This course is designed for hardware engineers and software engineers developing software for platforms based around the ARM Cortex-M3 core. Including an introduction to the ARM product range and supporting IP, the course covers the ARM core range, programmer's model and instruction set architecture as well as the Cortex-M3 debug architecture is also covered. The course includes a number of worked examples and hands-on practical exercises to reinforce the lecture material.

Prerequisites:

• Some knowledge of embedded systems  
• A basic awareness of ARM is useful but not essential  
• Knowledge of programming in C  
• Experience of assembler programming is not required but would be beneficial

Audience:

Software engineers writing application and system software for platforms using the ARM Cortex-M3 processor core.

Modules:

• Cortex-M3 Overview  
• RealView Developer Suite Overview (and workbook)  
• Cortex-M3 Processor Core  
• Instruction Set  
• Migrating Legacy Code to Cortex-M3  
• Cortex-M3 Interrupts  
• Cortex-M3 Exception Handling  
• Memory Types  
• Memory Protection Unit  
• Embedded Software Development (and workbook)  
• CoreSight Debug Architecture Overview  
• Cortex-M3 Debug Infrastructure  
• Cortex-M3 Invasive Debug  
• Cortex-M3 Non-Invasive Debug (Trace)  
• Compiler Hints and Tips

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