Neil Salmon
Arm Cortex-M DAP bus and interconnect architecture Explained
The Arm Cortex-M series of processors feature a Debug Access Port (DAP) that provides debug capability and access to the…
Using the CortexA76 Cryptographic Extension
The CortexA76 processor from ARM includes a dedicated cryptographic extension for accelerating cryptographic operations. This extension provides significant performance improvements…
Security features of The Arm Cortex-A76 (Explained)
The Arm Cortex-A76 is a high-performance CPU core designed for mobile, embedded and infrastructure applications. It offers several security features…
Debugging capabilities of Cortex-A76 with CoreSight
The Cortex-A76 processor from ARM provides powerful debugging capabilities through the use of CoreSight technology. CoreSight enables real-time access to…
Cortex-A76 architecture and specifications (Explained)
The Cortex-A76 is Arm's latest high-performance mobile CPU core designed for greater performance and power efficiency. In this in-depth article,…
Configuring timers and GPIO for interrupt latency testing
The key to measuring interrupt latency is utilizing the ARM Cortex chip's timers and GPIO pins. By configuring a timer…
Reducing Context Switch Overhead with FPU Registers on Cortex-M4
The Cortex-M4 processor includes a floating point unit (FPU) to support single precision floating point operations. However, saving and restoring…
Tips on Cortex-M3 Memory Mapping
The Cortex-M3 processor has a flexible memory mapping scheme that allows you to customize the memory layout to suit your…
Soft Float vs Hardware Floating Point Tradeoffs on Microcontrollers
When designing a microcontroller system that requires floating point math, engineers must choose between implementing floating point operations in software…
Options for Floating Point Math on Cortex M Without FPUs
For Cortex M chips without a dedicated floating point unit (FPU), performing floating point math operations efficiently can be challenging.…
What is EEPROM Memory?
EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices to…
How to Set Up External SPI Memory with an ARM Cortex-M3?
Setting up external SPI memory with an ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller provides additional non-volatile storage space for data and code. The…
