Training - AT91RM9200 microcontrollers implementation (reference 004749A)
 
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    Prerequisites
  • Experience of a processor or DSP is recommended
    
             
  Course Objectives
  • The course details the hardware implementation of the AT91RM9000
  • The ARM920T operation is detailed, particularly cache and MMU
  • The boot sequence and the clocking are explained
  • Practical labs on integrated peripherals are based on I/O functions provided by Atmel
  • The course provides examples of internal peripheral software drivers
    
           
    Duration
  • 4-day course
    
           
    Topics

(The full description of this course can be provided on request)

INTRODUCTION TO AT91RM9200

  • ARM core based architecture, AMBA buses
  • The main three blocks : platform, core and input / output peripherals

THE ARM920T CORE

  • Presentation of the core, architecture and programming model
  • Operating modes : user, system, super, IRQ, FIQ, undef and abort
  • ARM vs Thumb instruction sets, interworking
  • Access to memory-mapped locations, addressing modes
  • Stack management
  • C-to-Assembly interface
  • Exception mechanism, handler table
  • MMU, format of page descriptor tables
  • Cache operation
  • Debug facilities

INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Power supplies, internal regulator
  • Power-on sequence
  • Clock generator, on-chip oscillator, PLL
  • Boot program
  • Memory controller
  • Internal high-speed flash
  • External Bus Interface
  • Power management controller
  • Advanced interrupt controller
  • Parallel input / output controller
  • Peripheral DMA controller

TIMERS

  • Periodic Interval Timer
  • Windowed Watchdog
  • Real-time timer
  • 3-channel timer / counter

COMMUNICATION CONTROLLERS

  • 2-wire interface
  • I2C protocol basics
  • Transmit and receive sequences
  • SPI
  • Master / slave operation
  • External chip-select
  • Transfer sequence
  • USART
  • Individual baud rate generators
  • IrDA modulation / demodulation
  • RS485 support
  • Flow control
  • Synchronous Serial Controller
  • I2S analog interface support
  • Time Division Multiplexed support
  • High speed continuous data stream capabilities
  • Ethernet MAC
  • Full duplex vs half duplex operation
  • Accessing PHY registers, auto-negotiation
  • Receive and Transmit buffer management, buffer descriptors
  • Incoming frame filtering
  • USB device
  • Full speed operation
  • Endpoint configuration
  • USB host
  • Overview of the OHCI specification
  • Understanding how USB packets are prepared and scheduled for transmission, transfer descriptor
  • Multimedia Card Interface (on demand)
  • MMC and SD card basics
  • Command / response protocol
  • Read sequence
  • Write sequence
  • Related interrupts
    
           
    Documentation

Training manuals will be given to participants during training. Precise and easy of use, those notes can be used as a reference afterwards. 		   
           
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