Lpc2000

--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, Jens Hildebrandt 
<jens.hildebrandt@e...> wrote:
> capiman@t... wrote:
> 
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > perhaps interesting for the one or other developer: There is a 
> > microcontroller (ARM7 based) from ST.
> > Search for STR710 (144 pin) / STR711 (64 pin). They have up to 
256 KB flash, 
> > 64 KB ram, USB, CAN, and other things...
> > Development-Board: STR710-EVAL
> > 
> > Start page:  http://www.stmcu.com/familiesdocs-86.html
> > 
> > I just requested a quote from (German) distributor, let's see if 
it's 
> > affordable...
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> >         Martin 
> > 
> 
> I recently called WBC about that chips and they basically know 
nothing about it 
> except the chip's name - no date for availability, no prices, lead 
times etc. At 
> least that's what they told me. May be, if you are a potential 
> 1-million-chips-a-year customer they possibly could reveal some 
more of their 
> secrets...
> Anyway, I'll keep an eye on that chip family.
> 
> Jens

I had the same problem. If you look at the lifecycle stage they're 
at "introduction" which, as far as I can tell, means no silicon is 
available but they're talking about it. I guess they want to get into 
the whole "ARM is the 8051 of the new millenium" thing.

-- Charles