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Why is the Armv7-M CPU shown here and not the Processor core?
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Why is the Armv7-M CPU shown here and not the Processor core?
Kaze
3 months ago
However, the datasheet and TRM only mention the processor core.
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Ronan Synnott
3 months ago
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Hello, I read it as a CPU that obeys the Armv7-M architecture, without going into any further detail. Similarly you can see this (for example) for the Cortex-M4, and the Cortex-M33 shows Armv8-M mainline...
Martin Weidmann
3 months ago
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I don't know, but might simply down to the person who wrote the TRM vs created the diagrams. The definitions and distinctions between processor, core and CPU seem to vary in time/company/setting. That...
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