Cortex‑M7 without hardware part 5: execute

This is Part 5 of my Cortex‑M7 without hardware series. We already have an ELF (Parts 1-3) and understand what it holds (Part 4). Now we finally execute it (what we all came here for) in simulator known as Renode and attach GDB to see that the ELF is running while also demonstrating a couple of classic GDB debugging tricks (printing the loop variable, watchpoints, register/memory inspection). ...

December 22, 2025 · 4 min · Hannupekka Sormunen