Lpc2000

On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 05:36:39AM +1100, microbit wrote:
> Hi Bill (Wiese),
> 
> > You do have to know that the LPC21xx parts are intended as low-cost
> > microcontrollers - that is, 32-bit successors to 8051-like devices.
> > They're not positioned as ARM "system chips" like other ARM devices.
> > In the grand scheme of things the ARM CPU core itself prob doesn't take
> > much more die space than an 8051 core. The flash (charge pumps) and RAM
> > will take more area, so the ARM core is a cheap way of selling more
> > silicon ;)
> 
> I read your post with great interest, and as you can tell I'm quite new to
> ARM.
> It seems sign of the times is that we can expect single chip RF ICs with MCU
> on-board to run ARM rather than the 8051 sooner than later, so I really need
> to get in on the game :-)
> 
> I found thsi interesting article here :
> http://www.heyrick.co.uk/assembler/history.html
> 
> I had no idea ARM came from Acorn ?

<nostalgia>
I remember when I was lucky to have an ARM2 in my Acorn A3000!
(those where the days, a man, his machine, and only a copy of BBC
BASIC Assemler for company)
</nostalgia>

I'm sure there must be others on here who've been working with ARM at least
as long?

-- 
Ben

Q:      What's a light-year?
A:      One-third less calories than a regular year.