This presentation introduces NXP’s I/O Switch Matrix feature – a unique IP found only on select NXP microcontrollers, which provides extensive flexibility in the assignment of peripheral functions to I/O pins. Need to easily assign a peripheral function that implements the new product feature that is required? Need to flexibly mitigate signals that are swapped between the hardware and software definitions? Engineers will find the I/O Switch Matrix immensely useful for these cases and others, such as when developing a new schematic, or adapting a new MCU to the layout of an existing design. Software engineers will be able to quickly and easily configure the assignment of digital peripherals to the pin and signal locations as required by the hardware. Altogether, this greatly simplifies the task of harmonizing hardware and software implementations.