Lpc2000

> Just doing a "1-month later" check on tools used with the LPC210X.
> Before, I got positive feedback about Ashling and Nohau, and some nice
> words about Leon Heller's board as well as Rowley Associates.  Since the
> group has grown, experiences have grown, and because it really looks
> like I've got to do this, I'm asking again..
> 
> 1. What are the GNU-based tools that developers use with the LPC210X,
> and how do they compare?

Uhh, ftp ftp.gnu.org is my favorite... :)

> 2. (slightly OT) Does anyone use these same tools with other ARM parts
> -- namely, the Sharp LH75410 and the Atmel AT91RM9200.  Are the tools
> plug'n'play across all ARM7/9 cores or is there more to it than that?

The core of the Gameboy Advance is an ARM7TDMI, so the developers of that
often use the GNU tool chain.  They have quite an active yahoo group
called gbadev.  One of the tool packages that seems popular for them is
the Devkit Advance which, IIRC, is a windows IDE using the GNU tool chain.
I've never used it.  I'm still looking for a cheap way to cable the GBA
to a PC.  Well, that and every time I get the thing out to develop on, I
end up playing PokeMon, again....  Both my wife and I are hooked on it
and there's supposed to be a new one coming out in March/April.  I guess
I had better get my projects finished by then.... *sigh*

I use the GNU tool chain for development on my Webpal--which is a Cirrus
CL-PS7500FE.  It's an ARM 710C core with an FPU.  I can't find a datasheet
on the 710C core at ARM, but there are plenty of coppies of the datasheet
from Cirrus available.  Mine is now self hosting.  It was a great day
to build GCC targeted for ARM and *not* be building it as a cross compiler!
Too bad there seems to be no support for hardware floating point under
Linux.

Speaking of gcc, has anyone any comments to make on the new DFA pipeline
scheduler that went into 3.4?  Any timing changes?

Cheers,
David