NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXL255 Development Board
NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXL255 Development Board is a compact development platform for rapid prototyping with MCXL255, MCXL254, and MCXL253 microcontrollers. The board features an MCXL255 MCU with a dual-core Arm® architecture designed for low-power, battery-operated applications. The board offers integrated external flash, sensors, user controls, and standard expansion headers, enabling flexible evaluation and application development.
The NXP FRDM-MCXL255 Development Board includes an onboard MCU-Link debugger with CMSIS-DAP support for programming and debugging via a USB Type-C® connection. Arduino®, FRDM, mikroBUS™, sensor, and LCD headers provide access to MCU I/O, simplify expansion with compatible sensors and add-on boards, and allow the use of compatible sensors and add-on boards. The platform also includes an accelerometer, a magnetic sensor, an RGB LED, an LCD, and buttons for prototyping interactive and sensing applications.
MCUXpresso Developer Experience provides the supporting software ecosystem. Developers can access SDK-compatible expansion-board drivers through the Expansion Board Hub and browse software examples through the Application Code Hub.
Features
- Compact and scalable platform for rapid MCX L25 prototyping
- Onboard MCU-Link debugger with CMSIS-DAP support
- Integrated external flash for application and data storage
- Arduino and FRDM headers for compatible expansion boards
- mikroBUS expansion for compatible Click boards
- Sensor port for flow-metering and sensing applications
- LCD header for display expansion
- Onboard acceleration and magnetic sensors
- RGB LED and multiple user-control buttons
- External-battery connection for portable development
- MCUXpresso SDK-compatible drivers and examples
- Expansion Board Hub and Application Code Hub support
Applications
- Industrial
- Brushless DC Motor (BLDC) control
- Building safety detectors
- Building security and surveillance
- Electricity metering
- Flow metering (water, gas, heat)
- Home control panel
- Motor drives
- Smart lock
- Smart metering
- Temperature sensors
- Gas sensors
- Pressure sensors
- pH sensors
- Consumer
- Air Conditioning (AC)
- Air-quality sensors
- Occupancy sensors
- Motion sensors
- Fire and smoke detectors
- Feedback sensors
- Gaming accessories
- Smart lighting
- Water-leak sensors
- Smartwatch and wristband
Specifications
- Supported microcontrollers
- MCXL255
- MCXL254
- MCXL253
- Onboard microcontroller
- MCXL255 32-bit MCU
- Arm Cortex-M33 core running up to 96MHz
- Arm Cortex-M0+ core running up to 10MHz
- Flash memory up to 512KB
- SRAM up to 128KB
- External memory
- MX25R4035FM1IL0 NOR flash
- 4Mbit capacity
- SPI interface
- Debug and programming
- Onboard MCU-Link debugger
- CMSIS-DAP support
- JTAG/SWD connector
- USB Type-C connector
- External SWD connector
- Expansion interfaces
- Arduino headers
- FRDM headers
- mikroBUS header
- Pmod connector footprint
- Sensor port
- LCD header
- Operating voltage range of 1.8V to 3.3V
- Communication interfaces
- SPI
- I2C
- UART
- GPIO
- Onboard components
- Acceleration sensor
- Magnetic sensor
- RGB LED
- LCD
- External flash memory
- User controls
- Reset button
- Power-on reset button
- In-system programming button
- Wake-up button
- External interrupt button
- Tamper button
- Power connections
- MCU-Link USB Type-C power input
- MCX USB power input
- External-battery connector
Required Equipment
- Computer with an available USB port
- USB Type-C cable
Required Software
- MCUXpresso Developer Experience
- MCUXpresso SDK
- Compatible MCUXpresso development tools
Associated MCUs
NXP Semiconductors MCX L25 Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers
Ultra‑low‑power Arm® Cortex®‑M33 MCUs with sense domain and always‑on HMI support.
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