CMSIS-SVD Parsers
This repository seeks to provide value to developers targeting ARM
platforms.
It provides parsers that make code generation and tooling based on SVD
easier to build. Most parsers simply parse a provided SVD file and
turn it into a data structure more easily used in that language.
What is CMSIS-SVD
ARM provides the following description of
CMSIS-SVD (System View Description)
The CMSIS System View Description format(CMSIS-SVD) formalizes the
description of the system contained in ARM Cortex-M processor-based
microcontrollers, in particular, the memory-mapped registers of
peripherals. The detail contained in system view descriptions is
comparable to the data in device reference manuals. The information
ranges from high-level functional descriptions of a peripheral all the
way down to the definition and purpose of an individual bit field in a
memory-mapped register.
How Can the CMSIS-SVD Be Used
The generic description of each MCUs CPU and hardware registers is
very valuable when generating code that can be used for talking to
specific target hardware. In fact, much of the code in parts of CMSIS
itself are generated based on the SVD. ARM distributes an executable
that does this transformation (SVDConvert.exe).
The information can also be used for building debug tooling, test
infrastructure, or whatever else.
Contributing
Please feel free to create an issue on Github and/or submit Pull Requests with
proposed changes to the repository. These will be reviewed and pulled in if
deemed appropriate.
License
All the code is licensed under the terms of the Apache License v2.0
(See LICENSE-APACHE).
If you encounter an issue with the content of this repository or have
a question, please do not hesitate to create an issue on Github.