Build and Flash Application Using MCUXpresso IDE

The following steps will guide you through the hello_world demo application using MCUXpresso IDE for the Cortex-M33 application. The MCUXpresso IDE installation and the SDK for the MCXN-Series can be found at the section Get Software of this Getting Started guide.

Find the Quickstart Panel in the lower left-hand corner.
Then click on Import SDK example(s).
Click on the board you are using to select an example that can run on that board, and then click on Next.
Use the arrow button to expand the demo_apps category, and then click the checkbox next to hello_world to select that project. To use the UART for printing (instead of the default semihosting), select UART as the SDK Debug Console checkbox under the project options. Then, click on Finish
Select the project and build it by either clicking on the “build icon” in the shortcuts provided above or by clicking “Build” in the Quickstart Panel
The project should build without presenting any errors or warnings in the console
Connect the board to your computer with the type-C USB cable to ‘MCU-LINK’ port. Check your board's user manual for instructions.
Download the application to your board by either clicking on the “debug” icon above or clicking on “Debug” in the Quickstart Panel
Select the MCU-Link CMSIS-DAP debug probe
Open up a serial terminal to be able to see the application’s output. Select the “Terminal” window and press the “new terminal” icon
Choose a “Serial Terminal” and then set the UART settings to 115200 baudrate, 8 bit data size, no parity and 1 stop bit. Press OK
Run the application by pressing the “run” icon. See the output printed on the terminal