MCX Industrial and IoT Microcontrollers

Empowering the Edge Everywhere

The MCX portfolio is a comprehensive selection of Arm® Cortex®-M based MCUs, offering expanded scalability with breakthrough product capabilities, simplified system design and a developer-focused experience through our MCUXpresso suite of software and tools. The new simplified system design offers optimal enablement and intelligent peripherals for the secure connected edge including machine learning, wireless, voice, motor control, analog and more. The MCX portfolio is part of NXP’s EdgeVerse edge computing platform.

Industrial
  • Factory Automation
  • Power & Energy
  • Building Control
  • Medical Equipment
Smart Home
  • Control & Security
  • Smart Appliances
  • Home Entertainment
  • Health & Fitness
General Embedded
  • Industrial/Consumer HMI
  • Hand-held Devices
  • Power Tools
  • General Purpose Embedded Control

Watch MCX Microcontrollers for the Intelligent Edge

 

  • MCX A
  • MCX C
  • MCX E
  • MCX L
  • MCX N
  • MCX W
  • FRDM Dev Boards
MCX A MCU Advantages and Features

MCX A: Mainstream

NXP's MCX A series is optimized to provide critical functionality for a broad range of applications such as motor control, where cost constraints, advanced analog capabilities such as high-precision data converters, and fast time-to-market are key considerations.

Key Features:

Real-time efficiency and low power
  • Efficient Cortex-M33 at up to 1000 CoreMark
  • Internal cache for fast memory access
  • Math Acceleration for 17x faster trig. operation than CMSIS-DSP
  • Runtime efficiency as low as 53uA/MHz
  • Various low power modes down to 0.4uA with RAM retention
  • Low-power peripherals to offload main CPU
Autonomous peripherals
  • Flexible PWM with motor control subsystem
  • Fast interface for serial comms, CAN, USB, Ethernet, LCD, etc.
  • Rich analog integration with up to 4x 16-bit ADC
Scalable portfolio
  • Flash memory options from 64KB to 1MB with pin compatibility
  • Wide range of package options offering from 32 to 169 pins
  • Unified core architecture
MCX A MCU Advantages and Features

MCX A Series

NXP's MCX A series is optimized to provide critical functionality for a broad range of applications such as motor control, where cost constraints, advanced analog capabilities such as high-precision data converters, and fast time-to-market are key considerations.

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MCX C MCU Advantages and Features

MCX C: Value

The MCX C series MCUs, powered by Arm® Cortex®-M0+ up to 48 MHz, are designed for energy efficiency and cost effectiveness, making them ideal for general-purpose applications. Featuring USB and segment LCD options, these MCUs cater to diverse needs. The MCX C Series extends the classical IPs within NXP MCUs, providing flexible and scalable memory and packages.

Key Features:

Performance with Low Power
  • Two times more CoreMarks®/mA than the closest 8/16-bit
  • Single-cycle fast I/O access port facilitates bit banging and software protocol emulation
  • Multiple, flexible low-power modes
  • LPUART, SPI, I2C, ADC, DAC, LP timer and DMA support low-power mode operation without waking up the core
Power and Operation
  • Temperature range: -40 to 125°C (Tj)
  • IOs: 1.71V to 3.6V
  • 48MHz, 32KB–256KB
  • Easy-to-use peripherals
  • Cost-effective design for entry-level applications
Security
  • 80-bit unique identification number per chip
  • Advanced flash security
  • COP Software watchdog
MCX C MCU Advantages and Features

MCX C Series

The MCX C Series extends the classical IPs within NXP MCUs, providing flexible and scalable memory and packages. This enhances the already efficient MCUXpresso Developer Experience.

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MCX E

MCX E: Safety

The MCX E series microcontrollers, powered by Arm® Cortex®-M4F and Cortex®-M7 cores, are engineered for industrial and IoT systems that demand high reliability. With robust 5 V operation, up to 4 MB Flash, 512 kB SRAM, and integrated functional safety, they’re ideal for harsh conditions. Extending the legacy of Kinetis E, these MCUs feature IEC 61508 safety compliance and EdgeLock® security, delivering a secure-by-design foundation for mission-critical applications.

Key Features:

Robust
  • Up to 5.5V supply
  • Extended temperature mission profile
  • Various LQFP package options
Reliable
  • Large set of peripherals allows for high redundancy
  • Up to 6x CAN-FD and Ethernet with TSN
Safe & Secure
  • Program flow monitor
  • Full data integrity
  • Clock, power and temperature monitoring
  • EdgeLock Security essential and advanced
  • Security certification up to SESIP level 3
MCX E Series

MCX E24 Family

Robust operation at 5.5V for electrically noisy environments and features a 112 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M4F core with up to 2 MB Flash and 256 kB SRAM.

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MCX L

MCX L: Ultra Low Power

The MCX L series Industrial and IoT MCUs combine a 96 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 core with a 10 MHz Cortex®-M0+ core, featuring Adaptive Dynamic Voltage Control for efficient low-frequency power use. A dedicated ultra-low-power Sense Domain enables peripheral operation while the main core stays in Deep Power Mode, minimizing energy consumption during data acquisition.

Key Features:

Battery-operated applications
  • Simplifies commissioning & mobility
  • Autonomous devices over product lifetime or low-touch rechargeable battery support
  • Robustness & low leakage at high temperature
Always-on sensors
  • Always-on sensing data collection
  • Always-on anticipation data matching
  • Always-on automation local actuation
  • Use smaller, size & cost optimized batteries
Cyber security resilience
  • Digital connected devices must ensure cybersecurity
  • Cyber Resilience Act (EU), U.S Cyber Trust Mark, and other regulations coming to application now
  • EdgeLock Security ensures readiness
MCX A MCU Advantages and Features

MCX A Series

NXP's MCX A series is optimized to provide critical functionality for a broad range of applications such as motor control, where cost constraints, advanced analog capabilities such as high-precision data converters, and fast time-to-market are key considerations.

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MCX N MCU Advantages and Features

MCX N: High-Performance Integration

NXP’s MCX N series are designed for high performance and low power consumption. MCX N includes intelligent peripherals and on-chip accelerators providing multitasking capabilities and performance efficiency. Select MCX N families include NXP's eIQ® Neutron neural processing unit (NPU) for machine learning applications.

Key Features:

Performance
  • Dual CM33 150MHz
  • DSP, NPU
Smart Home
  • Flexcomm, FlexIO, FlexPWM, FlexSPI
  • Touch, Motor Control, Analog
Advanced Security
  • Crypto, Tamper-Detect
  • Life-cycle Management
Power and Operation
  • Buck DC-DC, Core LDO, other LDOs
  • Separate AO domain on VBAT pin
  • Operating voltage: 1.71V to 3.6V
  • Temperature range: -40 to 105 °C
  • IOs: 1.71V to 3.6V
Package Options
  • VFBGA184: 9 x 9 x 0.86 mm, 0.5 mm pitch
  • HLQFP100: 14 x 14 x 1.4 mm, 0.5 mm pitch
MCX N Series

MCX N Series Microcontrollers

Highly integrated multicore MCUs with on-chip accelerators, intelligent peripherals and advanced security.

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MCX N23 Series

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MCX N23 Family

Highly integrated MCUs with on-chip accelerators, intelligent peripherals and advanced security.

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MCX W MCU Advantages and Features

MCX W: Wireless

MCX W series are secure, wireless MCUs designed to enable more compact, scalable and innovative designs for the next generation of smart and secure connected devices. The MCX W series, based on the Arm® Cortex®-M33, offers a unified range of pin-compatible multiprotocol wireless MCUs for Matter, Thread®, Bluetooth® Low Energy and Zigbee®. MCX W enables interoperable and innovative smart home devices, building automation sensors and controls and smart energy products. The MCX W series is supported by the MCUXpresso Developer Experience.

Key Features:

High Performance Core and Radio Subsystem
  • Arm Cortex-M33 application core
  • Radio subsystem with separate core, flash, and RAM
  • Offload application core by running connectivity stacks on the radio subsystem
Upgradable Radio with Channel Sounding Support
  • Radio subsystem supports the latest wireless standards
  • Firmware upgradable to future wireless standards
  • Support for Bluetooth channel sounding standard for accurate distance measurement (MCX W72 only)
Security
  • EdgeLock® Secure Enclave, Core Profile
  • Edgelock 2GO support for cloud-based certificate injection and management
  • Hardware-accelerated cryptography
MCX W MCU Advantages and Features

MCX W Series

Secure, low-power, wireless MCUs designed for Matter, Thread, Zigbee, and Bluetooth Low Energy.

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FRDM DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR MCX

FRDM DEV BOARDS

FRDM development boards are a low-cost scalable hardware platform supported by the MCUXpresso Developer Experience. Designed to promote creative freedom while developing for a variety of end applications, these compact boards offer flexible and rapid prototyping with industry-standard headers providing easy access to the MCU's I/Os. With the onboard MCU-Link debug probe and USB-C cable included, engineers can develop, debug and program with ease.

Key Features:

Hardware Features
  • Easy access to MCU I/O Pins
  • On-board MCU Link high speed debugger
  • Serial to USB bridges
  • Convenient USB connector
Rapid Application development
  • Specialized FRDM connectors, Arduino, mikroBUS and Pmod connectors
  • Expansion Board Hub to find add-on boards from NXP and partners
Software Enablement
MCX N Essential Series

FRDM-MCXW71

Pin-compatible multiprotocol wireless MCUs for Matter, Thread®, Bluetooth® Low Energy and Zigbee®.

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FRDM-MCXN947

FRDM-MCXN947

  • PowerQuad, NPU, SmartDMA Accelerators
  • 4ch DMIC, cap touch
  • FlexPWM, QDC

FRDM-MCXN23

FRDM-MCXA153

  • Up to 96 MHz
  • 4 Msps 12b ADC
  • Up to 128KB flash

FRDM-MCXA156

FRDM-MCXC444

FRDM-MCXC041

FRDM-MCXC242

FRDM-MCXW71