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RA2E2 Group
Evaluation Kit for RA2E2 Microcontroller Group
Renesas RA Family
RA2 Series
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EK-RA2E2 v1
User's Manual
Rev. 1.00 Oct 2021
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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-RA2E2, even if Renesas or its affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
User’s Manual Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 Contents Notice ............................. 2 Kit Overview ..........................4 Assumptions and Advisory Notes ......................6 Kit Contents ..........................7 Kit Ordering Information ......................7 Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration ..............8 Kit Architecture ............................8 System Block Diagram .......................... -
Page 6: Notice
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Breakout Pin Headers ........................... 25 MCU Current Measurement ........................26 Certifications .......................... 27 EMC/EMI Standards ..........................27 Material Selection, Waste, Recycling and Disposal Standards ............27 Safety Standards ........................... 27 Design and Manufacturing Information .................. 28 Website and Support ...................... - Page 7 Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Table 3. Jumper Connection Summary for Different Debug Modes ............14 Table 4. Debug USB Connector ........................14 Table 5. Debug On-Board Jumper Configuration ..................15 Table 6. Debug In Mode Jumper Configuration ..................15 Table 7.
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Page 8: Kit Overview
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 1. Kit Overview The EK-RA2E2, an Evaluation Kit for RA2E2 MCU Group, enables users to seamlessly evaluate the features of the RA2E2 MCU group and develop embedded systems applications using Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e studio IDE. -
Page 9: Figure 1. Ek-Ra2E2 Board Top Side
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Grove and Qwiic connectors Arduino Uno Connectors (Analog and Power) User Switches Figure 1. EK-RA2E2 Board Top Side R20UT4990EG0100 Rev. 1.00 Page 5 of 29 Oct.07.21... -
Page 10: Assumptions And Advisory Notes
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Figure 2. EK-RA2E2 Board 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-RA2E2 Quick Start Guide to get acquainted with the kit and the Quick Start example project that EK-RA2E2 board comes pre-programmed with. -
Page 11: Kit Contents
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 2. Kit Contents The following components are included in the kit: 1. EK-RA2E2 v1 board 2. Micro USB device cable (type-A male to micro-B male) Figure 3. EK-RA2E2 Kit Contents 3. Kit Ordering Information •... -
Page 12: Hardware Architecture And Default Configuration
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 4. Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration 4.1 Kit Architecture The EK-RA2E2 board is designed with two of three sections or areas to help shorten the learning curve of the users and maximize the design and knowledge reuse among similar kits. The contents of these three areas are conceptually standardized among similar kits. -
Page 13: System Block Diagram
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 4.2 System Block Diagram Figure 5. EK-RA2E2 Board Block Diagram R20UT4990EG0100 Rev. 1.00 Page 9 of 29 Oct.07.21... -
Page 14: Jumper Settings
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 4.3 Jumper Settings Two types of jumpers are provided on the EK-RA2E2 board. 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 15 Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Location Circuit Group Default Open/Closed Function J-Link OB Jumper on pins 1-2 Connects the J-Link OB debugger to the RA Jumper on pins 3-4 Jumper on pins 5-6 Jumper on pins 7-8...
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Page 16: System Control And Ecosystem Access Area
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 5. System Control and Ecosystem Access Area The following figure shows the System Control and Ecosystem Access area on the EK-RA2E2 board. Subsequent sections detail the features and functionality provided in the area. -
Page 17: Power
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 5.1 Power The EK-RA2E2 kit is designed for +5 V operation. An on-board Low Dropout Regulator (LDO) is used to convert the 5 V supply to a 3.3 V supply. The 3.3 V supply is used to power the RA MCU and other peripheral features. -
Page 18: Debug
Open All pins open 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 the EK-RA2E2 board. -
Page 19: Debug In
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual To configure the EK-RA2E2 board 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 Closed Target RA MCU MD connected to debug... -
Page 20: Table 7. Swd Connector (20 Pin)
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Table 7. SWD Connector (20 pin) SWD Connector EK-RA2E2 SWD Pin Name Signal/Bus J20-1 Vtref +3V3 J20-2 SWDIO P108/SWDIO J20-3 J20-4 SWCLK P300/SWCLK J20-5 J20-6 P109 J20-7 N.C. J20-8 NC/EXTb P110 J20-9... -
Page 21: Debug Out
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 5.2.3 Debug Out The EK-RA2E2 board 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 the EK-RA2E2 board is powered on, and LED5 is blinking, this indicates that the S124 Debug MCU is not connected to a programming host. -
Page 22: Sparkfun Qwiic Connector
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Figure 10. Seeed Grove and Qwiic Connectors ® 5.3.2 SparkFun Qwiic Connector A Qwiic connector is provided at J30. The Main MCU acts as a two-wire serial master, and a connected module acts as a two-wire serial slave. (Data lines shared with Grove 1.) Table 12. -
Page 23: Figure 11. Pmod 1 Connector
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Pin 6 Pin 1 Pin 12 Pin 7 Figure 11. Pmod 1 Connector The default setting of the Pmod 1 interface supports +3.3 V devices. Please ensure that any Pmod device installed is compatible with a +3.3 V supply. -
Page 24: Figure 13. Pmod 2 Connector
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 5.3.3.2 Pmod 2 A 12-pin Pmod type-2A connector is provided at J25, Pmod 2. The RA 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 25: Arduino™ Connector
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Figure 14. Pmod 2 Trace Cut Jumpers 5.3.4 Arduino™ Connector Near the center of the System Control and Ecosystem Access area is an Arduino Uno R3 compatible connector interface. Table 15. Arduino Uno Connections... -
Page 26: Figure 15. Arduino Uno Connector
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Arduino Compatible Connector EK-RA2E2 Description Signal/Bus J24-5 D12 / SPI_MISO P100 (MISO9/GTIOC8A) J24-6 D13 / SPI_SCK P102 (SCK9) J24-7 J24-8 AREF P010 J24-9 I2C_SDA P401 (SDA0) J24-10 I2C_SCL P400 (SCL0) Figure 15. Arduino Uno Connector R20UT4990EG0100 Rev. -
Page 27: Mikroelektronika™ Mikrobus Connector
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 5.3.5 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. Table 16. mikroBUS Connections... -
Page 28: User And Reset Switches
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 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 P112, Trace Cut Jumper E27 must be open. To separate LED2 from P914, Trace Cut Jumper E26 must be open. -
Page 29: Mcu Boot Mode
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 5.4.3 MCU Boot Mode A two-pin header (J16) is provided to select the Boot mode (P201) of the RA 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 30: Mcu Current Measurement
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 6.2 MCU Current Measurement Included in the Native Pin Access area is a current measurement resistor and test points to measure the MCU core power current. The EK-RA2E2 board provides a precision 5 mΩ resistor (Vishay, part number WSLP08055L000FEA18) for current measurement of the main 3.3 V MCU power. -
Page 31: Certifications
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 7. Certifications The EK-RA2E2 v1 kit meets the following certifications/standards. See page 3 of this user’s manual for the disclaimer and precautions. 7.1 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 32: Design And Manufacturing Information
Renesas aims to provide the best microcontroller kit experience to help jumpstart customer innovation with RA family of microcontrollers and take products to market faster. The Renesas RA microcontroller kits have been designed with a lot of attention-to-detail and customer-centric thinking at every aspect of design. -
Page 33: Revision History
Renesas RA Family EK-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Revision History Description Rev. Date Page Summary 1.00 Oct.07.21 — Initial release R20UT4990EG0100 Rev. 1.00 Page 29 of 29 Oct.07.21... - Page 34 EK-RA2E2 v1 – User’s Manual Publication Date: Oct.07.21 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
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