MCUXpresso Software Development Kit (SDK)

MCUXpresso-SDK

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The MCUXpresso SDK is a comprehensive software enablement package designed to simplify and accelerate application development with Arm® Cortex®-M based devices from NXP, including its general purpose, crossover and wireless-enabled MCUs. The MCUXpresso SDK includes production-grade software with integrated RTOS (optional), integrated enabling software technologies (stacks and middleware), reference software, and more. Partner middleware and software can be integrated via the use of custom west manifests. The MCUXpresso SDK is inherently compatible with MCUXpresso IDE, MCUXpresso for VS Code but also supports and provides example projects for IAR Embedded Workbench, KEIL MDK and GCC with CMake + Kconfig. Custom SDK packages are available as custom archives or west manifests based on user selections of MCU, evaluation board, and/or optional software components.

NXP is committed to delivering secure, high-quality software to customers. To support this, industry-leading tools such as Coverity Static Analysis and Black Duck Software Composition Analysis is integrated into the SDK development lifecycle.

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Features

  • Arm® CMSIS-CORE startup and device header files and CMSIS-DSP standard libraries
  • Open-source peripheral drivers that provide stateless, high-performance, easy-to-use APIs
  • Drivers for communication peripherals also include high-level transactional APIs for high-performance data transfers and RTOS wrappers that leverage native RTOS services to better comply with the RTOS cases
  • High-quality software: all drivers and startup code are checked with Coverity® static analysis tools
  • Real-time operation systems (RTOS) kernels: FreeRTOS ™. Zephyr uses same core/base SDK content
  • Enabling software technologies (stacks and middleware) from NXP and partners including:
    • Audio and voice processing
    • Connectivity (USB, LIN, Ethernet)
    • Cloud (AWS IoT)
    • eIQ® Machine Learning
    • Functional Safety
    • Graphics and HMI
    • Motor control
    • Security
    • Wireless (GenFSK, Bluetooth, 802.15.4, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Coex)
    • Storage
    • And more
  • Adding partner middleware and software is achieved with CMake and west manifests
  • Software examples demonstrating the usage of peripheral drivers, RTOS wrapper drivers, middleware and RTOSes
  • SBOMs provided for the GitHub SDK repositories improve security and compliance

Delivery Options

  • Frequency of production release appropriate for product lifecycle
    • Quarterly releases for NPI and recent products
    • Annual releases (June) Popular products have Annual
    • (Reference Version/Device matrix for specific support)
  • Packaged and delivered in various methods to meet the preference of the developer.
  • The MCUXpresso IDEs simplify how users can choose how to add the SDK into their workspace from the following package and delivery options:
    • SDK BUILDER: User selections build a custom MCUXpresso SDK based on MCU, evaluation board and optional software components
    • GitHub: The mcuxsdk project provides one repository to conveniently use Git to track/compare/integrate SDK updates
    • OPEN-CMSIS-PACKS: Arm CMSIS development environments (VS Code and MDK) allow users to search/import packs based on software organized by device and/or board.

  • GitHub provides access to preview of patches and feature development prior to production release along with visibility to the development commit history of SDK

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    MCUXpresso SDK - GitHub repository

    EXTERNALRev 1.0Jul 27, 2023 10:16:00MCUXPRESSO-SDK-GITHUB-REP
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    MCUXpresso SDK - Open-CMSIS-Packs

    EXTERNALRev 1.0Jul 27, 2023 10:19:00MCUXPRESSO-SDK-OPEN-CMSIS-PACK
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  • Examples and Quick Start Software

    MCUXpresso SDK - SDK Builder

    EXTERNALRev 1.0Mar 2, 2017 13:05:00MCUXPRESSO-SDK
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