Neil Salmon
Hard Fault behavior – timing, randomness, root causes
A Hard Fault on an ARM Cortex chip refers to an unrecoverable exception that occurs when the processor detects an…
Common Causes of Hard Faults on Cortex-M0/M0+ MCUs
Hard faults on Cortex-M0/M0+ microcontrollers are often caused by software bugs, improperly configured hardware, or faulty external devices. While hard…
Cortex-M0 Stack Frames and Registers During HardFault
When a Cortex-M0 processor encounters a fault or exception, it pushes information onto the stack to create a stack frame.…
Using NVIC_SystemReset() to Trigger Soft Reset in Cortex-M0
The NVIC_SystemReset() function can be used to trigger a soft reset in Cortex-M0 based microcontrollers. This function is part of…
Inline assembly in C code for Cortex-M0/M0+
Inline assembly allows inserting assembly language code directly into C/C++ code. This can be useful for Cortex-M0/M0+ programming when you…
Cortex-M0+ core Hang up in FFFF FFFEh address when executing DSB instruction
The Cortex-M0+ core can hang up or freeze at the address FFFF FFFEh when executing the DSB (Data Synchronization Barrier)…
How to Switch Between Programs on the Cortex-M0?
The Cortex-M0 is an extremely low power and space efficient 32-bit microcontroller aimed at simple, low-cost embedded applications. One of…
Cortex M0 toggle pins not responding
If you are working with a Cortex M0 microcontroller and finding that toggling output pins programmatically has no effect, there…
Relocate the Vector Table in Cortex-M0
The vector table is a key component in Cortex-M0 microcontrollers that contains the reset and exception vectors needed for the…
Cortex M0 Based MCU DAC Error
The Cortex-M0 is one of ARM's smallest and most energy efficient 32-bit processor cores. It is designed for microcontroller applications…
Do I Need to Run a Separate Flash Programmer Software for Custom SOC with Cortex M0?
If you are working with a custom system-on-chip (SOC) that uses an ARM Cortex-M0 processor, you may be wondering if…
Will code debugging / breakpoint still work with a custom routine? Arm Cortex M0
Yes, code debugging and breakpoints will still work when using a custom routine on an ARM Cortex M0 processor. The…
