Lpc2000

capiman@... wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> has someone the Keil Evalboard MCB2100 ?

Me!

> On the picture on the website i see a small printing "MCB2114", in the
> technical section i see a LPC2129, what is correct ?

The chip on board is an LPC2129, yes.

> I thought i have somewhere read that the eval board contains a
> Ethernet-Controller (CAN is mentioned), but can't find anything on thei
> webseite. Also look on the picture i can't see any chip for it.

Aye. The page used to say that it had a CS8900A on board, but now it 
doesn't say that any more. I emailled them and got back:

"This information was wrong.  The page was at that point in
time not published.  Also it is impossible, since the LPC2129
does not have off-chip BUS so you cannot connect external devices
like a CS8900A to it."

Luckily, I wasn't actually buying it for the CS8900A, but I still feel 
slightly miffed about it. On principle. The page *was* published, in 
that my supplier gave me the URL of it when I was deciding what to buy.

CAN is not Ethernet, but it is a network interface of sorts. There are 
two CAN ports on the thing, inbuilt peripherals of the LPC2129 that 
LPC2106es lack.

> Do i really need a special cable (i think via USB) to load software into the
> flash ? Or can i still do it via serial cable ?

No. I've not got the JTAG programmer myself, I'm going to do it via 
RS232 only. Alas, I've not gotten quite the correct cable (I have a 9 
pin male plug but it doesn't physically fit onto the board since both 
tbe board and my plug have got little hex nut things on both sides of 
the socket, and I can't remove them with a reasonable amount of force), 
so I need to wait until I can go to PC World to start prorgramming it 
for real! As it stands it comes preloaded with a test program that 
flashes the LEDs in sequence, at a rate controlled by the analogue input 
(potentiometer at top left), so I know it works.

It has the reset and ISP-control lines wired up to the serial port, as 
some people mentioned earlier on this thread, I note.

If you visit:

http://www.keil-compiler.de/MCB2100/

...you can download the manual as a .CHM file, which Windows Help will 
display for you.

I'll do a fuller write up when I get time, and make a page on the Wiki 
with my experiences of the board!

> If it doesn't contain a Ethernet-Controller, does someone know of any board
> with one ?
>

I'm tempted to add a CS8900A via the GPIO pins, just because that guy 
said it wasn't possible.

> 
>          Martin
> 

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