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Arm Cortex-M Processors Overview

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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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 hours to complete

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

145 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

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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There are 2 modules in this course

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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This is an introduction for students undertaking the specialization.

What's included

2 videos1 reading

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14 videos3 readings1 assignment

14 videosTotal 68 minutes

Introduction to the Cortex-M Processors Overview1 minute
Arm introduction - part 14 minutes
Arm introduction - part 29 minutes
Arm introduction - part 33 minutes
Arm resources and support - part 18 minutes
Arm resources and support - part 24 minutes
Cortex-M overview4 minutes
Armv6-M Cortex processors7 minutes
Armv7-M Cortex processors - part 15 minutes
Armv7-M Cortex processors - part 26 minutes
Armv8-M Cortex processors - part 14 minutes
Armv8-M Cortex processors - part 24 minutes
Processor selection7 minutes
End of course message0 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Download Course Slides10 minutes
Cortex-M processor feature set comparison10 minutes
Download Course Slides10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Cortex-M processors overview30 minutes

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Uma Maheswari Ramalingam

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Reviewed on Apr 29, 2026

This course is not suitable for beginners. It requires understanding of microprocessors. And much of the course is about the features of different chips, and comparing chips.

Reviewed on Nov 23, 2022

Excellent Introduction to Arm Cortex-M Architecture with a lot of important details already.

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.....

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