The Definitive Guide to the ARM Cortex-M0

by Joseph Yiu

Overview

The Definitive Guide to the ARM Cortex-M0 is a guide for users of ARM Cortex-M0 microcontrollers. It presents many examples to make it easy for novice embedded-software developers to use the full 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 processor. It provides an overview of ARM and ARM processors and discusses the benefits of ARM Cortex-M0 over 8-bit or 16-bit devices in terms of energy efficiency, code density, and ease of use, as well as their features and applications. The book describes the architecture of the Cortex-M0 processor and the programmers model, as well as Cortex-M0 programming and instruction set and how these instructions are used to carry out various operations. Furthermore, it considers how the memory architecture of the Cortex-M0 processor affects software development; Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller (NVIC) and the features it supports, including flexible interrupt management, nested interrupt support, vectored exception entry, and interrupt masking; and Cortex-M0 features that target the embedded operating system. It also explains how to develop simple applications on the Cortex-M0, how to program the Cortex-M0 microcontrollers in assembly and mixed-assembly languages, and how the low-power features of the Cortex-M0 processor are used in programming. Finally, it describes a number of ARM Cortex-M0 products, such as microcontrollers, development boards, starter kits, and development suites. This book will be useful to both new and advanced users of ARM Cortex devices, from students and hobbyists to researchers, professional embedded- software developers, electronic enthusiasts, and even semiconductor product designers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123854773
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	02/25/2011
Pages:	552
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Joseph Yiu joined Arm in 2001 and has been involved in a wide range of projects including development of Arm Cortex-M processors and various on-chip system level and debug components. In addition to in-depth knowledge of the processors and microcontroller system design, Joseph also has extensive knowledge in related areas including software development for the Arm Cortex-M microcontrollers, FPGA development and System-on-Chip design technologies.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Cortex-M0 Technical overview

Architecture

Introduction to Cortex-M Programming

Instruction Set

Instruction Usage Examples

Memory System

Exceptions and Interrupts

Interrupt Control and system Control

Operating System Support Features

Low Power Features

Fault Handling

Debug Features

Getting Started with Keil MDK-ARM

Simple Applications

Assembly Projects and mixed assembly and C Projects

Using Low Power Features in the Cortex-M0

Using SVC, PendsSV, and Keil RTX Kernal

Getting Started with ARM RealView Development Suite

Getting Started with GNU C Compiler

Software Porting

Cortex-M0 Products

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From the Publisher

Gain expertise and insight into how to develop applications using the new ARM CORTEX-M0 microcontroller architecture, from a leading engineer at ARM who was involved in its development