The Designer’s Guide to the Cortex-M Processor Family: A Tutorial Approach, 3rd Edition

Length: 648 pages
Edition: 3
Language: English
Publisher: Newnes
Publication Date: 2022-12-16
ISBN-10: 032385494X
ISBN-13: 9780323854948
Sales Rank: #3000281 (See Top 100 Books)

The Designer’s Guide to the Cortex-M Microcontrollers, Third Edition provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the concepts required to develop programs in C with a Cortex-M based microcontroller. Sections cover architectural descriptions that are supported with practical examples, enabling readers to easily develop basic C programs to run on the Cortex-M0/M0+/M3 and M4 and M7 and examine advanced features of the Cortex architecture, such as memory protection, operating modes and dual stack operation. Final sections examine techniques for software testing and code reuse specific to Cortex-M microcontrollers.

Users will learn the key differences between the Cortex-M0/M0+/M3 and M4 and M7; how to write C programs to run on Cortex-M based processors; how to make the best use of the CoreSight debug system; the Cortex-M operating modes and memory protection; advanced software techniques that can be used on Cortex-M microcontrollers, and much more.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
About the author
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Cortex-M Processor Family
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Book Structure
    Cortex-M Processor Family
    Armv7-M
    Armv6-M
    Armv8-M
    Armv8.1-M
    Conclusion
Chapter 2. Developing Software for the Cortex-M Family
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Keil Microcontroller Development Kit
    The Tutorial Exercises
    Installation
    Exercise 2.1: Building a First Program
    Exercise 2.2: Hardware Debug
    Third-Party Configuration Tools
    Conclusion
Chapter 3. Cortex-M Architecture
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Cortex-M Instruction Set
    Programmer’s Model and CPU Registers
    Cortex-M Memory Map and Busses
    Bit Manipulation
    SysTick Timer
    Nested Vector Interrupt Controller
    Power Management
    Moving From the Cortex-M3
    Conclusion
Chapter 4. Common Microcontroller Software Interface Standard
    Abstract
    Introduction
    CMSIS Specifications
    Overview of CMSIS-Core
    Conclusion
Chapter 5. Advanced Architecture Features
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Cortex Processor Operating Modes
    Interprocessor Events
    Memory Protection Unit
    Conclusion
Chapter 6. Cortex-M7 Processor
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Superscaler Architecture
    Branch Prediction
    Bus Structure
    Memory Hierarchy
    Open Main.c
    Data Cache
    Double Precision Floating Point Unit
    Functional Safety
    Conclusion
Chapter 7. Armv8-M Architecture and Processors
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Armv8-M
    Armv8.1-M
    CPU Comparison
    Conclusion
Chapter 8. Debugging With CoreSight
    Abstract
    Introduction
    CoreSight Hardware
    Debugger Hardware
    CoreSight Debug Architecture
    Customizing the Debugger
    System Control Block Debug Support
    Power Analysis
    Instruction Trace With the Embedded Trace Macro Cell
    CMSIS-DAP
    Cortex-M0+ Micro Trace Buffer
    System Viewer
    Conclusion
Chapter 9. Practical DSP for Cortex-M Microcontrollers
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Hardware Floating Point Unit
    Cortex-M4/M7 DSP and SIMD Instructions
    The CMSIS-DSP Library
    DSP Data Processing Techniques
    Machine Learning
    Conclusion
Chapter 10. Using a Real-Time Operating System
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Accessing the CMSIS-RTOS2 API
    Threads
    Understanding RTOS API Calls
    Time Management
    Inter-Thread Communication
    Data Exchange
    Configuration
    RTX5 License
    Conclusion
Chapter 11. RTOS Techniques
    Abstract
    Introduction
    RTOS and Interrupts
    RTOS Interrupt Handling
    User Supervisor Functions
    Exercise 11.2: RTOS and User SVC Exceptions
    Power Management
    Watchdog Management
    Designing for Real Time
    Functional Safety
    Arm Functional Safety Run-Time System
    Conclusion
Chapter 12. CMSIS-Driver
    Abstract
    Introduction
    CMSIS-Driver API
    Driver Validation
    CMSIS Virtual IO
    Extending the CMSIS-Driver Specification
    Conclusion
Chapter 13. Test-Driven Development
    Abstract
    Introduction
    The TDD Development Cycle
    Designing for Testability
    Exercise 13.1: Test-Driven Development
    Testing RTOS Treads
    Exercise 13.2: Testing RTOS Threads
    Testing Interrupts
    Exercise 13.3: Testing with Interrupts
    Conclusion
Chapter 14. Software Components
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Designing a Software Component
    Adding Custom IDE Support
    Software Component Reuse with CMSIS Pack
    Conclusion
Chapter 15. MCU Software Architecture
    Abstract
    Introduction
    Software Architecture for Microcontrollers
    Continuous Integration
    CMSIS-Toolbox
Chapter 16. The Road Ahead
    Abstract
    Keil Studio
    IoT and Machine Learning
    Machine Learning
    Conclusion
Appendix A
    Chapter 1
    Chapter 2
    Chapter 3
    Chapter 4
    Chapter 5
    Chapter 6
    Chapter 7
    Chapter 8
    Chapter 9
    Chapter 10
    Chapter 11
    Chapter 12
    Chapter 13
    Chapter 14
    Chapter 15
    Chapter 16
Index