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 Open-CMSIS-Packs.

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.

Underscoring our commitment to high quality, the MCUXpresso SDK is MISRA compliant and checked with Coverity® static analysis tools. SDK packages are available in custom downloads based on user selections of MCU, evaluation board, and optional software components.

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MCUXpresso-SDK Block Diagram

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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 MISRA-C: 2004 compliant and checked with Coverity® static analysis tools
  • Real-time operation systems (RTOS) kernels pre-integrated: Azure® RTOS ThreadX and FreeRTOS™
  • Enabling software technologies (stacks and middleware) from NXP and partners including:
    • Audio and voice processing
    • Connectivity
    • Cloud / IoT
    • eIQ® Machine Learning
    • Functional Safety
    • Graphics and HMI
    • Motor control
    • Security
    • Storage
    • And more
  • Software examples demonstrating the usage of peripheral drivers, RTOS wrapper drivers, middleware and RTOSes
  • Support for Partner middleware and software via Open-CMSIS-Packs

Delivery Options

  • 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 mcux-sdk project provides one repository to conveniently use Git to track/compare/integrate SDK updates
    • OPEN-CMSIS-PACKS: An IDE pack manager allows users to search/import packs based on software organized by device, board, middleware and application

Supported Devices

Supported Toolchains

All driver examples and most application examples are provided with projects for the following toolchains:

MCUXpresso Software and Tools

MCUXpresso

Other SDKs for Kinetis and LPC MCUs

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  • BSPs and Device Drivers

    MCUXpresso SDK - GitHub repository

    EXTERNALRev 1.0Jul 27, 2023 10:16:00MCUXPRESSO-SDK-GITHUB-REP
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  • BSPs and Device Drivers

    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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