This article explains how to run code on the Cortex-M4 core on targets running Windows Embedded Compact.

Note: For information about running code on a Cortex-M4 of other modules and Operating Systems, see the FreeRTOS article

Walk-Through

Let's first start with the actual work. Use the Reg Access Tool to access the following physical memory locations.

That's it. You are already done.

Explanations

Let's look at the details:

M4 Application

This is the assembly code that we want to run on the Cortex M4:

      0x3f040000      a101    ADD     R1, PC, #4     ; load counter address [0x3f040008] into R1
  .-> 0x3f040002      3001    ADD     R0, 1          ; increment counter
  |   0x3f040004      6008    STR     R0, [R1, 0]    ; store new counter value
  `=< 0x3f040006      e7fc    B       0x3f040002

Code and variable are located in the SRAM. The memory map looks like this:

Steps to Run the Code

• In steps #1 to #2 we write the assembly code to the SRAM.
• In step #3, we write the M4 starting address into the SRC_GPR2 register. Bit 0 is set to start in THUMB mode.
• In step #4, we start the M4 by setting the AUX_CORE_WAKEUP bit in the CCM_CCOWR register. Reading back this register will show 0x00010000.
• Step #5 is only to verify that the application is running.