thanks andy, but i eventually got it working. i really have no idea what was wrong. what i did different (which is not to say this was the problem) on the second day of attempts:
i installed the lpc2000_flash_utility - but it doesn't support lpc2148 (i'm thinking maybe it made some changes to the system)
i powered on the lpc2148 before plugging in the rs232 shifter.
tried again using flash magic (same version, same system)
that's it. worked like a charm.
i installed the lpc2000_flash_utility - but it doesn't support lpc2148 (i'm thinking maybe it made some changes to the system)
i powered on the lpc2148 before plugging in the rs232 shifter.
tried again using flash magic (same version, same system)
that's it. worked like a charm.