Playing DOOM on NXP Microcontrollers: A Zephyr Success Story

21/10/2025 13 min Temporada 1 Episodio 36
Playing DOOM on NXP Microcontrollers: A Zephyr Success Story

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of the EdgeVerse Techcast, hosts Kyle Dando and Bridgette Stone cover one of the most referenced topics among their episodes: porting the classic game DOOM to an NXP MCX FRDM board using Zephyr RTOS. Joined by NXP engineer Peter van der Perk, they explore the inspiration, challenges, and technical details behind this highly popular demo. Learn how Peter leveraged Zephyr's features, like the native simulator and comprehensive driver support, to make the project successful. Discover the role of tools like FreeMASTER and Visual Studio Code, and get actionable insights on how you can replicate this project using the NXP Application Code Hub. Perfect for software engineers eager to explore the capabilities of NXP processors and microcontrollers with Zephyr. Resources to get started: PRBoom Port of DOOM wiki  DOOM presentation at Zephyr Developer Summit  DOOM Project on App Code Hub  00:00 Welcome to EdgeVerse Techcast 00:56 Meet Peter van der Perk 01:51 Inspiration Behind Porting DOOM 03:11 Technical Challenges and Solutions 05:05 Integrating FreeMASTER 06:06 NXP Specific Features 07:20 Benefits of Using Zephyr 09:16 Using Visual Studio Code 10:19 Zephyr Developer Summit Insights 11:09 Getting Started with the DOOM Project 12:03 Conclusion and Call to Action

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