NXP EdgeVerse Techcast

Bridgette & Kyle

The EdgeVerse Techcast goal is to increase awareness of resources available for customers developing with NXP Application Processors and Microcontrollers.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Accelerate Your Development: The Role of Distribution FAEs

    Why NXP Distribution FAEs Matter: Faster Designs, Better Support Kyle Dando and Bridgette Stone explain the role of NXP's distribution field application engineers (DFAEs) and why NXP invests in annual distributor FAE training, recently held in Austin. They describe how distributors like Avnet, Arrow, Digi-Key, Future, and Mouser provide sales, inventory and pricing management, customer credit, and critical technical support, with DFAEs often serving as the first technical contact and a bridge to NXP subject matter experts. The episode recaps the four-day Americas training attended by over 100 engineers, featuring lectures and breakout sessions across pillars such as motor control, AI/ML, Security, wireless, and automotive. Plus hands-on training with Visual Studio Code, Configuration Tools, SEC Provisioning, and Zephyr development. They emphasize the "train-the-trainer" model and share an example of an FAE quickly connecting a new PMIC to a customer's secure lock project. Episode Resources: Avnet Engineering Support Arrow Engineering Support Future Electronics Engineering Support Digi-Key Engineering Support Mouser Engineering Support 00:00 Welcome to EdgeVerse 00:31 What DFAEs Do 02:01 Distributor Roles Explained 03:44 Inside FAE Training 04:43 Why Use Distribution 07:20 Cool Tech Highlights 09:02 How Training Helps You 09:37 Real World Success Story 11:11 Workshops and Next Steps 11:29 Wrap Up and Call to Action

    13 min
  2. From Data to Deployment: Mastering Edge AI with eIQ

    12 MAY

    From Data to Deployment: Mastering Edge AI with eIQ

    NXP eIQ Explained: From Edge AI Deployment to Agentic AI Autonomy Bridgette Stone and Kyle Dando host Ted Kao to break down NXP's eIQ (Edge Intelligence) AI/ML development environment for NXP MCUs and application processors, aimed at simplifying the path from models to efficient on-device deployment. Ted outlines key components like the eIQ AI Toolkit, support for inference runtimes including TensorFlow Lite, ONNX Runtime, Arm, and ExecuTorch, plus integrations with MCUXpresso and Yocto. He explains two entry paths—bring your own model (eIQ Toolkit/Neutron SDK/AI Hub) and bring your own data (Time Series Studio with AutoML for time-series use cases)—and mentions hardware testing via FRDM boards and a planned remote board farm. The episode highlights newer additions such as the eIQ Agentic AI Framework, eIQ AI Hub, and Gen AI Flow, and points listeners to nxp.com/ai and nxp.com/eIQ to get started. Episode Resources: www.nxp.com/ai www.nxp.com/eiq 00:00 Welcome to EdgeVerse 00:28 Why Edge AI Matters 01:45 Meet Ted Kao 02:31 What eIQ Is 04:24 Inside the eIQ Ecosystem 05:37 Two Paths to Start 07:01 Bring Your Own Data 08:24 Testing on Real Hardware 09:00 New Tools and Agentic AI 11:28 Getting Started Resources 12:33 Wrap Up and Subscribe

    14 min
  3. NXP's Block Diagram Designer: Kickstart Your Next Project Today

    5 MAY

    NXP's Block Diagram Designer: Kickstart Your Next Project Today

    Kickstart Your Next Design Faster with NXP's Block Diagram Designer | EdgeVerse Techcast In this EdgeVerse Techcast episode, co-hosts Kyle Dando and Bridgette Stone welcome Rebecca Phillips from NXP's digital online experience team to introduce NXP's new Block Diagram Designer, a web-based tool that helps engineers move from concept to design faster by turning the "blank page" into a structured, component-based block diagram. Rebecca explains how engineers can start from reusable application templates or a blank canvas, get assistance choosing compatible components using built-in design rules, and export designs to industry-standard EDA tools like Eagle, Altium, and Autodesk to speed handoff into implementation. The tool is powered by technical documentation and design files organized as "CUBOS," covering NXP and required non-NXP parts, with datasheets and related resources linked in one place.  Episode Resources: www.nxp.com/block-diagram-designer Create a new Diagram 00:00 Welcome to EdgeVerse 01:10 Meet Rebecca Phillips 01:54 FIRST Robotics Tangent 03:01 What Is Block Diagram Designer 04:35 NXP Customer Journey 06:20 Top Three Features 08:29 Inside the CUBOS Data 11:39 Future AI Assistant 12:34 How to Get Started 13:29 Wrap Up and Subscribe

    15 min
  4. From Protocols to Production: NXP and Port's Seamless Integration

    28 APR

    From Protocols to Production: NXP and Port's Seamless Integration

    Industrial Ethernet Protocols, Tools & Hardware for Faster Factory Automation In this EdgeVerse Techcast episode, NXP welcomes port to the company and explains how the acquisition brings 30+ years of industrial communications expertise to deliver certifiable hardware and software for factory automation. Denis Noël discusses port's real-time protocol stacks—including PROFINET, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, CANopen, and Modbus—and how tight integration with NXP industrial chips like the i.MX RT1180 MCU and i.MX94 MPU (with networking switch) accelerates development, improves interoperability, and supports ongoing protocol and security maintenance, including cybersecurity regulations such as the European Cyber Resilience Act. Episode Resources: www.nxp.com/port  i.MX RT1180 EVK FRDM i.MX RT1186 Remote I/O platform 00:00 Welcome and Why It Matters 00:54 Meet Denis and Port 01:37 What Port Does 02:54 Protocols Supported 04:14 Hardware Software Advantage 05:39 Tools Services Security 06:43 Developer Kits and Getting Started 08:27 Future of Factory Automation 10:33 Recap and Next Steps 11:44 Wrap Up and Subscribe

    13 min
  5. Reflecting on Zephyr: 10 Years of Innovation and Community Contribution

    21 APR

    Reflecting on Zephyr: 10 Years of Innovation and Community Contribution

    Celebrating 10 Years of the Zephyr Project: How Open Source is Powering Embedded Innovation | Edge Verse TechCast Edge Verse TechCast hosts Bridgette Stone and Kyle Dando celebrate Zephyr RTOS's 10-year anniversary with guest Kathleen Jachimiak, an NXP Marketing Manager and Zephyr Marketing Committee member. They discuss why Zephyr stood out at launch—open source, vendor neutral, scalable, and built for security and connectivity on resource-constrained IoT devices—and what helped it become production ready through strong documentation, community support, and broad hardware portability. Kathleen highlights ecosystem maturity as a top factor for RTOS selection, citing Zephyr's tools, middleware, drivers, and extensive board support. Looking ahead, she notes focus areas like long-term maintainability, functional safety certification, CRA alignment, and continued security/connectivity improvements for applications including ML/AI. NXP is marking the milestone with global celebrations, new demos and training, meetup content, and a giveaway of 10,000 FRDM development boards, including a listener code for a free FRDM MCX A153 board while supplies last. Episode Sources: FRDM-MCXA153 Shopping Cart FREE CODE:   ATW30J45 About the Zephyr Project https://www.nxp.com/zephyr  00:00 Zephyr Turns 10 01:40 Meet Kathleen 01:51 Why Zephyr Stood Out 02:33 From Eval to Products 03:13 Why Devs Stick Around 04:05 Ecosystem Matters Most 04:53 Next 10 Years Roadmap 05:48 NXP Anniversary Plans 06:33 Free Boards Giveaway 07:23 Wrap Up and Thanks 08:17 Birthday Banter Outro

    9 min
  6. PhyTec and NXP Dating Game: SOM Style

    14 APR

    PhyTec and NXP Dating Game: SOM Style

    NXP Dating Game: Guess the SoC Behind the Blinky (with PhyTec i.MX 8MP) On the EdgeVerse Tech Cast, co-hosts Kyle Dando and Bridgette Stone run a throwback "Dating Game" with PhyTec, where three mystery computing platforms demo "Hello World" via blinking LEDs and Kyle must guess the NXP SoC behind each door. Door #1 uses VS Code, a SEGGER J-Link probe, and GDB to blink an LED with simple firmware Door #2 blinks LEDs from a Linux console using /sys/class/leds Door #3 runs Linux LEDs while also using remoteproc to start microcontroller firmware so both Linux- and MCU-domain LEDs blink simultaneously. PhyTec applications engineer True Loan reveals all the platforms are the same i.MX 8MP SOM and explains the industry trend toward consolidating MCU and MPU workloads on one chip to simplify maintenance, team collaboration, and long-term product support. Getting started resources: PhyCore i.MX 8MP dev kit JTAG expansion board PhyTec's developer wiki More About i.MX 8MP SOM 00:00 Welcome and Setup 01:15 Door Three Hybrid Demo 01:54 Dating Game Rules 02:31 Door One Blinky MCU 04:18 Door Two Linux Console 06:06 Final Guesses and Reveal 07:30 Meet True from PhyTec 08:51 Why MCU Plus MPU 11:33 Getting Started Resources 12:19 Key Takeaways and Wrap

    14 min
  7. Engineering Excellence: Inside the MCUXpresso SDK

    7 APR

    Engineering Excellence: Inside the MCUXpresso SDK

    MCUXpresso SDK Updates & Roadmap | EdgeVerse Techcast In this EdgeVerse Techcast episode recorded during an MCUXpresso SDK leadership workshop in San Jose, Kyle and Bridgette speak with Petr Lukas (Middleware/NPI) and Jerry Zeng (Drivers/NPI) about recent SDK progress and what's next. They explain NPI as day-one software enablement—from register layers and debug files to board/peripheral readiness and optimization—and how drivers and middleware work together for customer applications. Key SDK improvements over past 12 months: Added "Repo Zip" packaging for smaller downloads while retaining Git/west workflows Optimized release cadence delivers 4 major releases and 8 previews per year Delivered 40+ new drivers and 16 new boards, Improved Freestanding project workflow Revamped Sphinx-based documentation Large-scale CI provides daily and weekly test coverage SDK Looking ahead: Expanded static analysis Continued Zephyr-aligned strategy Edgefast Open BT/BLE leveraging Zephyr Introduce MCUXpresso SDK LTS New multimedia framework. The episode also covered highlights in the recent SDK 26.03 release. Episode Resources: MCUXpresso SDK Tools for MCU Solutions MCUXpresso SDK Documentation Release MCUXpresso SDK 26.03.00 release (GitHub)   00:00 Bay Area Workshop Kickoff 00:59 Meet Petr and Jerry 02:07 SDK Leadership Roles 04:22 What NPI Means 06:19 Biggest SDK Improvements 06:32 Repo Zip Packaging 07:50 Release Model and Docs 09:57 CI Coverage and Quality 11:04 Next Year Roadmap 11:59 Zephyr and Connectivity Plans 13:34 LTS and Multimedia Framework 15:33 SDK 26.03 Release Highlights 16:56 Middleware and Security Updates 17:58 NPI Preview and Ethernet 18:33 Wrap Up and Subscribe

    20 min
  8. Innovating at the Edge: NXP Agentic AI for Microcontrollers

    31 MAR

    Innovating at the Edge: NXP Agentic AI for Microcontrollers

    Agentic AI at the Edge: Bringing Model Context Protocol (MCP) to Microcontrollers with Zephyr In this episode, NXP Systems Enablement Engineer David Piskula talks about Agentic AI at the edge and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and how NXP is bringing MCP down to the microcontroller level using Zephyr. The discussion covers why edge computing matters (security, confidentiality, low latency), how MCP standardizes JSON message exchanges between clients and servers, and how self-describing "tools" enable plug-and-play device integration. Critical in scenarios like smart homes and factory automation. David shares the challenge of implementing MCP on resource-constrained MCUs. He highlights the benefits of Zephyr providing a hardware agnostic path for evaluation. The NXP solution is available now to evaluate with an LED-control demo using NXP's eIQ Agentic AI framework. Other episode resources: LED-Control Demo project (GitHub repo) Zephyr Upstream mcp_server contributed by NXP  www.nxp.com/zephyr  00:00 Welcome to EdgeVerse 01:07 Meet David Piskula 01:47 What Systems Enablement Does 03:09 Why Edge AI Matters 04:15 MCP Explained 04:56 How MCP Works 05:45 Smart Home Example 06:45 Factory Automation Use Case 07:26 MCP on Microcontrollers 08:32 Biggest Engineering Challenges 09:31 Plug and Play LED Demo 11:11 How to Get Started 12:22 Wrap Up and Next Steps

    13 min
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The EdgeVerse Techcast goal is to increase awareness of resources available for customers developing with NXP Application Processors and Microcontrollers.

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  • Creator
    Bridgette & Kyle
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    NXP EdgeVerse Techcast

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