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1.3.4 Cortex-M4 core peripherals
The peripherals are:
Nested vectored interrupt controller 
The nested vectored interrupt controller (NVIC) is an embedded interrupt controller that 
supports low latency interrupt processing.
System control block 
The system control block (SCB) is the programmer’s model interface to the processor. 
It provides system implementation information and system control, including 
configuration, control, and reporting of system exceptions.
System timer 
The system timer (SysTick) is a 24-bit count-down timer. Use this as a Real Time 
Operating System (RTOS) tick timer or as a simple counter.
Memory protection unit 
The Memory protection unit (MPU) improves system reliability by defining the memory 
attributes for different memory regions. It provides up to eight different regions, and an 
optional predefined background region.
Floating-point unit 
The Floating-point unit (FPU) provides IEEE754-compliant operations on single-
precision, 32-bit, floating-point values.