CORTEX M0

Nuvoton Direct – development kit discounts and two new ARM kits

Huge discounts on development kits by Nuvoton (https://www.nuvoton.com/) via Nuvoton Direct (https://direct.nuvoton.com).

The Nuc140V (connectivity series Cortex) board with LCD display, 9-pin UART and Voice Codec and has a 40% discount now https://direct.nuvoton.com/en/learning-board-of-nuc140-series

The 8051 based bundle offer at 50% (100pcs N76E003AT20 + devboard + Nu-link) is back again and you can find the Cortex-M4 bundle (100pcs M451MLG6AE + NuTiny-M451V + Nu-Link Pro ) https://direct.nuvoton.com/en/-m451-big-bundle- and that’s fabulous!

Under the IoT Solution > IoT Platform stays the Mbed Enabled Development Kit series which is expanded with two new boards, both with the detachable, upgraded and offline programming enabled Nu-Link2-Me interface:

NuMaker-M031TB (on preorder) https://direct.nuvoton.com/en/numaker-m031tb-pre-order
NuMaker-M032SE https://direct.nuvoton.com/en/numaker-m032se

Useful Links:

Nu-Link-Me dual voltage settings (3v3 or 5v) – sure, you can add a switch or a solder-ball “case switch”: https://www.nuvoton.com/hq/support/faq/049b205d-2349-11e8-9221-4511a3410ebb/?__locale=en
Nu-Link-Me virtual COM Port settings – the driver can be found in the NuMicro_ISP_Programming_Tool zip file: https://www.nuvoton.com/hq/support/faq/b5f2aeb6-4cb9-11e6-987b-4511a3410ebb/?__locale=en
The COM Port switch also may lead to some code modifications, a good article here: http://www.nuvoton.com/hq/support/faq/73482dbb-f222-11e8-a156-4511a3410ebb/?__locale=en

KEIL and Nuvoton are also presenting a fantastic offer: Free MDK version limited to Cortex-M0 and M23

Request here: http://www.keil.com/nuvoton

Nuvoton NT-M0564V Development Board

Testing the Nuvoton NuTiny-SDK-M0564 – development tool for the M0564 series microcontroller.

The M0564VG4AE is a Cortex-M0 microcontroller which can run at up to 72MHz, features 85 I/O pins, 256 KB Flash, 20 KB SRAM, 4KB ISP ROM and 2 KB SPROM(Security Protection ROM).

The 161 pages datasheet can be downloaded from here: http://www.nuvoton.com/resource-files/DS_M0564_Series_EN_Rev1.00.pdf

The whole Development Package can be downloaded from http://nuvoton.com/NuMicroDVD/

The archive contains some useful AppNotes, drivers for Keil and IAR, CooCox BSP, Datasheets and some useful stand-alone programs like ClockConfigure Tool, NuMicro PLL Generator Tool.

The next steps are: install and configure Keil, add packs, CMSIS… etc.

For Arduino Fans there is a NuMaker Uno Board based on NUC131 – another Cortex M0 ARM – https://direct.nuvoton.com/it/numaker-uno

The amazing small board – NXP LPC800 by NGX

The amazing small board – NXP LPC800

LPC800 series develeopment tool

I just get my hands on this board courtesy of Element14.

It’s amazing. Simple and efficient.

The small pin number is compensated in a great way: The Switch Matrix – it connects 6 pins to any available internal module.

Of course, programming can be done in bootloader mode, where every pin is reassigned according to the original layout.

LPC810 features:

ARM Cortex-M0+
Switch matrix for flexible configuration of each I/O pin function
2 USART interfaces, 1 SPI controller and 1 I²C-bus, with pin functions assigned through the switch matrix
Self Wake-up Timer (WKT) clocked from either the IRC or a low-power, low-frequency internal oscillator
CRC engine
Boot ROM API support: boot loader, USART and I²C drivers in ROM, power profiles, Flash In-Application Programming (IAP) and In-System Programming (ISP)

The debugging options supported are SWD (10 pin connector), JTAG boundary scan and Micro Trace Buffer (MTB).

The quickest/cheapest programming method is via ~~spi~~^*ISP (6 pin connector) with a USB/Serial cable.

Links:

NXP LPC800 mini: http://lpcware.com/lpc800-mini-kit

Schematic: http://lpcware.com/system/files/LPC800%20mini%20board%20Rev%20AR2_0.pdf

NGX Tech: http://ngxtech.com/

Some NGX JTAG Probes: http://shop.ngxtechnologies.com/index.php?currency=EUR&cPath=26&sort=2a

Element14 Community: http://www.element14.com

Recorded Elektor Academy Webinar: http://www.element14.com/community/videos/8356/l/elektor-academy–lpc800-arm-simplicity–twist-your-arm

LPCXpresso Community: http://knowledgebase.nxp.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4

Code Red (actually owned by NXP): http://www.code-red-tech.com/

IAR EW for ARM: http://www.iar.com/en/Products/IAR-Embedded-Workbench/ARM/

KEIL MDK ARM: http://www.keil.com/arm/mdk.asp

Some MBED resources: https://ioclk.com/mbed-arm-rapid-prototyping-tool/

Switch Matrix Tool (Java): http://www.lpcnow.com/articles/84558/lpc800-switch-matrix-making-life-easier-one-pin-at/

a note by user mio @ MBED.org: http://mbed.org/users/mio/notebook/lpc800-mini-boards-p1-to-p44/

arm.com blog page: http://blogs.arm.com/embedded/868-the-un%E2%80%99nxp%E2%80%99ected-lpc800/

article about the LPC800 with some Switch Matrix work: http://www.microcontrollercentral.com/author.asp?section_id=1758&doc_id=255764

^*error corrected! thanks to nathael

mbed – ARM Rapid Prototyping Tool

The mbed Comes in two flavors: CortexM3(NXP LPC1768) and CortexM0(NXP LPC11U24).

Here is the LPC1768 version, a 2×20 pin /2,54mm DIP board easy to use with breadboards.

1 ethernet port
3 serial ports (Rx/Tx)
2 SPI ports
2 I2C ports
6 Analog INs or 5 Analog INs + 1 Analog Out
1 CAN Port
6 PWM out
1 USB port (D+, D-) and the main USB-mini Port as a serial terminal
4 blue LEDs

Connected to USB shows up a 2MB FAT-FS storage with a preloaded web page which connects and autenthicates the user to the mbed.org website where resides the Free Online C Compiler and all other help pages, manuals, code examples, community contributed programs and libraries.

Loading a program is simple as drag-and-drop, you only need to drop the binary file on the MBED drive and the MBED Interface does all the programming after a board reset.

Some hints:

MBED Serial Port in Windows: http://mbed.org/handbook/Windows-serial-configuration
Handbook: http://mbed.org/handbook/Homepage
Unbrick instructions: http://mbed.org/cookbook/Unbricking
MCU User Manuals:
- LPC1768 – datasheet and user manual
- LPC11U24 – datasheet and user manual
Local toolchain usage:
- YAGARTO EABI GNU Toolkit and Tools for Windows – download and HOWTO
- CodeSourcery(Mentor) G++ Lite ARM EABI on RHEL download link
- CooCox ARM Cortex Development Tools http://www.coocox.org
- GNU ARM Eclipse Plug-in
- CMSIS
- The SR2 Eclipse Helios for C/C++
(Maybe) Useful Hardware:
- The CoolComponents Workshop Development Board which features a Ethernet MagJack with LEDs, a mini SD slot, USB A and B sockets.
- Embedded Artists LPCXpresso board can be used with MBED
- The Code Red – Red Probe Plus: http://www.code-red-tech.com/red-probe-plus.php

STM32 F0 European Seminars

ARM^® and ST Free European seminar series on the new STM32 F0 MCU series, between 22 May and 5 July 2012.

Attend this FREE seminar and walk away with in-depth technical knowledge of the STM32 F0 series and a FREE STM32 F0 Discovery Kit!

http://www.st.com/internet/com/Learning/stm32f0_europe_seminars.jsp?WT.ac=enews_may12_stm32f0_eur_seminars

Technical Documentation and Software ST page or direct links:

DATA BRIEF

APPLICATION NOTES

LICENSE AGREEMENTS

USER MANUALS: UM AND Getting Started

FIRMWARE

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