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Renesas RA4 Series User Manual

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Evaluation Kit for RA4W1 Microcontroller Group
Renesas RA Family
RA4 Series
All information contained in these materials, including products and product specifications, represents
information on the product at the time of publication and is subject to change by Renesas Electronics
Corp. without notice. Please review the latest information published by Renesas Electronics Corp.
through various means, including the Renesas Electronics Corp. website (http://www.renesas.com).
www.renesas.com
EK-RA4W1
User's Manual
Rev. 1.00 Apr 2020

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  • Page 1 All information contained in these materials, including products and product specifications, represents information on the product at the time of publication and is subject to change by Renesas Electronics Corp. without notice. Please review the latest information published by Renesas Electronics Corp.
  • Page 2 Renesas Electronics disclaims any and all liability for any damages or losses incurred by you or any third parties arising from the use of any Renesas Electronics product that is inconsistent with any Renesas Electronics data sheet, user’s manual or other Renesas Electronics document.
  • Page 3 Renesas or its affiliates shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit, loss of data, loss of contract, loss of business, damage to reputation or goodwill, any economic loss, any reprogramming or recall costs (whether the foregoing losses are direct or indirect) nor shall Renesas or its affiliates be liable for any other direct or indirect special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or in relation to the use of this EK-RA4W1, even if Renesas or its affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    User’s Manual Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 Contents Kit Overview ..........................3 Assumptions and Advisory Notes ......................5 Kit Connection ......................... 6 Ordering Information ........................ 6 Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration ..............7 Kit Architecture ............................7 Parts Layout ............................7 Board Areas and User Circuits ....................
  • Page 5 Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual Design and Manufacturing Information .................. 20 10. Website and Support ......................20 Revision History ..........................21 Figures Figure 1. EK-RA4W1 Top Side ........................4 Figure 2. EK-RA4W1 Bottom Side ........................5 Figure 3. EK-RA4W1 Kit Contents ........................6 Figure 4.

  • Page 6: Kit Overview

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual 1. Kit Overview The EK-RA4W1, Evaluation Kit for RA4W1 MCU Group, enables users to seamlessly evaluate the features of the RA4W1 MCU Group and develop embedded systems applications using Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e studio IDE.

  • Page 7: Figure 1. Ek-Ra4W1 Top Side

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual Figure 1. EK-RA4W1 Top Side R20UT4683EJ0100 Rev 1.00 Page 4 of 21 Apr.15.20...

  • Page 8: Assumptions And Advisory Notes

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual Figure 2. EK-RA4W1 Bottom Side 1.1 Assumptions and Advisory Notes 1. It is assumed that the user has basic understanding of microcontrollers and embedded systems hardware. 2. It is recommended that the user refers to the EK-RA4W1 Quick Start Guide to get acquainted with the kit and the Quick Start example project that EK-RA4W1 board comes pre-programmed with.

  • Page 9: Kit Connection

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual 2. Kit Connection The kit contains the EK-RA4W1 board that is connected to the host PC using a USB cable (not included in the kit). The IDE can be installed from the URL, renesas.com/ra/ek-ra4w1...

  • Page 10: Hardware Architecture And Default Configuration

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual 4. Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration 4.1 Kit Architecture This section contains the block diagram and parts layout of the EK-RA4W1 system block diagram. Arduino™ Pmod™ connector header x 2 connector connector Emulator...

  • Page 11: Board Areas And User Circuits

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual 5. Board Areas and User Circuits 5.1 Evaluation MCU The MCU specifications for the power supply, system clock, and reset at the time of shipment are as follows: • Power supply: Fixed 3.3 V (including the analog power supply) •...

  • Page 12: Emulator

    Table 1. The shape of the emulator connector (ECN1) is USB micro-B for the IDE and for the Renesas Flash Programmer (RFP). Connect the emulator connector to the computer by a USB cable. If the power supply on the host side is on, the power is supplied to this product at the same time as connection of the cable.

  • Page 13: Usb-To-Serial Conversion

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual 5.4 USB-to-Serial Conversion USB connector CN5 is connected to the USB-to-serial conversion module from FTDI and can be used as a virtual COM port. Table 2 shows the connection relationship of USB-to-serial signals.

  • Page 14: User Led

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual 5.7 User LED The optional user LEDs can be used for any purpose. LED0 and LED1 are mounted on the board and are respectively connected to the following ports. The LEDs are green.

  • Page 15: Figure 13. Position Of The External Power-Supply Header (J6) (Top Side)

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual External power- supply header (J6) Figure 13. Position of the External Power-Supply Header (J6) (Top Side) R20UT4683EJ0100 Rev 1.00 Page 12 of 21 Apr.15.20...

  • Page 16: Pmod Connector

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual 5.9 Pmod Connector A Pmod connector (CN6) is connectable to the evaluation MCU via a type 2A Pmod interface. Note that the pin assignments of the Pmod connector differ from those of other headers.

  • Page 17: Arduino Uno Headers

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual 5.10 Arduino UNO Headers For the CN1, CN2, CN3, and CN4 headers, through holes are assigned with a pitch of 2.54 mm and these headers are connected to the evaluation MCU according to the Arduino UNO R3 specification. Table 4, Table 5, Table 6, and Table 7 show the signal specifications of the Arduino...

  • Page 18: Current Measurement Header

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual Table 7. Pin Assignments of CN4 (8-Pin Digital Connector) Pin No. Signal Name Specification Signal Name Pin No. GPIO/RXD/PWM/IRQ P212/RXD1/GTIOC0B/IRQ3 GPIO/TXD/PWM/IRQ P213/TXD1/GTIOC0A/IRQ2 GPIO/PWM/IRQ P414/GTIOC0B/IRQ9 GPIO/PWM/IRQ P409/GTIOC5A/IRQ6 GPIO/PWM/IRQ P105/GTIOC1A/IRQ0 GPIO/PWM/IRQ P111/GTIOC3A/IRQ4 GPIO/TxD/PWM P109/TXD9/GTIOC1A/SWO* GPIO/RxD/PWM/IRQ P110/RXD9/GTIOC1B/IRQ3 Note: A serial wire output (SWO) provides trace output.

  • Page 19: User Switch

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual 5.14 User Switch An optional user switch (SW1) is mounted. It is connected to pin 44 of the evaluation MCU, which operates as pin function P402. The interrupt function is assigned to IRQ1.

  • Page 20: On-Chip Oscillator

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual Table 9. Option-Link Resistors for the Reference Power Supply of the 14-Bit A/D Converter Reference Power-Supply Mounted Not Mounted Remark Source of the 14-Bit A/D Converter ¾ 3.3 V on the board R14, R17...

  • Page 21: Handling Precautions

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual 7. Handling Precautions 7.1 Adding Load When load is added while power is being supplied through the USB, the maximum current is 300 mA during operation at 3.3 V. When the load is added while power is being supplied externally, the maximum current is 500 mA regardless of the operating voltage.

  • Page 22: Certifications

    Europe: CE (RE) North America: FCC (FCC ID: 2AEMXEKRA4W1Q56) RE Directive Hereby, Renesas Electronics Corporation declares that the radio equipment type RTK7EKA4W1S00000BJ is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. FCC Regulatory Since this module is not sold to general end users directly, there is no user manual of module.

  • Page 23: Design And Manufacturing Information

    EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual 9. Design and Manufacturing Information The following documents apply to the EK-RA4W1. Be sure to refer to the latest versions of these documents. The newest versions of the listed documents are available at renesas.com/ra/ek-ra4w1. Document Type Description Document Title Document No.

  • Page 24: Revision History

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4W1 – User's Manual Revision History Description Rev. Date Page Summary 1.00 Apr.15.20 — Initial release R20UT4683EJ0100 Rev 1.00 Page 21 of 21 Apr.15.20...
  • Page 25 EK-RA4W1– User’s Manual Publication Date: Apr.15.20 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
  • Page 26 EK-RA4W1 - User’s Manual R20UT4683EJ0100...

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