Lpc2000

> I don't think I consider the Xilinx WebPack ISE as 'eval' software.
> This is a MAJOR development platform.  Sure, it doesn't have the wiz-
> bang features of some of the more expensive systems but it does a
> wonderful with VHDL.  And, it makes using the devices possible for the
> average hobbyist.

No the Xilinx WebPack is not evaluation software.  I was referring to the
EDK (Microblaze) 'eval'.

> But, there is no way in the world to implement something as
> sophisticated as a modern microcontroller with an FPGA and get it done
> anytime soon.

Microtronix offers Altera based boards that boot Linux.  It's very straight
forward to extend the platform with custom (VHDL/Verilog) periperhals in a
short amount of time.  Altera uses Eclipse and GNU for the Nios-II tool
chain.  The opencores.org Wishbone interface matches very close to the
Nios-II interface.

Anyhow back to the topic of LPCs.

Joel