LPC-2478STK uC LINUX DEVELOPMENT PROTOTYPE BOARD WITH LPC2478 TFT LCD, PS2 KEYBOARD, USB,ETHERNET, SD/MMC IN CREDIT CARD FORMAT

FEATURES:

• MCU: LPC2478
• LCD 3.5" 320x240 24bit color TFT color with backlight and touchscreen
• MP3 decoder DSP + codec VS1002D
• 3-axis digital accelerometer with 11 bit accuracy
• 64MB SDRAM
• USB host connector
• USB device connector
• IrDA transciever (optional)
• MICTOR trace connector (optional)
• PS2 keyboard connector
• 100Mbit Ethernet
• CAN driver and connector
• RS232 with ICSP control
• SD/MMC card connector
• JTAG connector
• (optional) MICTOR TRACE connector
• Reset button and circuit
• 2 buttons
• 1 trimpot
• UEXT connector
• Audio IN
• Audio OUT
• RTC battery
• FR-4, 1.5 mm, red soldermask, component print
• Dimensions:134.6x101.6mm (5.3 x 4.0")

DOCUMENTS:

• LPC-2478.pdf - users manual
• LCD datasheet
• LCD video controller IC datasheet

• LPC-2478STK schematic

• Uboot pre-loaded and uCLinux sources and binaries on CD
• SDRAM initialization memory fix patch for the very first lot of boards the SDRAM was not initialized correctly
• LPC2478-STK demo code for EW-ARM 5.20 note that this will overwrite the Uboot image in the internal flash and you have to restore it later with the instructions from the CD

FAQ:
Q: What is included in the ucLinux distribution which ships with this board?
A: The board comes with U-Boot loaded in the internal MCU flash. Using an external USB flash drive or an SD/MMC card it is possible to boot uClinux. uClinux has support for the following peripherals:
- Ethernet
- RS232 (used for Linux console)
- SDRAM
- LCD framebuffer

Here is a list of /proc/devices:

/proc> cat /proc/devices
Character devices:
1 mem
4 /dev/vc/0
4 tty
4 ttyS
5 /dev/tty
5 /dev/console
7 vcs
10 misc
13 input
29 fb

Block devices:
1 ramdisk
7 loop
/proc>

Q: I come from Windows world, will you teach me what is uclinux, how to work with console, how to compile projects etc?
A: No, we can't provide linux support for all customers who decided to buy this board, to build the kernel from the sources is pretty strightforward and you can't do it wrong if you follow exactly the instructions provided on the CD, and of course there are pre-compiled binaries which you can use, we will help you if you have some problems to run the uclinux on this board, but please do not expect that we are going to spend time teaching you how to use and modify MAKE file or linux paths, basic commands etc. If you have no prior Linx knowledge we suggest you to install Linux on desktop computer and get familiar first, then to move to embedded platform with Linux. Developing with Linux is very simple and easy when you have already done it.

ORDERING CODES:
		LPC-2478STK - assembled and tested board
		LPC-2478STK-MICTOR - assembled and tested board with the optional MICTOR connector and IrDA transciever
		LPC-2478STK-NOLCD - same as LPC2478STK assembled and tested board without the LCD and metal frame