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ARM 7 Programmers Model

This document provides an overview of the ARM7 processor and its programming model. It describes the 7 different processor modes and how each mode has access to 16 general purpose registers (GPRs). It also discusses the purpose of key registers like the Program Counter (PC), Link Register (LR), and Stack Pointer (SP) and how some registers are "banked" between modes. Finally, it notes that with banked registers, the ARM7 effectively has 37 registers total, despite only having 32 physical registers.

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ARM 7 Programmers Model

This document provides an overview of the ARM7 processor and its programming model. It describes the 7 different processor modes and how each mode has access to 16 general purpose registers (GPRs). It also discusses the purpose of key registers like the Program Counter (PC), Link Register (LR), and Stack Pointer (SP) and how some registers are "banked" between modes. Finally, it notes that with banked registers, the ARM7 effectively has 37 registers total, despite only having 32 physical registers.

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MODEL
PROGRAmmERS
ARM 7

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Ro Ro Ro
Ro Ro Ro
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RI RI Ri RI RI
R2 Ra R2 R2
R2
R3 R3 R3
R3 R3 R3
R4 RH RH R4 Ry RA
Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs

R R6 R R6 R6
R6
R7 R7 R7 R R7
Ra Rg- F1Q Rs Rs Rs
Ra Rg-FIQ Ra Ra Ra R
RIO Rio-F1Q Rio RIo Rio
RI RIr- F1Q R RI RI
RI2 RI2-FIQ Ri2 Ri2 Ri2 Ri2
Ri3.SVC RI3-ABT RI3-1RQa Ri3-UND
RI3 Ri3.FIQ
R-FIQ R14-SVC R14-ABT Ry-1RQ R14-UND
RIS(PC) Rs (PE)|Rs (PC) RIs(PO RIs (PC) | RIs (PC)

STATUS REGISTERS
ARM- PROGRAm

CPSR CPSR cPSR CPSR CPSR CPSR

SPSR FI SPSR SVC SPSR ABT SPSR SPSR UND


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