Arm7™ with 512KB flash, 58 KB SRAM, Ethernet, USB 2.0 Device, CAN, and 10-bit ADC

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The LPC2378 is an Arm7 microcontroller for embedded applications featuring a high level of integration and low power consumption at frequencies of 72 MHz. Features include 512 kB of flash memory, 58 kB of SRAM, Ethernet MAC, USB Device, DMA controller, 4 UARTs, 2 CAN channels, 2 SSP, 1 SPI, 3 I2C, I2S, 8-channel 10-bit ADC, 10-bit DAC, PWM, 4 general purpose timers, low power Real-Time Clock with separate battery supply, and up to 104 general purpose I/O pins. The LPC2378 is pin-compatible to the LPC176x Cortex-M3 MCU series.

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Application Notes

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Block Diagram

Block diagram: LPC2377FBD144, LPC2378FBD144

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Features

Arm7TDMI-S^™ processor, running at up to 72 MHz
Up to 512 kB on-chip flash program memory
32 kB of SRAM on the Arm local bus for high performance CPU access
16 kB SRAM for Ethernet interface
8 kB SRAM for general purpose DMA use
Dual Advanced High-performance Bus (AHB) system
EMC provides support for static devices
Advanced Vectored Interrupt Controller (VIC)
General Purpose DMA controller (GPDMA) on AHB
Ethernet MAC with associated DMA controller
Four UARTs with fractional baud rate generation
USB 2.0 full-speed device with on-chip PHY and associated DMA controller
SPI controller
CAN controller with two channels
Two SSP controllers with FIFO and multi-protocol capabilities
Three I2C-bus interfaces
I2S (Inter-IC Sound) interface for digital audio input or output
SD/MMC memory card interface
104 General purpose I/O pins with configurable pull-up/down resistors
10-bit ADC with input multiplexing among 8 pins
10-bit DAC
Four general purpose timers/counters
One PWM/timer block with support for three-phase motor control
Real-Time Clock (RTC)
2 kB SRAM powered from the RTC power pin
WatchDog Timer (WDT)
Standard Arm test/debug interface for compatibility with existing tools
Emulation trace module supports real-time trace
Single 3.3 V power supply (3.0 V to 3.6 V)
Four reduced power modes: idle, sleep, power-down, and deep power-down
Four external interrupt inputs configurable as edge/level sensitive
Processor wake-up from Power-down mode
Two independent power domains allow fine-tuning of power consumption
Each peripheral has its own clock divider for further power saving
Brownout detect with separate thresholds for interrupt and forced reset
On-chip power-on reset
On-chip crystal oscillator with an operating range of 1 MHz to 25 MHz
4 MHz internal RC oscillator trimmed to 1 % accuracy
On-chip PLL allows CPU operation up to the maximum CPU rate
Boundary scan for simplified board testing

Target Applications

Industrial control
Medical systems
Protocol converter
Communications

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Documentation

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Guidelines for full-speed USB on NXP's LPC microcontrollers[AN11392]

PDFFeb 20, 2014Rev 1.1
Using IAP for LPC2000 Arm^® devices[AN10256]

PDFJul 21, 2013Rev 1.0
UUencoding for UART ISP[AN11229]

PDFJul 6, 2012Rev 1.0
Migrating to the LPC1700 series[AN10878]

PDFOct 6, 2009Rev 1.0
NicheLite for LPC implementation notes[AN10775]

PDFJul 16, 2009Rev 1.0
Full-duplex software UART for LPC2000[AN10689]

PDFJan 18, 2008Rev 1.0
uC/OS-II Time Management in LPC2000[AN10413]

PDFJul 18, 2007Rev 1.0
Migrating to the LPC2300/2400 family[AN10576]

PDFFeb 5, 2007Rev 1.0

Arm^®7-based microcontrollers with Ethernet, USB, and CAN peripherals; 72-MHz, 32-bit microcontroller with Arm7TDMI-S™ core LPC23xx[75016573]

PDFAug 31, 2008Rev 1.0

Single-chip 16-bit/32-bit microcontrollers; 512 kB flash with ISP/IAP, Ethernet, USB 2.0, CAN, and 10-bit ADC/DAC[LPC2377_78]

PDFOct 16, 2013Rev 6.1

Errata sheet LPC2378/88[ES_LPC2378_88]

PDFJul 23, 2012Rev 10.1

plastic low profile quad flat package; 144 leads; body 20 x 20 x 1.4 mm[SOT486-1]

PDFFeb 8, 2016Rev 1.0

Footprint for wave soldering[HTQFP-HLQFP-LQFP-MSQFP-WAVE]

PDFOct 8, 2009Rev 1.0
PWM dual edge driver for 3-phase motor control using LPC23xx, LPC24xx[TN0700X]

ZIPJun 22, 2007Rev 1.0

LPC23XX User manual[UM10211]

PDFSep 11, 2012Rev 4.1

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LPC2xxx ORCAD symbols

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Sample Code Bundle for LPC23xx/LPC24xx Peripherals using Keil's μVision

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Sample Code Bundle for LPC23XX and LPC24XX Peripheral Using KEIL'S ΜVISION

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Arm7™ with 512KB flash, 58 KB SRAM, Ethernet, USB 2.0 Device, CAN, and 10-bit ADC

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Block Diagram

Block diagram: LPC2377FBD144, LPC2378FBD144

Features

Target Applications

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Application Note (8)

Guidelines for full-speed USB on NXP's LPC microcontrollers[AN11392]

Using IAP for LPC2000 Arm® devices[AN10256]

UUencoding for UART ISP[AN11229]

Migrating to the LPC1700 series[AN10878]

NicheLite for LPC implementation notes[AN10775]

Full-duplex software UART for LPC2000[AN10689]

uC/OS-II Time Management in LPC2000[AN10413]

Migrating to the LPC2300/2400 family[AN10576]

Brochure (1)

Arm®7-based microcontrollers with Ethernet, USB, and CAN peripherals; 72-MHz, 32-bit microcontroller with Arm7TDMI-S™ core LPC23xx[75016573]

Data Sheet (1)

Single-chip 16-bit/32-bit microcontrollers; 512 kB flash with ISP/IAP, Ethernet, USB 2.0, CAN, and 10-bit ADC/DAC[LPC2377_78]

Errata (1)

Errata sheet LPC2378/88[ES_LPC2378_88]

Package Information (1)

plastic low profile quad flat package; 144 leads; body 20 x 20 x 1.4 mm[SOT486-1]

Supporting Information (2)

Footprint for wave soldering[HTQFP-HLQFP-LQFP-MSQFP-WAVE]

PWM dual edge driver for 3-phase motor control using LPC23xx, LPC24xx[TN0700X]

User Guide (1)

LPC23XX User manual[UM10211]

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Sample Code Bundle for LPC23xx/LPC24xx Peripherals using Keil's μVision

Sample Code Bundle for LPC23XX and LPC24XX Peripheral Using KEIL'S ΜVISION

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