MCUXpresso IDE v24.9 Now Available

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We are pleased to announce that MCUXpresso IDE v24.9 (build 25) is now available. 

This is a maintenance release that builds upon the previous MCUXpresso IDE v11.10.0 release  and we recommend that all existing users download and install this new version.

Installer Downloads 

To download the installers for all platforms, please login to our download site via: 

• https://www.nxp.com/mcuxpresso/ide/download

Documentation 

Additional information can be found in the updated User Guide and other documentation, which can be accessed from the built-in help system available via IDE's Help menu and in PDF form from within the installation directory.

Notification of future releases 

To receive notifications about future releases, please follow: MCUXpresso IDE - Release History 

Summary of Changes - version 24.09 

• Release versioning schema changed to YY.MM.build_number
• Upgraded: Newer LinkServer software (v24.9.75).
• Upgraded: Newer SEGGER J-Link software (v8.10).
• Upgraded: Newer PEmicro plugins (v5.9.2).
• Updated: Version v16.1 of MCUXpresso Config Tools.
• Feature: [SDK Integration] Synchronization with SDK v2.16.100.
• Feature: [LinkServer] Upgraded MCU-Link version to 3.148.
• Feature: [LinkServer] Added initial support for MIMXRT700.
• Feature: [LinkServer] Added LinkServer flash programming utility for executing flash operations using the graphical user interface. Refer to docs/LinkFlash.md from LinkServer installation for additional details regarding the GUI flash support.
• Feature: [LinkServer] Added LinkServer application runner for use in CD/CI testing environments.
• Feature: [LinkServer] LinkServer flash load and flash verify commands now accept multiple files as arguments.
• Improvement: [IDE] Generated linker scripts now reference the BSD-3-Clause license.
• Improvement: [IDE] The IDE is now capable to update the MCU-Link probes firmware by retrieving the latest compatible firmware from nxp.com.
• Improvement: [LinkServer] Binaries are now compiled as 64-bit applications on Windows.
• Improvement: [LinkServer] Install x86 and x64 versions of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable on Windows.
• Improvement: [LinkServer] Added MCXN9xx FlexSPI flash driver to examples.
• Improvement: [LinkServer] Added disable GDET sequence to MCXN9xx and MCXN5xx preconnect scripts.
• Improvement: [LinkServer] Added standalone entries (no board) for MCXN9xx, MCXN5xx, MCXN2xx, MCXA1xx devices.
• Fixed: [FreeRTOS] Runtime percentage is always 0 inside Tasks view for FreeRTOS v10 (non-SMP).
• Fixed: [LinkServer] MCXN9xx FlexSPI flash driver problem (reproducible on some FRDM-MCXN947 boards).
• Fixed: [LinkServer] RT1020, RT1160/RT1170/RT1180 flash drivers in SDP mode.

Known issues 

• Please follow the KnownIssues.txt file from installation layout for a detailed list.