Lpc2000

Hello, again, Leon!

> A friend of mine and I got a Webpal each, intending to run Linux on them. We
> haven't got round to it yet, though. I spent quite a lot of time clearing
> the holes on the PCB for a header so I can attach an RS-232 interface. I
> made a little PCB with a MAX202 on it.

If you want your FLASH SIM programmed, I'd be glad to.  Sucking the solder
off of the 2x5 header is pretty quick with some desoldering braid and a
hold iron--and you just got a new one. :)

They're nice little boxes because they have VGA, PS/2 mouse/keyboard, and
an IDE connector.  The serial, audio, Composite/S-Video, the IR, and the
smartcard are just gravy. :)  I mean, throw in a 2.5" HD, a larger DRAM
SIM (72 pin), reprogram the FLASH, and you've got a computer.  Sure, 40
MHz isn't much to write home about, but it's a *whole* computer.  It's
faster than anything I owned up until '95 or so, too.  I've got 4 of
them.  Now, if I could find some ISA ethernet cards that work in them,
I'd be a very happy camper.  For the dozens of ISA ethernet cards I 
have, you'd think *one* of them would work in it. 

What are the requirements?  5V only, only I/O space is mapped, and just
IRQ2 is wired?  *sigh*  Maybe it some more cards would work if they
had 12V.  Hmmmm....

I'm thinking of using one of mine for the development platform for my
lpc210x board.  It's simpler when the host and target are the same
platform--no more cross compilers!

Cheers,
David