MCUXpresso configueation tools#
MCUXpresso configuration tools can help configure the processor and generate initialization code for the on chip peripherals. The tools are able to modify any existing example project, or create a new configuration for the selected board or processor. The generated code is designed to be used with MCUXpresso SDK version 2.x.
Table 1 describes the tools included in the MCUXpresso configuration tools.
Configuration tool |
Description |
Image |
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Pins tool |
|For configuration of pin routing and pin electrical properties.
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| |Clock tool
|For system clock configuration
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| |Peripherals tools
|For configuration of other peripherals
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| |TEE tool
|Configures access policies for memory area and peripherals helping to protect and isolate sensitive parts of the application.
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| |Device Configuration tool
|Configures Device Configuration Data (DCD) contained in the program image that the Boot ROM code interprets to set up various on- chip peripherals prior to the program launch.
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MCUXpresso configuration tools can be accessed in the following products:
Integrated in the MCUXpresso IDE. Configuration tools are integrated with both compiler and debugger which makes it the easiest way to begin the development.
Standalone version available for download from www.nxp.com/mcuxpresso. Recommended for customers using IAR Embedded Workbench, Keil MDK µVision, or Arm GCC.
Online version available on mcuxpresso.nxp.com. Recommended doing a quick evaluation of the processor or use the tool without installation.
Each version of the product contains a specific Quick Start Guide document MCUXpresso IDE Configuration Tools installation folder that can help start your work.