Development tools for Mac OSX

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by gus053 on Wed Jan 13 23:56:42 MST 2010
Hi all,

I work in an University where in the last few years almost everybody has bought an Apple computer. We usually work with Microchip PIC's, but your product is much better. Considering that your SDK is based on Eclipse, are you thinking in a develop for Mac computers? I'm sure there is a lot of engineers working in Mac that would appreciate this. We are still working with RS232 development kits under Windows and a change to a USB development kit under OSX would be an incredible improvement.

Thanks a lot.

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by NXP_USA on Thu Mar 10 17:27:58 MST 2011

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Quote: sionix
its unbelievable how a good work could turn in to a piece of junk, why don't you provide linux software?
you've made a great job, but it's useless without linux support.

thanks for ur time

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We provide a linux version of LPCXpresso. It has been available for several months. It is downloadable from www.code-red-tech.com/lpcxpresso.

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by fiosca on Thu Mar 10 08:16:47 MST 2011
I'd like to have a MAC version too!

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by yoko on Wed Mar 02 21:41:14 MST 2011
Mac OSX version please.

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by igorsk on Thu Dec 23 04:33:28 MST 2010

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Quote: gus053
For the moment, Microchip is losing the war closing their market to windows users (mostly thinking that the real programmers use to work everywhere but windows) while you have positioning yourselves in an advantage position allowing Linux users to use your tool too.

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I think you overestimate the importance of the Linux version. It would be interesting to hear what is the percentage of Linux activations compared to Windows, if CodeRed can share that info. I don't expect Linux share to be greater than 10%, if that.

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by gus053 on Wed Dec 22 14:24:26 MST 2010
Hi all,

You have done a nice work porting the tools to Linux. I suppose Mac is the next logic step.

In my opinion, the most interesting Microprocessors Programming Tools are from NXP and Microchip with their new MicroStick development board. For the moment, Microchip is losing the war closing their market to windows users (mostly thinking that the real programmers use to work everywhere but windows) while you have positioning yourselves in an advantage position allowing Linux users to use your tool too.

Great jobs. Mac user are looking for your next steps into multi-platform developments.

Great job again :)

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by rtos on Mon Jun 28 15:55:44 MST 2010
Although not nearly as fun and rewarding as using a bare micro controller, if you want an easy to use NXP LPC chip you could try the mBed at http://www.mbed.org.  It works with Windows, Linix, Mac because it uses a Web Browser to edit, compile and flash your programs.  It does not have a debugger per se.  You need to be creative and use LED, Serial Ports and USB ports to send debug info out of the controller.

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by sionix on Mon Jun 28 14:42:53 MST 2010
its unbelievable how a good work could turn in to a piece of junk, why don't you provide linux software?
you've made a great job, but it's useless without linux support.

thanks for ur time

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by powerpants on Mon Jun 21 10:48:40 MST 2010
yes!!  mac support please!

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by dbrunell on Sun Jun 20 11:51:03 MST 2010
[B]An annual survey released by the Eclipse Foundation, which oversees development of the Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE), shows that 32.7 percent of respondents use Linux as their primary desktop development system, an increase of almost six points from 2009.

You can read the rest here.

Here is another LPC development solution for my Linux friends:
http://www.microbuilder.eu/Projects/LPC1343ReferenceDesign/LPC1343Toolchain.aspx

There is also a library available on the site that allows access to most of the peripherals:
http://www.microbuilder.eu/Projects/LPC1343ReferenceDesign/LPC1343CodeBase.aspx



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[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by EdM on Thu Jun 17 17:53:57 MST 2010
Let me just add another request for Linux support.  I'd much rather spend my time trying out the LPC parts than having to futz around with installing Windows and get it working in a VM.  Having to do that somewhat defeats the purpose of a "quick start" demo board for me.

-Ed

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by Luis Digital on Tue Mar 16 20:35:59 MST 2010
Hello,

I have the tools running on Windows, but my work machine is using Linux, so my vote is for Linux.

Thanks.

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by CodeRedSupport on Mon Mar 15 14:03:02 MST 2010
This is likely a problem with the way Virtualbox formats an output used by an LPCXpresso component. There is a fix for this, so please contact us directly at http://www.code-red-tech.com/contact.php  so we can help resolve the problem.

Regards,

CodeRedSupport

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Quote: mindflood
Please release an OSX version ...
I'm running LPCXpresso in Sun's VirtualBox and noticed something strange, apart from some USB trouble. When I boot into Windows (with bootcamp) and run Xpresso, I can debug a project including stdio.h  (like the "Hello world" example) without problems. If I do the same in the VirtualBox, I get a License error saying: "License restriction: Flash image too large for this license". Why is that? (the version running in the booted windows was the first that I activated - if it has something to do with that)

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[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by mindflood on Mon Mar 15 10:28:15 MST 2010
Please release an OSX version ...
I'm running LPCXpresso in Sun's VirtualBox and noticed something strange, apart from some USB trouble. When I boot into Windows (with bootcamp) and run Xpresso, I can debug a project including stdio.h  (like the "Hello world" example) without problems. If I do the same in the VirtualBox, I get a License error saying: "License restriction: Flash image too large for this license". Why is that? (the version running in the booted windows was the first that I activated - if it has something to do with that)

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by jnd on Tue Mar 09 11:00:19 MST 2010
I'd like Linux version too. I'm Linux user, now I run LPCXpresso in VM which isn't exactly smooth and perfect.

It's a shame that only Windows OS is supported. For comparison the competitor's AVR32 Studio from Atmel (which I used) is available for both Windows and Linux together with the GNU toolchain, free of charge, and I believe unlimited version. Except the debugger part the software packages are very similar, using Eclipse and GNU tools. Like bulmer pointed out, those are available on many platforms so I see no problem there.

Please consider multiplatform release for future.

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by nicolagiacobbe on Tue Mar 09 08:58:29 MST 2010
I  would like to have NXPresso running native under Linux too. Please count another vote.

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by renan on Mon Jan 18 03:19:10 MST 2010
I would like it too.Especially for linux.

Renan

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Content originally posted in LPCWare by bulmer on Sun Jan 17 18:09:27 MST 2010
I'd like to add my vote for non-Windows platform support, without a VM.
I'd like Mac OS X and Linux.

Eclipse is available on many platforms.
The GNU tools are available on most platforms.
There is already DFU and HID support on most platforms.
So it seems like a real shame to restrict the IDE to Windows.

GB

[lpcware]

Content originally posted in LPCWare by CodeRedSupport on Thu Jan 14 01:38:57 MST 2010
There are no current plans to support other operating systems with LPCXpresso. Your request has been noted.

However, LPCXpresso can be used in a VM under MacOSX. In fact one of our team uses it that way himself.

One issue to be aware of when running under a VM is the LPCXpresso board initially appears as a "USB device with DFU  capabilities". It is then booted by loading the firmware, which causes a  disconnect from USB and then a reconnect as a HID device. Some VMs do  not spot this switch, and so you have to manually force the VM to  re-enumerate/reconnect the USB devices. Apart from that we know of no other issues.