Introduction
All tutorials are for Linux as a host system! No Windows-related material is here!
Hardware
Tutorials on this site are targeted on Embedded Artist's LPC2103 Education Board. Sometimes I refer also to “LPC2103 Christmas Tree” which you cannot buy anymore.
You also will need a host computer to run all the tools. I do not know how non-x86 systems will work. My host computer is IBM Thinkpad T41.
The last peace of the hardware you need is USB cable to connect your board to your host computer.
Linux distribution
I recommend Debian Linux and I run Debian unstable. Nevertheless, any modern distribution should work. Warning: I tried to use AMD-based 64-bit Ubuntu 8.10 system and failed due to the strange error during toolchain compilation.
Update: this patch may help you. With it I successfully compiled binutils-2.19 on 64-bit Ubuntu 9.04.
LPC2103 educational board
Here is the picture of LPC2103 educational board I use. Make sure the jumpers are installed; it will simplify the procedure of sending new software to the board.
(Click for high-res photo.)
1. USB connection: power and communication with the board
2. ADC
3. 7-segment indicator
4. Reset button and corresponding led
5. Button connected to P0.14 and corresponding led
6. Expansion connector
7. Jumpers: make sure they are in place
8. RGB-led
LPC2103-based “Christmas tree”
And here is the picture of my “Christmas tree”.
(Click for high-res photo.)
1. USB connection: power and communication with the board
2. RGB-led
3. 48 leds all around the board
4. Buzzer
5. 2x16 characters LCD
