SLAU966 February   2025 MSPM0C1103 , MSPM0C1103-Q1 , MSPM0C1104 , MSPM0C1104-Q1 , MSPM0C1105 , MSPM0C1106 , MSPM0C1106-Q1 , MSPM0G1106 , MSPM0G1107 , MSPM0G1506 , MSPM0G1507 , MSPM0G1518 , MSPM0G1519 , MSPM0G3106 , MSPM0G3106-Q1 , MSPM0G3107 , MSPM0G3107-Q1 , MSPM0G3506 , MSPM0G3506-Q1 , MSPM0G3507 , MSPM0G3507-Q1 , MSPM0G3518 , MSPM0G3518-Q1 , MSPM0G3519 , MSPM0G3519-Q1 , MSPM0H3216 , MSPM0L1105 , MSPM0L1106 , MSPM0L1116 , MSPM0L1117 , MSPM0L1227 , MSPM0L1227-Q1 , MSPM0L1228 , MSPM0L1228-Q1 , MSPM0L1303 , MSPM0L1304 , MSPM0L1304-Q1 , MSPM0L1305 , MSPM0L1305-Q1 , MSPM0L1306 , MSPM0L1306-Q1 , MSPM0L1343 , MSPM0L1344 , MSPM0L1345 , MSPM0L1346 , MSPM0L2228

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1MSPM0 Portfolio Overview
    1. 1.1 Introduction
    2. 1.2 Portfolio Comparison of NXP M0 MCUs to MSPM0
  5. 2Ecosystem and Migration
    1. 2.1 Software Ecosystem Comparison
      1. 2.1.1 MSPM0 Software Development Kit (MSPM0 SDK)
      2. 2.1.2 MCUXpresso IDE vs Code Composer Studio IDE (CCS)
      3. 2.1.3 MCUXpresso Code Configuration Tool vs SysConfig
    2. 2.2 Hardware Ecosystem
    3. 2.3 Debug Tools
    4. 2.4 Migration Process
    5. 2.5 Migration and Porting Example
  6. 3Core Architecture Comparison
    1. 3.1 CPU
    2. 3.2 Embedded Memory Comparison
      1. 3.2.1 Flash Features
      2. 3.2.2 Flash Organization
        1. 3.2.2.1 Memory Banks
        2. 3.2.2.2 Flash Memory Regions
        3. 3.2.2.3 NONMAIN Memory
    3. 3.3 Power Up and Reset Summary and Comparison
    4. 3.4 Clocks Summary and Comparison
    5. 3.5 MSPM0 Operating Modes Summary and Comparison
      1. 3.5.1 Operating Modes Comparison
      2. 3.5.2 MSPM0 Capabilities in Lower Power Modes
      3. 3.5.3 Entering Lower-Power Modes
    6. 3.6 Interrupt and Events Comparison
      1. 3.6.1 Interrupts and Exceptions
      2. 3.6.2 Event Handler and Extended Interrupt and Event Controller (EXTI)
    7. 3.7 Debug and Programming Comparison
      1. 3.7.1 Bootstrap Loader (BSL) Programming Options
  7. 4Digital Peripheral Comparison
    1. 4.1 General-Purpose I/O (GPIO, IOMUX)
    2. 4.2 Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART)
    3. 4.3 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
    4. 4.4 I2C
    5. 4.5 Timers (TIMGx, TIMAx)
    6. 4.6 Windowed Watchdog Timer (WWDT)
    7. 4.7 Real-Time Clock (RTC)
  8. 5Analog Peripheral Comparison
    1. 5.1 Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)
    2. 5.2 Comparator (COMP)
    3. 5.3 Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
    4. 5.4 Operational Amplifier (OPA)
    5. 5.5 Voltage References (VREF)
  9. 6References

4.2 Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART)

MSPM0 and NXP's M0 MCUs offer peripherals for asynchronous (clockless) communication. The S32K1xx and KM35x family offers a low-powered UART that supports basic UART, while the KEA128x and KM35x offer a regular UART module. In MSPM0, these UART peripherals come in two variants: one with standard features and one with advanced features. In NXP's devices, the UART comes in one singular version. Table 4-2 shows a comparison of MSPM0's UART against NXP's S32K1xx, KEA128x, and KM35x UART.

Table 4-2 UART Feature Set Comparison
Feature S32K1xx KEA128x KM35x MSPM0
Hardware flow control Yes No Yes Yes
Continuous communication using DMA Yes No Yes Yes
Multiprocessor No No No Yes
Synchronous mode No No No No
Single-wire half duplex communication Yes Yes Yes Yes(1)
Wakeup from low-power mode Yes Yes Yes Yes
Data length 7,8,9,10 8,9 8,9 5, 6, 7, 8
Tx/Rx FIFO Depth 4 N/A 8 4
IrDA Support Yes No Yes Extended UART only
LIN Support Yes Yes Yes Extended UART only
DALI Support No No No Extended UART only
Manchester Code Support No No No Extended UART only
(1) Requires reconfiguration of the peripheral between transmission and reception

UART code examples

Information about UART code examples can be found in the MSPM0 SDK examples guide.