ARMv1 is the first ARM instruction set version. Introduced with the ARM1 on April 26 1985, the ARMv1 defines a 32-bit ISA along with 26-bit addressing space. The ARMv1 was only implemented by the ARM1 and was replaced soon after by the ARM2. Only a few hundred of those chips were ever fabricated.

Overview

The ARMv1 is a simple architecture. Each instruction is 32-bit in size and operates on two 32-bit operands. There is a program counter which is 26 bits in size allowing for an address space of up to 64 MiB of data.

Registers

There are 16 general purpose 32-bit registers. With the exception of register 15, all registers are orthogonal with no specific designated purpose.

Instruction Listing

The ARMv1 is broken down into 8 classes of instruction:

• Movement Instructions
• Load Instructions
• Store Instructions
• Arithmetic Instructions
• Logical Instructions
• Comparison Instructions
• Branch Instructions
• Miscellaneous Instructions

ARMv1 ISA
Mnemonic	Syntax	Description	Action
Movement Instructions
MOV	MOV<cond>{S} Rd, #imm	Move value immed	Rd = immed
MOV	MOV<cond>{S} Rd, Rm, {, <shift>}	Move value	Rd = {shifted Rm}
MVN	MVN<cond>{S} Rd, #imm	Move NOT value immed	Rd = ¬immed
MVN	MVN<cond>{S} Rd, Rm, {, <shift>}	Move NOT value	Rd = ¬{shifted Rm}
Load Instructions
LDM	LDM<cond><type> Rn{!}, <reglist>{^}	Load multiple	addr = Rn for each Rd in {reglist}:      Rd = [addr]      update address based on {type}
LDR	LDR<cond>{B} Rd, [Rn {, #imm}]{!}	Load register immed	Rd = [Rn + imm] If !: Rn = Rn + imm
LDR	LDR<cond>{B} Rd, [Rn, Rm {, <shift>}]{!}	Load register	Rd = [Rn + {shifted Rm}] If !: Rn = Rn + {shifted Rm}]
LDR	LDR<cond>{B}{T} Rd, [Rn], #imm	Load register, post index	Rd = [Rn] Rn = Rn + imm
LDR	LDR<cond>{B}{T} Rd, [Rn], Rm {, <shift>}	Load register, post index	Rd = [Rn] Rn = Rn + {shifted Rm}
Store Instructions
STM	STM<cond><type> Rn{!}, <reglist>{^}	Store multiple	addr = Rn for each Rd in {reglist}:      [addr] = Rd      update address based on {type}
STR	STR<cond>{B} Rd, [Rn {, #imm}]{!}	Store register immed	[Rn + imm] = Rd If !: Rn = Rn + imm
STR	STR<cond>{B} Rd, [Rn, Rm {, <shift>}]{!}	Store register	[Rn + {shifted Rm}] = Rd If !: Rn = Rn + {shifted Rm}]
STR	STR<cond>{B}{T} Rd, [Rn], #imm	Store register, post index	[Rn] = Rd Rn = Rn + imm
STR	STR<cond>{B}{T} Rd, [Rn], Rm {, <shift>}	Store register, post index	[Rn] = Rd Rn = Rn + {shifted Rm}
Arithmetic Instructions
ADC	ADC<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, #imm	Add and carry immed	Rd = Rn + imm + C
ADC	ADC<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Add and carry	Rd = Rn + {shifted Rm} + C
ADD	ADD<cond>S Rd, Rn, #imm	Add immed	Rd = Rn + imm
ADD	ADD<cond>S Rd, Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Add	Rd = Rn + {shifted Rm}
RSB	RSB<cond>S Rd, Rn, #imm	Reverse subtract immed	Rd = imm - Rn
RSB	RSB<cond>S Rd, Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Reverse subtract	Rd = {shifted Rm} - Rn
RSC	RSB<cond>S Rd, Rn, #imm	Reverse subtract with carry immed	Rd = imm - Rn - ¬C
RSC	RSB<cond>S Rd, Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Reverse subtract with carry	Rd = {shifted Rm} - Rn - ¬C
SBC	SBC<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, #imm	Subtract with carry immed	Rd = Rn - imm - ¬C
SBC	SBC<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Subtract with carry	Rd = Rn - {shifted Rm} - ¬C
SUB	SUB<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, #imm	Subtract immed	Rd = Rn - imm
SUB	SUB<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Subtract	Rd = Rn - {shifted Rm}
Logical Instructions
AND	AND<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, #imm	AND immed	Rd = Rn & imm
AND	AND<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	AND	Rd = Rn & {shifted Rm}
BIC	BIC<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, #imm	Bit clear immed	Rd = Rn & ¬imm
BIC	BIC<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Bit clear	Rd = Rn & ¬Rm
EOR	EOR<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, #imm	Exclusive OR immed	Rd = Rn ⊕ imm
EOR	EOR<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Exclusive OR	Rd = Rn ⊕ {shifted Rm}
ORR	ORR<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, #imm	Logical OR immed	Rd = Rn ∥ imm
ORR	ORR<cond>{S} Rd, Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Logical OR	Rd = Rn ∥ {shifted Rm}
Comparison Instructions
CMN	CMN<cond> Rn, #imm	Compare negative immed	CPSR flags set on (Rn + imm)
CMN	CMN<cond> Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Compare negative	CPSR flags set on (Rn + {shifted Rm})
CMP	CMP<cond> Rn, #imm	Compare immed	CPSR flags set on (Rn - imm)
CMP	CMP<cond> Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Compare	CPSR flags set on (Rn - {shifted Rm})
TEQ	TEQ<cond> Rn, #imm	Test equality immed	CPSR flags set on (Rn ⊕ imm)
TEQ	TEQ<cond> Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Test equality	CPSR flags set on (Rn ⊕ {shifted Rm})
TST	TST<cond> Rn, #imm	Test bits immed	CPSR flags set on (Rn & imm)
TST	TST<cond> Rn, Rm{, <shift>}	Test bits	CPSR flags set on (Rn & {shifted Rm})
Branch Instructions
B	B<cond> imm	Branch relative	PC = PC + address
BL	BL<cond> imm	Branch and link relative	LR = RET PC = PC + address
Miscellaneous Instructions
SWI	SWI<cond> imm	Software interrupt	LR = RET Execute SWI vector in supervisor mode