Learning Cortex M3 ARM with LPCXpresso development board

LPCXpresso LPC1769 (right) juxtaposed with the LPC2294 from Olimex modules (left)

One quick way to learn ARM Cortex M3 is to use LPCXpresso  board. This board is the result of collaboration between NXP as an ARM microprocessor manufacturers,CodeRed as a manufacturer of compiler and Embedded Artist as a development board manufacturers.

The advantages of this product that I feel:

• Can be directly used
• Pins available to connect to peripherals that we want
• If you want to use a larger development board and complete, can buy the base board from Embedded Artist
• Existing JTAG
• Compiler is free of CodeRed can make application to the size of 128k. Is larger than the free software from Keil / IAR
• There is already ported FreeRTOS for LPCXPresso. It's very easy to try RTOS (Real Time Operating System)
• LPCXpresso modules available for the class M0 and Cortex Cortex M3
• Existing ethernet chip, plus live ethernet connector.
• The price is pretty cheap, € 20