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MCX-N9XX-EVK Board User Manual
Debug scenario Feature support Jumper / connector settings
Target selection supported JP22 must be shorted
Target power selection supported • JP12 Pin 1-2 shorted: external
target MCU gets power from
the board
• JP12 Pin 2-3 shorted: external
target MCU uses its own power
Table 32. Supported debug scenarios...continued
3.4 MCU-Link host driver and utility installation
The MCU-Link debug probe is supported on Windows 10/11, MacOS X, and Ubuntu Linux platforms. The probe
uses standard OS drivers. For Windows, the installation program also includes information files to provide user-
friendly device names.
Support for MCU-Link can be enabled using the Linkserver utility, which is an NXP GDB server and flash utility
that supports many NXP debug probes. Running the Linkserver installer also installs all the drivers and a
firmware update utility required for MCU-Link.
NXP recommends you to use the Linkserver utility for installing the MCU-Link drivers and firmware update utility,
unless you are using MCUXpresso IDE version 11.6.1 or earlier. For more details on this utility, refer https://
nxp.com/linkserver.
Note: Installing the LinkserServer utility (using the Linkserver installer) only installs the required device drivers.
LinkServer does not update the firmware, but the LinkerServer installation package includes the utilities that are
used to update the firmware. In case you are using MCUXpresso IDE version 11.6.1 or earlier, you must install
the firmware update utility version 2.263, which is not included in the LinkServer installation.
If you do not use the Linkserver utility, follow the steps below to install the firmware MCU-Link update utility and
information files:
1. Visit the board page on the NXP website.
2. Go to the Design Resources > Software section. Under the Development Software category, MCU-Link
installation packages for Windows, MacOS, and Linux platforms are available.
3. Download the MCU-Link installation package applicable to your host OS.
4. Run the installer program (for Windows) or install the firmware package (for MacOS or Linux). It is
recommended to update to the latest version of the firmware as it might have changed since your MCU-Link
was manufactured.
Before updating the firmware by using the steps listed in Section 3.5, check the compatibility between the MCU-
Link firmware and the MCUXpresso IDE. Table 33 shows the compatibility between the MCU-Link firmware and
the MCUXpresso IDE.
FreeMASTER support viaMCU-Link
firmware
version
USB driver
type
CMSIS-SWO
support
SWD / JTAG USB bridge
Supported MCUXpresso IDE
versions
V1.xxx and
V2.xxx
HID No Yes Yes MCUXpresso 11.3 or later
V3.xxx (up to
and including
V3.108)
WinUSB No Yes FreeMASTER V3.2.2
or later
MCUXpresso 11.7.0 or later
V3.117 and later WinUSB Yes Yes FreeMASTER V3.2.2
or later
MCUXpresso 11.7.1 or later
Table 33. Compatibility between MCU-Link firmware and MCUXpresso IDE
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