LPCXpresso & mbed

LPCXpresso is a new, low-cost development toolchain available from NXP. The toolchain supports ARM-based LPC microcontrollers and includes a free Eclipse-based IDE and a low-cost target board combined with a JTAG debugger.

There is also a Prototype board and a Base board that let engineers explore the features of the Cortex-M0 LPC11xx/12xx and the Cortex-M3 LPC1343 and LPC1769 microcontrollers on the LPCXpresso target boards. The Prototype board and Base board can also be used together with mbed.

Designed for simplicity and ease of use, the LPCXpresso provides software engineers a quick and easy way to develop their applications from initial evaluation to final production. The LPCXpresso target board is jointly developed by Embedded Artists, Code Red, and NXP.

Discount
Embedded Artists and Code Red offer LPCXpresso customers valuable discounts. Embedded Artists gives 15 EUR discount on the regular Developer's kits and 7 EUR off the LPCXpresso Base board. Code Red has an offer to upgrade to full-blown suites. For more information see LPCXpresso discount.

  

Watch a 80 second presentation of the LPCXpresso concept!

Selection Guide
In order to help board selection, the table below lists the most important features.

Target processor Core Max core frequency FLASH size RAM size LED connected to pin Special features
LPC1114 Cortex-M0 50MHz 32kB 8kB PIO0_7  
LPC11U14 Cortex-M0 50MHz 32kB 6kB PIO0_7 Has mini-B USB connector
LPC11C24 Cortex-M0 50MHz 32kB 8kB PIO0_7 On-chip CAN tranceiver, but no CAN connector
LPC1227 Cortex-M0 45MHz 128kB 8kB PIO0_7  
LPC1343 Cortex-M3 72MHz 32kB 8kB PIO0_7 Has USB Device interface, but no USB connector
LPC1769 Cortex-M3 120MHz 512kB 64kB PIO0_22 On-board Ethernet MAC, but no Ethernet RJ45 connector