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Over the last few weeks I have been responding to Robbie King's questions about reference design issues (See Patching functions and libraries and USB line termination in mbed LPC11U24). Robbie is turning his mbed NXP LPC11U24 design into a PCB level design, and so wanted to make sure he was building the right thing. It occurred to me that there are probably lots of other mbed users making custom PCBs to take their prototypes to the next level, but we don't often hear about it.
For custom PCB prototypes I have been using Seeedstudio Fusion PCB Service. The one shown here is an LPC11U24 breakout for testing the mass storage boot loader. At 5cm x 5cm, it only cost $9.90 for 10-off, and as I wasn't in a hurry (I have plenty other things to do here at mbed HQ!) the $3 delivery option was fine. The whole thing was $14 delivered.
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ERIC the robotic dog
If you missed Martin Smith's post in the forum about E.R.I.C the robot dog, you might just want to take a look at this:
It is an awesome project, not just because of the finished product, but because the wide range of skills showcased. These range from embedded software development and debug, to the very theoretical/mathematical pursuit of image processing algorithms, to the mechanical aspects of the design with the AX-12 servos, and of course CAD/CAM design, leading up to milling things out of aluminium!
New Question and Answers area in beta
Asking other mbed users a question, answering those questions and being able to learn from previous questions should be getting easier. We've just released a beta of our new Question and Answer area.
mbed application board - First preproduction boards
The first samples of the mbed Application Board are back from the manufacturers, L-TEK. There are a few minor tweeks to make before we press the "GO" button for full production, but the tests so far have worked great.
mbed lab board coming soon - Samples up for grabs!
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After a busy year at mbed HQ, I've picked up again on an earlier plan to make a lab board for the mbed NXP LPC1768. Read more about the original concept the blog post entitled On the mbed Whiteboard
Meanwhile, this is the before and after...
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We're expecting this to retail at something around $50.
Write a driver, get one free!
The first samples are currently being manufactured so its time to have a little fun. We are offering 3 lab boards free in return for writing one of the 3 peripheral driver libraries required.
mbed Interface v2.0 experiments - Adding CMSIS-DAP debug!
A peek at something we're working on in the labs; v2.0 of our mbed Interface!
The mbed Interface v2.0 adds support for the new CMSIS-DAP driverless USB debug connection, so in addition to the drag n drop FLASH programming you use with mbed, when you export to a full debug toolchain, you will be able to perform full debug with the same mbed hardware!
Here is a video showing it in action:
mbed Newsletter - August 2012
The summer months are traditionally a little bit quieter as many people take the opportunity to take some time off. However, the work here at mbed hasn't stopped. In this issue:
- Official libraries: RTOS updates, network stack updates, and adoption of USB Device library
- Online tools: Collaboration update: one month in, and a new /code/ page
Scheduled downtime - August 16th
We plan to perform some site maintenance on August the 16th, starting from approximately 6pm UK time. That's 10AM New York, and 2AM Tokyo.
We expect mbed.org to be unavailable for one hour. After that, the site will be available but in a read-only mode, while user accounts will be re-enabled one by one over the following hours.
Dan introduces mbed Microcontroller Online Collaboration!
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Dan introduces some of the new collaboration features we've been adding to enable you to collaborate on microcontroller programs and libraries across the world!
The system integrates full distributed version control (DVCS) based on mercurial within the online IDE, so you can fork, edit, publish and collaborate all online in a few clicks!
Buy an mbed LPC11U24 and an NGX mX baseboard for 50% off!
The good people over at Avnet are making a one time offer, good to September 30th, while stocks last.
When you order an mbed NXP LPC11U24 and an NGX mX baseboard together you get 50% off! Both are usually $46.60, but you get them both for $46.60
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