posters on r/embedded?
The most frequent posters on r/embedded include u/abdosalm, u/CupcakeNo421, u/[deleted].
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