Lpc2000

As a commercial vendor, I am less interested in Open Source tools but I can 
wholeheartedly agree about low cost tools.  One "weakness" of our $199 ARM 
compiler is that there was no corresponding low cost flash programmer 
tools. I went around pitching to different vendors for licensing their 
technology. I told them that I don't need fancy stuff, just a simple way to 
burn as many different types of flash as possible. It's amazing the kind of 
deafening silence I get (I guess I am not much of a salesman). In the end, 
we did find someone and we are now shipping a PAR JTAG w/ Windows flash 
downloader for $175. More than I would like but still cheaper than other 
solutions. I am negotiating with another very famous JTAG maker to see if I 
can convince them for a lower cost (~$400-$500 *ouch I know* but it will be 
USB) solution.

At 12:53 PM 11/4/2005, Piotr Zbysinski - EP\(H\) wrote:
>...
>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.
>

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