LPCXpresso is a low-cost development platform available from NXP. The platform supports the ARM-based LPC13xx microcontrollers and includes a simplified Eclipse-based IDE and a low-cost target board combined with a JTAG debugger. Designed for simplicity and ease of use, the LPCXpresso IDE (powered by Code Red) will provide software engineers a quick and easy way to develop their applications. The LPCXpresso target board is jointly developed by Embedded Artists, Code Red, and NXP. The initial LPCXpresso target board features the LPC1343 with integrated USB 2.0 Full Speed Device. Future board support of other LPC microcontroller products including the Cortex-M0 based LPC11xx is planned. LPCXpresso is an end-to-end solution enabling embedded engineers to develop their applications from initial evaluation to final production.
Key Features:
- NXP´s low-cost development platform for LPC13xx microcontrollers.
- Eclipse-based IDE using a very low-cost target board.
- The target board comes with an integrated JTAG Debugger. No need for a separate debug probe!
- Easy upgrade options to full-blown suites (from Code Red) and hardware kits (from Embedded Artists).
- End-to-end solution for creating applications all the way from evaluation through to production.
IDE
LPCXpresso´s IDE (powered by Code Red) is a highly-integrated software development environment for NXP´s LPC microcontrollers, which includes all the tools necessary to develop high-quality software solutions in a timely and cost effective fashion. LPCXpresso is based on Eclipse with many LPC-specific enhancements. It also features the latest version of the industry standard GNU tool chain with a proprietary optimized C library providing professional quality tools at low cost. The LPCXpresso IDE can build an executable of any size with full code optimization, and it supports a download limit of 128KB after registration.
Development Board
The LPCXpresso target board, jointly developed by
NXP, Code Red, and
Embedded Artists, includes an integrated JTAG debugger, so there´s no need for a separate JTAG debug probe. The target portion of the board can connect to expansion boards to provide a variety of interfaces, and I/O devices. The on-board JTAG debugger provides a high-speed USB to JTAG/SWD interface to the IDE, and it can be connected to other debug targets such as a customer prototype. Users can also use the LPCXpresso IDE with the Red Probe JTAG adapter from Code Red.
LPC-Link
The JTAG/SWD debugger of the LPCXpresso board is called the
"LPC-Link". The LPC-Link is equipped with a 10-pin JTAG header, and it seamlessly connects to the target via USB (the USB interface and other debug features are provided by NXP´s ARM9 based LPC3154 MCU). Cutting the traces between the LPC-link and the target will make the LPC-Link a stand-alone JTAG debugger. This enables the LPCXpresso platform to be connected to an external target and used to develop for a wide variety of NXP´s Cortex-M0, Cortex-M3, and ARM7/9 based applications.
