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NXP MCX A Series Microcontrollers

Addressing applications with scalable device options, low power and intelligent peripherals

Motor Control Product Highlight: MCX A34 Family

Engineered for high-performance motor control across industrial, home, and embedded applications. Powered by an Arm® Cortex®-M33 core running up to 180 MHz, the MCX A34x integrates a rich analog subsystem with:

  • Dual FlexPWM with 4 submodules for precise motor timing
  • 4x 16-bit ADCs with synchronized sampling for accurate signal capture
  • 4x high-speed OpAmps for real-time current sensing
  • Math Acceleration Unit (MAU) for ultra-fast trigonometric calculations—up to 17x faster than CMSIS-DSP
  • SmartDMA and rich serial peripherals for efficient data handling

Whether you're building smart appliances, HVAC systems, solar inverters, or mobile robotics, the MCX A34x delivers scalable, cost-efficient motor control with rapid time-to-market.
 

Key Features

Scalability and Balanced Performance
The MCX A series is highly scalable, offering balance between cost, performance and power consumption.

Autonomous and Low-Power Peripherals
Autonomous peripherals take the load off the core for power-saving and power modes to keep the intelligent peripherals running while the core is in sleep.

MCUXpresso Developer Experience
MCUXpresso IDEs, SDK, secure provisioning and configuration tools help speed-up development time with high-quality software and tools.

Applications

  • Sensing & metering
  • Building control & automation
  • Smart circuit breaker
  • Home appliances
  • USB accessories

 

  • Compressor drive
  • Smart lighting
  • Hand-held devices
  • Power tools
  • IoT nodes

 

MCX A1xx Block Diagram

NXP MCX A Series MCU Block Diagram
 

MCX A34x Block Diagram

NXP MCX A34x MCU Block Diagram

 

Development Board

NXP FRDM-MCXA153
  • Standard form factor and headers
  • Easy access to MCU I/Os
  • Onboard MCU-Link debugger
  • USB-C Cable

Start developing now with NXP’s Application Code Hub and Expansion Board Hub

NXP: MCX A Series Launch Video
 
NXP: FRDM Development Boards for Rapid Prototyping