A practical Wrox guide to ARM programming for mobile devices With more than 90 percent of mobile phones sold in recent years using ARM-based processors, developers are eager to master this embedded technology. If you know the basics of C programming, this guide will ease you into the world of embedded ARM technology. With clear explanations of the systems common to all ARM processors and step-by-step instructions for creating an embedded application, it prepares you for this popular specialty. While ARM technology is not new, existing books on the topic predate the current explosive growth of mobile devices using ARM and don't cover these all-important aspects. Newcomers to embedded technology will find this guide approachable and easy to understand. Covers the tools required, assembly and debugging techniques, C optimizations, and more Lists the tools needed for various types of projects and explores the details of the assembly language Examines the optimizations that can be made to ensure fast code Provides step-by-step instructions for a basic application and shows how to build upon it Professional Embedded ARM Development prepares you to enter this exciting and in-demand programming field.

A practical Wrox guide to ARM programming for mobiledevicesWith more than 90 percent of mobile phones sold in recent yearsusing ARM-based processors, developers are eager to master thisembedded technology. If you know the basics of C programming, thisguide will ease you into the world of embedded ARM technology. Withclear explanations of the systems common to all ARM processors andstep-by-step instructions for creating an embedded application, itprepares you for this popular specialty.While ARM technology is not new, existing books on the topicpredate the current explosive growth of mobile devices using ARMand don't cover these all-important aspects. Newcomers to embeddedtechnology will find this guide approachable and easy tounderstand.* Covers the tools required, assembly and debugging techniques, Coptimizations, and more* Lists the tools needed for various types of projects andexplores the details of the assembly language* Examines the optimizations that can be made to ensure fastcode* Provides step-by-step instructions for a basic application andshows how to build upon itProfessional Embedded ARM Development prepares you toenter this exciting and in-demand programming field.

INTRODUCTION xxiPART I: ARM SYSTEMS AND DEVELOPMENTCHAPTER 1: THE HISTORY OF ARM 3CHAPTER 2: ARM EMBEDDED SYSTEMS 13CHAPTER 3: ARM ARCHITECTURE 29CHAPTER 4: ARM ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE 53CHAPTER 5: FIRST STEPS 73CHAPTER 6: THUMB INSTRUCTION SET 107CHAPTER 7: ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS 121CHAPTER 8: NEON 145CHAPTER 9: DEBUGGING 159CHAPTER 10: WRITING OPTIMIZED C 175APPENDIX A: TERMINOLOGY 193APPENDIX B: ARM ARCHITECTURE VERSIONS 199APPENDIX C: ARM CORE VERSIONS 205APPENDIX D: NEON INTRINSICS AND INSTRUCTIONS 215APPENDIX E: ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS 221INDEX 247