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Renesas RA Series Quick Start Manual

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RA2E1 Group
Evaluation Kit for RA2E1 Microcontroller Group
Renesas
RA Family
RA2 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-RA2E1
Quick Start Guide
Rev.1.00 Jan.04.21

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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 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.
  • Page 4 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-RA2E1, even if Renesas or its affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 Contents Introduction ..........................7 Assumptions and Advisory Notes ......................7 Kit Contents ..........................7 Overview of the Quick Start Example Project ................8 Quick Start Example Project Flow ......................8 Running the Quick Start Example Project ................9 Connecting and Powering Up the EK-RA2E1 Board ................
  • Page 6 Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide Figure 12. Importing Existing Projects into the Workspace ................16 Figure 13. Clicking Next to Import Existing Projects into the Workspace ............. 16 Figure 14. Finishing Importing the Quick Start Example Project ..............17 Figure 15.

  • Page 7: Renesas Ra Family

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 1. Introduction This Quick Start Guide (QSG) provides: • An overview of the Quick Start example project that the EK-RA2E1 board comes pre-programmed with. • Instructions for running the Quick Start example project.

  • Page 8: Overview Of The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – 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 LED1 (blue) 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 9: Running The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 4. Running the Quick Start Example Project This section lists the requirements and instructions to power up the EK-RA2E1 board and run the Quick Start example project. Hardware Requirements • EK-RA2E1 board •...

  • Page 10: Figure 4. Rtt Terminal Setup

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 2. Press the user button (S1) on the board to change the intensity of the user LED1. With every press of the user button (S1), the intensity will switch from 10% to 50% to 90% and cycle back.

  • Page 11: Figure 5. Rtt Terminal Input Configuration

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide Figure 5. RTT Terminal Input Configuration 10. The console output from the EK_RA2E1 should appear on the terminal. 11. To type commands into the terminal, click to move focus to the data entry box, in the center of the RTT window, and click the Enter button to send.

  • Page 12: Figure 7. Kit Information

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 12. Press 1 to display the Kit Information including the kit name, part number, MCU ID, MCU die temperature, and the user LEDs’ current blinking frequency. Figure 7. Kit Information R11QS0035EG0100 Rev.1.00 Page 12 of 26 Jan.04.21...

  • Page 13: Customizing The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 13. Press space to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen. 14. Press 2 to display the Next Steps. Figure 8. Next Steps 5. Customizing the Quick Start Example Project This section lists the requirements and instructions for customizing the Quick Start example project.

  • Page 14: Downloading And Installing Software And Development Tools

    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 15: Figure 10. Launching The Workspace

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 4. Click Launch. Figure 10. Launching the Workspace 5. Click Import from the File drop-down menu. Figure 11. Importing the Project R11QS0035EG0100 Rev.1.00 Page 15 of 26 Jan.04.21...

  • Page 16: Figure 12. Importing Existing Projects Into The Workspace

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – 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 R11QS0035EG0100 Rev.1.00...

  • Page 17: Figure 14. Finishing Importing The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 8. Click Select root directory and click Browse to go to the location of the Quick Start example project folder. Your location may differ from the example in Figure 13. The project directory should exist within the ‘workspace’...

  • Page 18: Modifying, Generating, And Building The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 5.3 Modifying, Generating, and Building the Quick Start Example Project 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 19: Figure 16. Switch To The Fsp Configurator View

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 2. For example, in the Stacks tab of the configurator, the user can click to select modules to modify the configuration settings, as required, in the Properties tab. The following screen shot illustrates modifying the ADC driver configuration.

  • Page 20: Figure 18. Saving The Configuration Changes

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 3. After the desired modifications are made, click Generate Project. This will produce the auto-generated code within the project. A dialog box may appear with an option of saving the configuration changes. Click Proceed.

  • Page 21: Setting Up Debug Connection Between The Ek-Ra2E1 Board And Host Pc

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 6. A successful build produces an output as follows. Figure 20. Successful Build Output 5.4 Setting Up Debug Connection Between the EK-RA2E1 board and Host PC To program the modified Quick Start example project on to the EK-RA2E1 board, a debug connection is necessary between the EK-RA2E1 board and host PC.

  • Page 22: Figure 22. Selecting The Debug Image

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 2. In the dialogue, on the left-hand pane, expand the Renesas GDB Hardware Debugger and select the built image to debug. In this case, the quickstart_ek_ra2e1_ep. Figure 22. Selecting the Debug Image R11QS0035EG0100 Rev.1.00...

  • Page 23: Firewall Dialogue

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide 5.6 Firewall Dialogue 1. A firewall warning may be displayed for ‘e2- server-gdb.exe’. Check the ‘Private networks, such as my home or work network’ box and click ‘Allow access’. A user account control dialog may be displayed. Enter the administrator password and click Yes.

  • Page 24: Next Steps

    Documents and Download tabs respectively of the EK-RA2E1 webpage at renesas.com/ra/ek-ra2e1. 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 25: Website And Support

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – 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-RA2E1 Resources renesas.com/ra/ek-ra2e1 RA Product Information renesas.com/ra...

  • Page 26: Revision History

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide Revision History Description Rev. Date Page Summary 1.00 Jan.04.21 — Initial release R11QS0035EG0100 Rev.1.00 Page 26 of 26 Jan.04.21...
  • Page 27 EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide Publication Date: Jan.04.21 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
  • Page 28 EK-RA2E1 – Quick Start Guide R11QS0035EG0100...

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