What is Serial Wire Viewer (SWV) in Arm Cortex-M?

Serial Wire Viewer (SWV) is a real-time trace functionality that is available in Arm Cortex-M microcontrollers. It allows real-time data…

Mike Johnston 9 Min Read

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…

Neil Salmon 11 Min Read

Controlling Clocks and PLL for Power Savings in Cortex-M3

The Cortex-M3 processor provides multiple clock control features that allow significant power savings by slowing or stopping clocks when parts…

David Moore 12 Min Read

Sleep-on-Exit for Automated Low Power in Cortex-M3 (Explained)

Sleep-on-exit is a feature in Cortex-M3 processors that allows the processor to automatically enter a low power sleep mode when…

Eileen David 23 Min Read

Latest Arm

What is the watchdog in ARM Cortex series?

The watchdog is a critical component in the ARM Cortex series of processors that is responsible for detecting faults and…

Graham Kruk 8 Min Read

arm-none-eabi-gcc “is not implemented and will always fail” messages

When trying to compile code for ARM Cortex devices using the arm-none-eabi-gcc toolchain, you may encounter confusing error messages stating…

Graham Kruk 6 Min Read

Why does my Cortex-M4 assembly run slower than predicted?

There are several potential reasons why Cortex-M4 assembly code may execute slower than expected. The most common causes include inefficient…

Graham Kruk 9 Min Read

Why is an ISB needed after WFI in Cortex-M FreeRTOS?

An ISB (Instruction Synchronization Barrier) is needed after a WFI (Wait For Interrupt) instruction in Cortex-M based microcontrollers running FreeRTOS…

Elijah Erickson 6 Min Read

Arm Sleep Mode Entry and Exit Differences: WFE vs WFI

The ARM Cortex architecture provides two instructions for entering sleep or low power mode - WFE (Wait For Event) and…

Eileen David 6 Min Read

Arm Sleep Mode Entry and Exit Differences: WFE vs WFI

The ARM Cortex architecture provides two instructions for entering sleep or low power mode - WFE (Wait For Event) and…

Eileen David 6 Min Read

What is the difference between WFI and WFE arm cortex?

The ARM Cortex processor architecture provides two low-power states for reducing power consumption when the processor is idle: Wait For…

Eileen David 11 Min Read

Does Arduino use ARM architecture?

The short answer is no, Arduino does not use ARM architecture. Arduino boards are based on 8-bit and 32-bit AVR…

Eileen David 6 Min Read

What is the difference between Arduino and ARM processor?

The key differences between Arduino and ARM processors come down to architecture, performance, applications, and cost. Arduino is based on…

Eileen David 6 Min Read
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