Zephyr™ OS for Edge Connected Devices

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NXP is one of the six founding member of The Zephyr™ Project, a collaborative effort to develop an open source, scalable and robust RTOS optimized for resource-constrained embedded devices and built with security in mind. The Zephyr Project strives to deliver a comprehensive RTOS for connected resource-constrained devices, built to be secure and safe. The features of Zephyr are strongly aligned with NXP’s product portfolio for Edge connect devices, with focus on secure, connected devices with safety certification.

NXP offers a variety of evaluation and prototyping platforms that are supported by the easy-to-use Zephyr OS. Developers are able to easily tailor a solution to meet their needs using a true open source project with hardware, developer tools and sensor and device drivers. Security enhancements with Zephyr OS enable the simple implementation of device management, connectivity stacks and file systems.

Software Details

Diagram

Zephyr OS

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Features

Open source real-time operating system
Vendor Neutral governance
Free to use, permissively licensed (Apache 2.0)
Vibrant Community participation
Built with safety and security in mind
Includes security updates
Certification ready with Auditable Long Term Support releases (LTS) Available
Cross-architecture with broad SoC and development board support
Complete, fully integrated, highly configurable, modular for flexibility
Product development ready

Supported Devices

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Processors and Microcontrollers
- Arm Processors
  - Layerscape^® Processors
    - LS1046A
  - i.MX 8 Series Applications Processors Multicore Arm^® Cortex^® Processors
    - i.MX8MMINI
    - i.MX8MNANO
    - i.MX8ULP
    - IMX8MPLUS
    - i.MX8
    - i.MX8X
  - i.MX 9 Applications Processors
    - i.MX93
- Arm Microcontrollers
  - Kinetis^® E Series: 5V, Robust Microcontrollers (MCUs) Based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+/M4 Core
    - KE1xF
    - KE1xZ
  - MCX N Series Microcontrollers
    - MCX-N94X-N54X
    - MCX-N23X
  - i.MX RT Crossover MCUs
  - KV Series: Real-Time Motor Control and Power Conversion MCUs Based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+/M4/M7
    - KV5x
  - LPC5500 Series: Arm^® Cortex^®-M33 Based Microcontroller Series for Mass Market, Leveraging 40nm Embedded Flash Technology
    - LPC553x
    - LPC550x
    - LPC55S6x
    - LPC551X-S1X
    - LPC552x-S2x
  - LPC1100 Series: Scalable Entry-Level Microcontrollers (MCUs) Based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+/M0 Cores
    - LPC11U00
  - Kinetis^® L Series: Ultra-Low Power Microcontrollers (MCUs) Based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core
    - KL2x
  - Kinetis^® K8x Secure Microcontrollers (MCUs) Based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K80_150
    - K81_150
    - K82_150
  - Kinetis^® K6x Ethernet Microcontrollers (MCUs) Based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K63_120
    - K64_120
    - K65_180
    - K66_180
  - LPC54000 Series: Power-Efficient Microcontrollers (MCUs) Based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - LPC541XX
  - Kinetis^® K2x USB Microcontrollers (MCUs) Based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K22_120
    - K21_120
    - K26_180
- S32 Automotive Processing Platform
  - S32Z and S32E Real-Time Processors
    - S32Z2
  - S32K Automotive General-Purpose Microcontrollers
    - S32K3
    - S32K1
Wireless Connectivity
- Wireless Microcontrollers
  - Multiprotocol MCUs
    - KW40Z
    - KW41Z
- Thread
  - KW2xD
- Wi-Fi + Bluetooth
  - Wi-Fi^® + Bluetooth^® + 802.15.4
    - RW610
    - RW612

Supported Boards

Zephyr OS support is available on several NXP platforms, based on code contributions from NXP, our customers and the Zephyr community. Code releases are governed by the Zephyr Project, with time-based releases approximately every three months and long term support (LTS) releases also available. For a complete and up-to-date list of supported boards and release information please refer to the Zephyr Project website supported boards page, and current release information page. Code is available from the Zephyr main repository on GitHub.

Downloads

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3 downloads

^{Simulation and Modeling Tools}
Zephyr OS for NXP platforms

URLRev 1.0Jun 18, 2021 10:22:00ZEPHYR-OS-NXP-PLATFORMS

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^{Simulation and Modeling Tools}
Zephyr Getting Started Guide

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^{Software Development Resources}
Zephyr Lab Guides

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Documentation

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2 documents

^{Application Note}
Running Zephyr RTOS on Cadence Tensilica HiFi 4 DSP

HTML | PDFRev 3Jun 5, 20242.5 MBAN13970English, 中文
^{White Paper}
Performance Analysis using NXP’s i.MX RT1050 Crossover Processor and the Zephyr™ OS

PDFRev 0Sep 28, 2018524.4 KBZEPHYRIMXRTWPEnglish

Design Resources

Hardware

Quick reference to our board types.

1-5 of 25 hardware offerings

^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
LPCXpresso55S36 Development Board

LPCXpresso55S36
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
i.MX RT1020 Evaluation Kit

MIMXRT1020-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
LPCXpresso55S16 Development Board

LPC55S16-EVK
Additional hardware available. View our featured partner solutions.
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
FRDM Development Board for RW612 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth Low Energy + 802.15.4 Tri-Radio Wireless MCU

FRDM-RW612
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
S32K344 Evaluation Board for Mobile Robotics with 100BASE-T1 and Six CANFD

MR-CANHUBK344
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
i.MX RT600 Evaluation Kit

MIMXRT685-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
i.MX 93 Evaluation Kit

i.MX93EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
LPCXpresso Development Board for LPC55S0x/0x family of MCUs

LPC55S06-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Freedom Development Platform for Kinetis^® KE1xMCUs

FRDM-KE15Z
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
i.MX RT1050 Evaluation Kit

MIMXRT1050-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
LPCXpresso55S69 Development Board

LPC55S69-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
FRDM Development Board for 96 MHz KE17Z/KE13Z/KE12Z with 512 KB Flash MCUs

FRDM-KE17Z512
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Evaluation Kit for the i.MX 8M Mini Applications Processor

8MMINILPD4-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Freedom Development Platform for Kinetis^® KL14, KL15, KL24, KL25 MCUs

FRDM-KL25Z
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Freedom Development Platform for 72MHz KE17Z/KE13Z/KE12Z MCUs

FRDM-KE17Z
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
i.MX RT1010 Evaluation Kit

MIMXRT1010-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
FRDM Development Board for MCX N94/N54 MCUs

FRDM-MCXN947
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
i.MX 8QuadMax Multisensory Enablement Kit (MEK)

MCIMX8QM-CPU
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Evaluation Kit for the i.MX 8M Nano Applications Processor

8MNANOD4-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
i.MX RT1064 Evaluation Kit

MIMXRT1064-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
i.MX RT1040 Evaluation Kit

MIMXRT1040-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
i.MX RT595 Evaluation Kit

MIMXRT595-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
i.MX RT1015 Evaluation Kit

MIMXRT1015-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Evaluation Kit for the i.MX 8M Plus Applications Processor

8MPLUSLPD4-EVK
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
i.MX RT1170 Evaluation Kit

MIMXRT1170-EVKB

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1-5 of 6 hardware offerings

^{Embedded Board Solutions}
Summit SOM 8M Plus

Our new Summit SOM 8M Plus is powered by NXP’s innovative i.MX 8M Plus processor and 88W8997 wireless silicon coupled with onboard NXP PMICs (PCA9450CHN and PM823UK), per...

By Ezurio Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
CuBox M

CuBox-M and its iMX8M Plus based SOM adds 2.3 TOPs of neural network acceleration inside. This makes it the perfect quick to market solution for your latest vision proces...

By SolidRun Ltd Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
iMX93 Developer’s Kit

Embedded Artists' iMX93 uCOM Developer's Kit lets you get up-and-running quickly with our iMX93 uCOM Board. The kit comes with an M.2 connectivity interface (for Wi-Fi/BT...

By Embedded Artists AB Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
iMX8M Nano uCOM Board

The EA iMX8M Nano uCOM Board provides a quick and easy solution for implementing a high-performance ARM quad-core Cortex-A53/M7 based design, in a tiny (42x45mm) form fac...

By Embedded Artists AB Gold Partner
^{Embedded Board Solutions}
Verdin iMX8M Plus

Verdin iMX8M Plus includes a Neural Network Processing Unit ideal for Machine Learning applications. Toradex provides integration with popular machine learning frameworks...

By Toradex® Platinum Partner
^Module
SPB620 - Concurrent Dual WiFi 6 and Bluetooth Multiradio

Super Compact and High-Performance WiFi 6 Connectivity Module SPB620 is a complete WiFi 6/Bluetooth 5 module with integrated EMC shield, ready for onboard integration in ...

By H&D Wireless Connectivity AB Gold Partner

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To find a complete list of our partners that support this software, please see our Partner Marketplace.

Related Software

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^{Debugging and Visualization Tools}
LinkServer for Microcontrollers

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^{Development IDEs and Build Tools}
MCUXpresso for Visual Studio Code

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Note: For better experience, software downloads are recommended on desktop.

Training

1-5 of 8 trainings

^On-Demand
Accelerate Development with Zephyr^™ OS Features and ModulesFeatured

Webinar showing logging, shell, power manager and other features of Zephyr OS, along with external modules, like MCUboot, that can quicken development and drive software reuse across your projects.

51 minEnglish Level: Beginner
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Application Portability Made Easy With Zephyr^™ OS and NXPFeatured

Join this webinar as we explore Zephyr's device tree, kernel configuration, and porting features in more detail, so that you can plan and adapt your product roadmap with software scalability in mind.

1 hrEnglish Level: Beginner
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^On-Demand
NXP and SEGGER: Debug, Visualize and Analyze Zephyr^™ OS Applications with EaseFeatured

This session features demonstrations of the J-Link debug probe with Zephyr Thread Awareness using SEGGER Ozone, plus analysis and visualization with SEGGER SystemView.

47 minEnglish Level: Beginner
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^On-Demand
Should I Care About Zephyr OS? - Real Experiences of an RTOS ExpertFeatured

In this session, we will investigate what Zephyr is, what it is not, and how it compares to other common RTOS solutions.

50 minEnglish Level: Beginner
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^{Upcoming Webinar}
Navigating the Future: The Importance of Zephyr in Multi-OS Environments

Sep 25, 20249:00 AM CST (UTC-6)1 hrEnglish Level: Beginner
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^On-Demand
NXP and Zephyr OS: Unlocking Innovation with an Open-Source RTOS

Explore the open source Zephyr OS and learn more about its vibrant community of contributors, along with NXP's contributions to the popular RTOS

51 minEnglish Level: Beginner
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^On-Demand
OTA Device Management with Golioth Cloud Platform Using Zephyr RTOS and NXP i.MX RT

58 minEnglish Level: Beginner
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^On-Demand
Designing for Low Power Using Zephyr^® Project: A Smartwatch Example

Join us as NXP shares a wearable example application built on Zephyr^{®^RTOS.}

1 hr 01 minEnglish Level: Beginner
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