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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.
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Unit Products The following usage notes are applicable to all Microprocessing unit and Microcontroller unit products from Renesas. For detailed usage notes on the products covered by this document, refer to the relevant sections of the document as well as any technical updates that have been issued for the products.
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RSK+. Renesas expressly disclaims all such warranties. 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...
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The following documents apply to the RX72M Group. Make sure to refer to the latest versions of these documents. The newest versions of the documents listed may be obtained from the Renesas Electronics Web site. Document Type...
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Digital-to-Analog Converter Dual In-line Package Direct Memory Access DMAC Direct Memory Access Controller Do Not Fit E1 / E2 Lite Renesas On-chip Debugging Emulator EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Electromagnetic Compatibility Electrostatic Discharge GLCDC Graphic LCD Controller I2C (IIC) Philips™...
Rev. 1.00 Jul 31, 2019 1. Overview Purpose This CPU Board is an evaluation tool for Renesas microcontrollers. This manual describes the technical details of the CPU Board hardware. Features This RSK+ provides an evaluation of the following features: Renesas microcontroller programming •...
Power-Up Behaviour When the RSK+ is purchased, the RSK+ board has the ‘Release’ build of the example tutorial software pre- programmed into the Renesas microcontroller. Please consult the ‘Renesas Starter Kit+ Smart Configurator Tutorial Manual’ for further information of this example.
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M 3. Board Layout 3. Board Layout Component Layout Figure 3-1 below shows the top component layout of the board. TOP Side Application Board Interfaces (Application Headers) USB0 USB0 PMOD1 Connector Host Function EtherCAT LEDs PMOD1...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M 3. Board Layout Board Dimensions Figure 3-2 below gives the board dimensions and connector positions. All the through-hole connectors are on a common 2.54mm pitch grid for easy interfacing. Corners x 4 3.0 mm radius...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M 3. Board Layout Component Placement Figure 3-3 below shows placement of individual components on the top-side PCB – bottom-side component placement can be seen in Figure 3-4. Component types and values are shown on the board schematics.
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M 4. Connectivity 4. Connectivity Internal Board Connections The diagram below shows the CPU board components and their connectivity to the MCU. DC PWR IN (5V) In addition to DC PWR IN, VBUS (USB0 Function) can be used as the power supply source for the board.
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M 4. Connectivity Debugger Connections Figure 4-2 below shows the connections between the CPU board, E1/E2 Lite debugger and the host PC. The DSMIF connector is the same size as the E1/E2 Lite connector so be careful when connecting.
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M User Circuitry 5. User Circuitry Reset Circuit A reset control circuit is fitted to the CPU board to generate the required reset signal, and is triggered from the RES switch. Refer to the RX72M Group User’s Manual: Hardware for details regarding the reset signal timing requirements, and the CPU board schematics for information regarding the reset circuitry in use on the board.
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M User Circuitry LEDs There are 15 LEDs on the RSK+ board. The function of each LED, its colour, and its connections are shown in Table 5-4. Table 5-4: LED Connections Colour Function Port 3V3 PWR Green Indicates the status of the Board_3V3 power rail.
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M User Circuitry Pmod™ The RSK+ board is equipped with connectors for the Digilent Pmod™ interface. Please connect an LCD module that is compatible with the PMOD1 conenctor. Care should be taken when installing the LCD module to ensure pins are not bent or damaged. The LCD module is vulnerable to electrostatic discharge (ESD);...
User Circuitry USB Serial Port A USB serial port is implemented in a Renesas low power microcontroller (RL78/G1C) and is connected to the RX72M Serial Communications Interface (SCI) module. Multiple options are provided to allow the selection of the connected SCI6 port. Connections between the USB to Serial converter and the microcontroller are listed in Table 5-7 below.
Ethernet When running any Ethernet software, a unique MAC address should be used. A unique Renesas allocated MAC address is attached to the PCB as a sticker, and should be always be used with this device ensured to ensure full compatibility when using other Renesas hardware on a common Ethernet connection.
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Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M User Circuitry Table 5-10: Ethernet Connections (ETHERNET1) Ethernet signal Function Port ET1-TXCLK MII: Transmit clock ET1-TXEN_RMII1TXDEN MII/RMII: Transmit data valid ET1-ETXD0_RMII1TXD0 MII/RMII: Transmit data 0 ET1-ETXD1_RMII1TXD1 MII/RMII: Transmit data 1 ET1-ETXD2 MII: Transmit data 2...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M User Circuitry 5.10 EtherCAT Slave Controller (ESC) To run the EtherCAT slave controller software, the EtherCAT ID number is required. Please use SW5 as necessary. The CPU board has an EtherCAT slave controller (ESC) and is connected to the ESC module of the microcontroller.
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M User Circuitry Table 5-15: EtherCAT Connections (ECAT-IN/ECAT-OUT) EtherCAT signal Function Port CLKOUT25M EtherCAT: For PHY clock 25MHz ET-MDIO EtherCAT: Management data I/O ET-MDC EtherCAT: Management data clock CATI2C-CLK EtherCAT: I2C clock for slave configuration CATI2C-DATA...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M User Circuitry 5.12 RS-485 This CPU board has RS-485 transceiver and header. Connection relations of RS-485 are shown in Table 5-17, Table 5-18. Table 5-17: RS-485 Transceiver Connections Serial Signal Function Port RS485-RXD Serial Transmit data...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M User Circuitry 5.14 SDRAM The RX72M features an SDRAM controller. It is connected to SDRAM on the CPU board with a 32-bit width. Table 5-20 gives an Overview of the onboard SDRAM. Table 5-20: Overview of the onboard SDRAM...
5.15 Renesas Serial Peripheral Interface (RSPI) The RX72M features three Renesas Serial Peripheral Interface modules (Renesas SPI or RSPI). RSPI2 is connected to a 32Mbit Serial Flash. Table 5-22 below details the connected devices, and their connections to the MCU.
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M User Circuitry 5.18 SD Host Interface (SDHI) A SD Card Slot is fitted to the CPU board, and connected to the SD Host Interface (SDHI) MCU peripheral. For further details regarding the SDHI operation, please refer to the RX72M Group User’s Manual: Hardware.
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration 6. Configuration Modifying the RSK+ This section lists the option links that are used to modify the way CPU board operates in order to access different configurations. Configurations are made by modifying link resistors or headers with movable jumpers or by configuration DIP switches A link resistor is a 0Ω...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration E1/E2 Lite Debugger Configuration Table 6-2 below details the function of the option links associated with E1/E2 Lite Debugger Configuration. Table 6-2: E1/E2 Lite Debugger Configuration Option Links MCU Peripheral Selection Destination Selection Signal name...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration Power Supply Configuration Table 6-4 below details the function of the option links associated with Power Supply Configuration. Table 6-4: Power Supply Configuration Option Links Reference Configuration Related Links. VBUS0 Connect 5V Power rail to VBUS0.
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration Analog Power, ADC and DAC Configuration Table 6-7 below details the function of the option links associated with Analog Power, ADC and DAC Configuration. Table 6-7: Analog Power, ADC and DAC Configuration Option Links...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration BUS & SDRAM Configuration Table 6-8, Table 6-9, Table 6-10 below details the function of the option links associated with BUS & SDRAM Configuration. Table 6-8: BUS & SDRAM Configuration Option Links(1) MCU Peripheral Selection...
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Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration Table 6-9: BUS & SDRAM Configuration Option Links(2) MCU Peripheral Selection Destination Selection Signal name Interface Signal /Function SDRAM-A7 U10.62 JA3-A7 JA3.8 SDRAM-A6 U10.61 JA3-A6 JA3.7 SDRAM-A5 U10.60 JA3-A5 JA3.6 SDRAM-A4 U10.27 JA3-A4 JA3.5 SDRAM-A3 U10.26...
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Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration Table 6-10: BUS & SDRAM Configuration Option Links(3) MCU Peripheral Selection Destination Selection Signal name Interface Signal /Function SDRAM-D7 U10.13 JA3-D7 JA3.24 SDRAM-D6 U10.11 JA3-D6 JA3.23 SDRAM-D5 U10.10 JA3-D5 JA3.22 SDRAM-D4 U10.8 JA3-D4 JA3.21 SDRAM-D3 U10.7...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration CAN Configuration Table 6-11 below details the function of the option links associated with CAN Configuration. Table 6-11: CAN Configuration Option Links MCU Peripheral Selection Destination Selection Signal name Interface Signal /Function CAN1RX R185, R179 R186, R187 U5.4...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration 6.12 General IO & LED Configuration Table 6-20 below details the function of the option links associated with General IO & LED Configuration. Table 6-20: General IO & LED Configuration Option Links MCU Peripheral Selection...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration 6.16 PMOD1 Configuration Table 6-27 below details the function of the option links associated with PMOD1 Configuration. Table 6-27: PMOD1 Configuration Option Links MCU Peripheral Selection Destination Selection Signal name Interface Signal /Function PMOD1-IO1 PMOD1-IO1 PMOD1.8...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration 6.18 QSPI Configuration Table 6-29 below details the function of the option links associated with QSPI Configuration. Table 6-29: QSPI Configuration Option Links MCU Peripheral Selection Destination Selection Signal name Interface Signal /Function QSPI-CLK QSPI-CLK U14.6...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration 6.21 Serial & USB to Serial Configuration Table 6-32 below details the function of the option links associated with Serial & USB to Serial Configuration. Table 6-32: Serial & USB to Serial Configuration Option Links...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration 6.22 SDHI Configuration Table 6-33 below details the function of the option links associated with SDHI Configuration. Table 6-33: SDHI Configuration Option Links MCU Peripheral Selection Destination Selection Signal name Interface Signal /Function SDHI-D3...
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Configuration 6.23 USB Configuration Table 6-34 below details the function of the option links associated with the USB Configuration. Table 6-34: USB Configuration Option Links MCU Peripheral Selection Destination Selection Signal name Interface Signal /Function...
7. Headers Application Headers This RSK+ board is fitted with application headers, which can be used to connect compatible Renesas application devices or as easy access to MCU pins. Table 7-1 below lists the connections of the application header, JA1.
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Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Headers Table 7-2 below lists the connections of the application header, JA2. Table 7-2: Application Header JA2 Connections Application Header JA2 Header Name Header Name MCU Pin MCU Pin Circuit Net Name Circuit Net Name...
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Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Headers Table 7-3 below lists the connections of the BUS application header, JA3. Table 7-3: Application Header JA3 Connections Application Header JA3 (Bus) Header Name Header Name MCU Pin MCU Pin Circuit Net Name Circuit Net Name...
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Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Headers Table 7-4 below lists the connections of the application header, JA5. Table 7-4: Application Header JA5 Connections Application Header JA5 Header Name Header Name MCU Pin MCU Pin Circuit Net Name Circuit Net Name...
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Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M Headers Table 7-5 below lists the connections of the application header, JA6. Table 7-5: Application Header JA6 Connections Application Header JA6 Header Name Header Name MCU Pin MCU Pin Circuit Net Name Circuit Net Name...
8. Code Development Overview For all code debugging using Renesas software tools, the RSK+ board must be connected to a PC via an E1/E20/E2 Lite debugger. An E1/E2 Lite debugger is supplied with this RSK+ product. For further information regarding the debugging capabilities of the E1/E20/E2 Lite debuggers, refer to E1/E20 Emulator, E2 Emulator Lite Additional Document for User's Manual (R20UT0399EJ).
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RX72M Group REVISION HISTORY Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX72M User’s Manual Description Rev. Date Page Summary 1.00 Jul 31, 2019 First Edition issued C - 1...
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RX72M Group RX72M User’s Manual Renesas Starter Kit+ for Publication Date: Rev.1.00 Jul 31, 2019 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
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