ARM - Architecture Reference Manual

The ARM architecture is the industry's leading 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor solution. ARM Powered- microprocessors are being routinely designed into a wider range of products than any other 32-bit processor. This wide applicability is made possible by the ARM architecture, resulting in optimal system solutions at the crossroads of high performance, low power consumption and low cost.

This is the authoritative reference guide to the ARM RISC architecture. Produced by the architects that are actively working on the ARM specification, the book contains detailed information about A versions of the ARM and Thumb' instruction sets, the memory management and cache functions, as well as optimized code examples.

Contents

CPU Architecture

• Introduction to the ARM Architecture
• Programmer's Model
• The ARM Instruction Set
• ARM Instructions
• ARM Adressing Modes
• The Thumb Instruction Set
• Thumb Instructions
• The 26-bit Architectures
• ARM Codes Sequences
• Enhanced DSP Extension

Memory and System Architectures

• Introduction to Memory and System Architectures
• The System Control Coprocessor
• Memory Management Unit
• Protection Unit
• Caches and Write Buffers
• Fast Context Switch Extension

Vector Floating-point Architecture

• Introduction to the Vector Floating-point Architecture
• VFP Programmer's Model
• VFP Instruction Set Overview
• VFP Instructions
• VFP Adressing Modes

• Glossary
• Index