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9 years, 10 months ago.
Is mbed only for mbed-enabled boards ?
Hello, Is embed IDE and compiler only for embed enabled boards?
Can I use it for LPCXpresso LPC1769 offline?
2 Answers
9 years, 10 months ago.
The mbed library and online compiler are only for mbed-enabled boards. There's some support for exporting projects for use with offline tool-chains, but the library will still only work with the microcontrollers it's been designed for. However, if the microcontroller you're trying to use is similar enough to one of the officially supported ones, it might be able to run the same binaries. For example, before the LPC11U35 QuickStart Board was supported, I ran code compiled for the mbed LPC11U24 on it and it worked just fine.
9 years, 10 months ago.
The compiler will produce binaries for any device that is supported. This bin can execute on any board with that type of device. Obviously you can not use the drag-and-drop flashing on boards that are not mbed enabled. You will have to use some other means of flashing the code into the device. For example through serial bootloader or with a JTAG/SWD programmer. Some other features may be missing also on non-mbed boards such as the local filestore.