NXP EdgeVerse Techcast

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

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

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

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

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