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.. zephyr:board:: frdm_mcxa156
Overview
********
FRDM-MCXA156 are compact and scalable development boards for rapid prototyping of
MCX A15X MCUs. They offer industry standard headers for easy access to the
MCUs I/Os, integrated open-standard serial interfaces, external flash memory and
an on-board MCU-Link debugger. MCX N Series are high-performance, low-power
microcontrollers with intelligent peripherals and accelerators providing multi-tasking
capabilities and performance efficiency.
Hardware
********
- MCX-A156 Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller running at 96 MHz
- 1MB dual-bank on chip Flash
- 128 KB RAM
- USB high-speed (Host/Device) with on-chip HS PHY. HS USB Type-C connectors
- 2x FlexCAN with FD, 2x I3Cs, 2x SAI
- On-board MCU-Link debugger with CMSIS-DAP
- Arduino Header, FlexIO/LCD Header, SmartDMA/Camera Header, mikroBUS
For more information about the MCX-A156 SoC and FRDM-MCXA156 board, see:
- `MCX-A156 SoC Website`_
- `MCX-A156 Datasheet`_
- `MCX-A156 Reference Manual`_
- `FRDM-MCXA156 Website`_
- `FRDM-MCXA156 User Guide`_
- `FRDM-MCXA156 Board User Manual`_
- `FRDM-MCXA156 Schematics`_
Supported Features
==================
The FRDM-MCXA156 board configuration supports the following hardware features:
+-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
| Interface | Controller | Driver/Component |
+===========+============+=====================================+
| NVIC | on-chip | nested vector interrupt controller |
+-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
| SYSTICK | on-chip | systick |
+-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
| PINMUX | on-chip | pinmux |
+-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
| GPIO | on-chip | gpio |
+-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
| UART | on-chip | serial port-polling; |
| | | serial port-interrupt |
+-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
| CLOCK | on-chip | clock_control |
+-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
| FLASH | on-chip | soc flash |
+-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
Targets available
==================
The default configuration file
:zephyr_file:`boards/nxp/frdm_mcxa156/frdm_mcxa156_defconfig`
Other hardware features are not currently supported by the port.
Connections and IOs
===================
The MCX-A156 SoC has 5 gpio controllers and has pinmux registers which
can be used to configure the functionality of a pin.
+------------+-----------------+----------------------------+
| Name | Function | Usage |
+============+=================+============================+
| PIO0_2 | UART | UART RX |
+------------+-----------------+----------------------------+
| PIO0_3 | UART | UART TX |
+------------+-----------------+----------------------------+
System Clock
============
The MCX-A156 SoC is configured to use FRO running at 96MHz as a source for
the system clock.
Serial Port
===========
The FRDM-MCXA156 SoC has 5 LPUART interfaces for serial communication.
LPUART 0 is configured as UART for the console.
Programming and Debugging
*************************
Build and flash applications as usual (see :ref:`build_an_application` and
:ref:`application_run` for more details).
Configuring a Debug Probe
=========================
A debug probe is used for both flashing and debugging the board. This board is
configured by default to use the MCU-Link CMSIS-DAP Onboard Debug Probe.
Using LinkServer
----------------
Linkserver is the default runner for this board, and supports the factory
default MCU-Link firmware. Follow the instructions in
:ref:`mcu-link-cmsis-onboard-debug-probe` to reprogram the default MCU-Link
firmware. This only needs to be done if the default onboard debug circuit
firmware was changed. To put the board in ``DFU mode`` to program the firmware,
short jumper JP5.
Using J-Link
------------
There are two options. The onboard debug circuit can be updated with Segger
J-Link firmware by following the instructions in
:ref:`mcu-link-jlink-onboard-debug-probe`.
To be able to program the firmware, you need to put the board in ``DFU mode``
by shortening the jumper JP5.
The second option is to attach a :ref:`jlink-external-debug-probe` to the
10-pin SWD connector (J24) of the board. Additionally, the jumper JP7 must
be shortened.
For both options use the ``-r jlink`` option with west to use the jlink runner.
.. code-block:: console
west flash -r jlink
Configuring a Console
=====================
Connect a USB cable from your PC to J21, and use the serial terminal of your choice
(minicom, putty, etc.) with the following settings:
- Speed: 115200
- Data: 8 bits
- Parity: None
- Stop bits: 1
Flashing
========
Here is an example for the :zephyr:code-sample:`hello_world` application.
.. zephyr-app-commands::
:zephyr-app: samples/hello_world
:board: frdm_mcxa156
:goals: flash
Open a serial terminal, reset the board (press the RESET button), and you should
see the following message in the terminal:
.. code-block:: console
*** Booting Zephyr OS build v3.6.0-4478-ge6c3a42f5f52 ***
Hello World! frdm_mcxa156/mcxa156
Debugging
=========
Here is an example for the :zephyr:code-sample:`hello_world` application.
.. zephyr-app-commands::
:zephyr-app: samples/hello_world
:board: frdm_mcxa156/mcxa156
:goals: debug
Open a serial terminal, step through the application in your debugger, and you
should see the following message in the terminal:
.. code-block:: console
*** Booting Zephyr OS build v3.6.0-4478-ge6c3a42f5f52 ***
Hello World! frdm_mcxa156/mcxa156
Troubleshooting
===============
.. include:: ../../common/segger-ecc-systemview.rst
:start-after: segger-ecc-systemview
.. _MCX-A156 SoC Website:
https://www.nxp.com/products/processors-and-microcontrollers/arm-microcontrollers/general-purpose-mcus/mcx-arm-cortex-m/mcx-a-series-microcontrollers/mcx-a13x-14x-15x-mcus-with-arm-cortex-m33-scalable-device-options-low-power-and-intelligent-peripherals:MCX-A13X-A14X-A15X
.. _MCX-A156 Datasheet:
https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/data-sheet/MCXAP100M96FS6.pdf
.. _MCX-A156 Reference Manual:
https://www.nxp.com/webapp/Download?colCode=MCXAP100M96FS6RM
.. _FRDM-MCXA156 Website:
https://www.nxp.com/design/design-center/development-boards-and-designs/general-purpose-mcus/frdm-development-board-for-mcx-a144-5-6-a154-5-6-mcus:FRDM-MCXA156
.. _FRDM-MCXA156 User Guide:
https://www.nxp.com/document/guide/getting-started-with-frdm-mcxa156:GS-FRDM-MCXA156
.. _FRDM-MCXA156 Board User Manual:
https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/user-manual/UM12121.pdf
.. _FRDM-MCXA156 Schematics:
https://www.nxp.com/webapp/Download?colCode=SPF-90841