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LPCXpresso IDE

This Eclipse-based software development

environment, powered by Code Red, includes

all the tools necessary to develop high-quality

software solutions in less time and with a lower

budget. Along with the latest version of the

industry-standard Eclipse GNU toolchain, the IDE

includes a proprietary, optimized C library, and can

be used to build an executable of any size, with full

code optimization.

LPCXpresso development boards

Our LPCXpresso target boards, jointly developed by NXP, Code Red, and Embedded Artists, include 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 for access to a number 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, including a customer target. The LPCXpresso IDE also works with the Red Probe JTAG

adapter from Code Red.

The JTAG/SWD debugger board, called LPC-Link, is equipped with a 10-pin JTAG header and seamlessly

connects to a target via USB. Cutting the traces between the LPC-Link and the target makes the LPC-Link a

standalone JTAG debugger, so you can connect the LPCXpresso platform to an external target for use with a

wide variety of ARM-based applications.

LPCXpresso support

If you have questions about using an LPCXpresso board, answers are easy to find. We have a dedicated site

for LPCXpresso support (www.nxp.com/lpcxpresso-support), and there are more than 5,000 community

members on the LPCXpresso forum (www.nxp.com/lpcxpresso-forum), ready to share their tips and expertise.

Rapid prototyping with mbed

This remarkable online tool, co-developed by NXP and ARM,

is the only online rapid prototyping tool for ARM products. It

provides a tightly coupled combination of hardware and software,

so it’s a quick, easy way to try out your latest design ideas. New

users can get started in just minutes, and compiling the first

program can take as little as 60 seconds. For more information,

please visit http://mbed.org.

Benefits of mbed

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Get started right away; there’s nothing to install

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Get working fast, using high-level APIs

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Explore, test, and demonstrate your ideas more effectively

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Write clean, compact code that’s easy to modify

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Log in from anywhere, on Windows, Mac, or Linux

The LPC-Link debugger board

The mbed rapid prototyping tool