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ARM White Paper
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ARM's Introduction to the Cortex-M3 Processor

ARM provides a detailed look at the benefits of the Cortex-M3 Processor and provides comparisons to other processors.

insight
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The Future of the Embedded MCU Market

Luminary Micro's own Jean Anne Booth shares her insight into the fragmentation and impending consolidation of the MCU Market. This article was first published in Electronics World magazine and is reproduced here by permission. To subscribe to Electronics World magazine, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Transitiong to Cortex
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Transitioning to Cortex-M3 based MCUs

This white paper the goes into technical detail on the key points of transition your application structure to Cortex-M3 based MCUs, and never having to write assembly code again.

Motor Control
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Motor Control Using a 32-bit Cortex-M3 MCU

This paper covers the the hardware and software details involved in using a Stellaris device for Motor control. Topics covered include PWM and closed loop control, control algorithms, and how to mix motor control with your application.

Gardner White Paper
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32 Bits for a Buck

Scott Gardner takes a long look at Luminary Micro’s ARM-Based MCUs and discovers that system designers with 8- and 16-bit devices now have fewer reasons not to ascend into the 32-bit universe.

Moving to Cortex M-3
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Moving to the ARM® Cortex™-M3 from 8-Bit Applications

Wendell Smith examines the architectures of 8-bit systems and explains why ARM Cortex-M3 is the better MCU at the same price point.