Datasheet

Glossary

Rounding modes Specify how the exact result of a floating-point operation is rounded to a value which is

representable in the destination format

RPS Reference Peripheral System

RWPI See Read/Write Position Independent.

Saved Program

Status Register

See Program Status Register.

Scatter loading Assigning the address and grouping of code and data sections individually rather than

using single large blocks

Scope The accessibility of a function or variable at a particular point in the application code.

Symbols which have global scope are always accessible. Symbols with local or private

scope are only accessible to code in the same subroutine or object.

Script A file specifying a sequence of debugger commands that you can submit to the

command-line interface using the

obey

command. This saves you from having to enter

the commands individually, and is particularly helpful when you need to issue a

sequence of commands repeatedly.

SDT See Software Development Toolkit.

Semihosting A mechanism whereby the target communicates I/O requests made in the application

code to the host system, rather than attempting to support the I/O itself

Software

Development

Toolkit

Software Development Toolkit (SDT) is an ARM product still supported but superseded

by ARM Developer Suite (ADS)

Source File A file which is processed as part of the image building process. Source files are

associated with images.

SP (Stack Pointer) Integer register R13

SPSR Saved Program Status Register