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As a student being forced to learn the LPC21xx microcontrollers as part of my degree, I have found getting information and help extremely poor.
Everything points you in the direction of the data sheet/ user manual, but the reason Im looking for help else where is because Im not getting what I need from the manual. How backwards is that!
Also when you post a thread on this site no one gets back to you. Does anyone actually run the site? and does anyone actually reply to technical questions that actually may help others at a later time? I think not. I think Ive got a better chance of recieving a reply from this rant!
I think ARM and Keil should be ashamed and take a leaf out of Microchips book, as the help avaialable for the many devices they supply is vast!
Rant over
Well, you wouldn't expect Ford to give free driving lessons to everyone who buys a car, would you? (they might do it from time-to-time as a "special offer" - but it's not someting you should expect).
Similarly, it isn't really the place of semiconductor companies to provide general training.
However, note that most companies do offer seminars & training on their products - often through, or in association with, their distributors
Similarly, there are specialist training poviders.
For some examples, see: http://www.keil.com/forum/post.asp
Hitex has already been mentioned - they hold regular ARM seminars.
Also look on the ARM Community page...