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Overview of ARM Evaluation Hardware

Overview

The LabVIEW Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers provides a selection of evaluation hardware boards that
allow developers to prototype their ARM application before moving to custom ARM hardware. This document will detail
board features, processor specifications and links to find more information from the manufacturer.

Table of Contents

1. Luminary Micro LM3S8962 Evaluation Board

2. Keil MCB2300 Evaluation Board
3. More Information

Luminary Micro LM3S8962 Evaluation Board

Microcontroller Manufacturer: Luminary Micro

Evaluation Board Manufacturer: Luminary Micro

Processor Type: ARM Cortex-M3 LM3S8962

Evaluation Board features:

1 CAN interface
SD Card interface
OLED graphics display with 128 x 96 pixel resolution
User LED, navigation switches, and select pushbuttons
Ethernet
Analog Input
Analog Output

Processor Specifications:

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256KB Flash ROM

64KB SRAM
50MHz
6 Motion Control PWM
Ethernet MAC + PHY
1 CAN
1 UART
8 10-bit ADC
1 Analog Comparator
38 GPIO Pins

Related LM3S8962 Links

Evaluation Board Information

Processor Overview

Full Processor Specifications

Keil MCB2300 Evaluation Board

Microcontroller Manufacturer: NXP

Evaluation Board Manufacturer: Keil

Processor Type: ARM7 NXP LPC2378

Evaluation Board features:

2 serial interfaces
speaker
analog input (via potentiometer)
2 CAN interfaces
LCD
USB
Ethernet
8 LEDs

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Processor Specifications:

512KB on-chip Flash ROM

58KB RAM
CPU clock up to 72 MHz
Ethernet 10/100 MAC with DMA
External Memory Controller for static devices such as Flash and SRAM
USB 2.0 Full Speed Device Controller
CAN 2.0B with two channels
4 UARTs
3 I2C serial interfaces
3 SPI/SSP serial interfaces
SD/MMC memory-card interface
10-bit ADC with 8 channels
10-bit DAC
PWM unit for three-phase motor control
General purpose I/O pins

Related MCB2300 Links

Evaluation Board Information

Processor Overview

Full Processor Specifications

More Information

To learn more about the LabVIEW Embedded module for ARM Microcontrollers, visit www.ni.com/arm.

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