Bugblat has an entry level development platform for the ARM Cortex M processor in the popular Arduino format and pinout.

The Cortino is USB powered and controlled, so all you need to get started on ARM Cortex development is a Cortino, a USB cable, and a compiler.

The Cortex processor drives the link at 3Mbit/s. As a result you can control the reset mode of the Cortex, rewrite its Flash memory, and drive its serial debug port.

The on-board MCU is an STM32 32-bit ARM Cortex with 32kbyte to 512kbyte program flash, 6kbyte to 64kbyte RAM, up to five USARTs, three SPI, two I2C, six 16-bit timer/counters, three multi-input 12bit ADCs, one 2-channel 12bit DAC, a multi-channel DMA controller, two watchdogs, 5V tolerant I/O, and up to 72MHz operation.

The Arduino format adds multiple expansion headers with 3.3V and 5V available, extends the built-in USB debug interface with an ARM 2x10 pin JTAG connector, and adds flexible reset circuitry and programmable LEDs. The Cortino will operate in both stand-alone mode and as a USB peripheral.

More information: www.bugblat.com