Circuit cellar philips arm7 contest has started

http://www.jandspromotions.com/philips2005/kit.html

all 16/32 bit arm7 chips  60 MHz
from 16KB flash to 512 KB
from 8KB to 64KB sram

lpc21xx no external bus
lpc22xx external bus

http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/markets/mms/products/microcontrollers/product_catalog/16_32bit/index.html


16KB limit for keil compiler, none for gcc (can select which one to use
under options)
www.keil.com/arm

IAR Kickstart edition has a limit of 32KB
http://www.iar.com/Products/?name=KSDKLPC2138


Imagecraft
http://www.imagecraft.com/software/
45 days then 10KB offer an extension if you use it in the contest and chance
to win a license

Cross works (gcc + ide)
http://www.rowley.co.uk/arm/index.htm

plain gnu arm
www.gnuarm.com mac , win or linux + links to resources

or gnu arm
http://www.codesourcery.com/gnu_toolchains/arm.html

gnu arm + eclipse
http://www.newmicros.com/download/appnotes/ARM/TiniARM_Dev_Eclipse.pdf
how to set them up

can make a simple jtag that works from parallel port using a buffer/line
driver chip. few schematics around on the web.

The serial programmer from Philips is easy to use and works well over rs232
http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/files/products/standard/microcontrollers/utilities/lpc2000_flash_utility.zip

http://www.open-research.org.uk/ARMuC/
http://www.keil.com/lpc/lpc2100_overview.asp

boot loader
http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/files/products/standard/microcontrollers/utilities/lpc2000_bl_update.zip

http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/markets/mms/products/microcontrollers/support/index.html

Alex
ps Randy any details or link to the new lpc213x boards ?