This course is designed for anyone wishing to learn about the range of Cortex-M processors and the different resources that can help you with your Cortex-M project. The course begins with a bit of history about Arm processors and the Arm architecture, covering the differences between the M-profile and other architecture profiles like A-profile and R-profile. This course is suitable for beginners or people without an engineering or computer science background. The introductory material also sets the scene for the courses 2, 3 and 4.

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Arm Cortex-M Processors Overview
This course is part of Arm Cortex-M Architecture and Software Development Specialization



Instructors: Uma Maheswari Ramalingam
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Describe where to get resources and support on Cortex-M processors.
Describe the implementation differences and configuration options of the different Cortex-M processors.
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This course is designed for anyone wishing to learn about the range of Cortex-M processors and the different resources that can help you with your Cortex-M project. The course begins with a bit of history about Arm processors and the Arm architecture, covering the differences between the M-profile and other architecture profiles like A-profile and R-profile. This course is suitable for beginners or people without an engineering or computer science background. The introductory material also sets the scene for the courses 2, 3 and 4.
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Reviewed on Nov 26, 2022
I felt more exiting when the high professional are teaching and I get to know the complete features of Arm Cortex-M based processors. Thank you.....
Reviewed on Nov 23, 2022
Excellent Introduction to Arm Cortex-M Architecture with a lot of important details already.
Reviewed on Nov 27, 2023
Content was just enough to give a helicopter view of Cortex-M family.
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