2: Programmer’s Model
2-6 EPSON ARM720T CORE CPU MANUAL
2.6.2 The Thumb state register set

The Thumb state register set is a subset of the ARM state set. You have direct access to:

eight general registers, (r0–r7)

•the PC

•a

Stack Pointer

(SP)

register

•a

Link Register

(LR)

•the CPSR.

There are banked SPs, LRs, and

Saved Program Status Registers

(SPSRs) for each privileged

mode. This is shown in Figure 2-4.

Figure 2-4 Register organization in Thumb state

Thumb state general registers and program counter
System and User
r0
r1
r2
r3
r4
r5
r6
r7
SP
LR
PC
CPSR CPSR
SPSR_fiq
CPSR
SPSR_svc
CPSR
SPSR_abt
CPSR
SPSR_irq
CPSR
SPSR_und
Thumb state program status registers
= banked register
FIQ
r0
r1
r2
r3
r4
r5
r6
r7
SP_fiq
LR_fiq
PC
Supervisor
r0
r1
r2
r3
r4
r5
r6
r7
SP_svc
LR_svc
PC
Abort
r0
r1
r2
r3
r4
r5
r6
r7
SP_abt
LR_abt
PC
IRQ
r0
r1
r2
r3
r4
r5
r6
r7
SP_irq
LR_irq
PC
Undefined
r0
r1
r2
r3
r4
r5
r6
r7
SP_und
LR_und
PC