LM3S3759 Luminary Micro, Inc, LM3S3759 Datasheet - Page 32

• Manufacturer Part Number: LM3S3759
• Description: Lm3s3759 Arm Microcontroller
• Manufacturer: Luminary Micro, Inc

Architectural Overview
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ARM Cortex™-M3
Processor Core (see page 38)
All members of the Stellaris
around an ARM Cortex™-M3 processor core. The ARM Cortex-M3 processor provides the core for
a high-performance, low-cost platform that meets the needs of minimal memory implementation,
reduced pin count, and low-power consumption, while delivering outstanding computational
performance and exceptional system response to interrupts.
“ARM Cortex-M3 Processor Core” on page 38 provides an overview of the ARM core; the core is
detailed in the ARM® Cortex™-M3 Technical Reference Manual.
System Timer (SysTick)
Cortex-M3 includes an integrated system timer, SysTick. SysTick provides a simple, 24-bit
clear-on-write, decrementing, wrap-on-zero counter with a flexible control mechanism. The counter
can be used in several different ways, for example:
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Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller (NVIC)
The LM3S3759 controller includes the ARM Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller (NVIC) on the
ARM® Cortex™-M3 core. The NVIC and Cortex-M3 prioritize and handle all exceptions. All exceptions
are handled in Handler Mode. The processor state is automatically stored to the stack on an
exception, and automatically restored from the stack at the end of the Interrupt Service Routine
(ISR). The vector is fetched in parallel to the state saving, which enables efficient interrupt entry.
The processor supports tail-chaining, which enables back-to-back interrupts to be performed without
the overhead of state saving and restoration. Software can set eight priority levels on 7 exceptions
(system handlers) and 33 interrupts.
“Interrupts” on page 47 provides an overview of the NVIC controller and the interrupt map. Exceptions
and interrupts are detailed in the ARM® Cortex™-M3 Technical Reference Manual.
Direct Memory Access (see page 180)
The LM3S3759 microcontroller includes a Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller, known as
micro-DMA (μDMA). The μDMA controller provides a way to offload data transfer tasks from the
Cortex-M3 processor, allowing for more effecient use of the processor and the expanded available
bus bandwidth. The μDMA controller can perform transfers between memory and peripherals. It
has dedicated channels for each supported peripheral and can be programmed to automatically
perform transfers between peripherals and memory as the peripheral is ready to transfer more data.
The μDMA controller also supports sophisticated transfer modes such as ping-pong and
scatter-gather, which allows the processor to set up a list of transfer tasks for the controller.
An RTOS tick timer which fires at a programmable rate (for example, 100 Hz) and invokes a
SysTick routine.
A high-speed alarm timer using the system clock.
A variable rate alarm or signal timer—the duration is range-dependent on the reference clock
used and the dynamic range of the counter.
A simple counter. Software can use this to measure time to completion and time used.
An internal clock source control based on missing/meeting durations. The COUNTFLAG bit-field
in the control and status register can be used to determine if an action completed within a set
duration, as part of a dynamic clock management control loop.
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product family, including the LM3S3759 microcontroller, are designed
Preliminary
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