Robotics SDK Introduction
=========================

Welcome to the NXP Robotics SDK documentation. This portal brings together the
getting-started, setup, and reference guides for building robotics applications
on the NXP Mobile Robotics platforms (MR-NavQ95, MR-VMU-Tropic, MR-MCXN-T1,
MR-ESC-AM32; i.MX 95, eIQ Neutron NPU, Kinara ARA-240 DNPU, and the
PX4 flight stack).

The NXP Robotics SDK provides validated software support across these
platforms, spanning two software domains:

- Real-time domain -- flight- and motion-control firmware (PX4 on NuttX,
  Zephyr RTOS, ESC firmware, System Manager, and the real-time control core).
- Compute domain (Linux / Application Processor) -- the application-processor
  software stack (Linux BSP, U-Boot, ROS2, camera and vision pipeline, NPU
  inference, and connectivity).

New here? Head to Getting Started to set up and build the SDK, then pick
your platform under Platforms.

Supported platforms
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   * - Platform
     - Based on
     - Role
     - Start here
   * - MR-NavQ95
     - i.MX 95 (Cortex-A55 and Cortex-M7)
     - Compute and real-time vehicle computer
     - :doc:`../platforms/mr-navq95/index`
   * - MR-MCXN-T1
     - MCXN947 (Zephyr)
     - Sensor / shield node (GNSS, IO, OFLO)
     - :doc:`../platforms/mr-mcxn-t1/index`
   * - MR-VMU-Tropic
     - i.MX RT1064 (PX4 / NuttX)
     - Flight controller
     - :doc:`../platforms/mr-vmu-tropic/index`
   * - MR-ESC-AM32
     - MCXA133 (AM32)
     - Motor-control ESC
     - :doc:`../platforms/mr-esc-am32-mcxa133/index`

Explore the docs
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   .. grid-item-card:: Release Notes
      :link: ../reference/nxp-robotics-sdk-release-notes
      :link-type: doc

      Cumulative release-notes record for the NXP Robotics SDK, newest first.

   .. grid-item-card:: Getting Started
      :link: ../sdk/index
      :link-type: doc

      Set up and build the NXP Robotics SDK: prerequisites, download, and the
      ``west`` build/command reference.

   .. grid-item-card:: Platforms
      :link: ../platforms/mr-navq95/index
      :link-type: doc

      Per-platform guides: board bring-up, connectivity and peripherals,
      on-device AI, and robotics middleware.

   .. grid-item-card:: System
      :link: ../system/system-solution-an/index
      :link-type: doc

      Cross-platform topics that apply across the robotics hardware.