Setting Up MCUXpresso SDK and Toolchain for HMP Development
Introduction
The NXP's MCUXpresso is a development kit that provides the required toolchain for compiling firmware for alternative cores on NXP processors. The SDK also includes sample applications targeting alternative cores. Check the MCUXpresso documentation for more information.
Download, Install and Setup MCUXpresso SDK and Tools
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You will need an NXP account to continue with the steps below.
- Download the SDK installer following the steps described in the MCUXpresso SDK Builder official documentation. Filter by processor using the SoC part number, which can be extracted from each SoM datasheet, as shown in the following example of the Verdin iMX8M Plus datasheet:
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Follow the procedure available on the NXP documentation: Development Tools Installation - Manual Installation
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The SDK is now ready to use. Follow the How To Compile Firmwares for the Alternative Cores (NXP) article to learn how to use the SDK to compile a firmware for the alternative core.