NXP LinkServer Adds Standalone Power & Energy Measurement

NXP has released a new LinkServer v26.9.130. And it comes with a major new feature: it now includes power and energy measurement:

LinkServer standalone measurement GUI
LinkServer standalone measurement GUI

Additionally, it has a command line interface for this, making it ideal for AI agent usage or for automated tests in a CI/CD environment.

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Visualize Embedded Power Data in VS Code

With the NXP MCU-Link Pro I can measure current and power/energy of an embedded target. In this article I describe how I can use and visualize that data in VS Code:

Measurement Data in VS Code
Current Measurement Data Visualization with VS Code
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MCUXpresso IDE 11.6.0

With a steady release train, NXP has released last week a new and updated version of their flagship IDE: the version 11.6.0 of the MCUXpresso IDE.

NXP MCUXpresso IDE V11.6.0

And there are several new and cool features with that release, including a power & energy profiler and CMake support.

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