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. Engineering Excellence: Inside the MCUXpresso SDK

    1 HR AGO

    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
  2. 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
  3. Exploring the UBX100: Long-Range Wireless Connectivity with NXP

    24 MAR

    Exploring the UBX100: Long-Range Wireless Connectivity with NXP

    Go Long Range with Sub-GHz UBX100 Projects on NXP Application Code Hub In this NXP EdgeVerse TechCast episode, NXP Systems Engineer Tony Trujillo covers sub-GHz wireless connectivity and new Application Code Hub projects for evaluating and integrating the NXP UBX100 transceiver. Tony explains where sub-GHz appears in everyday life and why it's chosen for long range, better signal penetration, lower energy consumption, and reduced interference versus 2.4 GHz. The discussion highlights four radio-modem-path resources now available: the UBX100 SDK (including the Host Radio Modem Library), a Flash Loader Demo for programming an unprogrammed UBX100 using a FRDM MCX N947 board, an RF Toolbox for lab testing and certification, and a FreeMASTER Lite web-based Evaluation GUI for out-of-box configuration and testing (including TX/RX, range tests with packet error rates, and a simplified Wireless M-Bus sniffer). They also cover preset PHY configurations for Wireless M-Bus and Wi-SUN, field upgradability via boot/flash loader, and upcoming Sigfox modem support. Episode Resources: UBX100 Application Code Hub Examples UBX100 Product Details OM-UBX100 Breakout Board: Expansion Board Hub Wireless M-Bus Stack Partner: STACKFORCE SigFox Build website 00:00 Welcome and episode focus 01:14 Meet Tony Trujillo 02:45 Sub GHz explained 04:40 Why sub GHz matters 05:36 UBX100 and use cases 05:55 Code Hub project overview 07:02 SDK and flash loader 08:32 RF toolbox and FreeMASTER GUI 09:29 FreeMASTER Light walkthrough 12:23 What makes UBX100 special 13:55 Custom stacks and Sigfox path 15:53 More resources to get started 17:20 Wrap up and next steps

    19 min
  4. Bringing Physical AI to Life with NXP & NVIDIA

    17 MAR

    Bringing Physical AI to Life with NXP & NVIDIA

    Physical AI & Humanoid Robotics: NXP + NVIDIA Holoscan Sensor Bridge Reference Designs In this EdgeVerse TechCast episode, hosts Kyle Dando and Bridgette Stone speak with NXP's Altaf Hussain about Physical AI and a new NXP–NVIDIA collaboration delivering integrated, real-time robot body solutions built around NVIDIA's Holoscan Sensor Bridge (HSB). They explain how Physical AI differs from cloud AI by requiring deterministic sensing, decision, and actuation under strict latency and safety constraints, and how NXP's real-time control and networking complements NVIDIA's AI compute. The collaboration launches with two HSB-ready reference designs targeting the hardest robotics problems: perception and motion—an i.MX 95 machine vision design with 10Gb low-latency data paths to the NVIDIA pipeline, and an i.MX RT 1180 distributed motor control design supporting EtherCAT and TSN for synchronized control. Reference software will be published on GitHub. Episode Resources: https://www.nxp.com/hsb-solutions https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/technologies/holoscan-sensor-bridge/ https://docs.nvidia.com/holoscan/sensor-bridge/latest/introduction.html 00:00 Welcome and Topic Setup 00:39 Why Physical AI Is Hard 01:03 NXP and NVIDIA Collaboration 01:59 Defining Physical AI 03:20 Holoscan Sensor Bridge at the Edge  05:27 Two Reference Designs 07:00 Machine Vision i.MX 95  07:43 Motor Control i.MX RT1180 09:19 Software Enablement and Roadmap 10:53 GitHub Access and Wrap Up 11:48 Final Thanks and Next Steps

    13 min
  5. Danke Schön, Developers! See You at Embedded World

    10 MAR

    Danke Schön, Developers! See You at Embedded World

    EdgeVerse TechCast — Embedded World 2026 Preview! | NXP Demos, FRDM Lab, Zephyr Anniversary & More Welcome back to the EdgeVerse TechCast! In this episode, Bridgette and Kyle take you on a fun, fast‑paced tour of everything NXP is bringing to Embedded World 2026 in Nuremberg — one of the biggest global gatherings for embedded engineers. Whether you're attending the show or tuning in from your lab bench, this episode walks you through the innovations, demos, giveaways, and technical sessions shaping the future of embedded design. What You'll Learn in This Episode Explore the FRDM Lab. Get hands-on with AI/ML, security, connectivity, motor control, graphics, sensors, and low-power demos — plus small-group technical sessions led by NXP engineers. And yes… free FRDM boards are involved. Introducing FRDM Automotive. The FRDM ecosystem expands into automotive! Discover the new automotive-focused development boards debuting at Embedded World.  Zephyr Project's 10-Year Anniversary. NXP is celebrating by giving away 10,000 boards throughout 2026 to accelerate open-source development. Learn how to get yours at the show. Industrial & Robotics Demos. See how edge AI, real-time control, TSN, and robotics toolkits are enabling smarter factories. Healthcare & 🏡 Smart Home Innovations. AI-driven infant monitoring, Matter-enabled devices, UWB-based access systems, and more cutting-edge demonstrations. Live Technical Sessions at Embedded World. Hear from the engineers building the future — from CRA strategies to UWB plug‑and‑play to AI-powered vehicle architectures. Attending Embedded World? Visit NXP Booth 4A‑222 and dive into live demos, hands-on labs, and technical Q&A sessions with NXP engineers.  Episode Resources: NXP at EW Booth 4A-222 FRDM lab at EW Booth 3A-128 Zephyr at EW Booth 4-170 Webinar | Build with FRDM: Your Getting Started Guide and Embedded World 2026 FRDM Lab Highlights 00:00 – Intro: Danke Schoen & Embedded World vibes 01:12 – What's happening at Embedded World 2026 03:00 – Inside the FRDM Lab: Hands-on demos & sessions 05:42 – Free FRDM board giveaways 07:15 – Launching FRDM Automotive 09:30 – Zephyr Project 10-year celebration & 10k board giveaway 12:05 – Automotive demos: S32N, EV orchestration & Cabin IQ 15:48 – Industrial demos: Robotics, edge AI & software-defined factories 18:30 – Healthcare & smart home technologies 21:05 – Technical sessions & expert talks 23:10 – Can't attend? Upcoming FRDM Lab webinar 24:40 – Wrap-up & closing thoughts

    14 min
  6. Goodbye Setup Nightmare: Hello MCUXpresso Installer Dream!

    3 MAR

    Goodbye Setup Nightmare: Hello MCUXpresso Installer Dream!

    MCUXpresso Installer: End Embedded Setup Nightmares (MCUXpresso, Zephyr & Matter) In this EdgeVerse Techcast episode, co-hosts Bridgette Stone and Kyle Dando interview Alexandra Maracine, a software engineer on the MCUXpresso Installer team, about how the MCUXpresso Installer simplifies embedded development environment setup. Alexandra explains the common pain points—scattered tool downloads, dependency and version conflicts, broken PATHs, and team-wide consistency issues. Then she covers how the Installer centralizes sources, manages multiple coexisting versions across MCUXpresso SDK, Zephyr, and Matter, configures environments automatically, supports offline installs, and works across Windows, macOS, and Linux. She contrasts monolithic IDE installers with modular, package-driven approaches and describes key engineering challenges such as isolating installs from unpredictable user systems (including Python virtual environments) and handling enterprise constraints like proxies and restricted networks. Episode resources: MCUXpresso Installer Overview Download MCUXpresso Installer (MacOS, Linux, Windows) MCUXpresso for VS Code: Getting Started 00:00 Welcome to EdgeVerse 00:49 Why Setup Is Painful  01:29 Meet Alexandra  02:12 Furniture Analogy  03:35 Real Dependency Nightmares 05:35 Key Benefits Breakdown  06:56 Offline and PATH Magic  08:05 Alternatives and Trends 10:16 Hardest Engineering Challenges  11:40 Respecting User Systems  12:24 Enterprise Constraints 13:32 How to Get and Update 14:16 VS Code Integration 14:50 Wrap Up and Takeaways

    16 min
  7. CRA Week: Step 4 Maintaining Conformity Across the Product Lifecycle

    27 FEB

    CRA Week: Step 4 Maintaining Conformity Across the Product Lifecycle

    CRA Week Ep. 4: Maintaining CRA Conformity Across the Product Lifecycle In the fourth and final episode of CRA Week, hosts Kyle and Bridgette wrap the series up with 3 CRA experts Asim Zaidi, Julien Delplancke, and Louis Rodriguez. Asim explains why CRA compliance continues long after a product ships and highlights key underestimated challenges. (Architecture drift, maintaining secure configurations, Crypto agility, Documentation (including SBOMs).  Julien describes manufacturing-stage security needs and how EdgeLock 2Go centralizes secure credential provisioning, supports secure over-the-air updates, and enables credential renewal and crypto agility for devices in the field. Louis outlines the role of a PSIRT, and reviews core lifecycle vulnerability processes including intake, triage and impact assessment, remediation, coordinated communications, multi-vendor coordination, and notification obligations. Episode Resources: NXP CRA web page: EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) NXP PQC web page:Post-Quantum Cryptography EdgeLock 2GO | IOT Service Platform for Secure Deployment and Management NXP PSIRT: Product Security Vulnerability Security Certification: Security Certification 00:00 Welcome to CRA Week Finale 01:39 Why Lifecycle Matters 01:58 Hidden Long Term Challenges 05:00 Future Proof Architecture 06:41 SBOM and Crypto Agility 08:16 Manufacturing Security Basics 09:51 EdgeLock 2Go for Updates 11:50 PSIRT and Governance 15:14 Vulnerability Management Processes 16:49 CRA Week Recap and Closing

    19 min
  8. CRA Week: Step 3 Proving Compliance

    26 FEB

    CRA Week: Step 3 Proving Compliance

    CRA Week Day 3: Proving Compliance—Your "Recipe" for EU Cyber Resilience Act Conformance On Day 3 of CRA Week on the EdgeVerse Techcast, hosts Kyle Dando and Bridgette Stone are joined by NXP expert Carlos Serratos to explain how manufacturers can prove compliance with the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Carlos connects Risk Assessment and Security by Design to the need to demonstrate cybersecurity conformance.  Using a baking analogy, he outlines key CRA compliance "ingredients":  A risk assessment Vulnerability management policy Secure development process Support period policy, User information Product class identification Conformity assessment Technical documentation Declaration of Conformity A CE mark He then details a step-by-step process to "bake the ingredients": perform risk analysis and select mitigations/components, analyze conformance against CRA essential requirements, verify conformance per applicable standards and product class, collect evidence and draft the declaration, ensure support period and vulnerability management are reflected in the risk assessment and user guidance, apply the CE mark, and retain documentation for 10 years after market placement! Episode resources: CRA web guidance Security process descriptions and certifications CRA Paradigm Shift Training NXP's vulnerability management policy   00:00 Day 3 Proving Compliance 01:25 Why Compliance Matters 02:52 Risk Assessment Drives Decisions 03:31 Security by Design Lifecycle 03:55 CRA Cake Ingredients 05:46 Step by Step Conformance 07:24 Not Legal Advice Start Now 08:05 NXP Tools and Resources 09:08 Wrap Up and Next Episode

    10 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
    63
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    © 2025
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    NXP EdgeVerse Techcast