NXP FRDM-MCXN947 Development Board User Guide

: June 16, 2024
: NXP

Table of Contents

FRDM-MCXN947 Development Board
Product Information
Specifications:
Product Usage Instructions:
1. Setup:
2. Expansion Boards:
3. Software and Tools:
- FAQ:
Q: Where can I find support for the FRDM-MCXN947 development
Q: Where can I find more information about the FRDM-MCXN947

FRDM-MCXN947 Development Board

Product Information

Specifications:

MCU: NXP
Development Board: FRDM-MCXN947
Easy I/O access for expansion board use
RJ45 Ethernet
MCU USB
CAN Header
J3 header
J4 header CAN Transceiver
Pmod
Touch Pad
mikroBUS Headers
Temp sensor
SW3 ISP
MCU-Link USB SW1 Reset MCU-Link Debugger
J2 header
J1 header
RGB LED
MCXN947VDFT SmartDMA/ Camera Header SW2 Wakeup
FlexIO/ LCD Header
External flash: W25Q64JVSSIQ

Product Usage Instructions:

1. Setup:

To get started with the FRDM-MCXN947 development board, follow
these steps:

Connect the board to your computer using the MCU USB
connector.
The board comes preprogrammed with a blinky LED demo.
Download the necessary software and tools from the MCUXpresso
Developer Experience website at nxp.com/FRDM-MCXN947/start.

2. Expansion Boards:

The FRDM-MCXN947 development board supports easy expansion using
different headers. You can connect sensors, Arduino shields, and
more to enhance the functionality of the board.

3. Software and Tools:

Access software and tools through the MCUXpresso Developer
Experience. This platform provides examples and resources from
experts to help kick-start your project.

FAQ:

Q: Where can I find support for the FRDM-MCXN947 development

board?

A: You can visit www.nxp.com/support for support related to the
FRDM-MCXN947 development board.

Q: Where can I find more information about the FRDM-MCXN947

development board?

A: You can visit nxp.com/FRDM-MCXN947 for more information about
the FRDM-MCXN947 development board. The document number for the
quick start guide is MCXN947QSG REV 1.

QUICK START GUIDE
MCUXpresso DEVELOPER EXPERIENCE
FRDM-MCXN947 DEVELOPMENT BOARD
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RJ45 Ethernet MCU USB
CAN Header

Easy I/O access supports expansion board use for fast prototyping and rapid evaluation. Enjoy your FRDM-MCXN947!
Arduino® Header FRDM Header mikroBUSTM PmodTM FlexIO/LCD Header SmartDMA/Camera Header

J3 header
J4 header CAN Transceiver
Pmod
Touch Pad mikroBUS Headers
Temp sensor

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SW3 ISP

MCU-Link USB SW1 Reset MCU-Link Debugger
J2 header
J1 header
RGB LED
MCXN947VDFT SmartDMA/ Camera Header SW2 Wakeup

FlexIO/ LCD
Header

External flash
W25Q64JVSSIQ

2

QUICK START GUIDE FRDM-MCXN947

ARD ADC0_A3 2 1 P2_0

MC

ARD

P3V3 4 3 P1_22

MC

ARD RESET 6 5 P2_3

MC

ARD

P3V3 8 7 P2_2

MC

ARD

P5V0 10 9 P2_5

MC

ARD

GND 12 11 P2_4

MC

ARD

GND 14 13 P2_7

MC

ARD

VIN 16 15 P2_6

MC

ARD_A0 ADC0_A0 2 1 P4_12 OPAMP ARD_A1 ADC0_B0 4 3 OP0_INN OPAMP ARD_A2 P0_14 6 5 P4_16 OPAMP ARD_A3 P0_22 8 7 OP1_INN OPAMP ARD_A4 P0_15 10 9 P4_20 OPAMP ARD_A5 P0_23 12 11 OP2_INN OPAMP

CS SDO SDI SCK

P0_19 P0_16 P0_18 P0_17 GND VDD

12 34 56 78 9 10 11 12

P0_20 P5_6 P3_3 P3_2 GND VDD

SCL SDA

Arduino® Header FRDM Header mikroBUSTM PmodTM FlexIO/LCD Header SmartDMA/Camera Header

J7 Pmod

J3 J3
J4
J7 J4
J6 J8 J5
mikroBUS J6 J5
ANA_4 1 1 P3_19 P1_3 2 2 P5_7 P3_23 3 3 P1_16 P3_21 4 4 P1_17 P3_22 5 5 P1_1 P3_20 6 6 P1_0 P3V3 7 7 P5V0 GND 8 8 GND

J2 J2 J1
J9 J1

J9 SmartDMA

NC NC 19 20 P4_1 ARD_D19 TSI P1_0 17 18 P4_0 ARD_D18 TSI P1_1 15 16 VDDA ARD TSI P0_19 13 14 GND ARD TSI P1_12 11 12 P0_25 ARD_D13 MC P0_3 9 10 P0_26 ARD_D12 MC P5_4 7 8 P0_24 ARD_D11 MC P5_3 5 6 P0_27 ARD_D10 MC P5_2 3 4 P0_10 ARD_D9 MC ADC1_B0 1 2 P0_28 ARD_D8

SAI P3_21 15 16 P0_31 ARD_D7 SAI P3_19 13 14 P1_2 ARD_D6 SAI P3_17 11 12 P1_21 ARD_D5 SAI P3_18 9 10 P0_30 ARD_D4 SAI P1_21 7 8 P1_23 ARD_D3 SAI P3_20 5 6 P0_29 ARD_D2 MC P4_13 3 4 P4_2 ARD_D1 SAI P3_16 1 2 P4_3 ARD_D0

GPIO P5_8 31 32 P1_8 GPIO P5_9 29 30 P1_9 GPIO P1_13 27 28 P1_12 GPIO P2_0 25 26 P4_4 GPIO P1_23 23 24 P1_22 Camera P3V3 21 22 GND Camera P3_3 19 20 P3_2 Camera P0_4 17 18 P0_11 Camera P0_5 15 16 P2_2 Camera P1_11 13 14 P1_10 Camera P3_5 11 12 P3_4 Camera P1_7 9 10 P1_6 Camera P1_5 7 8 P1_4 Camera P1_19 5 6 P1_18 GPIO P1_17 3 4 P1_16 GPIO P1_15 1 2 P1_14

GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO GPIO Camera Camera Camera Camera Camera Camera Camera Camera Camera GPIO GPIO

LCD_D15 LCD_13 LCD_11 LCD_D9 LCD_D7 LCD_D5 LCD_D3 LCD_D1 LCD_TE LCD_WR LCD_DC LCD_BLK I2C_SDA LCD

P4_23 P4_21 P4_19 P4_17 P4_15 P4_13 P2_11 P2_9 P0_13 P0_9

P0_7

P4_5

P4_0

GND

28

26

24

22

20

18

16

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

27

25

23

21

19

17

15

13

11

9

7

5

3

1

P4_22 P4_20 P4_18 P4_16 P4_14 P4_12 P2_10 P2_8

P0_8 P0_12 P4_7

P4_6

P4_1

P3V3

LCD_D14 LCD_D12 LCD_D10 LCD_D8 LCD_D6 LCD_D4 LCD_D2 LCD_0 LCD_RD LCD_CS LCD_RST LCD_INT I2C_SCL LCD
3

J8 FlexIO

HOW TO GET STARTED
SETUP
1. Connect the FRDM-MCXN947 board to a PC using the USB Type-C® cable
2. The board comes preprogrammed with a blinky LED demo
3. Get started at nxp.com/FRDM-MCXN947/start
SOFTWARE AND EXPANSION BOARDS
4. Use different headers to connect sensors, Arduino shields and more 5. Access software and tools through our MCUXpresso Developer Experience
nxp.com/MCUXpresso · Expansion Board Hub mcuxpresso.nxp.com/eb-hub to find add-on boards from NXP
and our partners with related MCUXpresso SDK-compatible drivers and examples · Application Code Hub mcuxpresso.nxp.com/appcodehub to browse application code
examples from our experts to help kick start your project
SUPPORT
Visit www.nxp.com/support
nxp.com/FRDM-MCXN947
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Document Number: MCXN947QSG REV 1