STM32VL - example using interrupts in ASM

[j3lda1]

Posted on September 30, 2012 at 11:51

Hello, I am new in programming of STM32VL Discovery. I would like to write program in assembler for blinking LEDs using interrupts.

But it is so difficult to find examples in ASM and I can�t find some example in ASM with interrupts. Do you have some example where are used interrupts (handlers,..)?

Can you help me? Thanks a lot 

#books

[Tesla DeLorean]

Posted on October 01, 2012 at 05:07

Do you have any experience of ARM/Thumb assembler to draw from?

In Keil, I might use the SysTick to periodically toggle LED3 thusly

SysTick_Handler PROC
EXPORT SysTick_Handler
ldr r0, =0x40011000 ; GPIOC
ldr r1, =0x200 ; Pin 9, LED3
ldr r2, [r0, #0xC] ; GPIOC->ODR
and r2, r2, r1 ; Mask bits to toggle
lsl r3, r2, #16 ; Get reset bits to high order
eor r2, r2, r1 ; Invert set in low order
orr r2, r2, r3 ; Combine
str r2, [r0, #0x10] ; GPIOC->BSRR
bx lr
ENDP

[Andrew Neil]

Posted on October 01, 2012 at 09:10

Any particular reason why it has to be assembly, rather than, say, 'C' ?

In Assembly, you are dealing directly with the Cortex-M3 instruction set - which is defined by ARM, and not specific to ST or the STM32.

So the place to start would be the ARM technical reference site: http://infocentre.arm.com

Get yourself a copy of  ''The Definitive Guide to the ARM Cortex-M3'' by Joseph Yiu 

eg,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Definitive-Guide-ARM-Cortex-M3/dp/185617963X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349075537&sr=8-1

More ARM Books here:

http://www.keil.com/books/armbooks.asp

In the ARM 'Community' section, you will find training providers, consultants, etc:

http://www.arm.com/community/index.php

[j3lda1]

Posted on October 01, 2012 at 11:05

Thank you, LEDs are blinking now. I was trying to use TIM3 handler, but SYStick handler is definitely better (easier to write in ASM). I must write this in ASM because our teacher wants that. We can use ''delay'' function for blinking LEDs, but I want have better solution... 

[j3lda1]

Posted on October 01, 2012 at 12:49

Only one thing is for me still unclear.

I used code from THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE ARM CORTEX-M3:

 LDR     R0, =0xE000E010 ; SYSTICK control and status register

 MOV     R1, #0          

 STR     R1, [R0]        ; stop counter to prevent interrupt triggered accidentally

 LDR     R1, =11999999   ; trigger every 12000000 cycles

 STR     R1, [R0,#4]     ; write reload value to reload value register

 STR     R1, [R0,#8]     ; write any value tu current value

 MOV     R1, #0x7        ; enable interrupt, enable SYSTICK counter

 STR     R1, [R0]        ; start counter

Now, it´s blinking every 1 second (0,5s is shining and 0,5s isn´t shining). I thought that when I want blinking every 2 seconds, I only need set  LDR     R1, =23999999. But it´s blinking even faster! Do you know ,why?

[Tesla DeLorean]

Posted on October 01, 2012 at 13:25

Confirm what SYSCLK is, 8 MHz, 24 MHz

Check if SysTick is at SYSCLK or SYSCLK/8

The count is 24-bit, so largest value is 16777216.

Larger values give slower speeds.