Lpc2000

dkesterline wrote:

>To CAN or not to CAN is an important detail, but I'm still trying to 
>get a big picture here, so let's change the question a little. 
>Given your experiance with ARM7 development and some background on 
>what I'm looking to do, what's your recomndations for a development 
>board, programmer and software toolchain.
>
>Budget isn't the primary limitation but I don't think I can justify 
>$5K for an ICE.
>
>I've seen the Olimex stuff - looks good (and I've used other Olimex 
>stuff before)
>It looks like the IAR KickStart Kit for LPC2129 actualy uses the 
>Olimex board, but a USB programmer - that's a plus
>
>Looking at the offerings from LPCtools.com I see boards from Embedded 
>Artists, Kiel, Embest, Olimex and some high end stuff from Ashling.
>
>I'm sure all of them work - otherwise they couldn't sell them. But 
>which is most popular and has the most example code.
>
>  
>
It all depends on your level of expertise, comfort, and operating 
system.  I've been running Linux as my primary o/s for 6 years now.  I 
program code, that is all I do with a computer, write code.  So, Linux 
has the tools for me to build code quickly (perl, grep, etc.).  When it 
came time for a dev environ for LPC2000, I naturally chose binutils, 
gcc, and insight.  These are tools I have used for years and am quite 
comfortable with.  After all, they build beowulf clusters with these 
tools...  I built my own dev tools from source: 
http://www.openhardware.net/?title=ARM%20Thumb%20tools%20for%20LPC2000&dir=ArmTools&file=ThumbToolchain.html

For the JTAG I chose the Abatron BDI2000.  My experience with wigglers 
has been such that I needed something more reliable, and portable.  The 
Abatron BDI2000 is operating system agnostic, I use it on Linux and 
recommend it's use to a client running Win2K.  The unit is not cheap, 
but quality never is: USD $2700.

However, if you need the comfort of someone to yell at, then choose one 
of the other off-the-shelf solutions.

Regards,

TomW


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