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AAM ARM Cortex-M Architecture

This course explains the ARM Cortex-M global architecture.

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Objectives
  • Describing the ARM Cortex-M processors architecture (ARMv6, ARMv7 and ARMv8)
  • Presenting the Hardware and Software implementation possibilities to learn how to create Cortex-M based applications
  • Review the differences between the different Cortex-M cores
  • Get an overview of the new features included in ARMv8 architecture (TrustZone, MPU, New Memory Types, ...)
  • Learn how to:
    • Develop and debug an ARM Cortex-M application
    • Configure and Manage Exceptions/Interrupts
    • How to configure a privileged and unprivileged access with the MPU
  • This course provides all the prerequisites for the courses describing in details the various Cortex-M cores and CPUs.
Course environment
  • Theoretical course
    • PDF course material (in English)
  • For online courses :
    • Course dispensed using the Teams video-conferencing system
    • The trainer to answer trainees’ questions during the training and provide technical and pedagogical assistance through the Teams video-conferencing system
    • One Online Linux PC per trainee for the practical activities
    • The trainer has access to trainees’ Online PCs for technical and pedagogical assistance.
Prerequisites
  • Familiarity with embedded C concepts and programming
  • Basic knowledge of embedded processors

First Day
ARM v6M/v7M/v8M Architecture Overview
  • Introduction to the ARM Architecture
  • Cortex-M Processors
  • Programmers’ Model
    • Core Registers
    • Privileges, Modes and Stacks
    • Instruction Set
    • Datapath and pipeline, speculative branch target prefetch
  • Exception Model
  • Memory Model
    • Address Map
    • Memory Types
    • Instruction and data alignment
    • System Control Space
  • Power Management
Exercise:  Core register review and changing Mode and Stack
Exercise:  Using low power mode
Cortex-M Implementation Diversity
  • ARM Cortex-M0 processor
  • ARM Cortex-M0+ processor
  • ARM Cortex-M3 processor
  • ARM Cortex-M4 processor
  • ARM Cortex-M7 processor
  • ARM Cortex-M33 processor
  • ARM Cortex-M23 processor
  • ARM Cortex-M processor family comparison
Second Day
Cortex-M Software Development
  • Tools
    • Keil IDE and Ulink2 probe presentation
    • System Workbench for MCU
  • Standards
    • AAPCS
    • UAL
    • CMSIS
  • Code Generation
    • Variable types supported
    • Register Usage, Parameter passing
    • Aligned and Unaligned accesses
    • Endianness
  • Image Generation
    • Dealing with branches
  • Fault Tolerance
    • Stack issues
  • Determinism
  • RTOS Support
    • MPU Overview
    • Systick Timer Overview
Exercise:  AAPCS review, CMSIS utilization and Assembly language inlining
Cortex-M Optimization
  • Compiler optimizations
    • Optimization levels
    • Tail-call
    • Inlining of function
    • Loop transformation
    • Mutlifile compilation
    • Floating point
  • Bit Banding
  • Memory copy optimizations
  • Base pointer optimization
Exercise:  Bit banding implementation
Cortex-M Debug
  • ARMv6-M and ARMv7-M Debug Overview
    • Coresight presentation
  • Invasive Debug
    • Beakpoints and Watchpoints
    • Vector Catch
    • Semi-hosting
  • Non-invasive Debug
    • Data Watchpoint and trace unit
    • Instrumentation Trace Macrocell (ITM)
    • Embedded Trace Macrocell (ETM)
    • Micro Trace Buffer (MTB)
Exercise:  Debug features review through the Keil IDE
Cortex-M Startup and Linker
  • Reset Behavior
    • Vector Table
  • CMSIS-CORE Startup and System Initialization
    • Startup File
    • Exception Handlers
    • Stack and heap setup
  • Post Startup Initialization
  • Working with the linker
    • Creating code and data sections
    • Placing code and data in memory
Exercise:  Startup sequence to the main() review
Exercise:  Executing the code from a SRAM
Third Day
Cortex-M Exception Model
  • Exception Handling
  • Exception entry and exit
  • Exception stacking
  • Nesting
  • Tail-chaining
  • Late-arriving
Exercise:  Exception entry review
  • Prioritization and Control
  • NVIC registers
  • Priority boosting
  • Priority grouping
  • Masking exceptions
  • Writing Interrupt Handlers
  • Interrupt Sensitivity
  • Internal Exceptions and Faults
  • Fault escalation
Exercise:  Managing interrupts and priorities
Memory Protection Unit (MPU) ARMv7 and ARMv8
  • MPU regions
  • Privileged vs Unprivileged
  • Memory Types
  • Access permissions
  • Region overlapping
  • Access Fault
Exercise:  MPU Utilization
Fourth Day
Cortex-M TrustZone
  • Security States
  • Register Banking
  • Secure State Address Protection
  • Secure and Non-Secure Interactions
Cortex-M Advanced Features
  • SysTick Configuration and Calibration
Exercise:  Working with the Systick Timer
  • Synchronization
    • Critical section, atomicity
    • LDREX/STREX instructions
    • Lock and unlock examples
  • Memory Barriers
    • Data memory, Data Synchronization and Instruction Synchronization Barriers
    • Utilization examples
  • Further Instruction Set Information
    • Return on the Instruction Set
    • If-Then Block
    • DSP extension Overview
Exercise:  Using DSP instructions