Foundations of RISC-V Assembly Programming

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A basic understanding of the assembly language with RISC-V is vital for hardware-related programming. Tasks like debugging and identifying performance-critical program sections are easier to achieve with the foundations of Assembly.

This course is designed for software developers who want to understand what instructions a RISC-V microprocessor finally executes for any software running on it. While this is an introductory course, developers should have a basic understanding of programming concepts and methodologies in order to benefit from the course material.

What you will learn

• Discuss the RISC-V GNU toolchain

• Get an understanding of the RISC-V ISA

• Programming RISC-V assembly on user level

• Implement your own programs runnable with RISC-V Linux

• Understand disassembly and debugging output

Skills you learn

• Reduced Instruction Set Computing
• Debugging
• Software Development
• Microprocessor
• Programming Concepts
• Assembly Language

Syllabus

• Welcome to LFD117x!

• Chapter 1. General Information About Assembly Language

• Chapter 2. Development Environments

• Chapter 3. RISC-V Unprivileged ISA

• Chapter 4. Programming RISC-V Assembly

• Chapter 5. Using the System and Libraries

• Chapter 6. Examples

• Final Exam (Verified Track Only)

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"Foundations of RISC-V Assembly Programming," offered by edX, focuses on essential hardware-related RISC-V assembly programming skills. Ideal for those in IT and Computer Science, the 15-hour course is perfect for beginners seeking foundational knowledge. Subscription options include Starter and Professional plans.