Using NXP i.MX RT685 with pyOCD: Device Support and Debugging Configuration

The NXP i.MX RT685 is an interesting device: an ARM Cortex M33 with a Cadence Xtensa audio DSP. To explore the features of the device, I’m using the NXP EVK board:

pyOCD with NXP i.MX RT685

I have used it so far with the on-board MCU-Link debug probe and LinkServer. This article describes how I have added pyOCD as debug interface for the RT685, as well how to patch and use custom DFP (Device Family Pack) files with pyOCD and Eclipse.

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