i.MX Software and Development Tools

Take your designs to the next level, reduce your design complexity and accelerate your time to market with i.MX software and development solutions. The tools supplied on these pages will provide you with exactly what you need to build comprehensive solutions.

Reduced costs are also important when building your solutions. That's why at no cost, customers can download binary and source device drivers, as well as a full suite of multimedia codecs.

Embedded Software and Development Tools

i.MX Embedded Software by Device
- i.MX 6 / i.MX 7 Software and Tools
- Mature Products
i.MX Embedded Software by Operating Systems
i.MX Development Boards and Systems by Device
- i.MX7
  - SABRE Board for Smart Devices Based on the i.MX 7Dual Applications Processors
- i.MX6
- Mature Products
  - i.MX53
    - i.MX53 Quick Start Board
    - SABRE Platform for Tablets
  - i.MX51
  - i.MX50
    - i.MX50 Evaluation Kit
    - SABRE Platform for Ereaders
  - i.MX35
  - i.MX31
  - i.MX28
  - i.MX27
  - i.MX25
    - i.MX25PDK
    - i.MX25KSB
  - i.MX23

Design Resources

Getting Started
- Embedded Software and Tools Home Page
- NXP Professional Services
Design Partners
- NXP partner program

Tools

Code Signing Tools
- i.MX High Assurance Boot Reference Code Signing Tool
Manufacturing Tools
- Latest Manufacturing Toolkit (i.MX6 / i.MX7)
  - Linux 4.1.15 Release
  - Android L5.1.1_2.1.0 Release
- MFGTools for mature products (i.MX53 and older)
- CF Imager (Windows programmer tool for i.MX53, 51)
Pin Mux Tools
- Pins Tool for i.MX
  - i.MX 6 / i.MX 7 Interactive i.MX Pin Mux Tool
- IOMUX Tool for mature products (i.MX53 and older)
Symbols, Footprints and Models
Power Calculator
- i.MX28 Power Calculator
Vivante VTK

Recognizing the need to simplify the development process for today's innovative, complex, feature rich, low power application design, the links below provide quick access to a feature set of i.MX design tools targeted to ease the process and reduce the development cycle.

Software & Tool Package		Tool Package/Version
MFG Tool	Tool and documentation for downloading OS images	MFG Tool 1.6.2.048
CF_IMAGER	Windows Tool for the creation of boot SD cards for the i.MX platforms. Includes binaries and sources files	CF_IMAGER 1.7.3.001
Pin Mux Tools	Interactive i.MX Pin Mux Tool	Pin Mux Tools 3.4.0.3
IMX28_POWER_CALCULATOR	i.MX28 Power Calculator spreadsheet.	IMX28_POWER_CALCULATOR REV 1
Code Signing Tool	Provides software code signing support designed for use with i.MX processors that integrate High Assurance Boot (HAB) library in the internal boot ROM	Code Signing Tool 2.3.2
Vivante VTK	GPU Tool	Vivante VTK L4.1.15_1.0.0