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MCUXpresso Config Tools {#GUID-8DA32077-51A4-4709-8E72-E818D1D9584D}

MCUXpresso Config 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 Config Tools.

Config Tool

Description

Image

Pins tool

For configuration of pin routing and pin electrical properties.

| |Clock tool|For system clock configuration|

| |Peripherals tools|For configuration of other peripherals|

| |TEE tool|Configures access policies for memory area and peripherals helping to protect and isolate sensitive parts of the application.|

| |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 Config Tools can be accessed in the following products:

  • Integrated in the MCUXpresso IDE. Config 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 Config Tools installation folder that can help start your work.