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Started by dpbevin2k April 25, 2008
At last! An ARM controller with all of the peripherals I need (with
the possible exception of CAN). For the last 18 months I have been in
search of the holy grail when it comes to ARM + peripherals... and it
seems that NXP have finally found it for me.

My research has shown that (previously) ARM9 processors by the likes
of NXP, Cirrus Logic and Atmel all had one key component missing -
such as the VFP or the Ethernet MAC - that forced me to add extra
peripherals to my board. The new LPC3250 means that I can truly have a
SoC!

I'd be keen to see a Users Manual so that I can work out which
peripherals (if any) I would lose because of pin-multiplexing.

The 256Kb of SRAM is a happy medium as far as RAM goes. Personally, I
would have liked to have seen a version with 16 or 32Mb of SDRAM
instead of the SRAM on the chip... but then again, the memory is where
most systems have different requirements.

Now that NXP have cracked the peripherals... when are we going to see
an ARM11 variant that will rival the iMX31??? Note: the iMX31 doesn't
have on-board ethernet, so I'm loathed to use it.

All in all, great work NXP.

I can't wait to give this chip a go :) Hopefully it won't be long
before Phytec release their dev board!

Regards (and thanks to NXP),

David

--- In l..., "nxp_marketing_usa"
wrote:
>
> NXP Semiconductors Introduces Four New 32-Bit ARM9 Microcontrollers
>
> LPC3200 family brings high-performance LCD, Ethernet, and USB On-The-
> Go to the broad NXP ARM portfolio
>
> NXP Semiconductors has announced the expansion of the largest
> portfolio in the ARM7 and ARM9 microcontroller space with the
> introduction of the LPC3200 family. The NXP LPC3200 family is based
> on the popular ARM926EJ processor providing designers with a high-
> performance power efficient microcontroller. The NXP LPC3200
> microcontroller family which consists of the LPC3220, LPC3230,
> LPC3240, and LPC3250 will be displayed at the Embedded Systems
> Conference April 14-18 in San Jose at booth #624.
>
> Designed in 90nm process, the new NXP LPC3200 family combines the
> performance of an ARM926EJ core, a Vector Floating Point (VFP), an
> LCD Controller, an Ethernet MAC, On-The-Go USB, an efficient bus
> matrix, and a large set of standard peripherals. Offering embedded
> designers the ability to reduce on-chip components and maximize
> power savings without sacrificing performance.
>
> Designed for flexibility in applications that require fast,
> simultaneous communications, the LPC3000 combines high-performance,
> low power consumption, and a myriad of peripherals. The features
> include I2C, I2S, SPI, SSP, UARTs, USB, OTG, SD, PWMs, A/D with
> touch-screen interfaces, 10/100 Ethernet MAC, and a 24-bit LCD
> controller that supports STN and TFT panels. The family supports
> DDR, SDR, SRAM, and Flash memory devices and provides the option of
> booting-up from NAND Flash, SPI memory, UART, or SRAM.
>
> The NXP LPC3200 family of microcontrollers will be sampling in April
> with volume shipping in Q3 2008. Pricing for the LPC3200 ranges from
> $6.95 to $8.25 in 10 Ku volumes. Additional information on the NXP
> microcontroller products is available at www.nxp.com/microcontrollers
>

An Engineer's Guide to the LPC2100 Series

My idea of a complete SoC includes program flash.

_____

From: dpbevin2k [mailto:d...@serck-controls.com.au]
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 2:21 PM
To: l...
Subject: [lpc2000] Re: New LPC3200 ARM926 MCUs with Ethernet, LCD, USB

At last! An ARM controller with all of the peripherals I need (with
the possible exception of CAN). For the last 18 months I have been in
search of the holy grail when it comes to ARM + peripherals... and it
seems that NXP have finally found it for me.

My research has shown that (previously) ARM9 processors by the likes
of NXP, Cirrus Logic and Atmel all had one key component missing -
such as the VFP or the Ethernet MAC - that forced me to add extra
peripherals to my board. The new LPC3250 means that I can truly have a
SoC!

I'd be keen to see a Users Manual so that I can work out which
peripherals (if any) I would lose because of pin-multiplexing.

The 256Kb of SRAM is a happy medium as far as RAM goes. Personally, I
would have liked to have seen a version with 16 or 32Mb of SDRAM
instead of the SRAM on the chip... but then again, the memory is where
most systems have different requirements.

Now that NXP have cracked the peripherals... when are we going to see
an ARM11 variant that will rival the iMX31??? Note: the iMX31 doesn't
have on-board ethernet, so I'm loathed to use it.

All in all, great work NXP.

I can't wait to give this chip a go :) Hopefully it won't be long
before Phytec release their dev board!

Regards (and thanks to NXP),

David

--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups .com,
"nxp_marketing_usa"
wrote:
>
> NXP Semiconductors Introduces Four New 32-Bit ARM9 Microcontrollers
>
> LPC3200 family brings high-performance LCD, Ethernet, and USB On-The-
> Go to the broad NXP ARM portfolio
>
> NXP Semiconductors has announced the expansion of the largest
> portfolio in the ARM7T and ARM9T microcontroller space with the
> introduction of the LPC3200 family. The NXP LPC3200 family is based
> on the popular ARM926EJT processor providing designers with a high-
> performance power efficient microcontroller. The NXP LPC3200
> microcontroller family which consists of the LPC3220, LPC3230,
> LPC3240, and LPC3250 will be displayed at the Embedded Systems
> Conference April 14-18 in San Jose at booth #624.
>
> Designed in 90nm process, the new NXP LPC3200 family combines the
> performance of an ARM926EJ core, a Vector Floating Point (VFP), an
> LCD Controller, an Ethernet MAC, On-The-Go USB, an efficient bus
> matrix, and a large set of standard peripherals. Offering embedded
> designers the ability to reduce on-chip components and maximize
> power savings without sacrificing performance.
>
> Designed for flexibility in applications that require fast,
> simultaneous communications, the LPC3000 combines high-performance,
> low power consumption, and a myriad of peripherals. The features
> include I2C, I2S, SPI, SSP, UARTs, USB, OTG, SD, PWMs, A/D with
> touch-screen interfaces, 10/100 Ethernet MAC, and a 24-bit LCD
> controller that supports STN and TFT panels. The family supports
> DDR, SDR, SRAM, and Flash memory devices and provides the option of
> booting-up from NAND Flash, SPI memory, UART, or SRAM.
>
> The NXP LPC3200 family of microcontrollers will be sampling in April
> with volume shipping in Q3 2008. Pricing for the LPC3200 ranges from
> $6.95 to $8.25 in 10 Ku volumes. Additional information on the NXP
> microcontroller products is available at www.nxp.com/microcontrollers
>


You mean like this:
http://www.embedded-computing.com/news/db/?11390

Aint google a marvellous thing!
...Laurie:{)
-----Original Message-----
From: l... [mailto:l...]On Behalf Of
dpbevin2k
Sent: Saturday, 26 April 2008 4:21 AM
To: l...
Subject: [lpc2000] Re: New LPC3200 ARM926 MCUs with Ethernet, LCD, USB
At last! An ARM controller with all of the peripherals I need (with
the possible exception of CAN). For the last 18 months I have been in
search of the holy grail when it comes to ARM + peripherals... and it
seems that NXP have finally found it for me.

My research has shown that (previously) ARM9 processors by the likes
of NXP, Cirrus Logic and Atmel all had one key component missing -
such as the VFP or the Ethernet MAC - that forced me to add extra
peripherals to my board. The new LPC3250 means that I can truly have a
SoC!

I'd be keen to see a Users Manual so that I can work out which
peripherals (if any) I would lose because of pin-multiplexing.

The 256Kb of SRAM is a happy medium as far as RAM goes. Personally, I
would have liked to have seen a version with 16 or 32Mb of SDRAM
instead of the SRAM on the chip... but then again, the memory is where
most systems have different requirements.

Now that NXP have cracked the peripherals... when are we going to see
an ARM11 variant that will rival the iMX31??? Note: the iMX31 doesn't
have on-board ethernet, so I'm loathed to use it.

All in all, great work NXP.

I can't wait to give this chip a go :) Hopefully it won't be long
before Phytec release their dev board!

Regards (and thanks to NXP),

David

--- In l..., "nxp_marketing_usa"
wrote:
>
> NXP Semiconductors Introduces Four New 32-Bit ARM9 Microcontrollers
>
> LPC3200 family brings high-performance LCD, Ethernet, and USB On-The-
> Go to the broad NXP ARM portfolio
>
> NXP Semiconductors has announced the expansion of the largest
> portfolio in the ARM7 and ARM9 microcontroller space with the
> introduction of the LPC3200 family. The NXP LPC3200 family is based
> on the popular ARM926EJ processor providing designers with a high-
> performance power efficient microcontroller. The NXP LPC3200
> microcontroller family which consists of the LPC3220, LPC3230,
> LPC3240, and LPC3250 will be displayed at the Embedded Systems
> Conference April 14-18 in San Jose at booth #624.
>
> Designed in 90nm process, the new NXP LPC3200 family combines the
> performance of an ARM926EJ core, a Vector Floating Point (VFP), an
> LCD Controller, an Ethernet MAC, On-The-Go USB, an efficient bus
> matrix, and a large set of standard peripherals. Offering embedded
> designers the ability to reduce on-chip components and maximize
> power savings without sacrificing performance.
>
> Designed for flexibility in applications that require fast,
> simultaneous communications, the LPC3000 combines high-performance,
> low power consumption, and a myriad of peripherals. The features
> include I2C, I2S, SPI, SSP, UARTs, USB, OTG, SD, PWMs, A/D with
> touch-screen interfaces, 10/100 Ethernet MAC, and a 24-bit LCD
> controller that supports STN and TFT panels. The family supports
> DDR, SDR, SRAM, and Flash memory devices and provides the option of
> booting-up from NAND Flash, SPI memory, UART, or SRAM.
>
> The NXP LPC3200 family of microcontrollers will be sampling in April
> with volume shipping in Q3 2008. Pricing for the LPC3200 ranges from
> $6.95 to $8.25 in 10 Ku volumes. Additional information on the NXP
> microcontroller products is available at www.nxp.com/microcontrollers
>