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FRDM-MCXC444 Board User Manual Rev. 1 — 15 July 2024 User manual Document information Information Content Keywords UM12120, FRDM-MCXC444, MCX C, MCXC444, Arduino, mikroBUS, MCU-Link Abstract The FRDM-MCXC444 board is a design and evaluation platform based on the NXP MCXC444 MCU.
LPC55S69JEV98. The FRDM-MCXC444 board is compatible with the Arduino shield module, Mikroe click board, and Pmod board. The FRDM-MCXC444 board comes preloaded with a LED blinky demo. The demo is available at the boards \frdmmcxc444\demo_apps\led_blinky folder of MCUXpresso SDK.
For details, refer to the "MCX C44X Sub- Family Reference Manual". 1.7 Push buttons Figure 3 shows the FRDM-MCXC444 board push buttons. Table 5 describes the FRDM-MCXC444 board push buttons. UM12120 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers.
LEDs can be used for debugging purposes. Figure 3 shows the FRDM-MCXC444 board LEDs. Table 6 describes the FRDM-MCXC444 board LEDs that correspond to the target MCU. The board also has some MCU-Link-specific LEDs, which are described in Section 3.9.
• Section 2.12 "Pmod connector" 2.1 Power supplies The FRDM-MCXC444 board is powered with a P5V0 (5 V) power supply using one of the following source options: • P5V_USB_FS supply from full-speed (FS) USB2.0 Type-C connector (J12) • P5V_HDR_IN supply from 5 V regulator populated at 3-pin connector (J11) (Not populated by default) •...
• Source of VREFH_IN supply 2.1.1 Current measurement The FRDM-MCXC444 board supports measurement of the digital supply current of the MCXC444 MCU, using an ampere meter (ammeter). The current measurement steps are as follows: 1. Open the 2-pin jumper JP1 (shorted by default).
The MCXC444 MCU has two inter-integrated circuit (I2C) modules, I2C0 and I2C1, which support serial I2C communication through a pair of clock and data signals. The FRDM-MCXC444 board allows communication with both I2C0 and I2C1 modules. Figure 7 shows the FRDM-MCXC444 I2C diagram.
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I2C0 PTB0 MCU_LINK_I2C0_SCL MCU-Link PTB1 MCU_LINK_I2C0_SDA (LPC55S69JEV98) Figure 7. I2C diagram Table 11 shows the FRDM-MCXC444 I2C bus device map. Table 11. I2C bus device map I2C bus 8-bit I2C Device Description address I2C0, I2C1 NXP MCXC444 (U1) Target MCU. It acts as the I2C master for all I2C connections on the board except for I2C connection with MCU-Link.
The MCXC444 MCU features a one segment liquid crystal display (SLCD) module that can support up to 24x8 or 28x4 segments. The FRDM-MCXC444 board supports one 7-segment LCD panel that uses seven different segments to form different numbers, letters, and some special characters. The MCU SLCD module controls the illumination of these segments through front plane/back plane signaling.
LCD-12_P44 Data signal to COL/4C/4B/4A 2.8 Accelerometer On the FRDM-MCXC444 board, an accelerometer sensor is used to sense motion, a feature required in the IoT application space. The main features of the Accelerometer sensor interface are as follows. • 3-axis MEMS accelerometer sensor device FXLS8974CFR3 (U2) is used.
NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXC444 Board User Manual 2.9 Visible light sensor interface On the FRDM-MCXC444 board, one light sensor is provided, which connects to the PTE22 port of the target device for evaluating the ADC module. Table 14 provides the detail of the light sensor device on the board.
MikroElektronika (MIKROE) is one of the manufacturers of click boards. To find some example click boards for the FRDM-MCXC444 mikroBUS socket, visit MIKROE website. The FRDM-MCXC444 board has a mikroBUS socket with a pair of 1x8-position receptacles, J5 and J6. Figure 11 shows the pinouts of the mikroBUS socket connectors. Figure 11. mikroBUS socket connector pinout The mikroBUS socket allows communication with the following modules of the MCXC444 MCU: •...
Digilent Pmod (peripheral module) devices are small input/output interface boards that can be easily integrated with embedded control boards for expanding their capabilities. The FRDM-MCXC444 board supports a Digilent PPPC062LJBN-RC Pmod connector J7 (not populated) for expanding the board capabilities.
MCU-Link Debug Probe Architecture page. The MCU-Link OB on the FRDM-MCXC444 board is factory-programmed with the firmware based on the NXP CMSIS-DAP protocol. The firmware also supports all other features supported in the hardware. A custom version of the J-Link firmware to make MCU-Link OB compatible with J-Link LITE is also available. However, this firmware version supports only limited features, including debug/SWO and VCOM.
UM12120 NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXC444 Board User Manual Table 24. Compatibility check between MCUXpresso IDE and MCU-Link firmware MCUXpresso IDE Supported MCU-Link USB driver CMSIS-SWO FreeMASTER support via version firmware version type support SWD / JTAG USB bridge MCUXpresso 11.3 or V1.xxx and V2.xxx later MCUXpresso 11.7.0 or...
COM port on the host computer. The, MCU-Link acts as a USB-to-UART bridge between the host computer and the target MCU. In the FRDM-MCXC444 board, MCU-Link is connected to the LPUART0 module of the target MCU. To use MCU-Link as a USB-to-UART bridge, verify the following jumper settings and connect the MCU-Link USB connector J13 to the USB port of the host computer: •...
A USB-to-I2C bridge can be used to emulate the host system / board peripherals. By default, the USBSIO feature is disabled for SPI and I2C on the FRDM-MCXC444 board, allowing the target MCU SPI/I2C port to be used for other purposes. Disabling the USBSIO feature instructs the firmware not to enumerate the USB endpoint for USBSIO (which is called “MCU-Link LPCSIO”...
UM12120 NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXC444 Board User Manual agreement (NDA). To access such a document, contact a local NXP field applications engineer (FAE) or sales representative. Table 26. Related documentation Document Description Link / how to obtain MCX C44X Sub-Family Reference Provides a detailed description about the...
UM12120 NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXC444 Board User Manual Table 27. Acronyms ...continued Acronym Description UART Universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter Universal serial bus USBSIO USB serial input/output VCOM Virtual communication 7 Revision history Table 28 summarizes the revisions to this document. Table 28. Revision history...
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