The Definitive Guide to ARM® Cortex®-M3 and Cortex®-M4 Processors

This new edition has been fully revised and updated to include extensive information on the ARM Cortex-M4 processor, providing a complete up-to-date guide to both Cortex-M3 and Cortex-M4 processors, and which enables migration from various processor architectures to the exciting world of the Cortex-M3 and M4.

This book presents the background of the ARM architecture and outlines the features of the processors such as the instruction set, interrupt-handling and also demonstrates how to program and utilize the advanced features available such as the Memory Protection Unit (MPU).

Chapters on getting started with IAR, Keil, gcc and CooCox CoIDE tools help beginners develop program codes.  Coverage also includes the important areas of software development such as using the low power features, handling information input/output, mixed language projects with assembly and C, and other advanced topics.

Two new chapters on DSP features and CMSIS-DSP software libraries, covering DSP fundamentals and how to write DSP software for the Cortex-M4 processor, including examples of using the CMSIS-DSP library, as well as useful information about the DSP capability of the Cortex-M4 processor

A new chapter on the Cortex-M4 floating point unit and how to use it

A new chapter on using embedded OS (based on CMSIS-RTOS), as well as details of processor features to support OS operations

Various debugging techniques as well as a troubleshooting guide in the appendix

topics on software porting from other architectures

A full range of easy-to-understand examples, diagrams and quick reference appendices

1. Introduction 2. Embedded Software Development 3. Technical Overview 4. Architecture 5. Instruction Set 6. Memory system 7. Exceptions and Interrupts 8. Exception handling in details 9. Low power and System Control Features 10. OS support features 11. Memory Protection Unit 12. Fault Exceptions 13. Floating point 14. Debug features introduction 15. Getting Started with Keil MDK-ARM 16. Getting Started with IAR Embedded Workbench 17. Getting Started with GNU C Compiler 18. Software examples 19. Using embedded OS 20. Assembly programming and mixed language projects 21. Cortex-M4 DSP Instructions (Paul Beckmann, DSPConcepts) 22. CMSIS DSP Library (Paul Beckmann, DSPConcepts) 23. Advanced topics 24. Software porting

Appendix A. ISA summary B. DSP instructions graphical representation C. 16-bit Thumb instruction changes since v4T D. Exceptions Quick Reference E. CMSIS-Core functions Quick Reference F. NVIC and SCB registers quick reference G. Debug Registers quick reference H. Debug and Trace connector I. Trouble shooting guide