diff --git a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC408X/LPC407x_8x_177x_8x.h b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC408X/LPC407x_8x_177x_8x.h
index 2a2220b0d86..c7ff650716a 100644
--- a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC408X/LPC407x_8x_177x_8x.h
+++ b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC408X/LPC407x_8x_177x_8x.h
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ typedef struct
   __IO uint32_t EXTPOLAR;                   /*!< Offset: 0x14C (R/W)  External Interrupt Polarity Register */
        uint32_t RESERVED6[12];
   __IO uint32_t RSID;                       /*!< Offset: 0x180 (R/W)  Reset Source Identification Register */
-       uint32_t RESERVED7[7];
+       uint32_t RESERVED7[1];
+  __IO uint32_t MATRIXARB;                  /*!< Offset: 0x188 (R/W)  Matrix Arbitration Register */
+       uint32_t RESERVED71[5];
   __IO uint32_t SCS;                        /*!< Offset: 0x1A0 (R/W)  System Controls and Status Register */
   __IO uint32_t IRCTRIM;                    /*!< Offset: 0x1A4 (R/W) Clock Dividers                     */
   __IO uint32_t PCLKSEL;                    /*!< Offset: 0x1A8 (R/W)  Peripheral Clock Selection Register */
diff --git a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC408X/system_LPC407x_8x_177x_8x.c b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC408X/system_LPC407x_8x_177x_8x.c
index fbfe88bb20d..835d31b4a59 100644
--- a/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC408X/system_LPC407x_8x_177x_8x.c
+++ b/hal/targets/cmsis/TARGET_NXP/TARGET_LPC408X/system_LPC407x_8x_177x_8x.c
@@ -567,5 +567,15 @@ fpu_init();
   SCB->VTOR  = 0x00000000 & 0x3FFFFF80;
 #endif
 #endif
+
+  /* Must set ROM_LAT bit in the Matrix Arbitration Register otherwise SPIFI
+   * initialization will cause debugging to HardFault */
+  LPC_SC->MATRIXARB |= (1<<16);
+
+  /* Reset LCD Controller to prevent strange behavior when doing a partial
+   * reset (happens when debugging).
+   */
+  LPC_SC->RSTCON0 = 1;
+
   SystemCoreClockUpdate();
 }
diff --git a/libraries/net/eth/lwip-eth/arch/TARGET_NXP/lwipopts_conf.h b/libraries/net/eth/lwip-eth/arch/TARGET_NXP/lwipopts_conf.h
index a117fa6c93e..e78e3d258e0 100644
--- a/libraries/net/eth/lwip-eth/arch/TARGET_NXP/lwipopts_conf.h
+++ b/libraries/net/eth/lwip-eth/arch/TARGET_NXP/lwipopts_conf.h
@@ -27,4 +27,10 @@
 #define MEM_SIZE                      16362
 #endif
 
+#if defined (TOOLCHAIN_GCC_CR)
+  /* For LPCXpresso IDE above v8.0.0 to avoid clash with timeval struct */
+  #include <sys/time.h>
+  #define LWIP_TIMEVAL_PRIVATE 0
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/workspace_tools/export/codered_lpc4088_cproject.tmpl b/workspace_tools/export/codered_lpc4088_cproject.tmpl
index 9d3231cf80e..35ffa7c39a6 100644
--- a/workspace_tools/export/codered_lpc4088_cproject.tmpl
+++ b/workspace_tools/export/codered_lpc4088_cproject.tmpl
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                                     <listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="{{s}}"/>
                                   {% endfor %}
                                 </option>
-                                <option id="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other.1521041525" name="Other flags" superClass="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other" value="-c -fmessage-length=0 -fno-builtin -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti" valueType="string"/>
+                                <option id="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other.1521041525" name="Other flags" superClass="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other" value="-c -fmessage-length=0 -fno-builtin -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions " valueType="string"/>
 
                                 <option id="gnu.c.compiler.option.include.paths.1293117680" name="Include paths (-I)" superClass="gnu.c.compiler.option.include.paths" valueType="includePath">
                                     {% for path in include_paths %}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
                             <tool id="com.crt.advproject.gas.exe.debug.1277199919" name="MCU Assembler" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.exe.debug">
 								<option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.arch.1079400011" name="Architecture" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.arch" value="com.crt.advproject.gas.target.cm4" valueType="enumerated"/>
                                 <option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.thumb.1976113150" name="Thumb mode" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.thumb" value="true" valueType="boolean"/>
-                                <option id="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt.1501250871" name="Assembler flags" superClass="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt" value="-c -x assembler-with-cpp -D__NEWLIB__  -DDEBUG -D__CODE_RED " valueType="string"/>
+                                <option id="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt.1501250871" name="Assembler flags" superClass="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt" value="-c -x assembler-with-cpp -D__NEWLIB__  -DDEBUG -D__CODE_RED {% for s in symbols %}-D{{s}} {% endfor %} " valueType="string"/>
                                 <option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.hdrlib.473313643" name="Use headers for C library" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.hdrlib" value="com.crt.advproject.gas.hdrlib.newlib" valueType="enumerated"/>
 								<option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.fpu.478766821" name="Floating point" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.fpu" value="com.crt.advproject.gas.fpu.fpv4" valueType="enumerated"/>
                                 <inputType id="com.crt.advproject.assembler.input.910682278" name="Additional Assembly Source Files" superClass="com.crt.advproject.assembler.input"/>
@@ -974,14 +974,14 @@
                                     <listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="{{s}}"/>
                                   {% endfor %}
                                 </option>
-                                <option id="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other.2015545820" name="Other flags" superClass="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other" value="-c -fmessage-length=0 -fno-builtin -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti" valueType="string"/>
+                                <option id="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other.2015545820" name="Other flags" superClass="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other" value="-c -fmessage-length=0 -fno-builtin -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions " valueType="string"/>
                                 <option id="gnu.c.compiler.option.optimization.flags.675461365" name="Other optimization flags" superClass="gnu.c.compiler.option.optimization.flags" value="-Os" valueType="string"/>
                                 <inputType id="com.crt.advproject.compiler.input.1938378962" superClass="com.crt.advproject.compiler.input"/>
                             </tool>
                             <tool id="com.crt.advproject.gas.exe.release.579950187" name="MCU Assembler" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.exe.release">
                                 <option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.arch.1401271875" name="Architecture" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.arch" value="com.crt.advproject.gas.target.cm3" valueType="enumerated"/>
                                 <option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.thumb.1024544278" name="Thumb mode" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.thumb" value="true" valueType="boolean"/>
-                                <option id="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt.637466836" name="Assembler flags" superClass="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt" value="-c -x assembler-with-cpp -D__NEWLIB__  -DNDEBUG -D__CODE_RED " valueType="string"/>
+                                <option id="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt.637466836" name="Assembler flags" superClass="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt" value="-c -x assembler-with-cpp -D__NEWLIB__  -DNDEBUG -D__CODE_RED {% for s in symbols %}-D{{s}} {% endfor %} " valueType="string"/>
                                 <option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.hdrlib.492600365" name="Use headers for C library" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.hdrlib" value="com.crt.advproject.gas.hdrlib.newlib" valueType="enumerated"/>
                                 <inputType id="com.crt.advproject.assembler.input.812068162" name="Additional Assembly Source Files" superClass="com.crt.advproject.assembler.input"/>
                             </tool>
diff --git a/workspace_tools/export/codered_lpc4088_dm_cproject.tmpl b/workspace_tools/export/codered_lpc4088_dm_cproject.tmpl
index 9d3231cf80e..35ffa7c39a6 100644
--- a/workspace_tools/export/codered_lpc4088_dm_cproject.tmpl
+++ b/workspace_tools/export/codered_lpc4088_dm_cproject.tmpl
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                                     <listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="{{s}}"/>
                                   {% endfor %}
                                 </option>
-                                <option id="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other.1521041525" name="Other flags" superClass="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other" value="-c -fmessage-length=0 -fno-builtin -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti" valueType="string"/>
+                                <option id="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other.1521041525" name="Other flags" superClass="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other" value="-c -fmessage-length=0 -fno-builtin -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions " valueType="string"/>
 
                                 <option id="gnu.c.compiler.option.include.paths.1293117680" name="Include paths (-I)" superClass="gnu.c.compiler.option.include.paths" valueType="includePath">
                                     {% for path in include_paths %}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
                             <tool id="com.crt.advproject.gas.exe.debug.1277199919" name="MCU Assembler" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.exe.debug">
 								<option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.arch.1079400011" name="Architecture" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.arch" value="com.crt.advproject.gas.target.cm4" valueType="enumerated"/>
                                 <option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.thumb.1976113150" name="Thumb mode" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.thumb" value="true" valueType="boolean"/>
-                                <option id="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt.1501250871" name="Assembler flags" superClass="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt" value="-c -x assembler-with-cpp -D__NEWLIB__  -DDEBUG -D__CODE_RED " valueType="string"/>
+                                <option id="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt.1501250871" name="Assembler flags" superClass="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt" value="-c -x assembler-with-cpp -D__NEWLIB__  -DDEBUG -D__CODE_RED {% for s in symbols %}-D{{s}} {% endfor %} " valueType="string"/>
                                 <option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.hdrlib.473313643" name="Use headers for C library" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.hdrlib" value="com.crt.advproject.gas.hdrlib.newlib" valueType="enumerated"/>
 								<option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.fpu.478766821" name="Floating point" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.fpu" value="com.crt.advproject.gas.fpu.fpv4" valueType="enumerated"/>
                                 <inputType id="com.crt.advproject.assembler.input.910682278" name="Additional Assembly Source Files" superClass="com.crt.advproject.assembler.input"/>
@@ -974,14 +974,14 @@
                                     <listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="{{s}}"/>
                                   {% endfor %}
                                 </option>
-                                <option id="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other.2015545820" name="Other flags" superClass="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other" value="-c -fmessage-length=0 -fno-builtin -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti" valueType="string"/>
+                                <option id="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other.2015545820" name="Other flags" superClass="gnu.c.compiler.option.misc.other" value="-c -fmessage-length=0 -fno-builtin -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions " valueType="string"/>
                                 <option id="gnu.c.compiler.option.optimization.flags.675461365" name="Other optimization flags" superClass="gnu.c.compiler.option.optimization.flags" value="-Os" valueType="string"/>
                                 <inputType id="com.crt.advproject.compiler.input.1938378962" superClass="com.crt.advproject.compiler.input"/>
                             </tool>
                             <tool id="com.crt.advproject.gas.exe.release.579950187" name="MCU Assembler" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.exe.release">
                                 <option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.arch.1401271875" name="Architecture" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.arch" value="com.crt.advproject.gas.target.cm3" valueType="enumerated"/>
                                 <option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.thumb.1024544278" name="Thumb mode" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.thumb" value="true" valueType="boolean"/>
-                                <option id="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt.637466836" name="Assembler flags" superClass="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt" value="-c -x assembler-with-cpp -D__NEWLIB__  -DNDEBUG -D__CODE_RED " valueType="string"/>
+                                <option id="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt.637466836" name="Assembler flags" superClass="gnu.both.asm.option.flags.crt" value="-c -x assembler-with-cpp -D__NEWLIB__  -DNDEBUG -D__CODE_RED {% for s in symbols %}-D{{s}} {% endfor %} " valueType="string"/>
                                 <option id="com.crt.advproject.gas.hdrlib.492600365" name="Use headers for C library" superClass="com.crt.advproject.gas.hdrlib" value="com.crt.advproject.gas.hdrlib.newlib" valueType="enumerated"/>
                                 <inputType id="com.crt.advproject.assembler.input.812068162" name="Additional Assembly Source Files" superClass="com.crt.advproject.assembler.input"/>
                             </tool>