MCUXpresso SDK Documentation

Run a demo application using MCUXpresso IDE#

This document uses peripheral_ht example to describe the steps to open a project, build an example, and run a project on MCUXpresso IDE.

For details, see Section 3 in Getting Started with MCUXpresso SDK User’s Guide (document MCUXSDKGSUG) at root/docs/Getting Started with MCUXpresso SDK.pdf and refer to the readme file in the corresponding demo’s directory.

Open an MCUXpresso IDE example#

  1. Open MCUXpresso IDE and open an existing or a new workspace location.

  2. Drag and drop the package archive into the MCUXpresso Installed SDKs area in the lower right of the main window.

  3. After the SDK is loaded successfully, select the Import the SDK examples(s)… to add examples to your workspace.

  4. Select the evkbmimxrt1170 board and click the Next button to select the desired example(s).

  5. Select the evkbmimxrt1170 board EdgeFast Open example. For example, peripheral_ht.

  6. Ensure to change SDK debug console from Semihost to UART.

  7. Click Finish.

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Build an MCUXpresso IDE example#

  1. Select desired target for your project.

  2. Build MCUXpresso IDE EdgeFast Open Bluetooth project.

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Run an MCUXpresso IDE example#

For MCUXpresso IDE project running, all steps are similar to Run an IAR example except the steps of downloading image from compiler.

To download MCUXpresso IDE image to board, click the Debug button to download the executable file onto the board.

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