Product overview
LPCXpresso IDE
The entry-level product is the LPCXpresso IDE, which supports C development (not C++) for the NXP LPC1000 family of MCUs (including LPC11xx, LPC12xx and LPC17xx), plus certain members of the LPC2000 and LPC3000 families. LPCXpresso consists of a free IDE which runs on Windows and Linux hosts and provides the ability to build and debug code up to 128KB. For €20, you can purchase an LPCXpresso development board (available from Embedded Artists, as well as various distributors), that includes a debug probe, called LPC-Link. LPC-Link can also be used to debug your own custom boards. So for €20, you get a board, debug probe and fully functional IDE, with a 128KB code size limit. LPCXpresso is an NXP product and is supported via a web forum. This offers a very low cost and risk free way to investigate our tools.
For product information, see
and for the (very active) web-forum, see
There is also a joint Code Red / NXP video presentation on Getting started with LPCXpresso available, which is also largely relevant to Red Suite users. This gives a good introduction on how the Code Red tools can be used.
Precision32 IDE
A variant of our IDE is provided as part of the Silicon Labs (Silabs) Precision32 Development Suite. For more details, see:
Red Suite
We also offer paid-for versions of our IDE, which offer more functionality (including our "Red Trace" SWV functionality), higher debug limits, and email-based support. These are:
Red Suite. This is a fully featured product which runs on Windows, MacOS X and Linux hosts, with no code size limits. This is supplied with 1 year of email based support. It supports LPC-Link and Red Probe+ debug probes. It supports the NXP LPC, Silabs Precision32 SiM3x1xx, STMicroelectronis STM32F1/F2/F4/L1 and TI/Luminary Stellaris families of Microprocessors. This product costs $999 (€770) For product details, see http://www.code-red-tech.com/red-suite-4.php
Red Suite 256k NXP Edition. This Windows only product offers support for the full range of NXP LPC parts, but with a code size limit of 256k. It is supplied with 90 days of email based support and costs $256 (€200) For product details, see http://www.code-red-tech.com/red-suite-4-nxp.php
Red Suite 512k NXP Edition. This Windows only product offers support for the full range of NXP LPC parts, but with a code size limit of 512k. It is supplied with 90 days of email based support and costs $512 (€400) For product details, see http://www.code-red-tech.com/red-suite-4-nxp.php
For a comparison of the various versions of Red Suite, as well as the LPCXpresso and Precision32 IDEs, see http://www.code-red-tech.com/products.php#comparison
For details of the various license options available for Red Suite variants, please see the FAQ License Types and Restrictions.
For details of how to evaluate Red Suite, please see the FAQ How can I evaluate Red Suite?.
Red Probe+
Red Probe+, our USB high performance debug probe, is designed to work with either Red Suite or the LPCXpresso IDE. It support JTAG and SWD-based connections, and, when used with Red Suite, supports Red Trace on Cortex-M3/M4 microcontrollers. It costs $150.
For product details, see http://www.code-red-tech.com/red-probe-plus.php
LPC1768 Development Board
We also offer a Development Kit for LPC1700 family processors.
The kit consists of the RDB1768V2 Development board, a fully featured 90-day evaluation version of Red Suite, and a suite of example programs. The integrated on-board debug circuit, means that no additional debug probe is needed when used with Red Suite.
Drag2FLASH feature allows a user to simply drag built binaries onto a filing system window to run them with no tools installed!
The RDB1768V2 Development board features a NXP LPC1768, 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, Host/Device USB, 16-bit stereo audio, serial port, color LCD and pads for all IO pins including GPIO and CAN, making it ideal for evaluating all of the features of the LPC1700.
It costs $280. For product details, see http://www.code-red-tech.com/lpc1768-development-kit.php