Lpc2000

Mark,

the new package is still the old existing device inside. There is 
going to be a version for the LPC2106 with all bugs known today 
fixed to be released in second quarter 2006. 

Robert

--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Butcher" <M_J_Butcher@I...> 
wrote:
>
> Hi All
> 
> I have been using the LPC2106 in LQFP48 for some time now. This is 
> also available HVQFN48 now - it wasn't when we started production -
 
> and I want to move to this to reduce height in future products.
> 
> I also want to use the SPI interface but know that there is a bug 
in 
> the chips we have at the present in Master mode (SSEL must be tied 
> high) which is not so back but have never been able to get the 
thing 
> to do anything sensible in slave mode (rx fine but tx 
unpredicatable 
> at the best).
> 
> So the question is this. Is it possible that the SPI bugs will be 
> cured in the new devices (moving to the new housing) or are the 
dies 
> identical and so still with the known restrictions? I would really 
> like to use the SPI as slave (although can live with master mode 
if 
> absolutely necessary).
> 
> I have HVQFN48 samples on the way and am preparing a new PCB for 
> tests - if I could be sure that there is an improvement, I could 
set 
> up the SPI as I would really like it to be on the board. Can 
anyone 
> confirm or must I assume the error?
> 
> Many thanks in advance.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Mark Butcher
> www.mjbc.ch
>