Cortex-M Architecture
Abstract
In this chapter, we will cover the key features of the Cortex-M processor family and how to use them in your application code. Once you have worked through this chapter and chapter 2 “Developing Software for the Cortex-M family” you will be able to write code for most Cortex-M-based devices.
Keywords
Cortex-M; Cortex-M0; Cortex-M0+; Cortex-M3; Cortex-M4; Thumb-2; SysTick; NVIC; maths
Introduction
In this chapter, we will have a closer look at the Cortex-M processor architecture. The bulk of this chapter will concentrate on the Cortex-M3 processor. Once we have a firm understanding of the Cortex-M3, we will look at the key differences in the Cortex-M0, Cortex-M0+ and Cortex-M4. There are some significant additions ...
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