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LPC1768 development of and Embedded system beyond mbed
Martin Smith.
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Hi James,
James Rericha wrote:
I had hoped to be able to incorporate the mbed schematic into my PCB with components that i need and have the entire board assembled.
Yep, that should certainly be possible and something we'd very much like to support. You can find some of the resources need on:
On this page is the Eagle .sch file that contains all the core components of the LPC1768 mbed design, which you should be able to use as a starting point and can extend to include everything else you want in your design. The information is not that mature yet, so please ask any questions or highlight anything that is missing to help you do that. We'd like to make the transition from the prototype to a custom PCB as easy as possible, so if you can create tips for anyone or give us feedback that is great.
I have seen other post stating the board is not rated for harsh conditions. Suggestions? should I step up to a development kit by IAR or others.
By this, we more mean the module itself is not really meant as a "design-in" module (i.e there are different expectations from an industrial module vs. a development board e.g. we're expecting people to buy them in 1's/10's rather than 1k's/10k's!). The LPC1768 is fine for all sorts of applications, so I wouldn't be worrying (unless you mean really harsh! you'd need to take advice then!).
I am new and not sure how all the software works on the new processors. Should the code from the mbed be transferable to another develpment board or strait to a LPC1768 if it were built into an embedded circuit.
We purposely made the code run bare-metal on the target, so if you buy a LPC1768 off the shelf and program in the same .bin you are using on your mbed, it'll work fine. Chris wrote up a first example here which might be interesting:
Is mbed willing to sell rights to reproduce their circuits and use their software?
The core LPC1768 schematic and the core mbed libraries are both free to use (for both commercial or non-commercial use), so there is no need to hand over any cash - please go ahead! (Note, if you are using any other libraries, make sure you check the license the author has released them under). You should be able to design and build your own custom LPC1768 PCB, and get it up and running fine.
Please share your progress as you go along and ask any questions or for any further info you need; this is a very important route for us to support and get right, so all feedback is great.
Hope this helps,
Simon
I know that several post and topics have arisen on this but I am asking as a enthusiast trying to make a marketable product.
Because the mbed is mean for the enthusiast it has been perfect for building the prototype but I was wondering if someone has some insite on the next step for developing an embedded circuit with the LPC1768. I had hoped to be able to incorporate the mbed schematic into my PCB with components that i need and have the entire board assembled. I have seen other post stating the board is not rated for harsh conditions. Suggestions? should I step up to a development kit by IAR or others.
The last device I produced was 12years ago using 68hc11 and machine code. I am new and not sure how all the software works on the new processors. Should the code from the mbed be transferable to another develpment board or strait to a LPC1768 if it were built into an embedded circuit.
I guess in general any thoughts on taking my prototype project for mbed to an embedded system that can be sold. (Is mbed willing to sell rights to reproduce their circuits and use their software?)