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Objective: Quickly compile the necessary components to build a bare-metal project (STM32/Cortex-M): startup file, Makefile, linker script, tooling, and workflow.

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1) Startup file

• 1.1 Vector table & Exception model (PM + RM)
• 1.2 Boot configuration (RM)
• 1.3 Memory Map / Memory Organization (RM)
• 1.4 Example startup code (C)

2) Makefile

• Reading Materials
• Purpose
• What does a Makefile typically contain?
• How it will work

3) Linker Script (.ld)

• Targets
• 3.1 Two important blocks
• 3.2 VMA vs LMA
• 3.3 Common sections/regions