- Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:55 pm
#69397
Hi, I have experience with PIC, AVR, and embedded linux systems, but I want to get started learning ARM. Preferably from linux, but I'd be happy with win xp tools if thats what it takes - but I'm a student with 0 budget to spend on any software. After looking around I'm quite dissapointed by the apparent lack of information on arm development. Open source tools seem to be there but where are the forums ect to dicuss? Sparkfun forum seems to be one of the few active arm forums I can find :-/ I've heard a lot of good things about cortex M3, and this board is very cheap
http://futurlec.com/ET-STM32_Stamp.shtml
However, there seems to be more information on the LPC series on this forum at least. Should I go for an LPC based board? The futurlec board I linked has bootloader already flashed. Is it worth getting a JTAG cable so I dont have to rely on a bootloader?
I was hoping to get myself setup for <$100, and I'm in the UK.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
http://futurlec.com/ET-STM32_Stamp.shtml
However, there seems to be more information on the LPC series on this forum at least. Should I go for an LPC based board? The futurlec board I linked has bootloader already flashed. Is it worth getting a JTAG cable so I dont have to rely on a bootloader?
I was hoping to get myself setup for <$100, and I'm in the UK.
Thanks in advance for any advice!