Perfect car-grade software
ARM Cortex-M based product family providing security, safety, and low power

NXP Semiconductors has launched the S32K1 family, which combines automotive-grade tools and software. This family supports ARM Cortex-based MCUs and accelerates automotive application development and time-to-market. An NXP official said, "10 of the top 15 global automakers are already using S32K in their next-generation vehicles, which will determine the future direction of automotive electronic control unit (ECU) development."

Minimized software complexity
We provide automotive-grade software that is maintained to minimize complexity regardless of the development method.

For applications that do not necessarily require the use of AUTOSAR, NXP offers a free automotive software development kit (SDK) that allows for rapid prototyping with simple drag-and-drop functionality as a turnkey alternative for in-house development.

It provides MISRA and SPICE Level 3 compatible low-level drivers (LLD) for all peripherals, middleware specialized for optional applications for LIN, NFC, and touch sensors, the FreeRTOS operating system, complementary drivers for NXP ICs for rapid application launch and production, and source code and ready-to-use examples that are unnecessarily undocumented during application launch.

The SDK is pre-installed in NXP's free S32 Design Studio (DS), an Eclipse-based integrated development environment (IDE) that supports multiple compiler and debugging options.

For AUTOSAR applications, NXP standard MCAL and OS are supported with the new Complex Device Driver (CDD) and ARCCORE's new S32K starter kit, further reducing costs and complexity of application. The trial version is available for free.

Future -oriented hardware
Unlike existing solutions that require multiple MCU platforms to cover a similar range, the initial S32K1 family supports 128KB to 2M flash memory based on high-performance ARM Cortex-M cores. The entire family offers ISO CAN FD, CSEc hardware security, ASIL-B support, and ultra-low power performance. Through this scalable approach combined with common packaging strategies and production-grade software, customers can maximize reuse and rapidly respond to changing market requirements.