Lpc2000

Robert Adsett wrote:

>At 08:39 AM 5/31/06 +0000, brendanmurphy37 wrote:
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>>If you're looking for an ARM9 or similar with MMU try the Cirrus
>>Logic EP9302 - see http://tinyurl.com/8v9ar or one of the Intel
>>Xscale parts - see http://tinyurl.com/psbfv
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>>Of course, it's debatable wither these are microcontrollers or not,
>>but both have CPU, MMU, (some) memory and a peripheral set on-board.
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>I see what you mean by debatable.  Cute looking devices but I'd want more 
>peripherals, more memory and fewer pins.  It's a step in a good direction 
>though.
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Yeah, I find Cirrus "intriguing", but too complex.  Humongous on-chip 
flash is useless, only for bragging rights, when you consider how easily 
you can slap an SD or miniSD onto the SPI circuit and end up with 
Megabytes of hard storage.

Give me a 64pin package, MMU, ARM7/9 core, with about 2-4Meg of internal 
SRAM, and an SSI port.  NOW(!) we have something to really work with: 
Linux on a chip.

Seems like the vendors cannot think small footprint when they tack on 
the MMU.  They just cannot keep themselves from shoveling in as much as 
possible...  :-/

Someday, one of these ARM vendors is going to "get it".

TomW

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