The LPC2880/2888 are an ARM7-based microcontroller for portable applications requiring low power and high performance. It includes a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed device interface, an external memory interface that can interface to SDRAM and flash, an SD/MMC memory card interface, A/D and D/A converters, and serial interfaces including UART, I2C-bus, and I2S-bus. Architectural enhancements like multi-channel DMA, processor cache, simultaneous operations on multiple internal buses, and flexible clock generation help ensure that the LPC2880/LPC2888 can handle more demanding applications than many competing devices. The chip can be powered from a single battery, from the USB, or from regulated 1.8 V and 3.3 V.

Key features

• ARM7TDMI processor with 8 kB cache, operating at up to 60 MHz
• 1 MB on-chip flash program memory with 128-bit access for high performance
• 64 kB SRAM
• Boot ROM allows execution of flash code, external code, or flash programming via USB
• On-chip DC-to-DC converter can generate all required voltages from a single battery or from USB power
• Multiple internal buses allow simultaneous simple DMA, USB DMA, and program execution from on-chip flash without contention
• External memory controller supports flash, SRAM, ROM, and SDRAM
• Advanced Vectored Interrupt Controller, supporting up to 30 vectored interrupts
• Innovative Event Router allows interrupt, power-up, and clock-start capabilities from up to 107 sources
• Multi-channel GP DMA controller that can be used with most on-chip peripherals as well as for memory-to-memory transfers
• Serial interfaces:
  • Hi-Speed USB 2.0 device (480 Mbit/s or 12 Mbit/s) with on-chip physical layer
  • UART with fractional baud rate generation, flow control, IrDA support, and FIFOs
  • I2C-bus interface
  • I2S-bus (Inter IC Sound bus) interface for independent stereo digital audio input and output
• SD/MMC memory card interface
• 10-bit A/D converter with 5-channel input multiplexing
• 16-bit stereo A/D and D/A converters with amplification and gain control
• Advanced clock generation and power control reduce power consumption
• Two 32-bit timers with selectable prescalers
• 8-bit/4-bit LCD interface bus
• Real Time Clock can be clocked by 32 kHz oscillator or another source
• Watchdog Timer with interrupt and/or reset capabilities.