Getting started with the KIT6X02AF2T1 Evaluation Board

Last Modified: Sep 17, 2025Supports Evaluation Board for BMA6X02 with CAN FD

Contents of this document

  • 1

    Out of the Box

  • 2

    Get to Know the Hardware

  • 3

    Configure Hardware

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Contents of this document

1. Out of the Box

The NXP analog product development boards provide an easy-to-use platform for evaluating NXP products. The boards support a range of analog, mixed-signal and power solutions. They incorporate monolithic integrated circuits and system-in-package devices that use proven high-volume technology. NXP products offer longer battery life, a smaller form factor, reduced component counts, lower cost and improved performance in powering state-of-the-art systems.

This page will guide you through the process of setting up and using the KIT6X02AF2T1 board.

1.1 Kit Contents and Packing List

The kit contents include:

  • Assembled and tested the evaluation board in an antistatic bag
  • Quick start guide
  • KIT6402AF2T1 - CAN to electrical transport protocol link (ETPL) gateway board
  • Cable for supply and CAN interface
  • ETPL cable - two-wire twisted pair TPL cable (50 cm)

1.2 Additional Hardware

The purpose of the KIT6402AF2T1 is to build and interface from CAN to transport protocol link (TPL). The KIT6402AF2T1 can be used in any regular CAN environment. It can also be used with NXP PC software (that is, scripting GUI) to communicate via TPL to attached NXP devices (that is, BMA7118, BMA7418, BMA8420 or similar). To use the KIT with the NXP PC software, extra hardware is required.

1.3 Software

Installing software is necessary to work with this evaluation board. All listed software is available on the evaluation board's information page at KIT6x02AF2T1 or from the provided link.

  • GUI
  • Flexera

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2. Get to Know the Hardware

The main features of the KIT6X02AF2T1 are:

  • Communication link from CAN to TPL and back
  • Flexera
  • CAN communication speeds up to 1 MHz for regular CAN, and for CAN-FD, up to 5 MHz
  • Supply and mode control of the CAN physical layer interface via the integrated voltage regulator of the BMA6X02C
  • Two galvanically isolated ETPL ports
  • Supports the TPL3 protocol version
  • Two status LEDs

2.1 Board Features

The main features of the KIT6X02AF2T1 are:

  • Communication link from CAN to TPL and back
  • CAN communication speeds up to 1 MHz for regular CAN, and for CAN-FD, up to 5 MHz
  • Supply and mode control of the CAN physical layer interface via the integrated voltage regulator of the BMA6X02C
  • Two galvanically isolated ETPL ports
  • Supports the TPL3 protocol version
  • Two status LEDs

The KIT6X02AF2T1 serves as a hardware tool-supporting evaluation of ETPL devices via a CAN interface. Control of the CAN bus can be done with any CAN environment. If no specific environment is available, there is also a software solution from NXP available that allows the evaluation of a BMS system.

2.2 Board Description

The KIT6X02AF2T1 serves as a hardware tool-supporting evaluation of ETPL devices via a CAN interface. Control of the CAN bus can be done with any CAN environment. If no specific environment is available, there is also a software solution from NXP available that allows the evaluation of a BMS system.

2.3 Board Components

Figure 1. KIT6402AP2T1 connectors

Figure 1. KIT6402AP2T1 connectors

Connector J6 connects the KIT6402AF2T1 to the supply and CAN cable.

Table 1. Interface - J5.

Pin number Connection Description
1 VBAT Battery supply
Apply a voltage from 6 V to 18 V for normal operation of the board.
2 CANH CAN high-line
3 CANL CAN low-line
4 GND Supply ground

Connectors J1 and J2 connects to the KIT6402AF2T1 TPL ports 0 and 1.

Table 2. TPL port 0 - J1.

Pin Number Connection Description
1 TPL0_P TPL port 0 (positive)
2 TPL0_N TPL port 0 (negative)

Table 3. TPL port 1 - J2.

Pin Number Connection Description
1 TPL1_P TPL port 1 (positive)
2 TPL1_N TPL port 1 (negative)

The KIT6X02AF2T1 offers access to various debugging points to allow a fast evaluation of the product. The debugging points are shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. KIT6X02AF2T1 debugging

Figure 2. KIT6X02AF2T1 debugging

The CAN traffic can be monitored either on the CAN physical layer (J9), or on the digital pins (J14). See Table 4 for details of the settings.

Table 4. CAN signals - J14.

Header number Function Description
1 GND Ground as reference
2 CAN_TXD CAN transmitt
3 CAN_RXD CAN receive

The BMA6X02C can route various status and sideband signals to the GPIO pins. These status signals can be useful for traffic monitoring and debugging. See the data sheet of the BMA6X02C for further details.

Table 5. GPIO pins -J13.

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3. Configure Hardware

3.1 Configure Hardware

The KIT6X02AF2T1 has several configuration options. The most important ones are the CAN speed and CAN ID configuration of the BMA6X02C. This configuration can be changed with the switches on the board (See Figure 3).

Figure 3. KIT6X02AF2T1 DIP switches and reset button

Figure 3. KIT6X02AF2T1 DIP switches and reset button

The reset button initiates a reset of the BMA6X02C on the board. The DIP switches (SW2) configure the CAN communication speed and the CAN-ID used for communication. See for details of the settings in Table 6.

Note: Putting a switch in ON position means that the pin reads as LOW. Putting the switch downwards means that the pin reads as HIGH.

Table 6. DIP switches -J5.

Switch number Function Description
1 CFG0 CFG0 and CFG1 configure the initial data rate for the CAN communication. After power up, the speed of the CAN data speed can be configured. See the data sheet of the BMA6X02C for further details.
2 CFG1
3 ID0 Pins ID0 to ID3 configure the CAN ID for the CAN communication. See the data sheet of the BMA6X02C for further details.
4 ID1
5 ID2
6 ID3

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In addition to our KIT6X02AF2T1: Product description page, you may also want to visit: Product pages: S32K358BMU, S32K344BMU.

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