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1.ARM Instruction Sets & Programs
2.ARM Ltd
ARM was originally developed at Acron Computer Limited, of Cambridge, England between 1983 and 1985.
1980, RISC concept at Stanford and Berkeley universities.
First RISC processor for commercial use
1990 Nov, ARM Ltd was founded
ARM cores
Licensed to partners who fabricate and sell to customers.
Technologies assist to design in the ARM application
Software tools, boards, debug hardware, application software, bus architectures, peripherals etc…
Modification of the acronym expansion to Advanced RISC Machine.
ARM was originally developed at Acron Computer Limited, of Cambridge, England between 1983 and 1985.
1980, RISC concept at Stanford and Berkeley universities.
First RISC processor for commercial use
1990 Nov, ARM Ltd was founded
ARM cores
Licensed to partners who fabricate and sell to customers.
Technologies assist to design in the ARM application
Software tools, boards, debug hardware, application software, bus architectures, peripherals etc…
Modification of the acronym expansion to Advanced RISC Machine.
3.RISC Architecture
Berkeley incorporated a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) architecture.
It has the following key features:
A fixed (32-bit) instruction size with few formats;
CISC processors typically had variable length instruction sets with many formats.
A load–store architecture were instructions that process data operate only on registers and are separate from instructions that access memory;
CISC processors typically allowed values in memory to be used as operands in data processing instructions.
A large register bank of thirty-two 32-bit registers, all of which could be used for any purpose, to allow the load-store architecture to operate efficiently;
CISC register sets were getting larger, but none was this large and most had different registers for different purposes
Berkeley incorporated a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) architecture.
It has the following key features:
A fixed (32-bit) instruction size with few formats;
CISC processors typically had variable length instruction sets with many formats.
A load–store architecture were instructions that process data operate only on registers and are separate from instructions that access memory;
CISC processors typically allowed values in memory to be used as operands in data processing instructions.
A large register bank of thirty-two 32-bit registers, all of which could be used for any purpose, to allow the load-store architecture to operate efficiently;
CISC register sets were getting larger, but none was this large and most had different registers for different purposes
4.RISC Organization
Hard-wired instruction decode logic
CISC processor used large microcode ROMs to decode their instructions
Pipelined execution
CISC processors allowed little, if any, overlap between consecutive instructions (though they do now)
Single-cycle execution
CISC processors typically took many clock cycles to completes a single instruction
? Simple is beauty
Compiler plays an important role
Hard-wired instruction decode logic
CISC processor used large microcode ROMs to decode their instructions
Pipelined execution
CISC processors allowed little, if any, overlap between consecutive instructions (though they do now)
Single-cycle execution
CISC processors typically took many clock cycles to completes a single instruction
? Simple is beauty
Compiler plays an important role
5.ARM Architecture vs. Berkeley RISC
6.Data Size and Instruction Set
ARM processor is a 32-bit architecture
When used in relation to the ARM
Byte means 8 bits
Halfword means 16 bits (two bytes)
Word means 32 bits (four bytes)
Most ARM’s implement two instruction sets
32-bit ARM instruction set
16-bit Thumb instruction set
ARM processor is a 32-bit architecture
When used in relation to the ARM
Byte means 8 bits
Halfword means 16 bits (two bytes)
Word means 32 bits (four bytes)
Most ARM’s implement two instruction sets
32-bit ARM instruction set
16-bit Thumb instruction set
7.Data Types
8.Processor Modes
9.The Mode Bits
10.The Registers
ARM has 37 registers, all of which are 32 bits long
1 dedicated program counter
1 dedicated current program status register
5 dedicated saved program status registers
31 general purpose registers
The current processor mode governs which bank is accessible
Each mode can access
A particular set of r0 – r12 registers
A particular r13 (stack pointer, SP) and r14 (link register, LR)
The program counter, r15 (PC)
The curent program status register, CPSR
Privileged modes (except system) can access
A particular SPSR (Saved Program Status Register)
ARM has 37 registers, all of which are 32 bits long
1 dedicated program counter
1 dedicated current program status register
5 dedicated saved program status registers
31 general purpose registers
The current processor mode governs which bank is accessible
Each mode can access
A particular set of r0 – r12 registers
A particular r13 (stack pointer, SP) and r14 (link register, LR)
The program counter, r15 (PC)
The curent program status register, CPSR
Privileged modes (except system) can access
A particular SPSR (Saved Program Status Register)
11.Register Banking
12.General Purpose Registers
13.Program Counter (r15)
14.Current Program Status Registers (CPSR)
15.Saved Program Status Register (SPSR)
Each privileged mode (except system mode) has associated with it a SPSR
This SPSR is used to save the state of CPSR when the privileged mode is entered in order that the user state can be fully restored when the user process is resumed
Often the SPSR may be untouched from the time the privileged mode is entered to the time it is used to restore the CPSR
If the privileged supervisor calls to itself the SPSR must be copied into a general register and saved
Each privileged mode (except system mode) has associated with it a SPSR
This SPSR is used to save the state of CPSR when the privileged mode is entered in order that the user state can be fully restored when the user process is resumed
Often the SPSR may be untouched from the time the privileged mode is entered to the time it is used to restore the CPSR
If the privileged supervisor calls to itself the SPSR must be copied into a general register and saved
16.Exceptions
Exceptions are usually used to handle unexpected events which arise during the execution of a program, such as interrupts or memory faults, also cover software interrupts, undefined instruction traps, and the system reset
Three groups:
Exceptions generated as the direct effect of execution an instruction
Software interrupts, undefined instructions, and prefetch abort
Exceptions generated as a side effect of an instruction
Data aborts
Exceptions generated externally
Reset, IRQ and FIQ
Exceptions are usually used to handle unexpected events which arise during the execution of a program, such as interrupts or memory faults, also cover software interrupts, undefined instruction traps, and the system reset
Three groups:
Exceptions generated as the direct effect of execution an instruction
Software interrupts, undefined instructions, and prefetch abort
Exceptions generated as a side effect of an instruction
Data aborts
Exceptions generated externally
Reset, IRQ and FIQ
17.When an exception arises
ARM completes the current instruction as best it can (except that reset exception)
handle the exception which starts from a specific location (exception vector).
Processor performs the following sequence:
Change to the operating mode corresponding to the particular exception
Stores the return address in LR_<mode>
Copy old CPSR into SPSR_<mode>
Set appropriate CPSR bits
If core currently in Thumb state then ARM state is entered.
Disable IRQs by setting bit 7
If the exception is a fast interrupt, disable further faster interrupt by setting bit 6 of the CPSR
ARM completes the current instruction as best it can (except that reset exception)
handle the exception which starts from a specific location (exception vector).
Processor performs the following sequence:
Change to the operating mode corresponding to the particular exception
Stores the return address in LR_<mode>
Copy old CPSR into SPSR_<mode>
Set appropriate CPSR bits
If core currently in Thumb state then ARM state is entered.
Disable IRQs by setting bit 7
If the exception is a fast interrupt, disable further faster interrupt by setting bit 6 of the CPSR
18.Exception Entry (2/2)
19.Exception Return
Once the exception has been handled, the user task is normally resumed
The sequence is
Any modified user registers must be restored from the handler’s stack
CPSR must be restored from the appropriate SPSR
PC must be changed back to the relevant instruction address
The last two steps happen atomically as part of a single instruction
Once the exception has been handled, the user task is normally resumed
The sequence is
Any modified user registers must be restored from the handler’s stack
CPSR must be restored from the appropriate SPSR
PC must be changed back to the relevant instruction address
The last two steps happen atomically as part of a single instruction
20.Memory Organization
21.Features of the ARM Instruction Set
Load-store architecture
Process values which are in registers
Load, store instructions for memory data accesses
3-address data processing instructions
Conditional execution of every instruction
Load and store multiple registers
Shift, ALU operation in a single instruction
Open instruction set extension through the coprocessor instruction
Very dense 16-bit compressed instruction set (Thumb)
Load-store architecture
Process values which are in registers
Load, store instructions for memory data accesses
3-address data processing instructions
Conditional execution of every instruction
Load and store multiple registers
Shift, ALU operation in a single instruction
Open instruction set extension through the coprocessor instruction
Very dense 16-bit compressed instruction set (Thumb)
21.Coprocessors
Up to 16 coprocessors can be defined
Expands the ARM instruction set
Each coprocessor can have up to 16 private registers of any reasonable size
Load-store architecture
Up to 16 coprocessors can be defined
Expands the ARM instruction set
Each coprocessor can have up to 16 private registers of any reasonable size
Load-store architecture
22.Thumb
23.I/O System
ARM handles input/output peripherals as memory-mapped with interrupt support
Internal registers in I/O devices as addressable locations with ARM’s memory map read and written using load-store instructions
Interrupt by normal interrupt (IRQ) or fast interrupt (FIQ)
Input signals are level-sensitive and maskable
May include Direct Memory Access (DMA) hardware
ARM handles input/output peripherals as memory-mapped with interrupt support
Internal registers in I/O devices as addressable locations with ARM’s memory map read and written using load-store instructions
Interrupt by normal interrupt (IRQ) or fast interrupt (FIQ)
Input signals are level-sensitive and maskable
May include Direct Memory Access (DMA) hardware
24.ARM Architecture Version (1/5)
Version 1
The first ARM processor, developed at Acorn Computers Limited 1983-1985
26-bit address, no multiply or coprocessor support
Version 2
Sold in volume in the Acorn Archimedes and A3000 products
26-bit addressing, including 32-bit result multiply and coprocessor
Version 2a
Coprocessor 15 as the system control coprocessor to manage cache
Add the atomic load store (SWP) instruction
Version 1
The first ARM processor, developed at Acorn Computers Limited 1983-1985
26-bit address, no multiply or coprocessor support
Version 2
Sold in volume in the Acorn Archimedes and A3000 products
26-bit addressing, including 32-bit result multiply and coprocessor
Version 2a
Coprocessor 15 as the system control coprocessor to manage cache
Add the atomic load store (SWP) instruction
25.Version 3
First ARM processor designed by ARM Limited (1990)
ARM6 (macro cell)
ARM60 (stand-alone processor)
ARM600 (an integrated CPU with on-chip cache, MMU, write buffer)
ARM610 (used in Apple Newton)
32-bit addressing, separate CPSR and SPSR
Add the undefined and abort modes to allow coprocessor emulation and virtual memory support in supervisor mode
Version 3M
Introduce the signed and unsigned multiply and multiply-accumulate instructions that generate the full 64-bit result
First ARM processor designed by ARM Limited (1990)
ARM6 (macro cell)
ARM60 (stand-alone processor)
ARM600 (an integrated CPU with on-chip cache, MMU, write buffer)
ARM610 (used in Apple Newton)
32-bit addressing, separate CPSR and SPSR
Add the undefined and abort modes to allow coprocessor emulation and virtual memory support in supervisor mode
Version 3M
Introduce the signed and unsigned multiply and multiply-accumulate instructions that generate the full 64-bit result
26.Version 4
Add the signed, unsigned half-word and signed byte load and store instructions
Reserve some of SWI space for architecturally defined operation
System mode is introduced
Version 4T
16-bit Thumb compressed form of the instruction set is introduced
Add the signed, unsigned half-word and signed byte load and store instructions
Reserve some of SWI space for architecturally defined operation
System mode is introduced
Version 4T
16-bit Thumb compressed form of the instruction set is introduced
27.Version 5T
Introduced recently, a superset of version 4T adding the BLX, CLZ and BRK instructions
Version 5TE
Add the signal processing instruction set extension
Version 5TEJ
Introduced Jazelle technology for Java which provides significantly higher performance than a software-based Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
Introduced recently, a superset of version 4T adding the BLX, CLZ and BRK instructions
Version 5TE
Add the signal processing instruction set extension
Version 5TEJ
Introduced Jazelle technology for Java which provides significantly higher performance than a software-based Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
28.Version 6
Announced in 2001
Features SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) extensions
Offering the low power consumption
Announced in 2001
Features SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) extensions
Offering the low power consumption
29.ARM Architecture Version Summary
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