Development Platforms with Arm® mbed™ Enablement
NXP offers a variety of evaluation and prototyping platforms that are enabled through the popular, easy to use, web-based Arm mbed development platform. With an online software development kit, free software libraries, hardware designs and online tools, it is the fastest way to create products based on Arm microcontrollers.
No downloads, no installations, no restrictive licenses.
- Software Development Kit (SDK)
The mbed Software Development Kit is an open source C/C++ microcontroller software platform relied upon by tens of thousands of developers to build projects fast. - Free online development tools
The mbed Compiler is a powerful online IDE that is free for use with hardware implementing the mbed HDK, and tightly integrated with the mbed SDK and Developer Website. - Hardware Development Kit (HDK)
The mbed Hardware Development Kit provides full microcontroller sub-system design files and firmware for building development boards and custom products that benefit from the native support of the mbed SDK and free mbed Online Compiler and mbed Developer Platform. - Worldwide Developer Community
The mbed platform is supported by an active and friendly community of skilled developers that are collectively helping get prototypes made even faster. Better yet, they are building an extensive cookbook of recipes that you can reuse to build your products.
It doesn't get much better than this.
Development Platforms with Arm mbed Enablement
| FRDM-KL25Z | FRDM-KL05Z | FRDM-KL46Z | FRDM-K64F | FRDM-K22F | FRDM-CR20A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Type | Generic MCU | Generic MCU | Generic MCU | Generic MCU | Generic MCU | 2.4GHz 802.15.4 Wireless Transceiver |
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| Kinetis MCU | MKL25Z128VLK4 MCU - 48 MHz, 128 KB flash, 16 KB SRAM, USB OTG (FS), 80LQFP | MKL05Z32VFM4 MCU - 48 MHz, 32 KB flash, 4 KB SRAM, 32QFN | MKL46Z256VLL4MCU - 48 MHz, 256 KB flash, 32 KB SRAM, segment LCD, USB OTG (FS) , 100 LQFP | MK64FN1M0VLL12 MCU (120 MHz, 1MB Flash, 256KB RAM, low power, crystal-less USB, 100LQFP package) | MK22FN512VLH12 MCU - 120 MHz, 512 KB flash memory, 128 KB RAM, low-power, and crystal-less USB in 64 LQFP package | No |
| Connectivity | USB FS D/OTG (mini USB connector) | No | USB FS D/OTG (mini USB connector) | USB HS D/H/OTG (micro USB connector)
10/100 ethernet |
USB HS D/H/OTG (micro USB connector) | 2.4GHz Wireless |
| Display | No | No | Segment LCD | No | No | No |
| External Memory | No | No | No | Micro-SD card connector | Optional micro-SD card connector | No |
| Capacitive Touch | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Onboard Sensors | MMA8451Q
Accelerometer |
MMA8451Q
Accelerometer |
MMA8451Q
Accelerometer Ambient light sensor |
FXOS8700CQ
Accelerometer and Magnetometer |
FXOS8700CQ
Accelerometer and Magnetometer |
No |
| Tri-color (RGB) LED | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sophisticated OpenSDA debug interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Expansion possibilities | Arduino® Rev3 | Arduino® Rev3 | Arduino® Rev3 | Arduino® Rev3 | Arduino® Rev3 | Arduino® Rev3 |
| Additional enablement and support | 2 push buttons | Optional header for add-on RF module: nRF24L01+ Nordic 2.4 GHz radio
Optional header for add-on Bluetooth module: JY-MCU BT board V1.05 2 push buttons |
Optional header for add-on RF module: nRF24L01+ Nordic 2.4 GHz radio
Optional header for add-on Bluetooth module: JY-MCU BT board V1.05 2 push buttons |
2 push buttons |