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ARM7/9/10/11: Architecture and Embedded Programming

Training Objectives

You know the ARM architecture and can write software in C and Assembler. You can locate programs in memory and test them. This is the perfect start in designing ARM based software systems.

Required Knowledge

A basic understanding of ANSI-C and microcontrollers.

Contents

ARM Processor Architecture
   - Register organization, operation modes, states, pipeline

ARM Processor Cores
   - ARM7TDMI / ARM9TDMI / ARM9E-S / ARM10 / ARM11 processor core
   - Cortex family

ARM, Thumb and DSP Instruction Sets
   - v4, v4T, v5, v6 instructions
   - Thumb-2 instruction set overview
   - ARM/Thumb interworking
   - Assembler directives

Exception Handling
   - FIQ, IRQ, abort, software, undefined
   - Exception handler templates
   - Interrupt controller (ARM-VIC, Atmel-AIC, ST-EIC)

Coprocessors, Floating Point Unit
   - ARM coprocessor concept
   - System controller CP15
   - Vectored Floating Point Unit, VFPU

Memory Interface
   - Tightly coupled memory, cache architecture
   - Memory Management Unit MMU
   - Memory Protection Unit MPU for embedded systems

Embedded Core Debug, Embedded Trace Macrocell
   - Watchpoint units, ETM

Embedded Software Development
   - Adjustment of library routines to HW (retargeting)
   - Locating code and data in memory (scatter loading)
   - Linker description file
   - Reset, start-up, start-up file

Efficient C-Programming for the ARM Architecture
   - Compiler optimization, compiler options
   - Interface C – Assembler
   - Programming guidelines for ARM compilers
   - Efficient use of local and global files

Hardware-near C
   - C statements and their execution in Assembler
   - Access to peripherals in C
   - Layer model for embedded systems
   - Structured description of peripherals

Practical Exercises with Keil µVision
   - Other tools can be used if required
   - All programs are tested on an evaluation board