NXP Semiconductors Zephyr™ OS for Edge Connected Devices
NXP Semiconductors is a leading contributor to the Zephyr™ Project, an open source, scalable real-time operating system for secure, connected, and resource-constrained embedded devices. Beyond a compact kernel, Zephyr provides production-ready infrastructure and middleware—including standardized device drivers, connectivity stacks, file systems, and security services—that help reduce development complexity and accelerate time-to-market.
Zephyr's modular architecture and modern build system enable software reuse and scalability from simple microcontroller-based designs to more capable edge platforms, making it an ideal match for NXP’s broad product portfolio. NXP supports Zephyr across most of its industrial and IoT microcontrollers, including all i.MX RT crossover MCUs and the full MCX MCU family, along with select LPC, Kinetis, and i.MX FRDM platforms. Optimized board support packages, upstream enablement, and streamlined getting-started resources allow developers to evaluate hardware quickly, bring up systems, and build secure, connected edge applications on a common RTOS foundation.
Features
- Vendor-neutral governance
- Free to use, permissively licensed (Apache 2.0)
- In the Top Five most active open source projects
- Built with safety and security in mind
- Managed security vulnerability disclosure and remediation processes
- Cross-architecture with broad SoC and development board support
- Highly configurable and modular, designed for flexibility and optimization
- Auditable Long Term Support (LTS) releases available
- Product development ready
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Development Tools
NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXN947 Development Board
Low-cost, compact, and scalable board for rapid prototyping using MCUXpresso.
NXP Semiconductors Placa de desarrollo FRDM-MCXN236 para MCU MCX N23x
Enables evaluation of the MCX N236 microcontroller for industrial and consumer IoT applications.
NXP Semiconductors MCX A Series FRDM Development Boards
Cost-effective, compact, and scalable board for rapid prototyping using MCUXpresso.
NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXE31B Development Board
Compact, scalable platform designed for rapid prototyping with MCXE31B microcontrollers.
NXP Semiconductors Placa de desarrollo FRDM-MCXW71
Ofrecen una creación rápida de prototipos y una evaluación sencilla del MCU inalámbrico MCXW71.
NXP Semiconductors FRDM-MCXW72 MCU Development Board
A compact and scalable development board for rapid prototyping of the MCX W72 wireless MCU.
NXP Semiconductors Placa de desarrollo FRDM-MCXW23
Construida para el microcontrolador (MCU) NXP MCX W23 BLUETOOTH® de bajo consumo energético (LE).
NXP Semiconductors Placa de desarrollo FRDM-RW612
Designed for prototyping the RW61x Wi-Fi® 6, BLUETOOTH® Low Energy, & 802.15.4 tri-radio MCUs.
NXP Semiconductors i.MX RT1040 Evaluation Kit
Provides a platform to develop the 600MHz i.MX RT1040 Crossover MCU based on the Arm® Cortex®-M7.
NXP Semiconductors MIMXRT1064-EVK Development Board
A 4-layer through-hole USB-powered PCB.
NXP Semiconductors MIMXRT1170-EVK Evaluation Kit
Development platform designed to showcase the features of the i.MX RT1170 processor.
NXP Semiconductors MIMXRT700-EVK MCU Evaluation Board
A powerful and extendable platform for evaluation and prototyping with the i.MX RT700 MCUs.