NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXW72 MCU Development Board
NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXW72 MCU Development Board provides a compact, scalable, and cost-effective platform for rapid prototyping and evaluation of the MCX W72 wireless MCU. The board supports BLUETOOTH® Low Energy, Bluetooth Channel Sounding, Zigbee®, Thread®, and Matter®, making it suitable for smart home, building automation, industrial IoT, secure access, and location-aware applications.
The FRDM-MCXW72 provides an accessible starting point for Bluetooth Channel Sounding evaluation, thanks to its integrated single-PCB-trace antenna. For more advanced evaluation, the MCXW72-LOC Localization Board adds a second antenna and antenna switching to support antenna diversity. These are separate evaluation options, allowing developers to select the platform that fits the user's development needs.
The FRDM-MCXW72 also includes an onboard MCU-Link debugger, industry-standard expansion headers, CAN-FD support, external SPI flash, an accelerometer, and a light sensor. The board is supported by Zephyr™ RTOS and the MCUXpresso Developer Experience, enabling open-source and NXP-provided development workflows.
Features
- MCX W72 Arm® Cortex®-M33 core operating at up to 96MHz
- Up to 2MB application flash and 512kB dedicated radio flash
- Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth Channel Sounding, Zigbee, Thread, and Matter support
- Integrated single PCB trace antenna for cost-effective Channel Sounding evaluation
- CAN-FD transceiver
- 8MB external SPI flash memory
- USB Type-C® programmer/debugger with serial interface
- Onboard MCU-Link debugger with CMSIS-DAP support
- Arduino®, mikroBUS™, and Pmod™ expansion headers
- SPI, I2C, and UART connectivity through expansion headers
- Onboard 3-axis accelerometer and light sensor
- User buttons, RGB LED, reset, ISP, and wake-up controls
- Supported by the MCUXpresso Developer Experience and Zephyr RTOS
- Ready-to-use software examples through the NXP Application Code Hub
- Modular expansion support through the NXP Expansion Board Hub
Applications
- Home control and automation
- Smart door locks
- Smart sensors
- Connected small appliances
- Thermostats
- Window coverings
- Building safety detectors
- Heat meters
- Building security and surveillance
- Smart lighting
- Climate control
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