Questions tagged [arm7]

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Pinmode register in lpc2468

Will a PINMODE register in lpc2468 affect the status of an input pin i.e can we enable an internal pull up for an input pin,or it is only possible for output pins.
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Write back buffer in lpc

I was reading the Lpc2148 Manual and in the Static Ram section I came across Write back buffer The SRAM controller incorporates a write-back buffer in order to prevent CPU stalls during back-to-back writes. The write-back buffer always holds the…
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Why does writing 0 to IOSET (ARM7) has no effect?

I am learning ARM7-TDMI using NXP LPC2148. While studying the reference manual, I came across these two functions - IOSET AND IOCLR , used to set and clear the port bits respectively, As per the reference manual: " This register controls the state…
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Problems with peripheral control of a LED on an AT91SAM7X chip

I'm using an AT91SAM7 chip on the MakingThings board for some custom work. To better understand the peripheral driver, I'm trying to directly call/control an output pin (PA12) to turn on the status LED. main() { AT91C_BASE_PIOA->PIO_PER =…
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How to populate unused flash for an armv7a processor?

I have a decision on how to fill unused memory in a flash device. I've heard of populating with reset instructions as a safe way to handle rogue pointers, etc. Is there a concept of an assembly reset instruction for armv7a processors? Is there an…
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