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This application note describes the usage of the DC-DC Switching Mode Power Supply (SMPS) converter for the MKW39A/38A/37A/38Z/37Z families. This document covers operating voltages, types of circuit operation, hardware design guidelines, software configuration, and power capabilities. It's a complementary document from the AN5025. The DC-DC converter for MKW3x is a dual output converter that supports two operating modes: Bypass and Buck. In Bypass mode, the DC-DC converter is disabled and the supply pins of the microcontroller must be supplied externally. In Buck mode, the DC-DC converter is enabled and requires a DC supply in the range of 1.8 V to 4.2 V (during startup the minimum required is 2.1 V).
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This document provides information on distance measurements depending of the Bluetooth LE data rate (1Mbps, 2Mbps, LR S=2 & LR S=8). The FRDM-KW38 boards are used to perform the measurements. Results are similar on KW37 and KW39.  
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       This document will address the JN5169 CMET setup and JN5169 connection setup with IQxel-MW. We also show the EVM and packet error rate results.
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Customer is designing QN9090 module. They have IQxel non-signaling equipment and ask if QN9090 can be tested with IQxel-MW. We co-work with ACE Solution Taiwan Co.Ltd. to Integrate QN9090 and IQxel to perform 1M bps, 2M bps and Frame error rate test. This document will address the QN9090 setup and IQxel connection setup. Finally we show the 1M bps, 2M bps and packet error rate results.
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       My customer asks if QN9080 can be tested with MT887x. We co-work with Anritsu Taiwan to integrate QN9080 and MT887x to perform 1M bps, 2M bps and Frame error rate test. This document will address the QN9080 setup and MT887x connection setup. We show the 1M bps, 2M bps and frame error rate results. The Anritsu equipment is applied to MT8870, MT8872 model name.        If you would like to perform the same test environment. You may contact Anritsu to get the latest "Auto-test tool " released by Anritsu and follow their SOP document to install "Auto-test tool" into PC to perform this RF validation test. 
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Hi RF High Power Model Kit 2020 Rev2.1 Installation Questions URL: nxp.com/products/rf/rf-high-power-models/models-for-ads-keysight-advanced-design-system:RF_HIGH_POWER_MODELS_KEYSIGHT file name: RF-POWER-ADS2020v2p1-DK.zip I installed it but the library does not contain anything as shown below. Please help with this. Thank you!
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[中文翻译版] 见附件   原文链接: https://community.nxp.com/docs/DOC-332703
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[中文翻译版] 见附件   原文链接: https://community.nxp.com/docs/DOC-343043
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[中文翻译版] 见附件   原文链接: https://community.nxp.com/docs/DOC-340508
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[中文翻译版] 见附件   原文链接: https://community.nxp.com/docs/DOC-340993
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Document Purpose This post entry provides an example of a hybrid application (Wireless_UART + GFSK Advertising) by covering Bluetooth Low Energy multiple node connections in parallel with GFSK (Generic Frequency Shift Keying) communication.  This is an additional example for the SDK where we have defined a Hybrid application for Bluetooth LE advertising and scanning in parallel with GFSK communication. Audience The goal of this post is to serve as a guide for software developers who want to use, adapt and integrate GFSK functionality in a Bluetooth Low Energy application.    Setting up the development environment Toolchain:           - IAR Embedded Workbench 8.32 or newer;            https://www.iar.com/iar-embedded-workbench/   SDK:          - This version of firmware has been tested using SDK_2.2.1_FRDM-KW36, that can be downloaded using the following link: https://mcuxpresso.nxp.com/en/select            (please consider to select as Toolchain/IDE: All toolchains);             Hardware:       - 2 to 5 FRDM-KW36 development board:  FRDM-KW36 Development Kit KW36/35 MCUs | NXP  Implementation This demo application is design for the FRDM-KW36 platform and can be easily integrated into any board that is using KW35/36 MCU family. The functionality is based on the coexistence mechanism available on the SDK (Mobile Wireless System - MWS module). Based on the HW link-layer implementation, the Bluetooth Low Energy has a higher priority than the GFSK protocol and as the effect, the GFSK communication is executed during the Idle states (inactive periods) of the Bluetooth LE.  For more details related to the MWS module, please refer to connectivity framework documentation from SDK (Connectivity Framework Reference Manual.pdf). As for functionality on the Bluetooth low energy, both roles, central and peripheral, are supported.  Integration to the KW36 SDK - download the attached file and unzip to ...\SDK_2.2.1_FRDM-KW36\boards\frdmkw36\wireless_examples\hybrid folder: - open IAR project (SDK_2.2.1_FRDM-KW36_2019_07_19\boards\frdmkw36\wireless_examples\hybrid\ble_w_uart_gfsk\freertos\iar\ble_w_uart_gfsk_freertos.eww). - the project is organized like below: Functionality Switches functionality:     - functionality is defined in main.c file, BleApp_Handle Keys function;    - on the FRDM-KW36 we have:                 - SW2 - start scanning - Central device;                 - Long SW2 - start advertising - Peripheral device; (long SW2 - SW2 pressed for more than 3 seconds)                 - SW3 - start/stop GFSK TX operation (advertising);                 - Long SW3 - start/stop GFSK RX operation (long SW3 - SW3 pressed for more than 3 seconds) Logs:    - Serial events for different states of the board;    - BaudRate 115200; Validation The solution has been validated using 1 Master and 4 Slave devices as below: 1. Create the network:     a. Open serial communication of all devices. After reset you will see the following message:    b. On the Central device press SW2 to start scanning;    c. On the Peripheral device press Long SW2 to start advertising and wait for the confirmation on the serial port:   d. Repeat steps b. and c. for all of the slave devices.   e. When the network is completed on the Central device you will see something like below:   f. Check the over the air connections (connection interval = 312.5 ms): 2. Validate functionality on the Bluetooth LE: - from each slave (Peripheral) serial terminal write a message (e.g: testslaveX) and check that the message is printed on the master serial port. - do the same test from the master (Central) serial terminal. - Below is an example of this step:   - over the air log: 3. Initiate GFSK communication: - in one of the board's press SW3 to start GFSK TX operation (Advertising packet with AdvAddress = 0909090909); At every 1 second (gGenFskApp_TxInterval_c), an ADV packet will be sent over the air. - Select other board and press Long Sw3 to initiate GFSK RX operation (RX interval = 100ms = gGenFskApp_RxInterval_c); - Each time an ADV packet from address = 0909090909 is received this will be listed on the serial port as below: - over the air the GFSK TX packets will be listed as a ADV_NONCONN_IND: 4. Validate Bluetooth LE in parallel with GFSK: - write a message on the Master (Central) serial terminal and check the feedback on the slave(Peripheral) serial terminals: Attached is the source code for this application. Regards, Ovidiu
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With the release of the Bluetooth LE core erratum 10734, two new Host test cases (SM/SLA/KDU/BI-01-C and SM/MAS/KDU/BI-01-C) were added to the Test Case Reference List (TCRL) and are active since 24-Jan-19. This has an impact on new product qualifications based on Component (Tested) QDIDs that used an older TCRL when the test cases for this erratum were not required. Products that rely on NXP HOST QDIDs have 2 options for covering the erratum 10734 in order to complete the qualification: NXP provides a new qualification/QDID that includes these 2 tests. This is scheduled for later this year for QN908x, KW35/36 and KW41/31 products. NXP provides the test evidence/logs for these 2 tests and the test house reviews them before completing the product qualification. Right now, option 2 can be followed using the test evidence/logs provided by NXP. Later in the year, option 1 can be followed with an updated QDID. To obtain the test evidence/logs, please submit a support request.
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Regarding to the "Reprogramming a KW36 device using the OTAP Client Software" and "Reprogramming a KW35 device using the OTAP Client Software" documents, there are some additional steps to debug the OTAP client software in the specific case when you use MCUXpresso together with a P&E micro debug probe. Just before to program the OTAP client project (the second software), the user must do the following: Open the "Debug Configurations" view clicking on the green bug as depicted below. Go to the "Debugger" perspective and search the "Advanced Options" button. Enable the "Preserve this range (Memory Range 0)" checkbox, and edit the textbox "From: 0" To: 1fff" for the KW36 device or "From: 0 To: 3fff" for the KW35 device. After to flash the device, disconnect and connect again. If everything it's OK, the RGB LED must blink (If you are using an FRDM board). Then, test the demo as described in the document.
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This Application Note provides guidance on migrating ZigBee 3.0 Base device application designed for the NXP JN516x wireless microcontrollers to the KW41Z with the help of attached PDF.
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The FRDM-KW36 comes with the OpenSDA circuit which allows users to program and debug the evaluation board. There are different solutions to support such OpenSDA circuits: 1. The J-Link (SEGGER) firmware.  2. The CMSIS-DAP (mbed) firmware. The FRDM-KW36 comes pre-programmed with the CMSIS-DAP firmware. However, if you want to update the firmware version, you need to perform the next steps.  Press and hold the Reset button (SW1 push button in the board).  Unplug and plug the FRDM-KW36 again to the PC.  The board will be enumerated as "DAPLINKBOOT" device. Drag and drop the binary file to update the OpenSDA firmware.  If the J-Link version is programmed, the board will be enumerated as "FRDM-KW36J". On the other hand, if the CMSIS-DAP version is programmed, the board will be enumerated as "FRDM-KW36". The binary for the J-link version can be downloaded from the next link: SEGGER - The Embedded Experts - Downloads - J-Link / J-Trace  The binary for the CMSIS-DAP version can be found in the next link: OpenSDA Serial and Debug Adapter|NXP    Hope this helps... 
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I got a question related to best practices to configure a GPIO if the pin is not used. To make it short, the recommendation is to leave the GPIO floating on the PCB and leave the GPIO in its "Default" state as shown in the Signal Multiplexing table in the Reference Manual. The Default state is either “Disabled” or an analog function.   Some Kinetis devices have analog only pins (PGAx/ADCx) while most have GPIO pins with analog functions (PTx/ADCx) or digital GPIO pins   Unused pins, whether analog only or GPIO, should be left floating. Analog only pins do not have input buffers that will cause shoot-through currents when the input floats. GPIO pins with analog functions default to analog functions, which disables the digital input buffer – no shoot-through current.   The digital GPIO pins default to "Disabled", which disables the input buffers - no shoot-through currents with floating inputs.   Finally, unused pins shall not be tied to VDD or VSS. Hence, when designing your board and there are some unused pins, leave them floating on the PCB and then make sure that the software leaves the GPIO in its Default state in the MUX register. 
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This document describes the Persistent Data Manager (PDM) module which handles the storage of stack context data and application data in Non-Volatile Memory (NVM). For the KW41Z devices, this memory is internal Flash and this document will therefore refer to Flash. Tip: In this document, a cold start refers to either a first-time start or a re-start without memory (RAM) held. A warm start refers to a re-start with memory held (for example following sleep with memory held). 1.    Overview If the data needed for the operation of a network node is stored only in on-chip RAM, this data is maintained in memory only while the node is powered and will be lost during an interruption to the power supply (e.g. power failure or battery replacement). This data includes context data for the network stack and application data. In order for the node to recover from a power interruption with continuity of service, provision must be made for storing essential operational data in Non-Volatile Memory (NVM), such as Flash. This data can then be recovered during a re-boot following power loss, allowing the node to resume its role in the network. The storage and recovery of operational data in KW41Z Flash can be handled using the Persistent Data Manager (PDM) module, as described in the rest of this document, which covers the following topics: Initializing the PDM module - see Section 2 Managing data in Flash - see Section 3 PDM features like record searching by record ID – see Section 4 The PDM can be used with ZigBee PRO and IEEE802.15.4 wireless networking protocols. 2.    Initializing the PDM and Building a File System Using the Kinetis NVM framework requires that the user must register the necessary data sets for NVM writing. This is done by calling function NVM_RegisterDataSet(). This function registers the given data set to be written in the NVM_TABLE section from Flash. The PDM module must be initialized by the application following a cold or warm start, irrespective of the PDM functionality used (e.g. context data storage or counter implementation). PDM initialization is performed using the function PDM_eInitialise(). This function requires the following information to be specified: The number of Flash sectors to be used by PDM (a zero value means use all segments) Once the PDM_eInitialise() function has been called, the PDM module builds a file system in RAM containing information about the sectors that it manages in Flash. The PDM reads the header data from each Flash sector and builds the file system. Application records are grouped and initialized in function InitAplRecords(), while network stack records are grouped and initialized in function InitNwkRecords(). For ZigBee PRO, the PDM is used in its most general form, as described above. 3.    Managing Data in Flash This section describes use of the PDM module to persist data in Flash in order to provide continuity of service when the KW41Z device resumes operation after a cold start or a warm start without memory held. Data is stored in Flash in terms of ‘records’. A record occupies at least one Flash sector but may be larger than a sector and occupy multiple sectors. Any number of records of different lengths can be created, provided that they do not exceed the Flash capacity. The records are created automatically for stack context data and by the application (as indicated in Section 3.1) for application data. Each record is identified by a unique 16-bit value which is assigned when the record is created - for application data, this identifier is user-defined. The stack context data which is stored in Flash includes the following: Application layer data: AIB members, such as the EPID and ZDO state Group Address table Binding table Application key-pair descriptor Trust Centre device table Network layer data: NIB members, such as PAN ID and radio channel Neighbor table Network keys Address Map table On performing a KW41Z cold start or warm start without RAM held, the PDM must be initialized in the application as described in Section 2. If this is the first ever cold start, there will be no stack context data or application data preserved in the Flash. If it is a cold or warm start following previous use (such as after a reset), there should be stack context data and application data preserved in the Flash. On start-up, the PDM builds a file system in RAM and scans the Flash for valid data. If any data is found, it is incorporated in the file system. Saving and recovering application data in Flash are described in the subsections below. 3.1   Saving Data to Flash       Application data and stack context data are saved from RAM to Flash as described below.       Note: During a data save, if the Flash needs to be defragmented and purged, this will be performed automatically resulting in all records being re-saved.     Application data           You should save application data to Flash when important changes have been made to the data in RAM. Application data in RAM can be saved to an individual record           in Flash using the function PDM_eSaveRecordData(). A buffer of data in RAM is saved to a single record in Flash (a record may span multiple Flash sectors).          The records are created when calling PDM_eInitialise(). These records are traced by a unique 16-bit identifier assigned by the application - this identifier is subsequently          used to reference the record. The value used must not clash with those used by the NXP libraries - the ZigBee PRO stack libraries use values above 0x8000.          Subsequently, in performing a re-save to the same record (specified by its 16-bit identifier), the original Flash sectors associated with the record will be overwritten but          only the sector(s) containing data changes will be altered (if no data has changed, no write will be performed). This method of only making incremental saves improves          the occupancy level of the size-restricted Flash.     Stack Context Data          The NXP ZigBee PRO stack automatically saves its own context data from RAM to Flash when certain data items change. This data will not be encrypted. 3.2   Recovering Data from Flash       Application data and stack context data are loaded from the Flash to RAM as described below.     Application Data             During a cold start or a warm start without memory held, once the PDM module has been initialized (see Section 2.2), PDM_eReadDataFromRecord() must be called             for each record of application data in Flash that needs to be copied to RAM.     Stack Context Data             The function PDM_eReadDataFromRecord(), described above, is not used for records of stack context data. Loading this data from the Flash to RAM is handled             automatically by the stack (provided that the PDM has been initialized). 3.3   Deleting Data in Flash         All records (application data and stack context data) in the Flash can be deleted using the function PDM_vDeleteAllDataRecords().          Caution: You are not recommended to delete records of ZigBee PRO stack context data by calling PDM_vDeleteAllDataRecords() before a rejoin of the same secured          network. If these records are deleted, data sent by the node after the rejoin will be rejected by the destination node since the frame counter has been reset on the source          node. For more information and advice, refer to the “Application Design Notes” appendix in the ZigBee 3.0 Stack User Guide. 4.    PDM Features PDM offers a function that can be used to search for a specific record by using the 16-bit record ID. This function is called PDM_GetNVMTableEntry() and the required parameters are the record ID and an output pointer for the found entry. Another available PDM feature is providing a mechanism to safely write the data to NVM. This is done by calling the function PDM_vCompletePendingOperations(), which calls the appropriate NVM function that is used to complete all writings to NVM before any other operation. As an example, user can use this function to make sure that the data is written to the NVM before a reset.
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This post explains the implementation to operate the KW36 MCU on VLPR when the clocking mode is BLPE or BLPI. It's also included the explanation on how to configure clocks for BLPE and BLPI modes. For this example, the beacon demo from the wireless examples of the FRDM-KW36 is used. FRDM-KW36 SDK can be downloaded from MCUXpresso webpage. A recommended option to configure clock modes is "Config Tools" from MCUXpresso. Config Tools is embedded to MCUXpresso IDE, or you can download Config Tools from this LINK if you are using other supported IDE for this tool. MCUXpresso IDE is used in this example. Configure BLPE or BLPI clocking modes Select your proyect on MCUXpresso IDE, then open the clocks configuration window from Config Tools by clicking the arrow next to Config Tools icon from your MCUXpresso IDE, and then select "Open Clocks" as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Open Clocks from Config Tools using MCUXpresso IDE. A clocks diagram window will be opened. To configure the clock modes just select your option "BLPI" or "BLPE" on MCG Mode as shown in Figure 2. Clock will be automatically configured. Figure 2. MCG Mode selection. Now let's configure the appropiate clocks for Core clock and Bus clock to run in VLPR. Figure 3 taken from KW36 Reference Manual shows achievables frequencies when MCU is on VLPR.  Figure 3. VLPR clocks. Core clock should be 4MHz for BLPE and BLPI clocking modes, and Bus clock should be 1MHz for BLPE and 800kHz for BLPI.  Figure 4 shows clocks distribution for BLPE and Figure 5 for BLPI to operate with discussed frequencies. Figure 4. Clock distribution - VLPR and BLPE. Figure 5. Clock distribution - VLPR and BLPI. Press "Update Project" (Figure 6) to apply your new clock configuration to your firmware, then change perspective to "Develop" icon on right corner up to go to your project (See Figure 7). Compile your project to apply the changes. Figure 6. Update Project button. Figure 7. Develop button. At this point your project is ready to work with BLPE or BLPI clocks modes. Now, let's configure MCU to go to VLPR power mode. Configure VLPR mode VLPR mode can be configured using Config Tools too, but you may have an error trying to configure it when BLPE mode, this is because CLKDIV1 register cannot be written when the device is on VLPR mode. For this example, let's configure MCU into VLPR mode by firmware. Follow next steps to configure KW36 into VLPR power mode: 1. Configure RF Ref Oscillator to operate in VLPR mode. By default, the RF Ref Osc it's configured to operate into RUN mode. To change it to operate on VLPR mode just change the bits RF_OSC_EN from Radio System Control from 1 (RUN) to 7 (VLPR). Figure 8 taken from KW36 Reference Manual shows RF_OSC_EN value options from Radio System Control.    Figure 8. RF_OSC_EN bits from Radio System Control register. Go to clock_config.c file in your MCUXpresso project and search for "BOARD_RfOscInit" function. Change the code line as shown in Figure 9 to configure RF Ref Osc to work into VLPR mode. You may see a window asking if you want to make writable the read-only file, click Yes. Figure 9. Code line to configure RF Ref Osc to work into VLPR mode Be aware that code line shown in Figure 9 may change with updates done in clocks using Config Tools. Note 2. Configure DCDC in continuous mode. According to KW36 Reference Manual, the use of BLPE in VLPR mode is only feasible when the DCDC is configured for continuous mode. First, let's define gDCDC_Enabled_d flag to 1 on preprocesor. With this implementation, the use of DCDC_Init function will be enabled, and it's where we going to add the code line to enable continuous mode. Right click on your project, select Properties, go to Settings under C/C++ Build, then Preprocessor under MCU C Compiler (Figure 10).   Figure 10. MCUXpresso Preprocessor   Click on add button from Defined symbols, write gDCDC_Enabled_d=1 and click OK to finish (Figure 11).  Re-compile your project. Figure 11. MCUXpresso Defined symbols   Now let's set VLPR_VLPW_CONFIG_DCDC_HP bits to 1 from DCDC_REG0 register. Figure 12 was taken from KW36 Reference Manual. Figure 12. VLPR_VLPW_CONFIG_DCDC_HP values. Go to DCDC_Init  function and add the next code line to enable continuous mode on DCDC: DCDC->REG0 |= DCDC_REG0_VLPR_VLPW_CONFIG_DCDC_HP_MASK; Figure 13 shows the previous code line implemented in firmware project inside of DCDC_Init function. Figure 13. Continuous mode for DCDC enabled. 3. Configure MCU into VLPR mode To finish, let's write the code to configure MCU into VLPR power mode. Copy and paste next code just after doing implementation described on step 1 and 2: #if (defined(FSL_FEATURE_SMC_HAS_LPWUI) && FSL_FEATURE_SMC_HAS_LPWUI) SMC_SetPowerModeVlpr(SMC, false); #else SMC_SetPowerModeVlpr(SMC); #endif while (kSMC_PowerStateVlpr != SMC_GetPowerModeState(SMC)) { } It may be needed to add the SMC library: #include "fsl_smc.h" The code is configuring MCU into VLPR mode with bits RUNM from SMC_PMCTRL register (Figure 14) and then check if it was correctly configured by reading status bits PMSTAT from SMC_PMSTAT register (Figure 15) Figure 14. RUNM bits from SMC_PMCTRL register. Figure 15. PMSTAT bits from  SMC_PMSTAT register. KW36 is ready to operate and BLPE or BLPI clocking modes with VLPR power mode.
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FRDM-KW36 Software Development Kit (SDK) includes drivers and examples of FlexCAN module for KW36 which can be easily configured for a custom communication. For example, if user want to change the default baud rate from FlexCAN driver demo examples then the only needed change is the default value on "config->baudRate" and "config->baudRateFD" from "FLEXCAN_GetDefaultConfig" function (See Figure 1). Segments within a bit time will be automatically configured to obtain the desired baud rate. By default, demos are configured to work with CAN FD communication. Figure 1. FRDM-KW36's default baudrate from flexcan_interrupt_transfer driver example Even so, there are cases where segments within a bit time are not well configured and it's necessary that user configure segments manually. An example occurs by setting the maximum FD baud rate "3.2MHz" using the 32MHz xtal or "2.6MHz" using a 26MHz xtal where demo reports an error. See Figure 2. Figure 2. Error by setting maximum baud rate When this error occurs, the fix is on setting the timing config parameters correctly by including the definition of SET_CAN_QUANTUM on application source file (see Figure 3) and then declare and initialize the timing config parameters shown in Figure 4. Figure 3. SET_CAN_QUANTUM define Figure 4. Custom timing config parameters For this example we are going to show how to calculate timing config parameters in an scenario where a CAN FD communication is used with baud rate of 500kHz on nominal phase and 3.2MHz on FD phase. See Figure 5.  To do it, we need to calculate Time Quanta and value of segments within the bit time.    Figure 5. Custom CAN FD baudrate KW36 Reference Manual in chapter "37.4.8.7 Protocol timing" shows the segments within a bit time for CAN nominal phase configured in "CAN_CTRL1" register (see Figure 6), and segments for FD phase configured in CAN_FDCBT register (see Figure 7). Figure 6. Segment within a bit time for CAN nominal phase Figure 7. Segment within a bit time for CAN FD phase Before calculating the value of segments, first we need to calculate the Time Quanta which is the atomic number of time handled by the CAN engine. The formula to calculate Time Quanta is shown in Figure 8 taken from KW36 Reference Manual. Figure 8. Time Quanta Formula CANCLK can be selected by CLKSRC bits on CAN_CTRL1 register as shown in Figure 9, where the options are Peripheral clock=20MHz or Oscillator clock (16MHz if using 32MHz xtal or 13MHz if using 26MHz xtal). The recomiendation is to use the Oscillator clock due to peripheral clock can have jitter that affect communication.  Figure 9. CAN clocks To select the Oscillator clock, search for flexcanConfig.clkSrc definition and set it to kFLEXCAN_ClkSrcOsc as shown in Figure 10. Figure 10. CANCLK selection Next step is selecting the PRESDIV value for nominal phase and FPRESDIV for FD phase. You have to select the right value to achieve the TQ needed to obtain the configured baudrate. For this example, let's set FPRESDIV value to 0 and PRESDIV value to 3. TQ calculation for nominal phase: TQ = (PRESDIV + 1) / CANCLK = (3 + 1) / 16000000 = 0.00000025 TQ calculation for FD phase: TQ = (FPRESDIV + 1) / CANCLK = (0 + 1) / 16000000 = 0.0000000625 The bit rate, which defines the rate of CAN message is given by formula shown in Figure 11 taken from KW36 Reference Manual. Figure 11. CAN Bit Time and Bit Rate Formulas With this info and with our TQ calculated, we can deduce that we need: For Nominal phase: 8 = Number of Time Quanta in 1 bit time For FD phase: 5 = Number of Time Quanta in 1 bit time Now, let's define the value of segments. For nominal phase: Bit Time =  (number of Tq in 1 bit time) x Tq CAN Bit Time = (1 + (PROPSEG + PSEG1 + 2) + (PSEG2 + 1) ) x Tq CAN Bit Time = (1 + (1 + 2  + 2) + (1 + 1) ) x Tq = 8 x 0.00000025 =  Baud rate = 1/ CAN Bit Time = 500KHz For FD phase: CAN Bit Time = (number of Tq in 1 bit time) x Tq CAN Bit Time = (1 + (FPROPSEG + FPSEG1 + 1) + (FPSEG2 + 1) ) x Tq CAN Bit Time = (1 + (0 + 1 + 1) + (1 + 1) ) x Tq = 5 x Tq =  0.0000003125 Bit Rate = 1/CAN Bit Time = 1 / 0.0000003125 =  3.2MHz To finish, just update the calculated values on your firmware on flexcanConfig.timingConfig structure.  Notes: FRDM-KW36 Software Development Kit (SDK) can be downloaded from MCUXpresso webpage. FlexCAN driver examples are located in path: "SDK_2.2.0_FRDM-KW36\boards\frdmkw36\driver_examples" from your downloaded FRDM-KW36 SDK. Take in consideration that not all the baud rates are achievables and will depend on the flexcan clock and segment values used.
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