Lpc2000

> Piotr,
>
> they are 1 and 2 because they have been around for many years, because
> they provide low cost tools, had early flash memory and are (at least
> the AVR) good to program.
>

'51, HC08/12, MSP430, TMS370, COP8 and similar  are longer on market and 
most of them (excluded TMS370) have Flash/ISP/IAP/ICSP memory. Which one is 
more popular than AVR/PIC? Look that many manufacturers changed politics and 
now we have lot of free (limited) C compilers, free programmers etc.

> The ARM will be coming up more and more because it is a standard
> supported by many companies with much higerh performance than PIC or
> AVR and similar pricing (for similar memory).
>

Sure, but if tools will be expensive, speed of rising will be small - in 
most "small" applications, not in industry. I don't see any reason for 
paying 100$ or more for simple program for Flash programming via JTAG. This 
is necessary for programming uCs like STR family, OKI ARM family and older 
Atmel AT91.

> Go and find all the "secrets" (e.g. check the ARM website may be you
> will find a JTAG spec),

Complete JTAG spec (with IEEE1532 included) I have (can send if someone 
needs) and know very well. The "secret" is not here, unfortunately.

> then publish them and may be then even in
> Poland ARM can become #1

Hmmm, popularity of ARM is a problem of manufacturers not mine. I'd like to 
develop simple JTAG Flash programmer only.

>
> No offense please, Bob
>

Offense? ;-))
Piotr