MicropendousX is an OpenHardware Development Board for NXP's LPC1800 series of microcontrollers with a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) development platform for hardware, firmware, and software. It is designed for portable operation and for interfacing electronics to PCs via High Speed USB.

Project Status: 2011-11-03 : Design has been prototyped and successfully enters USB DFU mode. Check out the Prototyping and Testing page for more information. Contact Opendous Inc. through the MicropendousX Group if you have any questions.

Features

• based on the LPC183x ARM Cortex-M3 MCU
• High-Speed USB (480Mbps)
• USB-microB
• MMC Memory card connector on back
• Cortex Debug Header for JTAG
• LTC3559 Li-Ion charger and dual buck regulator
• STC3100 Battery Guage
• Opennect Connector compatible with Opennect-SingleEnded-x4 and Opennect-I2S standards.
• Opennect Connector compatible with Opennect-ADC-x2 and Opennect-DAC-x1 standards.
• 12MHz main crystal and 32.768kHz RTC crystal
• Dimensions (LxWxH) with connectors: 86mm x 43mm x 15mm (~ 3.4" x 1.7" x 0.7")
• completely OpenHardware Design, schematic/layout/assembly/gerbers/BillOfMaterials files available for Open Source KiCAD.
• Design is 4-layer with 7mil/7mil minimum trace/clearance and minimum 15mil Vias
• Design uses minimum 0603 components for DIY reflow