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Using the Arm Cortex-M3 Processor - Corporate Training

Bright Solutions Global PLC

Summary

Price
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Study method
Onsite
Duration
2 days
Qualification
No formal qualification

Overview

The ARM Cortex M3 is a high performance, low cost, and low power processor. Learn about the features and capabilities in this device that will make your next design a success.
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Course Outline

Overview
ARM v7 architecture
Thumb-2 instruction set
Cortex families
Key comparisons vs. ARM7/9
Comparisons vs. other low-power 8/16 bit CPUs
Processor Model
Register set
Thumb-2 instruction set
Operating modes
Exception processing
On-chip timer

Performance Features

Harvard Architecture
Low Power core
Low & deterministic interrupt latency
Special instructions
Architecture features
Multi-process/multi-tasking support
Unaligned access

Exceptions & Interrupts

NVIC interrupt controller
Prioritized interrupts
Dynamic interrupt priorities
Nested interrupts
Other exceptions
Exception tail-chaining

Memory Protection Unit

Motivation / benefits of MPU
Protection and performance attributes
Read / write configuration
Code / data configuration
Protected kernel / supervisor memory

Software Development

Stack-based architecture
C-friendly, no assembly required
Stack & heap configuration
Processor operating modes
Porting between CM3 chips

Porting from ARM7/9

Register models
Banked registers vs. stack architecture
Special instructions
Exception processing & vector table
Memory layout
Startup code
Porting 32-bit ARM assembly code

Debugging support

Debug via JTAG and/or debug port
Embedded trace
Data watchpoints
Flash patching / overlay
Instrumentation Trace Macrocell

Overview of Third Party support

Development tools
Silicon vendors
Boards
RTOS

Who is this course for?

Electrical engineers using or planning to use this device in new designs
Embedded software developers interested in writing drivers or applications for this device

Requirements

Working knowledge of processors
Programming knowledge with C

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