> It's not even DIP; just SOIC (though that's still more hobbyist
> friendly than most.)

I keep forgetteing that, but indeed the SOIC pitch is much more friendly
than the TQFP 48.

> I think I gotta agree than the difference
> between a $3 LPC2101 and a $1 3S101 isn't huge.

I don't care what the manufacturer says: I checked the prices with
www.findchips.com, which gives ~ $2 for both @ 100.

> The Cortex M3 core in
> the Luminary part is supposed to outperform ARM7 "under many
> circumstances";

But I guess not when running at 20 MHz and the ARM at 60.

> it's "real" enough, it's just the explanations
> and documentation that I find badly organized if this is your
> "intro to ARMs."

The LPC documentation is not that easy either.

Wouter van Ooijen

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