NXP Semiconductors
UM12018
FRDM-MCXN947 Board User Manual
Contents
1 FRDM-MCXN947 overview .............................. 2
1.1 Block diagram  ....................................................2
1.2 Board features  ................................................... 2
1.3 Board kit contents ..............................................4
1.4 Board pictures  ................................................... 4
1.5 Connectors .........................................................6
1.6 Jumpers ............................................................. 7
1.7 Push buttons  ......................................................8
1.8 LEDs .................................................................. 9
2 FRDM-MCXN947 functional description ...... 10
2.1 Power supplies ................................................ 10
2.1.1 Power supply configuration ............................. 11
2.1.2 DC-DC inductor ............................................... 13
2.2 Clocks .............................................................. 13
2.3 USB interface .................................................. 14
2.4 Ethernet interface ............................................ 15
2.5 FlexCAN interface ............................................15
2.6 I3C sensor interface ........................................ 16
2.7 SD card interface .............................................17
2.8 Flash memory interface ................................... 18
2.9 Arduino compatible I/O headers ...................... 19
2.10 FlexIO header ..................................................25
2.11 mikroBUS headers ...........................................27
2.12 Camera header  ................................................28
2.13 Pmod header ................................................... 30
2.14 Board errata .....................................................31
2.15 Board operating conditions ..............................31
3 MCU-Link OB debug probe ...........................31
3.1 MCU-Link overview ..........................................32
3.2 Supported MCU-Link features ......................... 32
3.3 Supported debug scenarios .............................32
3.4 MCU-Link host driver and utility installation ..... 33
3.5 Updating MCU-Link firmware ...........................34
3.6 Using MCU-Link with development tools ......... 34
3.6.1 Using MCU-Link with MCUXpresso IDE .......... 34
3.6.2 Using MCU-Link with MCUXpresso for
Visual Studio Code .......................................... 34
3.6.3 Using MCU-Link with third-party IDEs ............. 35
3.7 MCU-Link USB connector ............................... 35
3.8 Connecting to a target through a USB-to-
UART bridge  ....................................................35
3.9 Connecting to a target through a USB-to-
SPI or USB-to-I2C bridge ................................ 35
3.10 MCU-Link status LEDs .................................... 36
4 Related documentation ................................. 36
5 Acronyms ....................................................... 37
6 Revision history .............................................38
Legal information ...........................................39
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Date of release: 20 January 2024
Document identifier: UM12018