ARM Assembly Language : Fundamentals and Techniques

ARM Assembly Language: Fundamentals and Techniques, Third Edition explains in clear terms how Arm processors are programmed at the most fundamental level. While earlier editions covered much older architectures, the third edition moves entirely into the Cortex-M space, using the Arm v8-M instruction set to illustrate how assembly code for the most modern Arm processors is written. Even if you are writing in JavaScript, Python, C++, C#, or Rust, these high-level programming languages require a compiler or interpreter to transform the code into machine executable instructions, so software engineers as well as hardware engineers benefit from knowing how the underlying processor functions.

Featuring chapters updated to v8-M throughout the book, this edition:

• Moves all examples into the Keil MDK environment, which uses armclang and a GNU-like syntax, which is very popular in the industry
• Includes an appendix that helps students set up the Keil tools for use throughout the book
• Describes the IEEE 754 floating-point arithmetic supported by the v8-M instructions
• Features an updated chapter on mixing C and assembly code together
• Discusses features and concepts found in the most advanced Arm processors, such as the Cortex-A and Cortex-X lines using version 9 architectures.

Written by authors who each have more than 35 years in the semiconductor industry, ARM Assembly Language: Fundamentals and Techniques, Third Edition makes an ideal textbook for students wanting to learn about microprocessors with only a basic knowledge of programming and logic.