Raspberry Pi Operating System Assembly Language: Hands-On-Guide

by Bruce Smith

Raspberry Pi Operating System Assembly Language is a fully revised and updated guide to learning to program ARM machine code on your Raspberry Pi. With nothing other than the Raspberry Pi Operating System installed on your Raspberry Pi, this book shows you how to access all the tools that you'll need to create your own machine code programs using assembly language. Ideal for the novice, this book starts from first principles and leads you comfortably on your way to become an accomplished programmer. Providing lucid descriptions, award winning author Bruce Smith keeps things simple and includes plenty of program examples you can try for yourself. Ideas and concepts are introduced in the order required so you should never be left wondering. This book is compatible with all Raspberry PI models including the RPi 4, 400 and 3. Just some of the many features •Practical approach with example programs•GCC assembler and linker•ARM registers and arrangements•Use of Operating System calls•Debugging with GDB•Using libc function calls•Programming the GPIO•Floating Point and Neon co-processors•Thumb CodeExamples are provided that are written using the GCC Compiler running under the Raspberry Pi Operating System, and can be downloaded from the book support website at www.brucesmith.info.What reviewers have said about Bruce's "This book is an excellent introduction to coding in ARM assembler on the Raspberry Pi.""This is the first computer book I have read in bed for pleasure rather than to cure insomnia!'""Great introduction to ARM assembler."

639 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 17, 2021