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Startup File startup_<device>.s (deprecated)

The Startup File startup_<device>.s (deprecated) contains:

  • The reset handler which is executed after CPU reset and typically calls the SystemInit function.
  • The setup values for the Main Stack Pointer (MSP).
  • Exception vectors of the Cortex-M Processor with weak functions that implement default routines.
  • Interrupt vectors that are device specific with weak functions that implement default routines.

The file exists for each supported toolchain and is the only tool-chain specific CMSIS file.

To adapt the file to a new device only the interrupt vector table needs to be extended with the device-specific interrupt handlers. The naming convention for the interrupt handler names are <interrupt_name>_IRQHandler. This table needs to be consistent with IRQn_Type that defines all the IRQ numbers for each interrupt.

Example:

The following example shows the extension of the interrupt vector table for the LPC1100 device family.

; External Interrupts
DCD WAKEUP0_IRQHandler ; 16+ 0: Wakeup PIO0.0
DCD WAKEUP1_IRQHandler ; 16+ 1: Wakeup PIO0.1
DCD WAKEUP2_IRQHandler ; 16+ 2: Wakeup PIO0.2
: :
: :
DCD EINT1_IRQHandler ; 16+30: PIO INT1
DCD EINT0_IRQHandler ; 16+31: PIO INT0
:
:
EXPORT WAKEUP0_IRQHandler [WEAK]
EXPORT WAKEUP1_IRQHandler [WEAK]
EXPORT WAKEUP2_IRQHandler [WEAK]
: :
: :
EXPORT EINT1_IRQHandler [WEAK]
EXPORT EINT0_IRQHandler [WEAK]
WAKEUP0_IRQHandler
WAKEUP1_IRQHandler
WAKEUP1_IRQHandler
:
:
EINT1_IRQHandler
EINT0_IRQHandler
B .

startup_Device.s Template File

An Arm Compiler startup_Device.s Template File for an Armv7-M processor like Cortex-M3 is shown below. The files for other compiler vendors differ slightly in the syntax, but not in the overall structure.

;/**************************************************************************//**
; * @file     startup_<Device>.s
; * @brief    CMSIS Cortex-M ARMv7-M based Core Device Startup File for
; *           Device <Device>
; * @version  V5.4.0
; * @date     12. December 2018
; ******************************************************************************/
;/*
; * Copyright (c) 2009-2018 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
; *
; * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
; *
; * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the License); you may
; * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
; * You may obtain a copy of the License at
; *
; * www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
; *
; * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
; * distributed under the License is distributed on an AS IS BASIS, WITHOUT
; * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
; * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
; * limitations under the License.
; */

;//-------- <<< Use Configuration Wizard in Context Menu >>> ------------------


;<h> Stack Configuration
;  <o> Stack Size (in Bytes) <0x0-0xFFFFFFFF:8>
;</h>

Stack_Size      EQU      0x00000400

                AREA     STACK, NOINIT, READWRITE, ALIGN=3
__stack_limit
Stack_Mem       SPACE    Stack_Size
__initial_sp


;<h> Heap Configuration
;  <o> Heap Size (in Bytes) <0x0-0xFFFFFFFF:8>
;</h>

Heap_Size       EQU      0x00000C00

                IF       Heap_Size != 0                      ; Heap is provided
                AREA     HEAP, NOINIT, READWRITE, ALIGN=3
__heap_base
Heap_Mem        SPACE    Heap_Size
__heap_limit
                ENDIF


                PRESERVE8
                THUMB


; Vector Table Mapped to Address 0 at Reset

                AREA     RESET, DATA, READONLY
                EXPORT   __Vectors
                EXPORT   __Vectors_End
                EXPORT   __Vectors_Size

__Vectors       DCD      __initial_sp                        ;     Top of Stack
                DCD      Reset_Handler                       ;     Reset Handler
                DCD      NMI_Handler                         ; -14 NMI Handler
                DCD      HardFault_Handler                   ; -13 Hard Fault Handler
                DCD      MemManage_Handler                   ; -12 MPU Fault Handler
                DCD      BusFault_Handler                    ; -11 Bus Fault Handler
                DCD      UsageFault_Handler                  ; -10 Usage Fault Handler
                DCD      0                                   ;     Reserved
                DCD      0                                   ;     Reserved
                DCD      0                                   ;     Reserved
                DCD      0                                   ;     Reserved
                DCD      SVC_Handler                         ;  -5 SVCall Handler
                DCD      DebugMon_Handler                    ;  -4 Debug Monitor Handler
                DCD      0                                   ;     Reserved
                DCD      PendSV_Handler                      ;  -2 PendSV Handler
                DCD      SysTick_Handler                     ;  -1 SysTick Handler

                ; Interrupts
; ToDo:  Add here the vectors for the device specific external interrupts handler
                DCD      Interrupt0_Handler                  ;   0 Interrupt 0
                DCD      Interrupt1_Handler                  ;   1 Interrupt 1
                DCD      Interrupt2_Handler                  ;   2 Interrupt 2
                DCD      Interrupt3_Handler                  ;   3 Interrupt 3
                DCD      Interrupt4_Handler                  ;   4 Interrupt 4
                DCD      Interrupt5_Handler                  ;   5 Interrupt 5
                DCD      Interrupt6_Handler                  ;   6 Interrupt 6
                DCD      Interrupt7_Handler                  ;   7 Interrupt 7
                DCD      Interrupt8_Handler                  ;   8 Interrupt 8
                DCD      Interrupt9_Handler                  ;   9 Interrupt 9

                SPACE    (214 * 4)                           ; Interrupts 10 .. 224 are left out
__Vectors_End
__Vectors_Size  EQU      __Vectors_End - __Vectors


                AREA     |.text|, CODE, READONLY

; Reset Handler

Reset_Handler   PROC
                EXPORT   Reset_Handler             [WEAK]
                IMPORT   SystemInit
                IMPORT   __main

                LDR      R0, =SystemInit
                BLX      R0
                LDR      R0, =__main
                BX       R0
                ENDP


; Macro to define default exception/interrupt handlers.
; Default handler are weak symbols with an endless loop.
; They can be overwritten by real handlers.
                MACRO
                Set_Default_Handler  $Handler_Name
$Handler_Name   PROC
                EXPORT   $Handler_Name             [WEAK]
                B        .
                ENDP
                MEND


; Default exception/interrupt handler

                Set_Default_Handler  NMI_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  HardFault_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  MemManage_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  BusFault_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  UsageFault_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  SVC_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  DebugMon_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  PendSV_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  SysTick_Handler

                Set_Default_Handler  Interrupt0_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  Interrupt1_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  Interrupt2_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  Interrupt3_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  Interrupt4_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  Interrupt5_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  Interrupt6_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  Interrupt7_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  Interrupt8_Handler
                Set_Default_Handler  Interrupt9_Handler

                ALIGN


; User setup Stack & Heap

                IF       :LNOT::DEF:__MICROLIB
                IMPORT   __use_two_region_memory
                ENDIF

                EXPORT   __stack_limit
                EXPORT   __initial_sp
                IF       Heap_Size != 0                      ; Heap is provided
                EXPORT   __heap_base
                EXPORT   __heap_limit
                ENDIF

                END