Lpc2000

rtstofer wrote:

>--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, Peter Jakacki <peterjak@...> wrote:
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>>Very interesting although the datasheet links aren't working yet. I 
>>can't see any advantage to using it over the LPC2101 even though it 
>>would be more I/O efficient with the Cortex, it still only runs at 
>>20MHz. But I guess with the Cortex core it would be far more suitable 
>>for low-power designs.
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>>Mouser lists the LM3S102-CRN20 in stock for around the $2 mark. They 
>>also have more information about the chip than the manufacturer (at 
>>present). It seems a bit incredible that they claim up to 4x better
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>code 
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>>density than 8051's.
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>>I think I'd better read-up on the Cortex core a bit more.
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>>Thoughts anyone?
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>>*Peter*
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>>Paul Curtis wrote:
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>>>Hi All,
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>>>For those of you thinking about small micros like the 2103, you
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>might be
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>>>interested in this:
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>>>http://www.luminarymicro.com/
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>I just grabbed the datasheets from the site.  I like the form factor;
> t will be much easier to hand solder.  Sure, it has less pins and
>therefore less IO, but it could be a useful part.
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>I do have a hangup with the predatory pricing of the development
>board.  It is interestiing to see how the various manufacturers deal
>with this.  One example is Xilinx and their relationship with
>Digilent; a complete Spartan 3 board with a 1,000,000 gate FPGA with
>all the necessary software (not a demo version) for $149.  Less if you
>want a smaller device.
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I think that a lot of the vendors got nailed where manufacturers were 
simply taking the evaluation boards and incorporating them into their 
products and not bothering to design thier own PCB.  Motorola ran into 
that about 10 years ago when they released their MC68EZ328 EVB for $50, 
it was well below their cost to produce them and simply wanted to ensure 
that engineers could justify purchasing them.  Companies then started to 
order the EVB in thousand lots...

TomW

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