Writing a bootloader for x86 systems requires an understanding of x86 assembly language, the BIOS, and operating system boot processes.…
When an ARM-based microcontroller powers on or resets, the processor begins executing instructions from a specific memory address. The code…
The Cortex-M0+ core can hang up or freeze at the address FFFF FFFEh when executing the DSB (Data Synchronization Barrier)…
Arm Cortex-M is a family of 32-bit RISC ARM processor cores licensed by Arm Holdings. The Cortex-M processors are designed…
The SysTick timer is a 24-bit down counter built into the Cortex-M series of ARM processors. It provides microsecond timing…
Exceptions are events that disrupt the normal flow of instruction execution in a processor. They can be triggered by various…
When an ARM-based system powers on, there are several key software components that run to initialize the hardware and prepare…
The Cortex-M0 processor from ARM is one of the most popular 32-bit microcontroller cores on the market today. As one…
Digital Signal Processing (DSP) refers to processing digital signals using specialized programming and hardware optimizations in ARM processors. DSP enhances…
The Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller (NVIC) is the interrupt controller used in ARM Cortex-M series…
Context switching refers to the process of storing and restoring the state or context of…
The Cortex-M3 is a 32-bit RISC processor designed by ARM to provide high performance and…
The Arm Cortex-A76 is a high-performance CPU core designed for mobile, embedded and infrastructure applications. It offers several security features…
Debugging an embedded system running on a Cortex M0 processor implemented in an FPGA can be challenging but is an…
Exceptions are events that disrupt the normal flow of instruction execution in a processor. They can be triggered by various…
The reset handler, also known as the reset vector, is the first code that runs when an ARM processor starts…
The TrustZone is a security extension in the Arm Cortex series of processors that provides hardware-level isolation between secure and…
ARMv7-M refers to the architecture profile designed by ARM for microcontroller applications. It is part of the larger ARMv7 architecture…
The Cortex-M3 is an ARM processor core designed for microcontroller applications. It has a Von Neumann architecture with separate code…
When looking to implement an ARM Cortex-M0 design on an FPGA, the two major FPGA vendors to consider are Xilinx…
The Arm Cortex M1 is a 32-bit reduced instruction set computer (RISC) processor designed by Arm for use in embedded…
ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers are 32-bit processor cores designed specifically for embedded applications. They are optimized for low-power consumption and provide…
Seeing the error message "Could not stop Cortex-M device!" when trying to debug or program a Cortex-M chip over JTAG…
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