NXP EdgeVerse Techcast

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 [https://www.avnet.com/apac/solutions/design/engineering-support/electronic-components-engineering-support/] * Arrow Engineering Support [https://www.arrow.com/en/services/engineering-and-design.html] * Future Electronics Engineering Support [https://www.futureelectronics.com/about-future/advanced-engineering] * Digi-Key Engineering Support [https://forum.digikey.com/] * Mouser Engineering Support [https://www.mouser.com/technical-resources/] 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

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

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 [https://www.nxp.com/block-diagram-designer] * Create a new Diagram [https://nxp.celus.io/design-studio] 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

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 [https://www.nxp.com/port] * i.MX RT1180 EVK [https://www.nxp.com/design/design-center/development-boards-and-designs/MIMXRT1180-EVK] * FRDM i.MX RT1186 [https://www.nxp.com/design/design-center/development-boards-and-designs/FRDM-IMXRT1186] * Remote I/O platform [https://www.nxp.com/design/design-center/development-boards-and-designs/REMOTE-IO-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

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 [https://www.nxp.com/design/design-center/development-boards-and-designs/FRDM-MCXA153#buy] * FREE CODE: ATW30J45 * About the Zephyr Project [https://www.zephyrproject.org/learn-about/] * https://www.nxp.com/zephyr [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