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Renesas RA6 Series User Manual

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information on the product at the time of publication and is subject to change by Renesas Electronics
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EK-RA6M3 v1
User's Manual
Rev. 1.00 Oct 2019

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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

    User’s Manual Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 Contents Kit Overview ..........................4 Assumptions and Advisory Notes ......................6 Kit Contents ..........................7 Ordering Information ........................ 7 Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration ..............8 Kit Architecture ............................8 System Block Diagram ..........................9 Jumper Settings .............................
  • Page 5 Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual USB High Speed ........................... 25 QSPI Flash ............................26 MCU Native Pin Access Area ....................27 Breakout Pin Headers ........................... 27 MCU and USB Current Measurement ....................27 Certifications .......................... 29 EMC/EMI Standards ..........................29 Material Selection, Waste, Recycling and Disposal Standards ............
  • Page 6 Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual Figure 24. Native Pin Access Area ........................ 27 Figure 25. MCU USB Current Measurement Circuit ..................28 Figure 26. MCU +3.3V Current Measurement Circuit ................... 28 Figure 27. MCU Current Measurement ......................28 Tables Table 1.

  • Page 7: Kit Overview

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 1. Kit Overview The EK-RA6M3, Evaluation Kit for RA6M3 Group, enables users to seamlessly evaluate the features of the RA6M3 MCU group and develop embedded systems applications using Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e studio IDE.

  • Page 8: Figure 1. Ek-Ra6M3 Top Side

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual Grove Connectors mikroBus Connector Arduino Uno Connectors Arduino Uno Connector (Analog & Power) (Digital) +3.3 V Test Point +5 V In Test Points Pmod 2 Pmod 1 Connector Power Regulation Reset Switch...

  • Page 9: Assumptions And Advisory Notes

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual JTAG GND Detect Disconnect User Button Disconnects Power Regulation User LED Disconnects Ethernet RMII Signal Disconnects Breakout Pin Header MCU Clock Source Select Breakout Pin Header Breakout Pin Header Reference Voltage Source...

  • Page 10: Kit Contents

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 2. Kit Contents The following components are included in the kit: 1. EK-RA6M3 v1 board 2. Micro USB device cable (type-A male to micro-B male) 3. Micro USB host cable (type-A female to micro-B male) 4.

  • Page 11: Hardware Architecture And Default Configuration

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 4. Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration 4.1 Kit Architecture EK-RA6M3 is designed with three sections or areas to help shorten the learning curve for users and maximize the design and knowledge reuse among similar kits. The contents of these three areas are conceptually standardized among similar kits.

  • Page 12: System Block Diagram

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 4.2 System Block Diagram LEDs PMOD Arduino User Grove x2 mikroBus Status Power Programmable J-Link OB + SPI/ Power Debug Debug + ETM GPIO UART/ Delivery 10 pin and 20 pin User...

  • Page 13: Jumper Settings

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 4.3 Jumper Settings Two types of jumpers are provided on EK-RA6M3. 1. Copper jumpers (trace-cut type and solder bridge type) 2. Traditional pin header jumpers The following sections describe each type and their default configuration.

  • Page 14: Default Jumper Configuration

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 4.3.3 Default Jumper Configuration The following table describes the default settings for each jumper on the EK-RA6M3. This includes copper jumpers (Ex designation) and traditional pin jumpers (Jx designation.) The Circuit Group for each jumper is the designation found in the board schematic (available in the Design Package).

  • Page 15: System Control And Ecosystem Access Area

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual Location Circuit Group Default Open/Closed Function User Switch Closed Connects User Switch S1 to MCU P009 User Switch Closed Connects User Switch S2 to MCU P008 5. System Control and Ecosystem Access Area The following figure shows the System Control and Ecosystem Access Area on the EK-RA6M3.

  • Page 16: Power Supply Considerations

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual Option 1: 3.3V Voltage Main System Main System Debug Measurement: 5V Power 3.3V Power USB (J10) TP8 & TP10 Option 2: USB FS (J11) 5V to 3.3V Voltage Regulator Option 3: USB HS...

  • Page 17: Debug And Trace

    5.2.1 Debug On-Board ® The on-board debug functionality is provided using Renesas S124 Debug MCU and SEGGER J-Link firmware. Debug USB Micro-B connector (J10) connects the S124 Debug MCU to an external USB Full Speed Host, allowing re-programming and debugging of the target RA MCU firmware. This connection is the default debug mode for EK-RA6M3.

  • Page 18: Debug In

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual To configure EK-RA6M3 to use the Debug On-Board mode, configure the jumpers using the following table: Table 5. Debug On-Board Jumper Configuration Location Default Open/Closed Function Jumper on pins 1-2 Target RA MCU RESET# connected to debug RESET#...

  • Page 19: Table 7. Jtag/Swd/Trace Connector

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual Table 7. JTAG/SWD/TRACE Connector JTAG Connector EK-RA6M3 JTAG Pin Name SWD Pin Name ETM Pin Name Signal/Bus J20-1 VTref Vtref Vtref +3V3 J20-2 SWDIO P108/SWDIO (U1-89) J20-3 J20-4 SWCLK P300/SWCLK (U1-88) J20-5...

  • Page 20: Debug Out

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 5.2.3 Debug Out The EK-RA6M3 Debug Interface can be configured to use the S124 Debug MCU to debug target RA MCU on an external board. A yellow indicator, LED5, shows the visual status of the debug interface. When EK-RA6M3 is powered on, and LED5 is blinking, this indicates that the S124 Debug MCU is not connected to a programming host.

  • Page 21: Digilent Pmod™ Connectors

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual Figure 10. Seeed Grove Connectors 5.3.2 Digilent Pmod™ Connectors 5.3.2.1 PMOD 1 A 12-pin PMOD Type-2A connector is provided at PMOD 1. The Main MCU acts as the SPI master, and the connected module acts as an SPI slave device.

  • Page 22: Arduino™ Connector

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 5.3.2.2 PMOD 2 A 12-pin PMOD Type-2A connector is provided at PMOD 2. The Main MCU acts as the SPI master, and the connected module acts as an SPI slave device. This interface may additionally be re-configured in firmware as several other PMOD types.

  • Page 23: Table 14. Arduino Uno Connections

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual Table 14. Arduino Uno Connections Arduino Compatible Connector EK-RA6M3 Description Signal Group Signal/Bus J18-1 J18-2 IOREF Power +3.3 V J18-3 RESET# Power P413 (Arduino RESET#) J18-4 +3.3 V Power +3.3 V J18-5...

  • Page 24: Mikroelektronika™ Mikrobus Connector

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual Figure 13. Arduino Uno Connectors 5.3.4 MikroElektronika™ mikroBUS Connector In the center of the System Control and Ecosystem Access area is a mikroBus compatible connector interface. This interface is compliant with mikroBus Standard Specifications revision 2.00.

  • Page 25: Connectivity

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 5.4 Connectivity 5.4.1 USB Full Speed The USB Micro-AB connection jack (J11) connects the Main MCU USB Full Speed interface to an external USB interface, allowing communications for testing and use of the Main MCU firmware. This connection can be configured as either a USB Device or a USB Host interface.

  • Page 26: User And Reset Switches

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual The User LEDs may be isolated from the Main MCU, so the associated ports can be used for other purposes. To separate LED1 from P403, Trace Cut Jumper E27 must be open. To separate LED2 from P400, Trace Cut Jumper E26 must be open.

  • Page 27: Mcu Boot Mode

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 5.5.3 MCU Boot Mode A two-pin header (J16) is provided to select the Boot Mode of the MCU. For normal operation, or Single-Chip Mode, leave J16 open. To enter SCI Boot Mode or USB Boot Mode, place a jumper on J16.

  • Page 28: Usb High Speed

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual Table 20. Ethernet Components Component Manufacturer Manufacturer Part Number Ethernet PHY Microchip KSZ8091RNB RJ-45 Connector Abracon ARJC02-111009D 25 MHz Oscillator 8Y-25.000MEEQ-T Figure 21. Ethernet Connector 6.2 USB High Speed The USB Micro-AB connection jack (J6) connects the Main MCU USB High Speed interface to an external USB interface, allowing communications for testing and use of the Main MCU firmware.

  • Page 29: Qspi Flash

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual Figure 22. USB High Speed Connector 6.3 QSPI Flash Included on EK-RA6M3 is a Macronix 256 Mb (32 MB) serial flash QSPI memory (MX25L25645G). The QSPI serial flash device (U2) connects to the QSPI peripheral on the Main MCU and defaults to standard SPI mode initially.

  • Page 30: Mcu Native Pin Access Area

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 7. MCU Native Pin Access Area Figure 24. Native Pin Access Area 7.1 Breakout Pin Headers The EK-RA6M3 pin headers, J1, J2, J3 and J4, provide access to all Main MCU interface signals, and to voltages for all Main MCU power ports.

  • Page 31: Figure 25. Mcu Usb Current Measurement Circuit

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual Figure 25. MCU USB Current Measurement Circuit Figure 26. MCU +3.3V Current Measurement Circuit Figure 27. MCU Current Measurement R20UT4623EU0100 Rev 1.00 Page 28 of 31 Oct.02.19...

  • Page 32: Certifications

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 8. Certifications The EK-RA6M3 v1 meets the following certifications/standards. See page 3 of this user’s manual for the disclaimer and precautions. 8.1 EMC/EMI Standards • FCC Notice (Class A) This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 33: Design And Manufacturing Information

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual 9. Design and Manufacturing Information The design and manufacturing information for the EK-RA6M3 v1 board is available in the “EK-RA6M3v1 Design Package” available on renesas.com/ra/ek-ra6m3. • Design package file name: ek-ra6m3-v1-designpackage.zip •...

  • Page 34: Revision History

    Renesas RA Microcontrollers EK-RA6M3 v1 – User's Manual Revision History Description Rev. Date Page Summary 1.00 Oct.02.19 — Initial release R20UT4623EU0100 Rev 1.00 Page 31 of 31 Oct.02.19...
  • Page 35 EK-RA6M3 v1 – User’s Manual Publication Date: Oct.02.19 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
  • Page 36 EK-RA6M3 v1 – User’s Manual R20UT4623EU0100...
  • Page 37 Mouser Electronics Authorized Distributor Click to View Pricing, Inventory, Delivery & Lifecycle Information: Renesas Electronics RTK7EKA6M3S00001BU...

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