Reply by steve ●July 24, 20062006-07-24
Chris Hills wrote:


> 3180   very new.   Philips are currently redoing all their benchmarks
> for this part.
>


What exactly does that imply? The power consumption levels that were
reported were extremely (that is, unbelievably) low for a processor
with a FPU.
Reply by An Schwob in the USA ●July 23, 20062006-07-23
Isaac Bosompem wrote:

> Chris Hills wrote:
> > In article <mbxvg.35946$1g.32820@newsfe1-win.ntli.net>, Andrew Blackburn
> > <an.blackburn2@ntlworld.com> writes
> > >Can anyone recommend an ARM core based processor that has a floating point
> > >hardware unit?
> > >
> > >thanks
> >
> > 3180   very new.   Philips are currently redoing all their benchmarks
> > for this part.
> >
> > Dev kits are about 1100 USD!!!!!!!
> >
> >
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This eval Kit will be a lot less expensive
http://www.phytec.com/products/sbc/ARM-XScale/phyCORE-ARM9-LPC3180.html

An Schwob.



> 
> Ouch...
> 
> -Isaac
Reply by Isaac Bosompem ●July 20, 20062006-07-20
Chris Hills wrote:

> In article <mbxvg.35946$1g.32820@newsfe1-win.ntli.net>, Andrew Blackburn
> <an.blackburn2@ntlworld.com> writes
> >Can anyone recommend an ARM core based processor that has a floating point
> >hardware unit?
> >
> >thanks
>
> 3180   very new.   Philips are currently redoing all their benchmarks
> for this part.
>
> Dev kits are about 1100 USD!!!!!!!
>
>
> --
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> /\/\/ chris@phaedsys.org      www.phaedsys.org \/\/\
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Ouch...

-Isaac
Reply by Chris Hills ●July 20, 20062006-07-20
In article <jh3vb2hq4nuaqhadqvkh6rve3n7qdei7q7@4ax.com>, Spehro Pefhany
<speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> writes

>On 19 Jul 2006 23:00:34 -0700, the renowned "steve"
><bungalow_steve@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>Andrew Blackburn wrote:
>>> Can anyone recommend an ARM core based processor that has a floating point
>>> hardware unit?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> andrew
>>
>>LPC3180 is the only one I know of.
>>
>>http://www.standardics.philips.com/products/lpc3000/lpc3180/
>
>Somehow the "LPC" (Low Pin Count*) moniker does not seem appropriate
>to a component having in excess of 300 "pins". 
>
>*okay, they've revised it to include Low Power Consumption and Low
>Part Cost, so maybe 2 out of 3.


And Low Part Count
They get lots on one chip so you use fewer chips. 

Originally it was Low Pin Count when the launched the LPC700 and LPC900
ranges

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Reply by Jack Klein ●July 20, 20062006-07-20
On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:08:34 GMT, "Andrew Blackburn"
<an.blackburn2@ntlworld.com> wrote in comp.arch.embedded:


> Can anyone recommend an ARM core based processor that has a floating point 
> hardware unit?
> 
> thanks
> 
> andrew 
> 


You don't say what it is you want besides floating point.  Check out
Freescale's new i.MX31 parts, 533 MHz ARM11 with vector floating
point, if you want performance and lots of peripherals.

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Reply by Spehro Pefhany ●July 20, 20062006-07-20
On 19 Jul 2006 23:00:34 -0700, the renowned "steve"
<bungalow_steve@yahoo.com> wrote:


>
>Andrew Blackburn wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend an ARM core based processor that has a floating point
>> hardware unit?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> andrew
>
>LPC3180 is the only one I know of.
>
>http://www.standardics.philips.com/products/lpc3000/lpc3180/


Somehow the "LPC" (Low Pin Count*) moniker does not seem appropriate
to a component having in excess of 300 "pins". 

*okay, they've revised it to include Low Power Consumption and Low
Part Cost, so maybe 2 out of 3.


Best regards, 
Spehro Pefhany
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Reply by Chris Hills ●July 20, 20062006-07-20
I hope so. 

In article <44bf4d5d$0$1207$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, Joe G (Home)
<joe.g@optusnet.com.au> writes

>The 1st dev kit is $1100 USD  but other kits will follow.
>
>JG
>
>"Chris Hills" <chris@phaedsys.org> wrote in message 
>news:NRJhn8CbZ0vEFACj@phaedsys.demon.co.uk...
>> In article <mbxvg.35946$1g.32820@newsfe1-win.ntli.net>, Andrew Blackburn
>> <an.blackburn2@ntlworld.com> writes
>>>Can anyone recommend an ARM core based processor that has a floating point
>>>hardware unit?
>>>
>>>thanks
>>
>> 3180   very new.   Philips are currently redoing all their benchmarks
>> for this part.
>>
>> Dev kits are about 1100 USD!!!!!!!
>>


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Reply by Joe G (Home) ●July 20, 20062006-07-20
The 1st dev kit is $1100 USD  but other kits will follow.

JG

"Chris Hills" <chris@phaedsys.org> wrote in message 
news:NRJhn8CbZ0vEFACj@phaedsys.demon.co.uk...

> In article <mbxvg.35946$1g.32820@newsfe1-win.ntli.net>, Andrew Blackburn
> <an.blackburn2@ntlworld.com> writes
>>Can anyone recommend an ARM core based processor that has a floating point
>>hardware unit?
>>
>>thanks
>
> 3180   very new.   Philips are currently redoing all their benchmarks
> for this part.
>
> Dev kits are about 1100 USD!!!!!!!
>
>
> -- 
> \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
> \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills  Staffs  England     /\/\/\/\/
> /\/\/ chris@phaedsys.org      www.phaedsys.org \/\/\
> \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
>
>
>
Reply by Chris Hills ●July 20, 20062006-07-20
In article <mbxvg.35946$1g.32820@newsfe1-win.ntli.net>, Andrew Blackburn
<an.blackburn2@ntlworld.com> writes

>Can anyone recommend an ARM core based processor that has a floating point 
>hardware unit?
>
>thanks


3180   very new.   Philips are currently redoing all their benchmarks
for this part. 

Dev kits are about 1100 USD!!!!!!!


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Reply by steve ●July 20, 20062006-07-20
Andrew Blackburn wrote:

> Can anyone recommend an ARM core based processor that has a floating point
> hardware unit?
>
> thanks
>
> andrew


LPC3180 is the only one I know of.

http://www.standardics.philips.com/products/lpc3000/lpc3180/