Lpc2000

--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, Robert Adsett <subscriptions@...> wrote:

> >It would be a win-win for both Philips and LPC community if Philips
would:
> >
> >a)  open a channel to acknowledge bugs as and when they are reported;
> >b)  provide information as to what versions and parts these apply
to; and
> >c)  indicate when they plan to fix them and how users can check
this out;
> 
> Agreed, although to be fair to Philips they are far from unique in
this regard.

I am not sure.  I do not know of any other manufacturer offering
security using similar methods.

Set aside security for the moment.  Suppose the boot loader upgrade
process failed and one ended up with 2000 parts all assembled and in
perfect working order except for startup code that disables JTAG and
then loops in bad code without any means of invoking ISP.

The design of piece of hardware that can be destroyed in this manner
says a lot.

Jaya