ARM® Cortex®-M and Java™

in the Internet of Things

Asim Chaudhry
Field Applications Engineer, ARM

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ARM’s Mission
Deploy energy-efficient ARM-based technology, wherever computing happens…

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What does ARM do?
ARM designs and licenses processor technology that lies
at the heart of advanced consumer and embedded products

From Sensors to Servers

Embedded Consumer Devices Computing

Microcontrollers

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 ARM Partnership: Building for the Long Term

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ARM-powered SoCs Shipped (Billions)

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Over
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60 Billion Chips
4 Shipped
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1991 2014

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ARM Broad market penetration

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ARM® Cortex® Processors across the Embedded Market

Cortex-A Processors Cortex-R Processors Cortex-M Processors

DSP + MCU

Rich OS RTOS

Highest performance Fast response / real-time control Smallest footprint / lowest power

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ARM Cortex-M: Trusted Choice for Embedded Intelligence

13.1 Bn 4.4 Bn
12 Units shipped to date
10 Units shipped in 2014
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300+ 3500+
Licenses Catalog parts
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2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

† ARM’s Embedded Intelligence Market Share by Volume, 2014. Source: ARM

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Cortex-M processors serving all applications

Energy grid Automotive Environmental Home automation Healthcare Enterprise Retail

Smart city Wearables Farming Identity & tracking VR / AR Building Connected

automation clothing

Robotics Sensor Industrial IoT Smart lighting Smart watch Space

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Introduction to the Cortex-M Family

Cortex-M7
Cortex-M4
Cortex-M3
Cortex-M0+
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CoreMark
Cortex-M0 Blended
Highest per MHz
n°1
15 MCU and DSP Performance
years Energy-Performance
90 µm Highest Balance
Lowest Energy Efficiency
Area

Scalable & Compatible Architecture

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Powerful and scalable instruction set
Floating Point

DSP (SIMD, fast MAC)

Advanced data processing

bit field manipulations

General data processing

I/O control tasks

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Cortex-M3 – Industry Standard 32-bit CPU for microcontrollers
 ARM’s flagship 32-bit energy efficient processor
 Largest ecosystem for software and tools

 Rich, unified Thumb-2 high performance instruction set

 Smallest code size and reduced memory requirements

 Advanced instructions for data manipulation

 Single Cycle Multiply, Hardware Division, Bit Field
Manipulation CoreMark®/MHz
Cortex-M7
 3.34 CoreMark / MHz Cortex-M4
Cortex-M3
Cortex-M0+
Cortex-M0
 Currently supported in Java ME Embedded 8.X
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Cortex-M4 – ARM’s Powerful Digital Signal Controller
 ARM’s 32-bit MCU with powerful DSP capabilities
 SIMD, single-cycle MAC, saturating arithmetic (DSP
extensions)
 Optional floating point unit

 Rich DSP Library available free-of-charge from ARM website

 Highly optimised commonly used DSP functions

 3.40 CoreMark / MHz

CoreMark®/MHz
Cortex-M7
 Also currently supported in Java ME Embedded 8.X Cortex-M4
Cortex-M3
Cortex-M0+
Cortex-M0

0 1 2 3 4 5

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Cortex-M3/M4 Development Boards for Java ME 8.X
Freescale K70F120M Freescale FRDM-K64F STM STM32429I-EVAL

• Kinetis K70 running at 120Mhz • Kinetis K64F running at 120Mhz • STM32F4 running at 180Mhz
• 128K SRAM • 256K SRAM • 256K SRAM
• Up to 1MB Flash • 1MB Flash • 2MB Flash

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Cortex-M7: Built for Performance

 Performance
 Achieving 5 CoreMark/MHz – 2000 CoreMark* in 40LP
 Typical 2x DSP performance of Cortex-M4

 Versatility
 Highly flexible system and memory interfaces
 Designed for functional safety implementations

 Scalability and compatibility

 Enables simple migration from any Cortex-M processor
 Widest third-party tools, RTOS, middleware support
* CoreMark 1.0 : IAR Embedded Workbench v7.30.1 --endian=little --cpu=Cortex-M7 -e -Ohs --use_c++_inline --no_size_constraints / Code in TCM - Data in TCM

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High performance embedded compute now shipping

 Delivering highest performance in a Cortex-M processor

 2.14 DMIPS/MHz, 5.01 CoreMark/MHz

Typical Applications
Cortex-M7
Automotive Factory Automation Camera Drones
Motor Control Sensor Hub Embedded Audio

 Proven and shipping in mass-market silicon

 Supported by ARM’s broad ecosystem: software, tools and RTOS
 Now available

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Cortex-M7 Key Features (1)

 High performance core with DSP capabilities

 Six-stage dual-issue pipeline
 Powerful DSP instructions and SP/DP Floating Point
 Best-in-class core for high-end MCU, or replace MCU+DSP
with Cortex-M7

 Flexible, memory system

 Tightly-coupled memories for real-time determinism
 64-bit AXI AMBA4 memory interface with I-cache and D-cache for efficient
access to external resources
 Build MCU with access to large external memories and
powerful peripherals

16 * SP – Single Precision, DP – Double Precision

Cortex-M7 Key Features (2)

 ARMv7-M architecture
 100% binary forwards compatibility from Cortex-M4
 Key Cortex-M family processor characteristics: Ease of use,
excellent interrupt latency
 Fast interrupt response for real-time systems, reuse code
and system design from existing products to reduce
development costs

 Safety features
 Memory ECC (SEC-DED), MPU, MBIST, lock-step operation, full data trace, safety manual
 Enables entry into safety-critical markets.

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Cortex-M7 Target Applications

High-end
MCU
Automotive  Powerful processor for advanced
audio/visual sensor hub processing

Sensor Hub  Power-efficient local processor for IoT

IoT devices such as an edge router

 Flexible and reliable processor for

industrial and motor control
Industrial
Control

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Enabling Smarter Systems Without the Complexity

2x More performance delivering enhanced functionality

More displays

More motors

Advanced touch sensing

Multiple connectivity options

Enhanced voice controls

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Helping Drive Richer Audio Experiences

2x More performance delivering advanced sound processing

Cortex-M7 7.1 Multi-channel audio support

Dolby
Digital
Plus
(with post
processing) More speaker EQ processing

Cortex-M4 Capacity for decoders

Dolby
Digital

More connectivity options

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Cortex-M7 in Automotive
 Trends and challenges:
 Safety certification mandated in more regions
 Convergence of functionality into fewer MCUs/ASSPs
 Increasing user requirements and expectations

 Typical Applications
 Dashboard in medium-range cars
 Voice recognition
Cortex-M7 Advantages:
(for Multimedia control functions)
 High performance core with fast DSP
 Character recognition (eg Kanji)  Safety features built in and safety
 “Convenience” features manual
 Chassis, electric power steering, “steer-by-wire”  Determinism with high performance
 Automotive audio  Full trace via ETM

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Cortex-M7 in Industrial Control
 Trends and challenges
 High performance control functions
 Safety, reliability and conformance will become
mandatory
 80-90% of cost is software, Cortex-M offers scalability
and protects software investment
Cortex-M7 Advantages:
 Increased DSP performance for control functions
 Typical applications:  Safety features built-in
 Factory Automation  In-order pipeline gives performance with
 Inverters, Servos predictability
 Programmable Logic Controllers  TCMs and low interrupt latency: Interrupt response
within 100ns required
 High-speed comms
 Scalability from Cortex-M3 through Cortex-M7 up to
 Intelligent motor control Cortex-A53

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Cortex-M7 in Sensor Fusion
Biometric
 Trends and challenges
 Increased sophistication of fusion algorithm Environmental
 Increase in number and variety of sensors Cortex-M7
 Image sensors / processing Motion

 Typical applications: Context

 Sensor fusion hubs

 Sensor control and sensor signal fusion
Cortex-M7 Advantages:
Cortex-M0+ Cortex-M7  Increased DSP performance for fusion and
(Sensor (Advanced
Control) Sensor Hub) control operations
 Software support by the top three fusion
algorithm developers
Cortex-M4
(Sensor Hub)
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ARM Cortex-M7: Built for Performance
Highest core performance
 Fast compute for demanding embedded combined with the efficiency of Cortex-M
applications Higher = better
 Six-stage superscalar pipeline with branch Processor CoreMark/MHz
prediction Cortex-M7
 Single and double precision floating point unit Cortex-M4
Core C
 Flexible memory system Core D
 64-bit AXI AMBA4 interconnect 2 3 4 5
 I-cache and D-cache for efficient memory Today’s MCU total CoreMark
operation Cortex-M7 MCU 90nm

Cortex-M4 MCU 90nm

 Ultra-fast responsiveness for control MCU Core C
 12 cycles interrupt latency MCU Core D
 Tightly coupled memories for real-time 200 400 600 800 1000
determinism Source: CoreMark.org, ARM for Cortex-M7

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Cortex-M7: Unlock and Unleash Software Productivity

 Focus on application development

 Exploit optimally tuned range of processors µC

 Utilize richer variety of peripherals

 Harness advanced proven runtime environments

 Spend less time on code optimization

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 Develop and deploy software faster

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IoT: Connecting the Physical and Digital Worlds

Sensors and Devices Wireless Networks Cloud

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 By 2020: explosive growth expected for IoT
Expected number of IoT devices shipped in 2020
54%
6%
CAGR
1.8B CAGR

Smart
2.8B 1.6B City
Smart Mobile Smart 0.6B
58% Home
CAGR IoT Industrial

New ecosystems and business 1.1B 21%

CAGR
models are emerging 43% Auto.
CAGR

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 Wide Range of Devices

Java ME Java SE

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The Big Picture

What?
 ARM mbed Device Platform consisting of:
 mbed OS: free operating system for ARM Cortex-M devices
 mbed Device Server: to connect devices to services

Why?
 To accelerate the pace of IoT by enabling innovators to focus on value-add features
 Pull from silicon and cloud partners for a standards-based software to create IoT solutions

How?
 By providing the necessary building blocks to be able to create standards-based connected IoT solutions
for a broad set of market segments

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 Productivity Security Connectivity Management Efficiency Scalability

End-to-end software solutions for IoT applications

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 mbed Device Server
• Freemium model to enable startups
• Application data and device management
• Growth market access for cloud platforms
mbed Ecosystem and operators
• Partners
• Developers
• Enabled Services
• Enabled Products mbed OS
• Free for use on ARM architecture
• Leading connectivity standards ARM Cortex®-M
• Productivity, minimized costs -based MCU
• Built-in management
• Security

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 mbed progress in 2015

Developers Partners mbed Enabled mbed.com

products sessions

135k >50 >100 4.7M

60k 25 20 2.9M

2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 Aug Aug

YTD YTD YTD 13-14 14-15

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Little Data Enables Big Data

mbed OS mbed Device Server IoT Service or App

IP and Web to the edge

End-to-End Security, Web, Data Objects & Management

Little Data BIG DATA

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mbed OS

Community
Minimize time-to-market Applications
Libraries

C++ APIs

Low-power by design Event Framework Communication Management

Tasks CoAP, HTTP, MQTT, LWM2M

Device Management: TLS, DTLS

Complete security solution Bootstrap, Security, FOTA IPv4, IPv6 6LoWPAN

Crypto & Device Security

CMSIS Drivers
Top connectivity standards
ARM Cortex®-M
Sensors Radio
-based MCU
Built-in device management

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mbed Device Server

Straightforward integration
mbed Device Server API

Periodic connectivity support Directory and Subscription Security, Admin and Multi-tenancy

Device Management and Data Flows - RESTful and Publish/Subscribe

Holistic managed security mbed Device Interface - Open Web Standards

Application Transfer Protocols – CoAP, HTTP, MQTT

Security Protocols – DTLS, TLS

Leading open standards

Lightweight management

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Common OS and Connectivity Across Markets

Smart Cities Smart Home Basic Wearables

Application Application Application

Key connectivity standards with mbed OS

Sub-GHz Zigbee IP-NAN BT Smart Thread BT Smart

Connectivity Connectivity Connectivity

Provisioning Provisioning Provisioning

Security Security Security
OS + Drivers OS + Drivers OS + Drivers

Common foundation with mbed OS

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mbed Platform Roadmap

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Java and mbed

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Scaling Embedded SW with Java and mbed
Goal: drive platform consistency, developer productivity, and software intelligence

 Reduce embedded platform fragmentation and time-to-market

 Enable Java Embedded on a growing range of mbed-enabled devices
 Combine the strengths of the mbed and Java communities and partners

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 135,000+ mbed
developers Device Services

100+ mbed mbed OS

Enabled products

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The new mbed Partner Ecosystem: Join Us!

Cloud
Partner

Modules,
Peripherals
Partner

 Shared vision
 Commitment to openness & standards
Silicon  Enable scale Enable commercial deployment of
Partner  Collaboration IoT devices and services

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ARM at JavaOne

 Come visit the ARM booth # 5616!  Conference Sessions:

1. ‘Accelerating IoT with ARM’
by Vrajesh Bhavsar
 Demo of mbedOS and mbed Device
Tuesday 5:30pm, Hilton Ballroom 7/8/9
Server running on a Nespresso Coffee 2. ‘Project Kona: Java Networking
Machine Technologies for IoT’
by Zach Shelby
Tuesday 7:00pm Hilton Ballroom 7/8/9
3. ‘Data Center Java Developers, Start
Your ARMv8 Engines!’
by Jeff Underhill
Tuesday 11:00am Parc55 – Market Street

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 Thank you – Questions?

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