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Error when compiling start-up file on STM32

I am attempting to provide custom interrupt handlers for my Cortex M3 (reference manual here). ST kindly provides a standard library, which has various startup files all called "startup_stm32f2xx.s". ...
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Microprocessors production processes - step by step. How microchips are made? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Could You recommend books, that describes in most comprehensive ways topics about microprocessors design and manufacturing? I'd like to know, how the microprocessors are ...
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How can I set the condition code in assembly language?

I want test the variable sign. In other words, I want know answer to the whether a variable is positive or negative. How can I write following if-then-else conditions in assembly language ? if X ...
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MIPS (PIC32): branch vs. branch likely

It's been a while since I've looked at the recent Microchip processors & I've been trying to learn a little bit about the PIC32 MIPS instruction set. I noticed there are two sets of branch ...
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PIC assembly code simplify

I need to convert the following PIC assembly code (below) to an 8051 assembly. It is an inline assembly code. Actually, I intend to convert it to C. I am not familiar with the PIC MCU so I do not ...
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How is a two-pass assembler designed? [closed]

What is the algorithm for the first pass and the second pass of an assembler? I have been looking for a description or tutorial but haven't found one. If there are tutorials that explain these ...
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Identify processor type from raw binary code?

Not really related to chips, but hopefully I'll get some directions to follow from here. I got a chunk of code, but I don't know what processor it intended for. Are there tools available that can ...
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How are cpus enumerated/identified/counted by BIOS and other low-level routines?

By what mechanism is a BIOS or a kernel able to "see" (enumerate,identify,whatever term is right) other CPUs in an SMP system? How is the boot CPU able to initialise and then "launch" the second or ...
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Creating 1 hour delay with 89C51 micro controller

I am writing an Assembly Program function for 89C51 which can create one hour delay. I can't use any other micro controller as only 89c51/52 is available locally. So I am stuck here because even when ...
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Assembly Packed Bcd

I was trying to make a subroutine called count that will count the number of occurences of the string ‘hello’ in the 64 KB external memory with 8051 microprocessor. What i wanted to make is that ...
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Creating an ASM file that will return the characters located in 8 consecutive registers

I have to create an ASM file for the PIC18F452 that does the following: (a) define the label MapName as the first of 8 consecutive registers containing a null-terminated string of not more than 7 ...
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Proteus 8051 microcontroller and lcd

I have just started using Proteus 7.7. I needed to build a MDE 8051 TRAINER( http://digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,396,607&Prod=MDE8051 ). However, I could not build any components ...
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MIPS Main Control Logic

In the Patterson & Hennessy book, This is for these 4 instructions, if I need to implement instructions like andi, addi, ori, j, etc, do I add on to this table? Or do I do something else? ...
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MIPS Assembly Memory Addressing “Pseudo Direct Addressing”

Could anyone explain how does Pseudo Direct Addressing work in MIPS? I don't really get how does using the last 4 bits from the PC (Program Counter) fit into the picture? Suppose I want to goto ...
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Thermal adhesive for chip heat sink

I need to glue a small heat sink on top of a DIP transistors array. At the moment I have used this adhesive: http://uk.farnell.com/fischer-elektronik/wlk-5/adhesive-thermal-conductive/dp/1211723 I ...

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