Arm Architectural Reference Manual

This is an architectural reference; it covers the instruction set, exceptions, etc. For that purpose, this is the best book I believe. This is not the technical reference manual; it will not cover the ICE, instruction timings of a given implementation (say, the ARM7TDMI), coprocessors that might be present, etc. For that, the TRM for a part is best; the TRM will in turn not cover architectural issues, such as the instruction set. It also is a bit dated, not covering the newer Cortex chips (i.e. Thumb2).

This is the introductory text that I am using for ARM. Although makes it a bit more difficult to start with such a Reference because often lose "Big Picture" saves buying simpler introductions that can usually be found on internet. Excellent condition. Quick service.

I you plan , or are already developing for arm , than this book is a must have on the bookshelf !

Most everything here is in ARM's free databook PDFs. So why buy it? (1) It is cheaper than printing those huge PDFs. (2) It is easier to read. (3) It gives some history and tips that are difficult to find in the PDFs, but help us all write better code.One complaint: poor binding. Manuals should be bound so they lay flat on a desk and stay open to the page being referenced. The fact that my cheif complaint has nothing to do with the content says volumes about this book.Good buy.

If you work with an ARM processor of any type, you simply must have this book. It is *the* reference, -- the best source of exact instruction details, as well as memory management unit details. If you need an introduction to the ARM family, Furber's "ARM System Architecture" makes a better tutorial introduction, but if you're writing code for the ARM, you need this one.