Hi All
It is finally ready - a
Beta release for the new
Luminary Micro package!!
It contains
IAR and
Rowley Crossworks GCC projects and its use is detailed in the tutorial:
http://www.utasker.com/docs/LM3Sxxxx/uTaskerV1.3_LM3SXXXX.PDFThere are also new binary files for anyone who would like to load the project directly to their own board - get them from:
http://www.utasker.com/software/software.htmlThese are nice chips to use and the Luminary Micro's evaluation packages contain all that you need to get working with your first Cortex M3 device at attractive prices, so there is nothing standing in your way to give them a try!
Remember that the Cortex M3 delivers about 20% more performance than ARM7 in ARM mode, but runs in space saving Thumb 2 mode - here is a quick comparison between code sizes of the demo project between the LM3S6965 and the NXP LPC2378 compiled in Thumb mode:
LM3S6965 compiled using IAR = 46'500 bytes FLASH; using GCC 51'100 bytes FLASH (Cortex M3 Thumb-2)
LPC2378 compiled using IAR = 48'000 bytes FLASH; using GCC 55'500 bytes FLASH (Thumb mode)New users of the new chips are very welcome! Just send in the application form to receive complete code and join in to help extend the project:
http://www.utasker.com/Licensing/request.htmlRegards
Mark
