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C reference manual

Hi Everyone

I am new in the arm enviroment and i want to learn about these, so i bought a cheap chinese board with a st32 arm cortex m3 inside.

I installed the keil uVision software and all was ok. the only problem is that i cant find a C reference manual to start programming in C. where can i find a c manual?? in the help i just see an assambler reference guide.

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  • Thank you for your response Al

    I have downloaded the MDK-ARM lite from here http://www.keil.com/arm/mdk.asp

    I reviewed the examples, but my question it's where can i see the register and functions in C??

    For example: the blinky example has this code:

    #include <LPC21xx.H>                       /* LPC21xx definitions */
    
    void wait (void)  {                        /* wait function */
      int  d;
    
      for (d = 0; d < 1000000; d++);           /* only to delay for LED flashes */
    }
    
    int main (void) {
      unsigned int i;                          /* LED var */
    
      IODIR1 = 0x00FF0000;                     /* P1.16..23 defined as Outputs */
    
      while (1)  {                             /* Loop forever */
        for (i = 1<<16; i < 1<<23; i <<= 1) {  /* Blink LED 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 */
          IOSET1 = i;                          /* Turn on LED */
          wait ();                             /* call wait function */
          IOCLR1 = i;                          /* Turn off LED */
        }
        for (i = 1<<23; i > 1<<16; i >>=1 ) {  /* Blink LED 7,6,5,4,3,2,1 */
          IOSET1 = i;                          /* Turn on LED */
          wait ();                             /* call wait function */
          IOCLR1 = i;                          /* Turn off LED */
        }
      }
    }
    

    My doubt is : Where is the manual where these functions are documented? how can i know that iodir1 is the input/output register and stuff like that?

  • Your code don't contain any functions that you can expect documentation for in any manual.

    But the processor manufacturer will have the required documentation about the processor - which register controls different I/O pins etc. Depending on manufacturer, it's normally called user manual or datasheet. Also look for application notes and code bundles. This site also have a bit of documentation available.