The mbed Microcontroller is a 32-bit ARM processor with a comprehensive set of peripherals and a built-in USB interface, all provided in a small and practical DIP package.

It is designed specifically to make ARM microcontrollers easily accessible for rapid prototyping and experimentation. The package uses 0.1" DIP pins so you can use it in breadboard, stripboard and through-hole pcbs. It can be powered over USB or from an external power source, and re-programming it is as simple as using a FLASH drive; it appears as a USB disk, and you just drag on you're .bin files. It also has some on board LEDS, and provides a serial port over the USB connection to allow for printf-style debugging.

mbed NXP LPC1768¶

This mbed Microcontroller is based on the NXP LPC1768 with an ARM Cortex-M3 Core running at 96MHz, 512KB FLASH, 64KB RAM and lots of interfaces including Ethernet, USB Device and Host, CAN, SPI, I2C and other I/O.

• For full details, see mbed NXP LPC1768

mbed NXP LPC2368¶

This mbed Microcontroller is based on an ARM7 Core running at 60MHz, with 512KB FLASH, 32KB RAM and lots of interfaces including Ethernet, USB Device, CAN, SPI, I2C and other I/O.

Note: This is the mbed Microcontroller that was used during our original beta trials. We still support it, but in most cases the newer mbed NXP LPC1768 would be a better choice.

• For full details, see mbed NXP LPC2368