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Languages Training Offered In: Presented in German and EnglishAreas of Training Expertise: Embedded system design (HW, SW) for ARM microcontroller architectures (e.g. STM32 Cortex-M4/M3/M1/M0, Cortex-R4, STR7/8 family, Atmel AT91 family, NXP LPC family, etc.).

MicroConsult GmbH

Cortex™-R4 (ARM): Architecture and Embedded Programming

 Book Course

• Course Type:  Hardware & Software

• Course Length:  5 day(s)

Summary:

You know the Cortex™-R4 architecture and can write software in C and Assembler. You can place the programs in memory and test them. You get the perfect introduction in developing Cortex-based systems.

Prerequisites:

A basic understanding of ANSI-C and microcontrollers.

Audience:

Hardware and software developers.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please contact us to verify the training language for the individual dates (German or English): info@microconsult.de.

Modules:

ARM Cortex processor architecture
- Register organisation, operation modes, states, pipeline
ARM Processor cores
- Cortex™-R4 processor core
- ARM7TDMI / ARM9TDMI / ARM9E-S / ARM10 / ARM11 processor core
ARM, Thumb, Thumb-2 Instruction Sets
- ARM v4, v4T, v5, v6 instruction set
- Thumb instruction set
- Thumb-2 instruction set
- ARM/Thumb interworking
- Assembler directives
Exception Handling
- FIQ, IRQ, abort, supervisor call, undefined
- Exception handler examples
- Vectored interrupt controller
System Control Coprocessor CP15
- System configuration
L1 Memory interface
- Tightly coupled memory, cache architecture
- Memory Protection Unit, MPU
L2 Memory interface
- AXI, Advanced Microprocessor Bus Architecture
- Master interface
- Slave interface
Debug, trace, performance monitoring
- Watchpoint units, ETM
- Performance monitor unit
Embedded Software Development
- Adjustment of library routines to hardware (retargeting)
- Placing code and data in memory (scatter loading)
- Linker description file
- Reset, startup, startup file
Efficient C programming for Cortex architectures
- Compiler optimization, compiler options
- Interface C - Assembler
- Programming guidelines for ARM compilers
- Optimized utilization of local and global data
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 and ARM RealView tools
- Different tools can be used on request
- All programs are tested on an evaluation board

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