
resistors. The MCU-Link firmware triggers the switch back to low current measurements. The measurement circuit self-calibrates
each time the LPC55S36-EVK board is powered on. No user intervention is required to set up the calibration or adjust the
measurement ranges.
The measurement data can be displayed along with energy and power consumption data on the Energy Measurement view in the
MCUXpresso IDE. For more details on the MCUXpresso IDE, see
https://www.nxp.com/mcuxpresso/ide
The power measurement feature is intended for low-power measurements, with a target MCU running at up to 3.6 V. The design
uses the LPC55S69 16-bit ADC, with power data sampled at up to 100 kS/s. The table below shows power/current measurement
range configuration settings. Maximum measurable current is 50 mA. Accuracy may vary with temperature and is provided for
reference purposes only.
Table 27. Energy measurement range configuration
Measurement range
Resolution
Accuracy (typical)
200 nA to 400 μA
200 nA
1%
> 400 μA to 50 mA
5 μA
3.9 MCU-Link status LEDs
The LPC55S36-EVK board has seven status indicator LEDs for MCU-Link. The table below lists these LEDs and describes how
each LED behaves in different MCU-Link modes.
Table 28. MCU-Link LEDs
Part
identifier
LED name /
color
MCU-Link mode
Normal mode (with CMSIS-DAP
firmware)
Normal mode (with J-Link
firmware)
Firmware Update (ISP)
mode
D14
USB / green
Lights up after successful USB
enumeration at startup. Afterward,
the LED stays ON.
Remains OFF
Remains OFF
D15
SWO / green
Indicates if serial wire debug
trace output (SWO) data is being
received from the target MCU
Remains OFF
Remains OFF
D16
Status / red
Indicates heartbeat (fades in/out
repeatedly), with SWD activity
overlaid.
The LED blinks rapidly at startup, if
an error occurs.
Remains OFF
Lights up when MCU-Link
target (LPC55S69) boots in
ISP mode
D17
VCOM / green
Indicates if VCOM port is
transmitting/receiving data
Lights up when MCU-
Link boots, and then
blinks when debug activity
happens
Remains OFF
D18
FUNC / green
Reserved for future use
Remains OFF
Remains OFF
D19
SIO / green
Indicates if USBSIO bridge traffic
is present
Remains OFF
Remains OFF
D20
NRG / green
Indicates if energy measurement
communication is happening
between the target MCU and
MCU-Link
Remains OFF
Remains OFF
NXP Semiconductors
MCU-Link Debug Probe
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