How do I get started with ARM? Which job prospect is good?

If you work hard, you can be fast, and you have good prospects for strength!

1. The development of Linux operating system based on ARM chips, which is the simplest of all ARM development. Since the reference materials are complete, novices generally start here. In the Linux environment, you don't need to know ARM, as long as you are proficient in the C language and understand the Linux system programming interface.

Generally, college students can learn as long as they have a one-year internship opportunity.

2. To really learn the software programming of ARM chips, it mainly refers to learning the ARM processor instruction set. At present, there are multiple series of ARM processors, such as ARM7, ARM9, ARM11, Cortax-A8 and so on. More advanced ARM processors have also had an extended instruction system.

If you throw away the ARM assembly language and just use C language programming, then you are not proficient in ARM software programming, at most you are proficient in C language programming. If you want to be proficient in ARM assembly programming, it is not an easy task. First of all, you should at least understand what the assembly instructions are different for each different ARM chip.

Depending on the software functional requirements, if a specific assembly language is used to optimize the software speed. For example, how does a software that decodes JPEG** optimize its decoding algorithm for ARM9E chips and ARM11 chips? To solve this problem, at least you need to know how to decode jpeg**.

In addition, if a software wants to decode *** audio, then how can it be optimized? You must at least know how to decode ***, right? The main task of learning ARM software programming is to optimize existing algorithms with ARM chips.

Otherwise, there is no need to learn ARM programming specifically.

It doesn't matter if you haven't learned single-chip microcomputer, as long as you are familiar with the principle of microcomputer, you must have a deep understanding of basic computer knowledge, understand basic knowledge such as addressing, coding, registers, etc., and have an in-depth understanding of digital circuits. It is recommended that you take two courses: "Principles of Microcomputer" and "Digital Electronic Technology". If you have learned it, you can learn ARM directly.

Sometimes there is a misunderstanding that you must first learn a single-chip microcomputer to learn arm. Personally, I don't think it's necessary. For example, if you want to learn German, if you have studied English before, you must learn it quickly (German and English belong to the same English language family), but you can learn German directly if you have not studied English.

This is the same as the relationship between MCU and ARM. I haven't learned a single-chip microcomputer, I haven't developed it at all, and now Arm is still learning very well. As long as you know a lot about the above two courses, you can do it.

It is recommended that you buy a board with integrated flash, such as ATMEL's AT91SAM7S256, LPC2103 and other development boards, which are not expensive, generally around 300 yuan. LPC's development board Zhou Ligong has the most complete information, and of course, it is also the most expensive. However, because Zhou Ligong's information is too complete, I personally feel that it is suitable for the company to do projects, and it is too complete for beginners, so I am reluctant to use my brain.

So it is still recommended that you buy any one, ** is not high, and you can still learn something. There are a lot of similar ones to go to.

Beginner ARM, you must have an in-depth understanding of the bottom layer, and you must understand every line of the startup, which may be very slow at the beginning and a headache, but once it is clear, it will be easy later. Happy studying

It is recommended to go to a professional ** to consult.