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Renesas RA Series Quick Start Manual

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RA6M3 Group
Evaluation Kit for RA6M3 Microcontroller Group
Renesas
RA Family
RA6 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).
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EK-RA6M3
Quick Start Guide
Rev.1.02 Jun 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-RA6M3, even if Renesas or its affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 Contents Introduction ..........................6 Assumptions and Advisory Notes ......................6 Kit Contents ..........................6 Overview of the Quick Start Example Project................7 Quick Start Example Project Flow ......................7 Running the Quick Start Example Project ................8 Connecting and Powering Up the EK-RA6M3 Board ................
  • Page 5 Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide Figure 13. Clicking Next to Import Existing Projects into the Workspace ............. 15 Figure 14. Selecting the Root Directory ......................16 Figure 15. Finishing Importing the Quick Start Example Project ..............16 Figure 16.

  • Page 6: Ek-Ra6M3

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide 1. Introduction This Quick Start Guide (QSG) provides: • An overview of the Quick Start example project that the EK-RA6M3 board comes pre-programmed with. • Instructions for running the Quick Start example project.

  • Page 7: Overview Of The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide 3. Overview of the Quick Start Example Project The Quick Start example project allows the user to change the frequency and intensity of the on-board user LEDs (LED1, LED2, and LED3) using the user buttons (S1 and S2). The supported frequencies are 1 Hz, 5 Hz, and 10 Hz and the supported intensities are 10%, 50% and 90%.

  • Page 8: Running The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide 4. Running the Quick Start Example Project This section lists the requirements and instructions to power up the EK-RA6M3 board and run the Quick Start example project. Hardware Requirements • EK-RA6M3 board •...

  • Page 9: Running The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide 4.2 Running the Quick Start Example Project To run the Quick Start example project, use the following instructions: 1. On power up or RESET, the three user LEDs (blue LED1, green LED2, and red LED3) start blinking at 1 Hz frequency and at 90% intensity.

  • Page 10: Figure 5. Selecting The Serial Port On Tera Term

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide 5. Open Tera Term, select Serial and COMxx: USB Serial Device (COMxx) and click OK. Figure 5. Selecting the Serial Port on Tera Term 6. Press Enter key. The welcome message will be displayed.

  • Page 11: Figure 7. Kit Information

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide 7. Press 1 to display the kit name, part number, MCU die temperature, and the user LEDs’ current blinking frequency. Figure 7. Kit Information 8. Press 2 to display Next Steps. Figure 8. Next Steps Note: At any point, the user can press the Enter key to return to the welcome message.

  • Page 12: Customizing The Quick Start Example Project

    The FSP, J-Link USB drivers, and e studio are bundled in a downloadable platform installer available on the FSP webpage at renesas.com/ra/fsp. New users are recommended to use the Quick Install option provided in the installation wizard, to minimize the amount of manual configuration needed.

  • Page 13: Figure 9. Creating A New Workspace

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide Figure 9. Creating a New Workspace 4. Click Launch. Figure 10. Launching the Workspace 5. Click Import from the File drop-down menu. R20QS0011EU0102 Rev.1.02 Page 13 of 23 Jun.12.20...

  • Page 14: Figure 11. Importing The Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide Figure 11. Importing the Project R20QS0011EU0102 Rev.1.02 Page 14 of 23 Jun.12.20...

  • Page 15: Figure 12. Importing Existing Projects Into The Workspace

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide 6. In the Import dialog box, select General, and then select Existing Projects into Workspace. Figure 12. Importing Existing Projects into the Workspace 7. Click Next. Figure 13. Clicking Next to Import Existing Projects into the Workspace R20QS0011EU0102 Rev.1.02...

  • Page 16: Modifying, Generating, And Building The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide 8. Click Select root directory and click Browse to go to the location of the Quick Start example project folder. Figure 14. Selecting the Root Directory 9. Select the Quick Start example project and click Finish.

  • Page 17: Figure 16. Opening The Configurator

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide This section provides instructions to modify the Quick Start example project. The Quick Start example project can be modified by editing the source code and reconfiguring the properties of the MCU peripherals, pins, clocks, interrupts, and so forth.

  • Page 18: Figure 18. Saving The Configuration Changes

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide 3. After the desired modifications are made, click Generate Project. A dialog box may appear with an option of saving the configuration changes. Click Proceed. Figure 18. Saving the Configuration Changes 4. Modify the source files in the /src folder as needed and save the changes.

  • Page 19: Setting Up Debug Connection Between The Ek-Ra6M3 Board And Host Pc

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide 5.4 Setting Up Debug Connection between the EK-RA6M3 board and Host PC To program the modified Quick St example project on to the EK-RA6M3 board, a debug connection is necessary between the EK-RA6M3 board and host PC.

  • Page 20: Renesas Ra Family

    EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide 5.5 Downloading and Running the Modified Quick Start Example Project 1. In e studio, click the drop-down menu for the debug icon, select Debug As option, and choose Renesas GDB Hardware Debugging. Figure 22. Selecting the Debug Option 2.

  • Page 21: Next Steps

    Documents and Download tabs respectively of the EK-RA6M3G webpage at renesas.com/ra/ek-ra6m3. 2. Renesas provides several example projects that demonstrate different capabilities of the RA MCUs. These example projects can serve as a good starting point for users to develop custom applications.

  • Page 22: Website And Support

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide 7. Website and Support Visit the following URLs to learn about the kit and the RA family of microcontrollers, download tools and documentation, and get support. EK-RA6M3 Resources renesas.com/ra/ek-ra6m3 RA Product Information renesas.com/ra...

  • Page 23: Revision History

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide Revision History Description Rev. Date Page Summary 1.00 Sep.17.19 — Initial release 1.01 Nov.15.19 — Updated sections 5.2, Downloading and Importing the Quick Start Example Project and 6, Next Steps. 1.02 Jun.12.20...
  • Page 24 EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide Publication Date: Jun.12.20 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
  • Page 25 EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide R20QS0011EU0102...

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