180 MHz Cortex-M3 — no internal flash, plan the boot accordingly
The NXP LPC1830FET100Y is a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller running at 180 MHz, from the LPC18xx series. It is ROMless — there is zero internal flash for program storage — so the design must include an external serial or parallel flash (via the EBI/EMI or SPI/SSP interfaces) for code execution. The 200 KB on-chip SRAM (200K x 8) handles data and can cache critical routines, but the boot vector and main application live off-chip. This architecture suits high-throughput, memory-intensive applications like industrial protocol gateways (Ethernet, CAN, USB OTG are all on-die) or motor-drive control where an external memory bus is already present.
Connectivity set — Ethernet, CAN, USB OTG on one die
The LPC1830FET100Y includes Ethernet, CAN, USB OTG, SPI, I²C, UART, and SSI/SSP interfaces. The EBI/EMI bus connects to external SRAM, NOR flash, or an FPGA.
Package and temperature
The LPC1830FET100Y is in a 100-TFBGA (9x9 mm) package. Supply voltage is 2.2 V to 3.6 V.
