Renesas RA8D1

The RA8D1 MCU Group features the industry’s first 32-bit graphics enabled microcontrollers (MCU) based on the Arm^® Cortex^®-M85 (CM85) core, delivering over 3000 Coremarks at 480 MHz with advanced graphics capabilities that enables high resolutions display and Vision AI applications.

The RA8D1 MCUs integrate the CM85 core with large memory, advanced security, high resolution TFT-LCD controller w/ parallel RGB and MIPI-DSI interfaces, 2D drawing engine & 16bit camera interface.

The RA8M1 MCUs are supported by Flexible Software Package and comprehensive hardware and software development tools.

Key features

• 480 MHz High Performance MCU w/ Arm Cortex-M85 CPU, graphics features, 2MB flash, 1MB SRAM
• 6.39 CM/MHz, 30% scalar and up to 4x DSP and AI/ML performance uplift over Cortex-M7 core
• High Integration with Graphics LCDC, 2D DRW, RGB & MIPI-DSI interfaces & Camera Interface
• Advanced security with leading-edge security IP, immutable storage and tamper protection

Additional features

• 480MHz Arm^® Cortex^®-M85 with Helium™ MVE
• 1MB - 2MB Flash memory and 1MB of SRAM including TCM
• 32KB I/D Caches and 12KB Data Flash
• Graphics LCD Controller with RGB & MIPI-DSI I/Fs
• 2D Drawing Engine, 16-bit CEU Camera I/F
• 32/16/8-bit external memory interfaces (CS/SDRAM)
• ARMv8-M TrustZone security
• Renesas Security IP (RSIP-E51A)
• On-chip immutable ROM for first stage bootloader
• xSPI compliant Octal SPI with XIP & DOTF
• USB 2.0 HS and FS
• 2ch of CAN-FD
• Ethernet controller with DMA
• 32-bit & 16-bit Timers, 32-bit Ultra-Low-Power Timer
• 12-bit ADC and 12-bit DAC
• High-Speed Analog Comparators
• SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C), SDHI, SSI
• SPI/ I2C/I3C multi-master interface
• Scalable from 100-pin to 224-pin packages

Applications

• Industrial HMI, machine vision,
• Video doorbells, exercise equipment, security cameras
• Thermostats, security panels, home hubs, appliances
• Printer display, barcode scanner, QR code reader
• Patient monitors, BP monitors, imaging equipment
• People detection, image classification, object detection
• Fingerprint scanner, keyword recognition

Available tools

IDE

• Renesas e2 studio
• Keil MDK
• IAR EWARM
   

Compiler

• GCC
• Arm Compiler (AC6)
• IAR Arm Compiler
• Arm LLVM
   

Debug probe

• Renesas E2/E2 Lite
• SEGGER J-Link
• Keil ULINK
• IAR I-jet
   

Production programmer

• Renesas PG-FP6
• SEGGER J-Flash
• Third party solution
   

Software support

• FSP (Flexible Software Package)
   

Evaluation kits

• EK-RA8D1