NXP's i.MX RT1180 MCUs are designed for a variety of applications, including industrial and building automation, motion control and robotics, motor controllers, programmable logic controllers, remote input/output (I/O), and the Internet of Things (IoT). NXP's i.MX RT1180 hybrid MCUs offer industrial gateway capabilities, supporting PROFINET®, EtherCAT®, EtherNet/IP™, and other real-time industrial protocols.
The NXP i.MX RT1180 also offers options such as professional network stacks following NXP's acquisition of port GmbH in 2025.Furthermore, the NXP i.MX RT1180 series supports Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) protocols thanks to a modern Ethernet switching subsystem and 1.5 MB of on-chip RAM with Error Correction Code (ECC) protection. NXP i.MX RT1180 MCUs feature an integrated power management module with DC-DC and Low Dropout (LDO) regulators, reducing the complexity of external power supplies and simplifying power sequencing.
The MCUs offer advanced security through an integrated EdgeLock® Secure Enclave, a Physical Non-Clonable Function (PUF), on-the-fly Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) decryption (OTFAD), a Trusted Resource Domain Controller (TRDC), a Battery-Backed Security Module (BBSM), and an Inline Encryption Engine (IEE). NXP's i.MX RT1180 hybrid MCUs support an industrial temperature range of -40 to +125 °C.
The MIMXRT1180-EVK evaluation kit and the FRDM-IMXRT1186 development board , both also available from Mouser, provide extensible platforms for showcasing the features of NXP's i.MX RT1180 MCUs. The Remote I/O Platform (RIOP) (PLCIOKIT) is designed to enable the prototyping of high-precision, multi-protocol data acquisition solutions based on NXP's i.MX RT1180 series.
