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Overview This reference design describes a 3-phase brushless DC motor (BLDC) drive that uses the NXP® MC56F8006 Digital Signal Controller (DSC) for dedicated motor control devices. Closed-loop speed/current-controlled BLDC drive, with no need for position or speed sensors. Low-voltage power stages used by the application are designed for 24 VDC line voltage. A reference manual provides a detailed description of the application, including hardware and software design. Hardware schematics, PCB Gerber files and full software listings are also provided. Ideal for applications such as compressors, dishwasher pump drives, washing machines, fans and industrial motor control. Features Sensorless control of BLDC Control technique incorporates: Speed closed-loop control with automatic current limitation Rotation in both directions Start from any motor position with rotor alignment 4-quadrant operation Multisampling method of back-EMF Wide speed range FreeMaster control interface Fault protection for overcurrent, overvoltage, overload and start-up fail Block Diagram Board Design Resources
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Demo The Beige Box operates as a node in an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) network. ITS is the dynamic interaction of traffic control infrastructure and vehicles to safely maximize road throughput. The Beige box uses sensor and communications technologies to optimize throughput of vehicles and pedestrians at an intersection while also providing broadband wireless hotspot services.   Features Direct sensing of vehicles and pedestrians via cameras and RADAR Direct sensing of vehicles from their V2X position reports Indirect sensing via Cloud provided information Traffic flow optimization Vulnerable Road User Warnings Traffic light control Direct communication of signal phase and timing to approaching vehicles Broadband wireless hotspot connectivity (cellular and Wi-Fi)   Featured NXP Products QorIQ® Layerscape 2084A and 2044A|NXP  S32V230 Family of Processors|NXP  MR2001 Multi-channel 77GHz Radar Transceiver Chipset|NXP  S32R Radar Microcontroller - S32R27|NXP  V2X Communications|NXP  i.MX6Q|i.MX 6Quad Processors|Quad Core|NXP  TJA1043|NXP  Links Intelligent Roadside Unit|NXP  Beige Box Demonstration CES 2017|NXP  Block Diagram
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Description Controlling all your home devices using Amazon Voice services (aka Alexa), Google assistant or a third-party/proprietary cloud-based IA is today’s trend. Sometimes it requires a mix of these IAs. To avoid constantly sending sound, keyword/hot word detection must be done locally. These devices connect to the voice-controlled intelligent personal assistant service such as Alexa or Google to control the devices paired to it. This voice control gateway can control multiple smart devices in your house with cloud-to-cloud communications and access to multiple services such as, streaming music, accessing an agenda, turning lights on and off, making phone calls and searching the internet. NXP has developed a range of solutions for adding voice control directly into any product. From flexible implementations to completely turnkey solutions, NXP offers scalable options from high-performance MPUs to cost-effective MCUs. Features Multi-channel audio and digital microphone inputs Connectivity (I2C, SAI, UART, SPI, SDIO, USB, PCIe, Gigabit Ethernet) Consumer and Industrial Programmable LED brightness Android™, Linux®, FreeRTOS and partner commercial operating systems. Block Diagram Products Category Name 1: MPU Product URL 1 i.MX 8M Mini Applications Processor | Arm Cortex A53/M4 | 1080P display | NXP  Product Description 1 Your design can leverage the latest voice control capabilities. Software solutions support reliable voice control in noisy environment without a DSP. Category Name 2: Driver Product URL 1 14-channel power management IC optimized for i.MX 8M | NXP  Product Description 1 The PF4210 is a high-performance PMIC that is optimized to power low-cost consumer applications with the i.MX 8M family of applications processors. Product link 2 PCA9626 | NXP  Product Description 2 The PCA9626 is an I²C-bus controlled 24-bit LED driver optimized for voltage switch dimming and blinking 100 mA Red/Green/Blue/Amber (RGBA) LEDs. Product link 3 3.4 W I2S input mono class-D audio amplifier | NXP  Product Description 3 The TFA9882 is a mono, filter-free class-D audio amplifier in a 9-bump WLCSP (Wafer Level Chip-Size Package) with a 400 µm pitch. Category Name 3: Wireless Product URL 1 Arm® Cortex®-M0+|Kinetis® KW31Z Bluetooth Low Energy 32-bit MCUs | NXP  Product Description 1 The KW31Z is an ultra-low-power, highly-integrated single-chip device that enables Bluetooth® low energy v4.2 RF connectivity for portable, extremely low-power embedded systems. Product link 2 IEEE802.15.4 Wireless Microcontroller | NXP  Product Description 2 The JN5179 device is an ultra-low-power, high-performance wireless microcontroller, optimized as a platform for ZigBee 3.0 applications in Smart Home and Smart Lighting networks. Demo i.MX for Voice Recognition  Tools Product Link i.MX 8M Development Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service i.MX 8M Development Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service | NXP 
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Demo Owner: Jeff Steinheider Femtocells are playing an increasingly large role in providing users with the indoor coverage and data rates expected from LTE. This demo shows how NXPP’s QorIQ Qonverge BSC9131 SoC, the BSC9131 reference design board, VortiQa Layer 1 baseband software and our partner’s software together provide scalable, multimode solutions from small to large cells.     Features Running on he QorIQ Qonvergence BSC9131 reference design board Turnkey solution with VortiQa, LTE, L1 baseboard software, integrated with open source WLAN, full system test with L2, L3 partners QorIQ Qonvergence SoCs provide scalable, multimode solutions from small to large cells   Featured NXP Products Product Link QorIQ® Qonverge BSC9131 RDB for Femtocell Base Station Development QorIQ® Qonverge BSC9131 RDB for Femtocell Base Station Development | NXP  QorIQ® Qonverge BSC9131 Single-core Processor and Single-core DSP QorIQ® Qonverge B9131 | NXP  Links QorIQ Qonverge Small Cell Base Station Reference Design Publishing Femtocell 4G-LTE with WiFi AP QorIQ BSC9131 Block Diagram  
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Demo This development board for RF power products is now available from Richardson, one of NXPs distributors Demo / product features This next generation board provides RF design engineers with best efficiency, a range of frequencies and voltage. Richardson has a combined depth of real-world RF technical experience and a solid partnership with NXP that enables us to serve the unique needs of the RF design engineer. Richardson and NXP serve customers across a similar set of vertical markets, including aerospace and defense, military, wireless infrastructure, mobile, broadcast and ISM. Links RF | NXP Richardson RFPD - NXP Semiconductors
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Demo Owner: Avinash Naidu Demonstration of a high-performance SAN solution based on iSCSI. This scalable, portable solution delivers up to 40 Gb/s running on the industry-leading performance per watt QorIQ T4240 SoC.       Features See a high-performance Storage Area Network (SAN) solution based on iSCSI. This scalable, portable solution delivers up to 40 Gb/s running on the industry-leading performance per watt QorIQ Processing Platforms T4240 SoC Featured NXP Products T4240 QorIQ
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Demo Features IoT Gateway based on phyCORE-i.MX7 phyBOARD-Zeta   NXP Recommends i.MX 7 Series Applications Processors: Multicore, ARM® Cortex®-A7 Core, ARM Cortex-M4 Core   Other Links system-on-module-i.mx7   C23D
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Overview This full digital power AC to DC Switched-Mode Power Supply (SMPS) system includes both digital power control and digital power management. The control feedback or feed-forward loop that regulates the output of the power system is directly controlled by a 56800/E DSC The DSC provides the digital power management function for configuration, tracking, monitoring, protection, guiding supply sequence, and communication capabilities This reference design is a fully digitally controlled high-frequency Switched-Mode Power Supply based on an NXP® 56F8323 device The primary side is the AC-DC converter with power factor correction (PFC) and on the secondary side is a full bridge DC-DC converter Features General: 500-Watt fully digital switched-mode power supply controlled by A 56F8323 with power factor correction A 56F8323 for secondary with phase shifting technique General Benefits: Power applications become more flexible and universal High input power factor lowers power pollution to the power grid Intelligent mode management and fault supervision Operating status is monitored and controlled in real time Lower system and maintenance cost Performance: Input voltage: 85 ~ 265VAC Input frequency: 45 ~ 65HZ Rating output voltage:48VDC Rating output power: 500W Switch frequency: > 100K Power factor > 95% Efficiency > 90% Communications: RS232 port for communication with optoisolation Visual Interface: Multi-segment LED indicators (input voltage, input current, output voltage, and output current) Block Diagram Board Design Resources
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Overview The Sub-GHz Remote Control Dimmer reference design based on the MKW01Z128 MCU operates in a custom IEEE 802.15.4 star network for home automation applications. Users can control various RGB bulbs connected to a network using the KW01-RCD-RD board as a remote control. Controlled devices are USB-KW019032 boards, and each board simulates an RGB bulb in a GUI. Features Low-cost MKW01Z128 sub-1GHz wireless node solution with an FSK, GFSK, MSK or OOK modulation-capable transceiver Reference design area with small footprint, low-cost RF node Unbalanced input/output port Flexible RF-Front End for different bands operation Programmable output power from -18 dBm to +13 dBm in 1dB steps (RFIO output) Integrated dual band chip antenna for 800MHz and 900MHz ISM bands Micro-miniature coaxial connector (MMCX) for conducted RF measurements Block Diagram Board Design Resources
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The MPC5777C and MPC5676R  Powertrain processors are ideal for Hybrid Powertrain applications. Dual e200z7 cores in conjunction with three NXP eTPU complex timer units provide the capabilities to control the electric motors, combustion engines, battery management tasks and inverters used within a Hybrid Powertrain. This demonstration shows function sets available from NXP being used to control a basic Hybrid Powertrain. The accompanying Hybrid Run game provides interaction with the demo. Drive the fastest lap you can, but don't run out of energy!       Features Qorivva MPC5777C and MPC5676R dual-core automotive MCU controls a hybrid powertrain NXP eTPU function sets control PMSM electric traction motor and internal combustion engine Drive the hybrid game—get the fastest lap but do not run out of energy Featured NXP Products MPC5676R Block Diagram
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Description NXP connectivity solutions for smart metering address the challenges smart cities face for reliable, secure communications for remote metering and home energy management. We enable remote metering with NAN technologies like IEEE® 802.15.4 and Wireless MBUS. Additionally, NXP fosters smart energy management inside homes with HAN technologies like ZigBee®. Flow meters help smart cities measure the volume of natural gas or water at a specific time or over a long period. The measurement is then displayed on low-power segment LCDs, often driven by segment LCD drivers on a MCU. Advanced flow meters incorporate RF communication interfaces for connecting to one-way or two-way RF meter reading systems. Features Cost of the devices in the system Reliability of the devices in the system in harsh outdoor environments Battery life of the system, > 10 years Security to guard against tampering Communication interface requirements Ability to expand and update the system in the field Block Diagram Products Category Name 1: MCU Product URL 1 LPC546XX Microcontroller (MCU) Family | NXP  Product Description 1 The LPC546xx MCU family is architected to be power efficient for applications that require data aggregation from several different inputs. This MCU family provides a variety of wake-up sources including the FlexComm peripherals. Category Name 2: Wireless Product URL 1 BGS8L5 SiGe:C LNA MMIC bypass switch LTE | NXP  Product Description 1 The BGS8L5 is a LNA with bypass switch for LTE receiver applications, in a small plastic 6-pin thin leadless package. It delivers system-optimized gain for diversity applications where sensitivity improvement is required. Product URL 2 Low-Power Multi-Channel UHF RF Wireless Platform | NXP  Product Description 2 The OL2385 device is a radio frequency transceiver with an embedded MCU designed for a wide range of industrial and home applications requiring very high link budget for bidirectional RF communication. Product URL 3 Zigbee and IEEE 802.15.4 wireless microcontroller with 512 kB Flash, 32 kB RAM | NXP  Product Description 3 The JN5169 is an ultra-low-power, high-performance wireless MCU suitable for ZigBee applications. Category Name 3: Driver Product URL 1 Universal LCD driver for low multiplex rates | NXP  Product Description 1 The PCF85133 is a peripheral device which interfaces to almost any Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) with low multiplex rates. Category Name 4: Switch Product URL 1 Logic controlled high-side power switch | NXP  Product Description 1 The NX3P2902B is a high-side load switch which features a low ON resistance P-channel MOSFET. The MOSFET supports more than 500 mA of continuous current and an integrated output discharge resistor to discharge the output capacitance when disabled. Product link 2  Single pole double throw (SPDT) switch | NXP  Product Description 2 The SA630 is a wideband RF switch fabricated in BiCMOS technology and incorporating on-chip CMOS/TTL compatible drivers. Its primary function is to switch signals in the frequency range DC to 1 GHz from one 50 Ω channel to another. Category Name 5: Peripherals Product URL 1 PCF2123 | NXP   Product Description 1 The PCF2123 is a CMOS Real-Time Clock (RTC) and calendar optimized for low power applications. Data is transferred serially via a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI-bus) with a maximum data rate of 6.25 Mbit/s. Product URL 2 -50 to 50kPa, Differential and Gauge Pressure Sensor | NXP  Product Description 2 On-chip, bipolar op amp circuitry and thin film resistor networks to provide a high output signal and temperature compensation. Category Name 6: Secure Product URL 1 A71CH | Plug and Trust for IoT | NXP  Product Description 1 A71CH is a ready-to-use secure element for IoT devices providing a root of trust at the IC level and delivers, chip-to-cloud security right out of the box, so you can safely connect to IoT clouds and services, including AWS, IBM Watson IoT™ Platform, and Google Cloud™ IoT Core without writing security code or exposing keys. Tools Product Link OM13098: LPCXpresso54628 Development Board OM13098 | LPCXpresso Development Board | LPC Microntrollers (MCUs) | NXP  OM2385/SF001 - OL2385 Wireless sub-GHz Transceiver SIGFOX Development Kit with KL43Z OM2385/SF001 - SIGFOX Development Kit | NXP  OM15020: JN5169 USB Dongle for ZigBee JN5169 USB Dongle for ZigBee | NXP  OM3710/A71CHARD | A71CH Arduino® compatible development kit OM3710/A71CHARD | A71CH Arduino® compatible development kit | NXP  OM13512: Demoboard for the SPI-bus RTC PCF2123 Demoboard for the SPI-bus RTC PCF2123 | NXP 
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Demo NXP boasts about power and prowess in the industry’s highest power density in LDMOS technology with a compact 750 W 1.3 x 2.55 inch reference circuit. See this demo for how our transistors deliver highest RF output power for automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B), identification friend-or-foe (IFF), and distance measuring equipment (DME) systems. Product AFV10700H|700 W Pulse, 1030-1090 MHz, 52 V|NXP (50V LDMOS, 750 W Peak, Gain 17dB, Efficiency 58%) Link www.nxp.com/RFPower
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Demo Owner Clark Jarvis   The following demo will show a comprehensive enablement in software. Next-gen Kinetis K series MCUs, new FRDM-K64F development platform, software development kit* and Kinetis Design Studio IDE*, paired with Processor Expert software, MQX RTOS and PEG graphics studio to provide powerful and rapid prototyping. *In beta release now     Features Comprehensive, all in one development software Featured NXP Products Product Link Freedom Development Platform for Kinetis® K64, K63, and K24 MCUs FRDM-K64F Platform|Freedom Development Board|Kinetis MCUs | NXP  Supporting Hardware Dialog Auto Shield Arduino Display
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Direct Attached Storage demonstration based  on QorIQ LS1012A Communications Processor to exhibit Low-power & high data-rate. The demon is showcasing a USB3.0 to SATA3 bridge     Features: Exhibits very low power and high throughput It attaches to any host machine via USB and acts as a USB to SATA bridge. The entire data path and control path run without using DDR. Bare board code runs on XIP QSPI Flash; with data and heap on 128KB OCRAM. Platform used: LS1012ARDB   _______________________________________________________________________________________________________   Featured NXP Products: QorIQ LS1012A Low Power Communication Processor|NXP _______________________________________________________________________________________________________       N01
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  Overview The NXP ®  Feature Phone reference design is designed to implement the Type 2 Feature Phone core. Includes support for on-hook GR-30 services such as Calling Number Delivery, Calling Name Delivery, Dialable Directory Number, Call Qualifier, and Visual Message Waiting Indicator Additional support for off-hook GR-30 services, such as Calling Identity Delivery on Call Waiting and Call Waiting Deluxe The Feature Phone reference design also includes a full duplex echo-cancelling speakerphone with solid sound quality; the demo is able to originate and terminate a call in full duplex speakerphone mode A HyperTerminal will be used to display the GR-30 messages Archived content is no longer updated and is made available for historical reference only.   Features DSP56858EVM and 5685X Digital Signal Controllers Telephony Daughter Card (TDC1) Microphone AKG Acoustics Type Q400Mk3, Code 2846Z003 Directional Mono Electret condenser microphone Use with Radio Shack adaptor: Stereo -to-Mono Headphone adapter number 274-374 Amplified Speaker On-Hook Data Transmission Protocol (GR-30-CORE) - CID_T1.DSP software module Adaptive Line Echo Canceller (SR-3004) - ALEC.DSP software module Off-Hook Data Transmission Protocol (SR-3004) - CIDCW_T2.DSP software module Acoustic Echo Cancellation Keypad LCD     IDE and Build Tools CodeWarrior® Development Tools for 56800/E DSC | NXP  Design Resources https://www.nxp.com/downloads/en/schematics/TDC1LD.zip
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Demo NXP has a complete portfolio of RF low power devices. These include: Drivers and pre-drivers for RF designs Output RF devices for small cell solutions Low-noise amplifiers (LNAs) for transceiver applications     Demo / product features MMZ27333B 2 W BTS Driver Amplifier 1500 – 2700 MHz operation P1 dB  = 33 dBm Gain = 36 dB @ 2600 MHz LTE 10 MHz ACLR = - 48 dBc at 20 dBm 4 x 4 mm QFN Package MMG30271B 1/2 W BTS Pre-Driver GPA 300 – 4000 MHz operation P1dB = 27 dBm Gain = 17 dB at 2600 MHz ICC = 135 mA SOT89 Package MMG30301B 1 W BTS Pre-Driver GPA 900 – 4300 MHz operation P1 dB = 30 dBm Gain = 16 dB @ 2600 MHz ICC = 280 mA SOT89 Package NXP Recommends MMZ27333B MMG30271B MMG30301B  
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Demo Owner: Pejman Kalkhoran Boundary Devices Pejman Kalkhoran describes the Nitrogen family at the 2014 FTF Americas 2014. Pejman demonstrates the Nitrogen 6_Lite featuring i.MX 6Solo, Nitrogen6X and Nitrogen6_MAX. These single board computers are great for software development and mass production.   Features Demo shown show 3 Single board computers based on i.MX6 processors: Nitrogen 6_Lite, Nitrogen6X and Nitrogen6_MAX Evaluate processor or develop their use Hardware and software development OS shown WinCE 7, Yocto Linux, Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)   Links ARM® Cortex®-A9 Cores: i.MX 6 Series Multicore Processors Boundary devices  
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Overview The Camera reference design is developed using the Kinetis KL28Z through the standalone peripheral module FlexIO. The Kinetis KL28Z board is powered by an Arm® Cortex®-M0, providing up to 96 MHz CPU performance besides supporting ultra-low power. Kinetis KL28Z's FlexIO module is used to emulate camera interface and capture the image data. A TFT LCD module with SPI interface is used to display the real-time images. DMA is used to copy the image data from FlexIO to SRAM. DAM or polling method is used to copy the image data from SRAM to SPI TX FIFO, having up to 15fps sample rate. Features Features the Kinetis KL2828Z512 Board, enabling the interaction between a camera module by FlexIO, a highly configurable module capable of emulating a wide range of different communication protocols. The important feature of this peripheral is that it enables the user to build their own peripheral directly in the MCU. Combined and powered by NXP technology, these key elements make possible to capture video from the Camera and display it live in the LCD Panel. Developed using Kinetis Software Development Kit (SDK), comprehensive software support for Kinetis MCUs and drivers for each MCU peripheral, middleware, real-time OS and example applications designed to simplify and accelerate application development on Kinetis MCUs. Block Diagram Board Design Resources
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Demo The MC33SB040X familly is an antilock brake controller designed especially for two wheeler system. Thanks to the plug and play evaluation module controlled by a friendly graphical unit interface, we will show the potential of our product.  Through this demo, we will demonstrate how it is easy to use our solutions and accelerate the development of a complete ABS Motorcycle / Scooter solution.   First Motorcycle ABS IC Familly One Channel ABS IC for Scooters - Two Channels ABS IC for Motorcycles Smallest ABS Package - Low RDSon Low Side Drivers Featured NXP Product http://cache.freescale.com/files/analog/doc/brochure/BR1569.pdf  
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Description The user interface of a product is a key element that design engineers need to address to provide a compelling user experience. Touchpads, slides and rotaries offer a more intuitive and effective way of user interaction than traditional buttons. And, designing a touch-based user interface is simplified with this NXP touch solution. The touch function is more and more popular in the consumer market, especially in the white-good field. The KE15Z series of MCUs offers the Touch Sensing Interface (TSI) which recognizes finger touch by sensing capacitance changes. Features Advanced EMC robustness, pass IEC61000-4-6 standard test Supports both self-cap sensor and mutual-cap sensor, up to 36 touch keys Low BOM cost per touch key, no need for external devices Adjustable touch sensing resolution and sensitivity, high-performance for waterproof applications Low-power support Block Diagram Products Category Name 1: MCU Product URL 1 Arm Cortex-M0+|Kinetis KE1xZ 32-bit 5V MCUs with Touch Interface | NXP  Product Description 1 The KE1xZ includes a robust TSI module which provides a high level of stability and accuracy to any HMI system. These MCUs support up to 256 KB flash, 32 KB RAM, and a complete set of analog/digital features. Category Name 2: Wireless Product URL 1 Arm® Cortex®-M0+|Kinetis® KW41Z 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy Thread Zigbee Radio MCUs | NXP  Product Description 1 The KW41Z is an ideal solution for true single-chip designs that require concurrent communication on both a Bluetooth Low Energy network and an 802.15.4-based network such as Thread and Zigbee. Documentation KE15Z TSI Development for Low Power Applications:  https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/application-note/AN5420.pdf  Demos Touch Sense Interface for Kinetis KE15Z MCUs  Tools Product Link FRDM-KW41Z: Freedom Development Kit for Kinetis® KW41Z/31Z/21Z MCUs FRDM-KW41Z |Bluetooth Thread Zigbee enabled Freedom Development Kit | NXP  FRDM-TOUCH: Touch Module for Freedom Board FRDM-TOUCH|Touch Module for Freedom Board | NXP 
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