Low cost, readily available ARM development / demo kit

Hi all,

I am looking for a low cost (<$100) demo / development kit so I may
learn more about the ARM processor.

Preferably with a C compiler, a FLASH boot loader and some cool blinky
lights.

I have plenty of experience with other embedded systems (PIC, 68k,
AD218x etc.).

What is the current core anyway ? I have seen ARM6 and I think ARM7,
anything newer ?

Thanks,

Mark.

"Mark Aren" <markaren10@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:a430c59.0406121231.17fc486d@posting.google.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I am looking for a low cost (<$100) demo / development kit so I may
> learn more about the ARM processor.
>
> Preferably with a C compiler, a FLASH boot loader and some cool blinky
> lights.
>
> I have plenty of experience with other embedded systems (PIC, 68k,
> AD218x etc.).
>
> What is the current core anyway ? I have seen ARM6 and I think ARM7,
> anything newer ?

Have a look at the the Philips LPC2106 ARM boards from Olimex:
http://www.olimex.com. They start at $59.95. You can use free GNU tools.
Join the LPC2000 Yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lpc2000/

Leon
-- 
Leon Heller, G1HSM
http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller

>>I have plenty of experience with other embedded systems (PIC, 68k,
>>AD218x etc.).
>>
>>What is the current core anyway ? I have seen ARM6 and I think ARM7,
>>anything newer ?

My calculator has an ARM9 in it :)

Al

Al Borowski <aj.borowski@erasethis.student.qut.edu.au> wrote:
> 
>>>I have plenty of experience with other embedded systems (PIC, 68k,
>>>AD218x etc.).
>>>
>>>What is the current core anyway ? I have seen ARM6 and I think ARM7,
>>>anything newer ?
> 
> My calculator has an ARM9 in it :)
> 
> Al
> 
So does mime, and it only cost me $300. ^_^
For that price it not a bad system.
-- 
Wing Wong.
Webpage: http://wing.ucc.asn.au

the GBA has an ARM7..

"Al Borowski" <aj.borowski@erasethis.student.qut.edu.au> a &#4294967295;crit dans le
message de
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>
> >>I have plenty of experience with other embedded systems (PIC, 68k,
> >>AD218x etc.).
> >>
> >>What is the current core anyway ? I have seen ARM6 and I think ARM7,
> >>anything newer ?
>
> My calculator has an ARM9 in it :)
>
> Al
>

Fred* <tmp@mail.com> wrote:
> the GBA has an ARM7..
Yeah, but dev carts are expensive. $120 for the flash advance carts.
I can dev on my hp49g+ for only the price of the calc. I haven't started
programming it yet, I've got exams at the moment.
-- 
Wing Wong.
Webpage: http://wing.ucc.asn.au

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:35:55 +0000 (UTC), Wing Fong Wong
<wing@tartDONTarus.uSPAMwa.eMEdu.au> wrote:

>Fred* <tmp@mail.com> wrote:
>> the GBA has an ARM7..
>Yeah, but dev carts are expensive. $120 for the flash advance carts.
>I can dev on my hp49g+ for only the price of the calc. I haven't started
>programming it yet, I've got exams at the moment.

All you need is a MultiBoot cable (MB). You can build it yourself :
http://ajo.thinknerd.com/gba/

Full info on GBA programming is available there :
http://www.jharbour.com/gameboy/

Free SDK is available there : http://www.ngine.de/site/index.php

and you can even begin totally for free because there are several GBA
simulator software, so you don't need to buy anything.. ;-)

"Thierry Charlier de Chily" <tcharlier@NOSPAMyahoo.com> a &#4294967295;crit dans le
message de news:jqouc0p6jqa762ur4orb1qm9ajjbhmdm1o@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:35:55 +0000 (UTC), Wing Fong Wong
> <wing@tartDONTarus.uSPAMwa.eMEdu.au> wrote:
>
> >Fred* <tmp@mail.com> wrote:
> >> the GBA has an ARM7..
> >Yeah, but dev carts are expensive. $120 for the flash advance carts.
> >I can dev on my hp49g+ for only the price of the calc. I haven't started
> >programming it yet, I've got exams at the moment.
>
> All you need is a MultiBoot cable (MB). You can build it yourself :
> http://ajo.thinknerd.com/gba/
>
> Full info on GBA programming is available there :
> http://www.jharbour.com/gameboy/
>
> Free SDK is available there : http://www.ngine.de/site/index.php