TM4C1233H6PGE Datasheet, PDF (44/1261 Pages) Texas Instruments – Tiva Microcontroller

Architectural Overview
1.3
1.3.1
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TM4C1233H6PGE Microcontroller Features
The TM4C1233H6PGE microcontroller component features and general function are discussed in
more detail in the following section.
ARM Cortex-M4F Processor Core
All members of the Tiva™ C Series, including the TM4C1233H6PGE microcontroller, are designed
around an ARM Cortex-M processor core. The ARM Cortex-M 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.
Processor Core (see page 62)
■ 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4F architecture optimized for small-footprint embedded applications
■ 80-MHz operation; 100 DMIPS performance
■ Outstanding processing performance combined with fast interrupt handling
■ Thumb-2 mixed 16-/32-bit instruction set delivers the high performance expected of a 32-bit
ARM core in a compact memory size usually associated with 8- and 16-bit devices, typically in
the range of a few kilobytes of memory for microcontroller-class applications
– Single-cycle multiply instruction and hardware divide
– Atomic bit manipulation (bit-banding), delivering maximum memory utilization and streamlined
peripheral control
– Unaligned data access, enabling data to be efficiently packed into memory
■ IEEE754-compliant single-precision Floating-Point Unit (FPU)
■ 16-bit SIMD vector processing unit
■ Fast code execution permits slower processor clock or increases sleep mode time
■ Harvard architecture characterized by separate buses for instruction and data
■ Efficient processor core, system and memories
■ Hardware division and fast digital-signal-processing orientated multiply accumulate
■ Saturating arithmetic for signal processing
■ Deterministic, high-performance interrupt handling for time-critical applications
■ Memory protection unit (MPU) to provide a privileged mode for protected operating system
functionality
■ Enhanced system debug with extensive breakpoint and trace capabilities
■ Serial Wire Debug and Serial Wire Trace reduce the number of pins required for debugging and
tracing
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