PSAS/ NodeMicrocontrollerHardware

Evaluation boards and related hardware

  1. Hardware Selection
  2. Candidate microcontroller evaluation boards
    1. Embedded artists
    2. SparkFun
    3. Keil
    4. IAR
    5. HiTex
    6. Olimex
  3. Chosen Eval Board (Olimex)
  4. Part distributors
    1. DigiKey
  5. Worth a look?

Hardware Selection

Of the front-end microcontroller candidates, we've selected the Phillips LPC2148, an ARM7-TDMI with USB.

We are also considering some switching step-down voltage regulators.

A USB hub controller has yet to be selected.

JTAG interfaces under consideration are:

Candidate microcontroller evaluation boards

Embedded artists

http://www.embeddedartists.com/download/pdf/LPC2148_Education_Board_Users_Guide-Version_1.0_Rev_A.pdf

http://www.embeddedartists.com/products/education/edu_base.php

SparkFun

bigger board - $74.95

smaller board - $39.95

Keil

http://www.lpctools.com/browseproducts/Keil-MCB2140-Evaluation-Kit-for-LPC2140-family-(w--LPC2148)-plus-ULINK-JTAG-Debugger.HTML

http://www.lpctools.com/browseproducts/IAR-KS2148-Kickstart-Kit-for-LPC214x-(w--LPC2148).html

http://www.standardics.philips.com/support/boards/mcb2140/~LPC2148/

IAR

http://www.standardics.philips.com/support/boards/kickstart.lpc2148/

HiTex

http://www.hitex.com/products.html?con_arm_evaluation_board_lpc2148.html~content

Olimex

http://www.olimex.com/dev/lpc-h2148.html

Chosen Eval Board (Olimex)

On the Olimex LPC-P2148 page, there's a link to the schematic (in pdf and gif form) and links to two demo software programs (a mouse demo and a button demo). Looks like the firmware loaded on the flash is the "button demo".

Part distributors

DigiKey

Worth a look?

http://www.siwawi.arubi.uni-kl.de/avr_projects/arm_projects/