Day 1
Introduction to Arm
Cortex-M3/M4 Core Overview
Block Diagram • Programmer’s Model • Datapath and Pipeline • Memory Map • Bit-Banding • System Timer (SysTick) • State, Privilege, and Stacks • Alignment and Endianness • System Control Block
Tools Overview for Arm Microcontrollers
Toolchain • Models • Debug & Trace • Development Boards
v7-M Programmer’s Model
Data types • Core registers • Modes • Exceptions • Instruction Set Overview
v7-M Assembly Programming
General Points on Syntax • Data processing Instructions • Branch and Control Flow Instructions • Memory Access Instructions • Exception Generating Instructions • Accessing Special Registers • Coprocessor Instructions • Memory Barriers and Synchronization
Day 2
v7-M Memory Model
System Caches • Write Buffers • TCMs • Memory Types • Endianness • Address Map
v7-M Exception Handling
Exception Model • Interrupts • Interrupt Handling • Prioritization and Control • Writing the Vector Table and Interrupt Handlers • Internal Interrupts and RTOS Support • Fault Exceptions
Software Engineer's Guide to Cortex-M3/M4
Implementation Options • Modes and Stacks • Special Purpose Registers • System Memory Interface • Memory Map • Systick Timer • Floating Point Unit • Power Management
v7-M Compiler Hints and Tips
Basic Compilation • Compiler Optimizations • Coding Considerations • Mixing C/C++ and Assembler • Local and Global Data issues
Linker & Libraries Hints & Tips for Arm Architecture v7-M
Linking Basics • System and User Libraries • Veneers • Stack Issues • Linker Optimizations and Diagnostics • Arm Supplied Libraries • Scatter-loading
Day 3
Embedded Software Development for Cortex-M Processors
Tailoring the C library to your target • Tailoring image memory map to your target • Reset and Initialization • Further memory map considerations • Building and debugging your image
CMSIS Overview
CMSIS-CORE • CMSIS-DSP • CMSIS-RTOS • CMSIS-SVD • CMSIS-DAP
Cortex-M3/M4 Debug
Introduction to Debug • Debug Access Port (DAP) • Breakpoints/Watchpoints & Vector Catch • Cortex-M3/M4 Debug • System Control
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