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RA6M5 Group
Evaluation Kit for RA6M5 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).
www.renesas.com
EK-RA6M5 v1
User's Manual
Rev. 1.00 Mar 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-RA6M5, even if Renesas or its affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    User’s Manual Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 Contents Kit Overview ..........................4 Assumptions and Advisory Notes ......................7 Kit Contents ..........................8 Ordering Information ........................ 8 Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration ..............9 Kit Architecture ............................9 System Block Diagram .......................... 11 Jumper Settings .............................
  • Page 6 Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Ethernet ..............................26 USB High Speed ........................... 27 Quad-SPI Flash ............................. 28 Octo-SPI Flash ............................28 CAN Bus ..............................29 MCU Native Pin Access Area ....................30 Breakout Pin Headers ........................... 30 MCU and USB Current Measurement ....................
  • Page 7 Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Figure 21. Ethernet Connector ........................27 Figure 22. USB High Speed Connector ......................28 Figure 23. Quad-SPI Flash ..........................28 Figure 24. Octo-SPI Flash ..........................29 Figure 25. CAN Bus ............................29 Figure 26.

  • Page 8: Kit Overview

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual 1. Kit Overview The EK-RA6M5, an Evaluation Kit for RA6M5 MCU Group, enables users to seamlessly evaluate the features of the RA6M5 MCU group and develop embedded systems applications using Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e studio IDE.

  • Page 9: Figure 1. Ek-Ra6M5 Board Top Side

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Figure 1. EK-RA6M5 Board Top Side R20UT4829EG0100 Rev. 1.00 Page 5 of 34 Mar.15.21...

  • Page 10: Figure 2. Ek-Ra6M5 Board Bottom Side

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Figure 2. EK-RA6M5 Board Bottom Side R20UT4829EG0100 Rev. 1.00 Page 6 of 34 Mar.15.21...

  • Page 11: Assumptions And Advisory Notes

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual 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-RA6M5 Quick Start Guide to get acquainted with the kit and the Quick Start example project that EK-RA6M5 board comes pre-programmed with.

  • Page 12: Kit Contents

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual 2. Kit Contents The following components are included in the kit: 1. EK-RA6M5 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 13: Hardware Architecture And Default Configuration

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual 4. Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration 4.1 Kit Architecture The EK-RA6M5 board is designed with 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 14: Figure 4. Ek-Ra6M5 Board Functional Area Definitions

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Figure 4. EK-RA6M5 Board Functional Area Definitions R20UT4829EG0100 Rev. 1.00 Page 10 of 34 Mar.15.21...

  • Page 15: System Block Diagram

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual 4.2 System Block Diagram Figure 5. EK-RA6M5 Board Block Diagram 4.3 Jumper Settings Two types of jumpers are provided on the EK-RA6M5 board. 1. Copper jumpers (trace-cut type and solder bridge type) 2.

  • Page 16: Traditional Pin Header Jumpers

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual • Solder may be applied to both pads to develop a bulge on each and the bulges joined by touching a soldering iron across the two pads. • A small wire may be placed across the two pads and soldered in place.
  • Page 17 Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Location Circuit Group Default Open/Closed Function MCU Clock Open Connects P212/EXTAL pin to pin headers Ethernet Closed Connects P706 (IRQ7) to Ethernet IRQ Ethernet Closed Connects P401 to Ethernet MDC Ethernet Closed...

  • Page 18: System Control And Ecosystem Access Area

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 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-RA6M5 board. Subsequent sections detail the features and functionality provided in the area.

  • Page 19: Power Supply Options

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual 5.1.1 Power Supply Options This section describes the different ways in which EK-RA6M5 kit can be powered. Figure 8. Power Supply Options 5.1.1.1 Option 1: Debug USB 5 V may be supplied from an external USB host to the USB Debug connector (J10) labelled DEBUG on the board.

  • Page 20: 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 the EK-RA6M5 board.

  • Page 21: Debug In

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual To configure the EK-RA6M5 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 22: Debug Out

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual JTAG Connector EK-RA6M5 JTAG Pin Name SWD Pin Name ETM Pin Name Signal/Bus J20-5 J20-6 P109/TDO J20-7 N.C. J20-8 NC/EXTb P110/TDI J20-9 GNDDetect GNDDetect GNDDetect GND (cut E30 to open) J20-10 nSRST...

  • Page 23: Ecosystem

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual 5.3 Ecosystem The System Control and Ecosystem area provides users the option to simultaneously connect several 3 party add-on modules compatible with four most popular ecosystems using the following connectors: ® 1. Two Seeed Grove system (I2C) connectors ®...

  • Page 24: Sparkfun Qwiic Connector

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual ® 5.3.2 SparkFun Qwiic Connector ® A SparkFun 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 25: Arduino™ Connector

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Pin 6 Pin 1 Pin 12 Pin 7 Figure 11. Pmod 1 5.3.3.2 Pmod 2 A 12-pin Pmod connector is provided at J25, Pmod 2. Table 14. Pmod 2 Connector Pmod 2 Connector...

  • Page 26: Figure 13. Arduino Uno Connectors

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Arduino Compatible Connector EK-RA6M5 Description Signal/Bus J18-4 3.3 V +3.3V J18-5 J18-6 J18-7 J18-8 J19-1 P000 (AN000) J19-2 P001 (AN001) J19-3 P002 (AN002) J19-4 P003 (AN003) J19-5 P014 (AN012) J19-6 P015 (AN013)

  • Page 27: Mikroelektronika™ Mikrobus Connector

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 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: Miscellaneous

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Table 17. USB Full Speed Connector USB Full Speed Connector EK-RA6M5 Description Signal/Bus J11-1 +5 VDC +5VUSB (Host Mode) *1 P407/USBFS_VBUS = 2/3 of +5VUSB at J11 *2 J11-2 Data- USB_DM J11-3...

  • Page 29: User And Reset Switches

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Figure 16. User LEDs Figure 17. Power LED 5.5.2 User and Reset Switches Three miniature, momentary, mechanical push-button type SMT switches are mounted on the EK-RA6M5 board. Pressing the Reset switch (S3) generates a reset signal to restart the RA MCU.

  • Page 30: Special Feature Access Area

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Figure 19. Boot Mode Note: The RA MCU fitted to the EK-RA6M5 board may not contain the latest version of the on-chip boot firmware. 6. Special Feature Access Area The Special Feature Access area provides features specific to the RA6M5 MCU group such as Ethernet MAC controller, USB High Speed (Host and Device), Quad-SPI, Octo-SPI and CAN.

  • Page 31: Usb High Speed

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Table 21. Ethernet Components Component Manufacturer Manufacturer Part Number Ethernet PHY Microchip KSZ8091RNB RJ-45 Connector Pulse J0011D21BNL 25 MHz Oscillator EuroQuarz 25.000 x22/30/30-40+85/12pF Figure 21. Ethernet Connector 6.2 USB High Speed The USB Micro-AB connection jack (J31) connects the RA MCU USB High Speed interface to an external USB interface, allowing communications for testing and use of the RA MCU firmware.

  • Page 32: Quad-Spi Flash

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Figure 22. USB High Speed Connector 6.3 Quad-SPI Flash Included on the EK-RA6M5 board is a Macronix 256 Mb (32 MB) serial flash Quad-SPI memory (MX25L25645G). The Quad-SPI serial flash device (U2) connects to the Quad-SPI peripheral on the RA MCU and defaults to standard SPI mode initially.

  • Page 33: Can Bus

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Octo-SPI DQ3 P107 Octo-SPI DQ4 P600 Octo-SPI DQ5 P105 Octo-SPI DQ6 P103 Octo-SPI DQ7 P101 Figure 24. Octo-SPI Flash 6.5 CAN Bus The EK-RA6M5 board provides a CAN bus transceiver (TJA1042T/3) that may be connected to the RA MCU, via jumper solder bridges.

  • Page 34: Mcu Native Pin Access Area

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual 7. MCU Native Pin Access Area Figure 26. Native Pin Access Area 7.1 Breakout Pin Headers The EK-RA6M5 board pin headers, J1, J2, J3 and J4, provide access to all RA MCU interface signals, and to voltages for all RA MCU power ports.

  • Page 35: Mcu And Usb Current Measurement

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual 7.2 MCU and USB Current Measurement Included in the Native Pin Access area are current measurement resistors and test points to measure the MCU USB controller current and the MCU core power current.

  • Page 36: Certifications

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual 8. Certifications The EK-RA6M5 v1 kit 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 37: Design And Manufacturing Information

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual 9. Design and Manufacturing Information The design and manufacturing information for the EK-RA6M5 v1 kit is available in the “EK-RA6M5v1 Design Package” available on renesas.com/ra/ek-ra6m5. • Design package file name: ek-ra6M5-v1-designpackage.zip •...

  • Page 38: Revision History

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA6M5 v1 – User's Manual Revision History Description Rev. Date Page Summary 1.00 Mar.15.21 — Initial release R20UT4829EG0100 Rev. 1.00 Page 34 of 34 Mar.15.21...
  • Page 39 EK-RA6M5 v1 – User’s Manual Publication Date: Mar.15.21 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
  • Page 40 EK-RA6M5 v1 – User’s Manual R20UT4829EG0100...

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