FRDM Development Board for MCX A14x/A15x MCUs

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FRDM-MCXA153 are compact and scalable development boards for rapid prototyping of MCX A14 and A15 MCUs. They offer industry standard headers for easy access to the MCU's I/Os, integrated open-standard serial interfaces, external flash memory and an on-board MCU-Link debugger. Additional tools like our Expansion Board Hub for add-on boards and the Application Code Hub for software examples are available through the MCUXpresso Developer Experience.

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FRDM Development Board for MCX A14x/A15x MCUs

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Supported Devices

Processors and Microcontrollers

MCX A Series Microcontrollers

  • MCX-A13X-A14X-A15X: MCX A13x, 14x, 15x MCUs with Arm® Cortex® M33, Scalable Device Options, Low Power and Intelligent Peripherals

Sensors

Accelerometers

  • FXLS8961AF: ±2g/±4g/±8g/±16g, Low Power 12-Bit Digital Accelerometer
  • FXLS8971CF: ±2g/±4g/±8g/±16g, Low Power 12-Bit Digital Accelerometer

Features

Microcontroller

  • MCXA15x Arm® Cortex®-M33 core
  • Up to 128KB flash with up to 32 kB RAM with 8kB ECC, LPLUART, LPSPI, LPI2C, FS USB, DMA and LDO

Connectivity

  • FS USB ports with USB Type-C connector for device functionality
  • HS USB Type-C connectors (On-board MCU-Link debugger)
  • SPI/I²C/UART connector (Arduino, PMOD/mikroBUS, DNP)
  • Wi-Fi connector (Arduino, PMOD/mikroBUS, DNP)

Debug

  • On-board MCU-Link debugger with CMSIS-DAP
  • JTAG/SWD connector

Sensor

Expansion Options

  • Arduino® Header
  • FRDM Header
  • Pmod™ *DNP
  • mikroBUS™

User Interface

  • RGB user LED, plus Reset, ISP, wake up buttons

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  • FRDM Development Board for MCX A14 and A15 MCUs.

  • Kit contails:

    • FRDM-MCXA153
    • Quick Start Guide
    • USB Cable Type-C
  • $15.00 USD
  • For a quantity of 1
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    • Shipping: Normally ships 1-2 business days
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