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ARM Processors for Microcontroller Applications: Architecture for the Internet of Things

Louis Giokas -
August 17,
2015
Understanding ARM
Just what is ARM (the company and the product)? In this lecture we will look at what ARM is, where it came from and give an overview of the various families of products available and their areas of application.
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August 18,
2015
Cortex-M Series Details
In this lecture we will go over the Cortex-M architecture. This includes the instruction set variations, which are many. We will also discuss power management, interrupts, memory management and related topics of the basic Cortex-M family.
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August 19,
2015
Standard SoC
ARM provides and architecture and the Intellectual Property (IP) for chip designers to implement devices. In this lecture we will look at several specific implementations in the basic System on Chip (SoC) market. This will not be an exhaustive list, but will give a good overview of how the Cortex-M architecture is used and will arm the student with knowledge that can be used to intelligently decide which implementation to use in a specific application.
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August 20,
2015
Advanced Device Applications
Beyond the basic SoC, ARM processors are being used in configurable devices including those with FPGAs and other types of programmable logic. We will discuss a couple of these devices and look at how the ARM processor integrates with the device to enhance functionality.
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August 21,
2015
Programming Environments and Future Directions
In this final lecture we will look at programming environments available for the ARM Cortex-M series of processors. We will look specifically at tools from IAR and ARM. In addition, we will look at future directions for ARM and their partners.
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Louis Giokas

Louis Giokas started out in the aerospace business holding positions in development and management.  At General Electric Aerospace (now part of Lockheed Martin) he held positions of software engineer, systems engineer and staff engineer. While there he worked on spacecraft and military systems. Prior to that he worked for companies such as Sperry UNIVAC and Link Simulation Systems, also working or spacecraft and military systems. Over the past two decades he has worked in the database management software area for Oracle and IBM. Over the past several years he has worked on development projects and has consulted in a number of different areas, including embedded systems. He is a long-standing member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Currently, he is the secretary of the Fox Valley Subsection of the Chicago Section and chairman of the Computer Society of the Chicago Section. He has a degree in Computer Science from Villanova University and is pursuing a MS in Applied Statistics from DePaul University.