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Re: [lpc2000] Re: Choosing an IDE for the LPC2114

2004-03-15 by Peter Kuhar

I would consider using keil uVision in cooperation with ADS(arm
develper studio) compiler/linker.

/Pero

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Monday, March 15, 2004, 6:20:22 PM, si napisal:
> Hi,

> there have been many ports to support the LPC2000 family already.
> Ashling, Hitech, IAR, Keil, Rowley just to name some of them (in
> alphabetical order). Also the ARM RealView and GHS support the family.
> In my personal opinion, the most important consideration is what you
> used so far rather than the difference in features. If you are a
> migrating 51-customer and you used IAR or Keil and you were satisfied,
> the logical choice is to stay with them. Same is true if you are
> migrating from PIC and used Hitech or from MSP430 / AVR and used IAR,
> stay with them if you like the IDE. Another consideration is what kind
> of debugger / emulator you want to use. If Ashling is your first
> choice, you might also want to use their compiler port (single source
> supply). If Nohau is your favorite, they work closely with Hitech and
> IAR. If Hitex is your favorite, the closest partner is Keil. If you
> use a standard wiggler, Rowley seems to work very reliably.

> The long story short, there are too many combinations to recommend an
> IDE that suits everyone. 

> Some statements have already been made:
> Rowley works nicely with Olimex tools
> Keil has the best simulator (helpful for more than 1 breakpoint in
> flash memory)
> In general dedicated compiler such as GHS, ARM, IAR and the new kid on
> the block Hitech have a little better code-density than a GNU-based
> compiler. Whether that is important for you, you decide. 

> Summary: there are a lot of mature tools on the market and you might
> want to get an evaluation version, compile some code and compare the
> results based on your own code. You will also see the difference in
> look and feel between the tools you will evaluate. A lot of the like /
> dislike is personal taste.

> Hope I did not offend any of our tool partners while still providing
> some useful information ;-)

> Regards, Robert




 
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