topic NXP IDE & Toolchain for LPC2378 in Other NXP Products

NXP IDE & Toolchain for LPC2378

rvg — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 12:25:10 GMT

Hello,

I need help in this domain I am out for decades now. I have a Keil MCB2370 board (along with ULIN2 JTAG) I would like to put to an educative use. However, after 4 weeks of intensive communication with Keil Support we have concluded that it is not possible to activate Keil's MDK in its LICensing context:

* for the original MDK 3 it is no longer possible to obtain LICense

* current versions 5.xx do not provide backwrds support for the legacy boards

* use of older ARM Compiler 5 is prohibited within the available MDK versions

So I am looking for ARM7 IDE and toolchain that can compile and download code for LPC2378 based evaluation board (MCB2300). I have the followinf questions:

* will LPCXpresso ver 8.2.2 work with my MCB2370 board? - if not, which one?

* what does "debug download limit of 256KB" mean for the compiled code size?

* will ULINK2 work with this IDE?

Anything specific I should be aware of?

Thank you in advance,

Re: NXP IDE & Toolchain for LPC2378

ZhangJennie — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 08:45:06 GMT

Hi rvg

Firstly LPC2378 was launched in 2008. It will remains in longevity program until February of 2023 (next month). So we don't recommend it as a new design.

LPCXpresso ver 8.2.2 supports LPC2378.

Please make sure you follow the instructions for free activation at:

https://community.nxp.com/t5/LPCXpresso-IDE-FAQs/Activating-LPCXpresso-Free-Edition/m-p/467947

in particular you need to make sure that you are logged into the NXP web system.

"debug download limit of 256KB" means download obj file limit.

LPCXpresso IDE supports ULINK2.

Have a nice day,

Jun Zhang

Re: NXP IDE & Toolchain for LPC2378

rvg — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:22:12 GMT

Hello Jennie,

Thank you for the prompt response

Some short additional questions.

1. LPCXpresso

It has definitions for the complete LPC2378 preipherials (ADC, DAC, USB, Ethernet, RS232, CAN)? So I can desing simple examples?

2.Free Activation

Can I activate the same download registered on my name on more than 1 PCs? Or need I use different "owner" for every activation? I plan to use the MCB2370 for teching, and will need to move it around several PCs.

Thank you and have a happy and healthy next year

Re: NXP IDE & Toolchain for LPC2378

rvg — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:28:15 GMT

BTW, what is the meaning and use of the two badges I hve earned so far ("raise your hand" and "icebreaker")?

Re: NXP IDE & Toolchain for LPC2378

ZhangJennie — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 15:23:20 GMT

Hi rvg

No, we only have Keil demos. You can download here.

https://www.nxp.com/products/processors-and-microcontrollers/arm-microcontrollers/general-purpose-mcus/lpc2000-arm7/arm7-with-512kb-flash-58-kb-sram-ethernet-usb-2-0-device-can-and-10-bit-adc:LPC2378FBD144

If LPCXPresso IDE, you need to port the code by self.

You can install LPCXpresso IDE on two computers. Follow the same Free Activation steps to activate it, using the same user name.

Have a nice day,

Jun Zhang