1. Introduction FREE CHAPTER

• Introduction

2. Introduction to the ARM Assembly Language

• Computing Device
• Number Systems
• Assembly Tools
• Translating Bits to Commands
• Assembly Syntax

3. Design Philosophy and Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) Architecture

• The Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) Design Philosophy
• The ARM Design Philosophy
• Embedded Systems with the ARM Processors
• ARM Bus Technology and Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture (AMBA) Bus Protocol
• Memory
• Peripherals
• Von Neumann and Harvard Architecture
• Cache and Tightly Couple Memory
• Memory Management Extensions
• Coprocessor Extensions

4. The Programmer's Model

• Data Types
• Processor Modes
• ARM7TDMI Registers
• ARM7TDMI Vector Table
• ARM Cortex-M Registers
• ARM Cortex-M Vector Table
• ARM Data Flow Model
• The Pipeline
• ARM Processor Family
• ARM Cortex-A and Cortex-R Processors
• ARM Cortex-M Processor
• Section Summary

5. Assembler Rules and Directives

• Structure of an Assembly Module
• The ARM, Thumb, and Thumb-2 Instruction Sets
• Predefined Register Names
• Frequently Used Directives
• Create a Simple Assembly Project with a Startup File
• Importance of the Reset Handler
• Simple Assembly Project without a Startup File
• Allocating Space in Memory Using the SPACE Directive
• Overview of Binary Operators
• Swapping Register Content
• Renaming Registers

6. Load-Store Instructions

• Memory Demarcations
• Frequently Used Load/Store Instructions (Part I)
• Frequently Used Load/Store Instructions (Part II)
• Frequently Used Load/Store Instructions (Part III)
• Pre-Indexed Addressing
• Post-Indexed Addressing
• Endianness
• Defining Memory Areas
• Copying Data from One Memory Location to Another

7. Dealing with Constants and Literals

• Encoding the MOV Instruction
• ARM Rotation Scheme
• Loading Constants Using the LDR Instruction
• Loading Constants Using the MOVW and MOVT Instructions.
• Loading Labels Using the ADR, ADRL, and LDR Instructions
• Solving a Simple Equation (Method 1)
• Solving a Simple Equation (Method 2) - Storing Constants in Memory
• Solving a Simple Equation (Method 3) - Using Register Relative Addressing
• Solving a Simple Equation (Method 4) - Compact Code

8. Arithmetic and Logic Instructions

• Flags
• The Negative (N) and Signed Overflow (V) Flags
• The Zero (Z) and Carry (C) Flags
• Compare/Test Instructions
• Overview of Boolean Operations
• Experimenting with the Program Status Register (PSR) Flags
• Experimenting with the Carry Flag
• Experimenting with the Overflow Flag
• Introduction to Shifts and Rotations
• Understanding Logical Shifts
• Understanding Rotations
• Some Shift and Rotation Examples
• Experimenting with the Logical Shift Left Instruction
• Overview of the Addition and Subtraction Instructions
• Finding the Maximum Value in a Dataset
• Adding Signed Data
• Finding the Minimum Signed Data
• Overview of the Saturation Arithmetic Instructions
• Overview of the Multiply Instructions
• Multiplying by Constants
• Solving More Complex Equation
• Overview of the Division Instruction
• Performing Division by Subtraction
• Overview of the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Instructions
• Bit Manipulation Instructions
• Fractional Notation
• Understanding Q Notation

9. Branch and Loop Instructions

• Introduction to Branches and Loops
• Branching
• Compare and Branch
• Loops in Assembly Language
• Conditional Execution
• The If-Then Block
• Computing the Factorial of a Number Using the If-Then Block

10. Tables

• Introduction to Tables
• Navigating a Lookup Table
• Constructing a Floating-Point Lookup Table
• Constructing a Floating-Point Lookup Table - Version 2
• Creating a Program to Rapidly Compute the Sine of a Value (Part I)
• Creating a Program to Rapidly Compute the Sine of a Value (Part II)
• Creating a Program to Rapidly Compute the Sine of a Value (Part III)
• Creating Jump Tables

11. Stack Instructions

• Introduction to the Stack
• The LDM and STM Instructions
• Syntax of the PUSH and POP Instructions
• Creating a Simple Stack
• Saving and Restoring Context

12. The Floating-Point Unit

• Contributions of a Floating-Point Unit to an Embedded Processor
• Floating-Point Data Types
• Syntax of Floating-Point Instructions
• Overview of Floating-Point Instructions
• Enabling the Floating-Point Coprocessor
• Transferring Data between the Main Registers and Floating-Point Registers

13. Mixing C and Assembly Language

• Inline Assembly
• Exporting a Subroutine from Assembly to C
• Exporting a Function from C to Assembly

14. Peripheral Drivers Development (STM32-F411-Nucleo Board)

• Assigning Symbolic Names to the Relevant General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Registers
• Writing the General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Output Driver
• Toggling General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Outputs
• Toggling General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Outputs with the BSRR Register

15. Peripheral Drivers Development (TM4C123-TIVA C Board)

• Assigning Symbolic Names to the Relevant General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Registers
• Implementing the General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Output Driver
• Assigning Symbolic Names to the Relevant General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Input Registers
• Implementing the General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Input Driver
• Toggling General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Outputs

16. Data Structures

• Introduction to FIFOs
• FIFO Implementation (Part I)
• FIFO Implementation (Part II)
• FIFO Implementation (Part III)

17. Algorithms Development

• Developing the Recursive Factorial Algorithm (Part I)
• Developing the Recursive Factorial Algorithm (Part II)
• Taylor Series Expansion Algorithm (Part I)
• Taylor Series Expansion Algorithm (Part II)
• Overview of the Reciprocal Square Root Algorithm
• The Reciprocal Square Root Estimate Algorithm (Part I)
• The Reciprocal Square Root Estimate Algorithm (Part II)
• Overview of the Bisection Algorithm

18. Finite State Machine (FSM)

• Introduction to Finite State Machine (FSM)
• Understanding the Moore's Finite State Machine (FSM)
• Implementation of the Moore's Finite State Machine (FSM)

19. Set up Keil µVision 5

• Downloading Keil µVision 5
• Installing Keil µVision 5
• Installing Packs
• Overview of Keil µVision 5

20. Closing

• Closing Remarks