Renesas RA - 32-bit MCU family

120MHz with USB HS, Ethernet and TFT controller

The Renesas RA6M3 group uses the high-performance Arm^® Cortex^®-M4F core and offers a TFT controller with 2D accelerator and JPEG decoder. In addition RA6M3 offers Ethernet MAC with individual DMA and USB High Speed interface to ensure high data throughput. The RA6M2 is built on a highly efficient 40nm process and is supported by an open and flexible ecosystem concept—the Flexible Software Package (FSP), built on FreeRTOS—and is expandable to use other RTOSes and middleware. The RA6M3 is suitable for IoT application requiring TFT, Ethernet, Security, large embedded RAM and USB HS.

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Delivers up to 200 MHz of CPU performance using an Arm® Cortex®-M33 core

The RA6T3 group is the third motor control ASSP in the RA6 series and provides an easy migration path for the RA4T1 with pin and function compatibility. It is based on the 200 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 core and is the first RA motor control device to add support for the USB FS interface.

The RA6T3 can be offered to users who want higher performance in addition to the features highlighted for the RA4T1. The RA6T3 not only increases CPU operating frequency, but also saves cost and space by eliminating the need for external components with support for the USB FS interface.

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Entry-Line 200MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 General Purpose Microcontroller

The RA6E2 group is based on the 200 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 core and adds additional memory and package options along with support for CAN FD, I3C and HDMI CEC interfaces.

The RA6E2 can be offered to users who want higher performance and large flash memory in addition to the features compatible with the RA4E2. The RA6E2 not only increases the CPU operating frequency, but also adds a QSPI interface, a second DAC channel and additional 2 Timer channel.

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New Renesas MCUs for high-end motor control with 240MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33

The RA6T2 is the second product of the RA motor ASSP family. High-speed CPU performance and motor dedicated functions realize next-gen motor algorithm and differentiators in motor fields. The RA6T2 group supports accelerators for motor, PWM timer, high-speed analog functions and comes in a large selection of packages such as 48pin/64pin QFN, LQFP and 100pin LQFP.

The combination of a powerful CPU, accelerators, and high-speed memory realizes high real-time performance, which is important for motor control.

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200MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33, the first entry-line product of the RA6 series

The Renesas RA6E1 is based on a 200 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 core, offers 1 MB code flash memory, 256 kB SRAM, BGO/SWAP function, Ethernet, USB 2.0 Full-Speed, SDHI, QSPI, safety features, and advanced analog with one ADC unit.

The RA6E1 group is suitable for IoT applications requiring many connectivity options, large embedded RAM, 200MHz performance and low power consumption.

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New microcontrollers with high-performance 200 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 core based on Armv8-M architecture including TrustZone

Renesas is expanding the Renesas RA6 series with the RA6M5 group based on the latest Arm® Cortex®-M33 Core with TrustZone®. The RA6M5 is suitable for IoT applications requiring strong security, rich connectivity, and large embedded RAM for connectivity stacks. The group has multiple communication interface options with CAN FD, Ethernet MAC with DMA, USB Full Speed and High Speed, and various serial communications. 

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120MHz ARM Cortex M4 Optimized for enhanced motor control

The RA6T1 offers leading performance with a 120-MHz Arm® Cortex®-M4 core and is suitable for motor control applications. It is equipped with various peripherals including 512-KB code flah memory and 64-KB SRAM. To simplify the application design for engineers, the RA6T1 is supported by the Flexible Software package (FSP) including motor control specific control code algorithm, which make the RA6T1 to a perfect choice for Quick Time to market

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200 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33, Quad SPI and OctaMemory

The RA6M4 MCU Group is an expansion of the Renesas RA Family. It offers leading performance 200 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 core with TrustZone, 1 MB code flash memory, 256 KB SRAM, Background Operation (BGO) and SWAP function, Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit, Ethernet, USB 2.0 Full-Speed, SDHI, Quad SPI and OctaMemory, security and safety features, and advanced Analog with two ADC units.

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120MHz Medium Size Memory Integration with Ethernet

The Renesas RA6M2 group uses the high-performance Arm^® Cortex^®-M4F core and offers a building Ethernet MAC with individual DMA, to ensure high data throughput. The RA6M2 is built on a highly efficient 40nm process and is supported by an open and flexible ecosystem concept—the Flexible Software Package (FSP) built on FreeRTOS—and is expandable to use other RTOSes and middleware. The RA6M2 is suitable for IoT application requiring Ethernet, Security, large embedded RAM and low active power consumption.

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Key features

• 120MHz Arm^® Cortex^®-M4F
• 512kB-1MB Flash Memory and 384kB SRAM
• 32kB DataFlash to store data as in EEPROM
• Scalable from 100pin to 145pin Packages
• Ethernet Controller with DMA
• Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit
• USB2.0 Full Speed
• CAN 2.0B
• SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I²C)
• SPI/ I²C Multimaster Interface
• SDHI

Benefits

• Integrated Crypto Module with several cryptography accelerators and Key management support
• Ethernet MAC with own DMA to ensure maximum data throughput
• Large 384kB embedded SRAM suitable for handling communication stacks.

Applications

• Wired Ethernet Applications
• Security (Fire Detection, Burglar Detection, Panel Control)
• Metering (Electricity, Automated Meter Reading)
• Industry (Robotics, Door Openers, Sewing Machines, Vending Machines, UPS)
• HVAC (Heating, Air Conditioning, Boiler Control)
• General Purpose

Evaluation kit

Full MCU evaluation including On-Chip debugger – Part name: RTK7EKA6M2S00001BU

 

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120MHz Optimized entry point to RA6 Series

The Renesas RA6M1 is the entry point to the Renesas RA6 product series for applications that require a high-performance Arm^® Cortex^®-M4F core at a very attractive price point. The RA6M1 is built on a highly efficient 40nm process and is supported by an open and flexible ecosystem concept—the Flexible Software Package (FSP), built on FreeRTOS—and is expandable to use other RTOSes and middleware. The RA6M1 is suitable for IoT application requiring security, large embedded RAM and low power consumption.

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Key features

• 120MHz Arm^® Cortex^®-M4F
• 512kB Flash Memory and 256kB SRAM
• 8kB DataFlash to store data as in EEPROM
• Scalable from 64pin to 100pin Packages
• Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit
• USB2.0 Full Speed
• CAN 2.0B
• SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I²C)
• SPI/ I²C Multimaster Interface
• SDHI
• SSI/Serial Sound Interface

Benefits

• Integrated Crypto Module with several cryptography accelerators and key management support
• Highly power efficient with 100μA/MHz in active mode, 1.3μA in software standby mode and 900nA in VBAT mode with RTC running
• Large 256kB embedded SRAM suitable for handling communication stacks

Applications

• Security (Fire Detection, Burglar Detection, Panel control)
• Metering (Electricity, Automated Meter Reading)
• Industry (Robotics, Door Openers, Sewing Machines, Vending Machines, UPS)
• HVAC (Heating, Air Conditioning, Boiler Control)
• General purpose

Evaluation kit

Full MCU evaluation including On-Chip debugger – Part name: RTK7EKA6M1S00001BU

 

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100MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33, the first entry-line product of the RA series

The RA41 if based on an 100 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 core, offers 512 kB code flash memory and 128 kB SRAM, and provides USB 2.0 Full-Speed, SDHI, Quad SPI, safety features, and advanced analog with one ADC unit.

RA4E1 group is suitable for IoT applications requiring many connectivity options, large embedded RAM, 100 MHz performance and low power consumption.

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Arm® Cortex®-M33 Core with a code flash memory

The RA4T1 group is the first ASSP in the RA4 series for motor control. RA4T1 expands the motor ASSP portfolio, especially toward lower pin counts, smaller packages with a more optimized feature set to meet cost requirements.

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Entry-Line 100MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 General Purpose Microcontroller

The RA4E2 group is the most optimized product in the RA4 series. It is based on the 100 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 core and provides smaller package, lower pin counts options, and more a optimized feature-set than the existing RA4E1 but stay at same performance range with several new interfaces such as I3C, CAN FD and HDMI CEC not available on previous RA4 devices.

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100MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33, the first entry-line product of the RA series

The RA41 if based on an 100 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 core, offers 512 kB code flash memory and 128 kB SRAM, and provides USB 2.0 Full-Speed, SDHI, Quad SPI, safety features, and advanced analog with one ADC unit.

RA4E1 group is suitable for IoT applications requiring many connectivity options, large embedded RAM, 100 MHz performance and low power consumption.

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High-performance 100 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 core based on latest Armv8-M architecture

The Renesas RA4M2 is based on the latest Arm® Cortex®-M33 core with TrustZone, and offers leading performance with an operating frequency of 100 MHz. With its additional memory options of of 512KB / 348KB / 256KB Flash as RA4M3’s 1MB / 768KB Flash, it enables a cost-effective design. The RA4M2 group also offers additional low pin count package options (LQFP and QFN 48-pin).

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100MHz ARM Cortex M33 with TrustZone, Security and Memory enhancements

With the RA4M3 group, Renesas expands their Renesas RA4 series. It is based on the latest Arm Cortex-M33 Core with TrustZone with increased 1 MB on-chip Flash and 128KB on-chip RAM. The integrated Standby RAM along with the low power consumption of the Renesas 40nm process is the optimum for low power applications. The memory block swap feature, new on the RA4 series, in conjunction with the Security Crypto Engine is making the RA4M3 the best choice for applications where in field firmware updates are required. 

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48MHz ARM Cortex M4 with LCD controller and Cap Touch for HMI

The Renesas RA4M1 group uses the high-performance Arm^® Cortex^®-M4F core and offers a Segment LCD Controller and a Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit input for intensive HMI designs. The RA4M1 is built on a highly efficient low power process and is supported by an open and flexible ecosystem concept—the Flexible Software Package (FSP), built on FreeRTOS—and is expandable to use other RTOSes and middleware. The RA4M1 is suitable for applications where a large amount of Capacitive Touch channels and a Segment LCD controller are required.

Key features

• 48MHz Arm^® Cortex^®-M4F
• 256kB Flash Memory and 32kB SRAM
• 8kB DataFlash to store data as in EEPROM
• Scalable from 40pin to 100pin Packages
• Segment LCD Controller
• 14-bit A/D Converter
• Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit
• USB2.0 Full Speed
• CAN 2.0B
• SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I²C)
• SPI/ I²C Multimaster Interface

Benefits

• Integrated Crypto Module with AES cryptography accelerator and Key management support
• Segment LCD Controller (up to 38seg/4com; 34seg/8com) for HMI
• 27 channels of Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit input for intensive HMI designs

Applications

• HMI with Seg/Com LCD display
• Security (Fire Detection, Burglar Detection, Panel Control)
• Industry (Door Openers, Panel Control)
• HVAC (Heating, Air Conditioning, Boiler Control)
• Home Appliance
• General Purpose

Evaluation kit

Full MCU evaluation including On-Chip debugger – Part name: RTK7EKA4M1S00001BU

48MHz Arm^® Cortex^®-M23 ultra-low power general purpose microcontroller

The RA2E2 Group is RA Family’s entry line single-chip microcontroller based on the 48-MHz Arm® Cortex®-M23 core with Renesas' innovative on-chip peripheral functions. RA2E2 Group offers ultra-low power operation and high speed serial communication with smallest package options of 20-pin and 24-pin QFN and 16-pin wafer-level CSP package, satisfying the needs of cost-sensitive and space-constrained applications. These RA2E2 Group microcontrollers enable extremely cost-effective designs for IoT sensor nodes, portable devices, industrial control, and any battery-operated application that requires developers to cut power consumption, cost and space.

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Ultra low power 48 MHz Arm^® Cortex^®-M23 core, up to 128-KB code flash memory

The RA2E1 group is based on the Arm® Cortex®-M23 core, and provides pin and peripheral compatibility with RA2L1. The optimized processing and Renesas’ MF4 (110nm) process make it the industry's most energy-efficient industry-leading Ultra Low Power.

It supports a wide operating voltage range of 1.6V to 5.5V and array of memory and package options such as LQFP, QFN, LGA, BGA and the smallest WLCSP (Wafer Level Chip-Scale) Package. The RA2E1  is ideal for battery-operated applications and other systems requiring high performance and low-energy consumption.

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Ultra-low power 32-bit ARM Cortex^®-M23 MCU with enhanced peripherals

The RA2L1 MCU Group is part of the RA2 MCU Series, and is currently the smallest member of the RA Family. It is a combination of microcontroller with standard communication and timing peripherals, general-purpose analog and new innovative capacitive touch sensing unit (CTSU2) with best-in-class performance. RA2L1 offers ultra-low power consumption ranked among the best in the industry using the company's well known low-power 110nm process. Moreover, RA2L1 products will be fully upward compatible with other members of RA Family to support customers with additional needs for their other application designs. Typical microcontroller applications spend a majority of their product life in a low-power standby mode waiting for an internal or external event to wake-up the CPU to process data, make decisions and communicate with other system components. In many battery-powered applications, standby power consumes the largest amount of energy and battery life. RA2L1 has been designed from the ground-up to optimize for lowest-standby power employing an advanced power and clock gating feature.

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48MHz ARM Cortex M23 with Integration of 24-bit Sigma Delta ADC

The RA2A1 group uses the high-performance Arm^® Cortex^®-M23 core and offers highly integrated, high-accuracy analog capabilities and therefore offers complete MCU with analog solution for signal conditioning and measurement. The RA2A1 Group supports a wide operating voltage range of 1.6V to 5.5V. It includes 16-bit SAR ADC, 24-bit Sigma Delta ADC, comparators, operational amplifiers, and DACs. The RA2A1 MCU targets cost sensitive and low power Industrial sensor applications where high resolution analog will become a cost benefit.

Key features

• 48MHz Arm^® Cortex^®-M23
• 256kB Flash Memory and 32kB SRAM
• 8kB DataFlash to store data as in EEPROM
• Scalable from 32pin to 64pin Packages
• Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit 16bit-SAR A/D, 24bit-SD A/D
• 12bit-D/A, 8bit-D/A
• OPAMP (3ch), ACMP-HS/LP
• USB2.0 Full Speed
• CAN 2.0
• SCI (UART, Simple SPI,Simple I²C)

Benefits

• Integrated best-in-class programmable analog for high-accuracy sensor signal acquisition and conditioning.
• Reduce BOM cost and PCB size by eliminating several external analog components.
• Ultra-low power extends battery life for battery-operated portable and battery backup applications.

Applications

• Industrial Automation (Photoelectric Sensor, Fiber Sensor, Temperature Sensor)
• Process Automation (Pressure Sensor, Flow control meter, Single Phase Meter)
• Building Automation/Home Appliance (Smoke Detector)
• Healthcare (Pulse Oximeters, Body Composition Measurement)
• General Purpose

Evaluation kit

Full MCU evaluation including On-Chip debugger – Part name: RTK7EKA2A1S00001BU

32MHz ARM Cortex-M23 Entry Level General-purpose Microcontroller

The RA0E1 group is the product which aims to Low-end Arm® MCU market. This product implements the Arm® Cortex®-M23 core with low power and peripherals which are optimized for BOM cost reduction and simple design for the low-end MCU market. The RA0E1 group supports up to 64-KB code flash, 12-KB SRAM memory and a wide operating voltage range of 1.6V to 5.5V.

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