MCUXpresso IDE Terminal Tutorial

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MCUXpresso IDE Terminal Tutorial

MCUXpresso IDE Terminal Tutorial

The most recent versions of MCUXpresso IDE count with a terminal emulation application. This tool can be used to display information sent from your NXP development platform's virtual serial port

1. Open the MCUXpresso IDE

 
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2. Launch the MCUXpresso IDE terminal by clicking on the "Open a Terminal" button on the top of the IDE or press "Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T"

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3. Select Serial Terminal

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4. Configure the serial port settings (using the LPC-Link2 COM port number) to 115200 baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit, then press the "OK" button

 

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5. Verify that the connection is open. If connected, MCUXpresso IDE will look like the figure below at the Terminal view

 

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6. You're ready to go


 

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