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Cortex-M Software Development Fundamentals
  • Level Professional
  • Duration 9 hours
  • Course by Arm
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This course delves into software development topics such as working with Arm C/C++ compilers and Arm debug tools to optimize your software, whether it's for performance or code size. This course also looks more closely at the Common Microcontroller Software Interface Standard and how it helps ensure that software targeted at Cortex-M devices can be written using a consistent approach.

Modules

Course Welcome

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Course introduction

Compiler Support for Arm Embedded Systems

    • 5 Videos
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5 Videos

  • Building a Project
  • Compiler Support for Arm Architecture & Functional Safety
  • Introduction to Arm Compiler
  • Language Support & Variable Types
  • C++ Support

Coding Considerations

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Procedure Call Standard for the Arm Architecture (AAPCS)
  • Parameter Passing - Part 1
  • Parameter Passing - Part 2

Compiler Usage

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Optimization Level & Algorithms
  • Selecting a Target

Mixing C/C++ with Assembly

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Mixing C/C++ with Assembly - Part 1
  • Mixing C/C++ with Assembly - Part 2

Linker and Libraries

    • 5 Videos
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5 Videos

  • Linker and Optimization
  • Targeting your System's Memory Map
  • Scatter-loading
  • Libraries
  • Linker Diagnostics

Arm Compiler Troubleshooting

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Arm Compiler Troubleshooting

References and Exercises

    • 1 Videos
    • 8 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Compiler & Linker Fundamentals

1 Videos

  • GNU Toolchain & Arm Compiler 5 (Appendix)

8 Readings

  • Compiler & Linker Fundamentals Reference Material
  • Challenge: inlining a function
  • Answer: inlining a function
  • Challenge: fixing infinite loops
  • Answer: fixing infinite loops
  • Challenge: fixing inline assembly
  • Answer: fixing inline assembly
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Introduction

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to Armv8-M Debug & Trace

Debugging

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Debugging with Breakpoints, Watchpoints, Semihosting & Vector Catch

Tracing Execution

    • 7 Videos
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7 Videos

  • Introduction to Trace
  • Micro Trace Buffer
  • Instrumentation Trace Macrocell
  • DWT Trace Capture
  • Embedded Trace Macrocell
  • Trace Port Interface Unit
  • Trace Port and Bandwidth, Trace Clock Considerations

Profiling

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Armv8-M Debug

1 Videos

  • Profiling

1 Readings

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Default Compilation Tool Behavior

    • 5 Videos
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5 Videos

  • Introduction: Embedded Development Process
  • Default Startup and Initialization Sequence
  • Default Memory Map
  • Default Linker Placement Rules
  • C Libraries

Writing Startup and Initialization Code

    • 5 Videos
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5 Videos

  • Reset and Initialization
  • Possible Initialization Sequence
  • CMSIS Startup and Initialization
  • CMSIS-Core Startup & System Initialization Files
  • Post Startup Initialization

Tailoring the Image Memory Map to a Device

    • 7 Videos
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7 Videos

  • Writing Memory Description Files - Part 1
  • Writing Memory Description Files - Part 2
  • Placing the Stacks and Heap
  • Accessing Memory-mapped Registers
  • Ordering Objects in a Scatter File
  • Root Regions
  • MPU Initialization

Retargeting the C Library Behavior to work with your System

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Retargeting C Library

Building an Image Ready for Booting

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Booting & initialization

1 Videos

  • Building an Image Ready for Booting

1 Readings

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Tarmac Trace

    • 9 Videos
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9 Videos

  • What is Tarmac Trace
  • Tarmac Trace Example
  • Tarmac Trace Quiz
  • Startup
  • Step 0: Reset
  • Reset Handler
  • Step 1: __main() and Scatter-loading
  • Step 2: Application Code in main()
  • Exception Handling

Recap

    • 2 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Armv8-M Architecture and Software Development Fundamentals Assessment

2 Videos

  • Recap
  • Congratulations

4 Readings

  • Cortex-M3 Walkthrough Recap
  • Tarmac Trace for Fast Models
  • Cortex-M Walkthrough Challenge
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Auto Summary

Discover the essentials of Cortex-M software development with this professional-level course. Dive into topics like Arm C/C++ compilers, Arm debug tools, and the Common Microcontroller Software Interface Standard to optimize performance and code size. Offered by Coursera, this comprehensive 540-minute course is ideal for IT and computer science professionals. Available through a Starter subscription.

Uma Maheswari Ramalingam
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Uma Maheswari Ramalingam

Shirley Zou
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Shirley Zou

Nick Tompkins
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Nick Tompkins

Yang Song
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Yang Song

Matt Rushton
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Matt Rushton

Walker Huang
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Walker Huang

Edmund Player
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Edmund Player

Salman Arif
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Salman Arif