Re: ARM LPC22xx development tools

In article <1170878535.599185.5550@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
okalex@xxxxxxxxx says...
Hi folks,

Instead of using a Coldfire core (as I wrote in a previous post), I've
decided to use the NXP (Philips) LPC2210, as it's cheap and has a
large enough memory bus to handle the 4MB SRAM we're going to use. I
now need to decide upon a development kit and software tools. The
dev. board has to have Ethernet capabilities, preferably using an
RTL8019AS, though a CS8900A would be okay, RS-232, on-board flash
(512kB should be enough) and RAM (4MB would be nice, but not
necessary), and all of the useful pins (memory bus, I2C, GPIO) should
be brought out on headers to interface with the other devices in the
system. Does anyone have any recommendations? Preferred vendors?
Which vendors are known for best quality/support?

I used a Phytec phyCORE development board (equipped with an LPC2294) for
development until my LPC2210 board was ready. It can accept up to 8MB
SRAM and 16MB flash, though the "base" board I used has 1MB SRAM and 2MB
flash standard. It is TINY, but brings all signals out to fine-pitch
connectors. I got Phytec's carrier board for the phyCORE, which brings
all the I/O out to standard connectors, and an optional breadboard that
plugs onto the carrier board.

Phytec will sell you the board, or package it with either Keil or IAR
tools. Their documentation of the board is first rate.

http://www.phytec.com/products/sbc/ARM-XScale/phyCORE-ARM7-LPC229x.html

The 2294 is very similar to the 2210, with the primary differences being
CAN support and on-chip flash, so it was pretty simple to port to the
2210 when the time came.

In addition, I'll need to decide upon software development tools.
Would anyone care to chime in regarding their preferred toolset, and
their reasons for that preference?

I use Rowley CrossWorks for ARM, along with the Rowley CrossConnect JTAG
adapter. It is a custom IDE and debugger around the GCC compiler, and I
have found it excellent in all respects, and Rowley support very
responsive. It is also approximately 1/3 the cost of the IAR or Keil
tools.

http://www.rowley.co.uk/arm/index.htm

--Gene
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