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Chapter 4
Getting started with MCUXpresso Tool Suite
4.1 MCUXpresso IDE
The MCUXpresso IDE has an easy-to-use Eclipse-based development environment for NXP MCUs based on the Arm
®
Cortex
®
-M
cores. It offers advanced editing, compiling, and debugging features with the addition of MCU-specific debugging views, code
trace and profiling, multicore debugging, and integrated configuration tools. Its debug connections support all NXP evaluation
boards with industry-leading open-source and commercial debug probes from Arm, P&E Micro
®
, and SEGGER
®
.
To download NXP MCUXpresso IDE, visit
Launch the MCUXpresso IDE and define the workspace location to copy and store your projects and click Launch.
shows
an example of workspace configuration.
Figure 7. Creating MCUXpresso IDE workspace
4.2 Software Development Kit (SDK)
The MCUXpresso SDK is a comprehensive software enablement package designed to simplify and accelerate application
development with NXP’s MCUs based on the Arm
®
Cortex
®
-M cores. The MCUXpresso SDK includes production-grade software
with an integrated RTOS (optional), integrated stacks and middleware, reference software, and more. It is available in the custom
downloads based on your selection of MCU, evaluation board, and optional software components.
4.2.1 Downloading SDK
The SLN-LOCAL2-IOT SDK is distributed through the
, which is a web tool providing access to SDKs
for NXP board platforms. This section describes where to locate, generate, and download the SDK before installing it.
Navigate to the
which should open the SLN-LOCAL2-IOT kit which allows you to build the SDK.
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