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Renesas EK-RA4M1 Quick Start Manual

Evaluation kit for ra4m1 microcontroller group
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RA4M1 Group
Evaluation Kit for RA4M1 Microcontroller Group
Renesas
RA Family
RA4 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.
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EK-RA4M1
Quick Start Guide
Rev.1.02 Jun 2020

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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-RA4M1, even if Renesas or its affiliates have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Website and Support ......................20 Revision History ..........................21 Figures Figure 1. EK-RA4M1 Kit Contents ........................6 Figure 2. Quick Start Example Project Flow ....................7 Figure 3. Connecting the Board to the Host PC via USB Full Speed Port ............8 Figure 4.
  • Page 5 Renesas RA Family EK-RA4M1 – Quick Start Guide Figure 14. Selecting the Root Directory ......................14 Figure 15. Finishing Importing the Quick Start Example Project ..............15 Figure 16. Opening the Configurator ......................15 Figure 17. Modifying the Configuration Settings ................... 16 Figure 18.

  • Page 6: Renesas Ra Family

    1. Introduction This Quick Start Guide (QSG) provides: • An overview of the Quick Start example project that the EK-RA4M1 board comes pre-programmed with. • Instructions for running the Quick Start example project. • Instructions for importing, modifying, and building the Quick Start example project using Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE).

  • Page 7: Overview Of The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4M1 – Quick Start Guide 3. Overview of the Quick Start Example Project The Quick Start example project allows the user to change the frequency of the on-board LED, LED1, using the User Button (PUSH BTN). The supported LED frequencies are 1 Hz, 5 Hz, and 10 Hz.

  • Page 8: Running The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4M1 – Quick Start Guide 4. Running the Quick Start Example Project This section lists the requirements and instructions to power up the EK-RA4M1 board and run the Quick Start example project. Hardware Requirements • EK-RA4M1 board •...

  • Page 9: Running The Quick Start Example Project

    1. On power up or RESET, the user LED (LED1) starts blinking red at 1 Hz. 2. Press the user button (S1, PUSH BTN) on the EK-RA4M1 board to change the blinking frequency of LED1. With every button press, the frequency will switch from 1 Hz to 5 Hz to 10 Hz and cycle back.

  • Page 10: Figure 5. Selecting The Serial Port On Tera Term

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4M1 – Quick Start Guide 4. Open Tera Term, select Serial and COMxx: USB Serial Device (COMxx) and click OK. Figure 5. Selecting the Serial Port on Tera Term 5. Press the Enter key. The welcome message will be displayed.

  • Page 11: Customizing The Quick Start Example Project

    USB drivers, and e studio are in a single 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 12: Downloading And Importing The Quick Start Example Project

    1. Download and extract the Quick Start example project to a local directory on the host PC.  The Quick Start example project (source code and project files) is available in the EK-RA4M1- Example Projects Bundle that is available in the Downloads tab of EK-RA4M1 webpage at renesas.com/ra/ek-ra4m1.

  • Page 13: Figure 11. Importing The Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4M1 – Quick Start Guide 5. Click Import from the File drop-down menu. Figure 11. Importing the Project 6. In the Import dialog box, select General, and then select Existing Projects into Workspace. Figure 12. Importing Existing Projects into the Workspace R20QS0012EU0102 Rev.1.02...

  • Page 14: Figure 13. Clicking Next To Import Existing Projects Into The Workspace

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4M1 – Quick Start Guide 7. Click Next. Figure 13. Clicking Next to Import Existing Projects into the Workspace 8. Click Select root directory and click Browse to go to the location of the Quick Start example project folder.

  • Page 15: Modifying, Generating, And Building The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4M1 – Quick Start Guide 9. Select the Quick Start example project and click Finish. Figure 15. Finishing Importing the Quick Start Example Project 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 16: Figure 17. Modifying The Configuration Settings

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4M1 – 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. The following screen shot illustrates modifying the ADC driver configuration.

  • Page 17: Downloading And Running The Modified Quick Start Example Project

    5.4 Downloading and Running the Modified Quick Start Example Project Note: If, in section 4.1, the EK-RA4M1 board was powered using a power source other than the USB port of the host PC, make sure that the USB device cable connected to connector J11 (DEBUG USB located in the DEBUG area) on the board is connected to the USB port of the host PC.

  • Page 18: Next Steps

    6. Next Steps 1. To learn more about the EK-RA4M1 kit, refer to the EK-RA4M1 user’s manual and design package available in the Documents and Download tabs respectively of the EK-RA4M1 webpage at renesas.com/ra/ek-ra4m1.

  • Page 19: Figure 24. Example Project Directory Contents

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4M1 – Quick Start Guide Figure 24. Example Project Directory Contents R20QS0012EU0102 Rev.1.02 Page 19 of 21 Jun.12.20...

  • Page 20: Website And Support

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4M1 – 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-RA4M1 Resources renesas.com/ra/ek-ra4m1 RA Product Information renesas.com/ra...

  • Page 21: Revision History

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4M1 – Quick Start Guide Revision History Description Rev. Date Page Summary 1.00 Sep.17.19 — Initial release 1.01 Nov.18.20 — Updated sections 5.2, Downloading and Importing the Quick Start Example Project and 6, Next Steps. 1.02 Jun.12.20...
  • Page 22 EK-RA4M1 – Quick Start Guide Publication Date: Jun.12.20 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
  • Page 23 EK-RA4M1 – Quick Start Guide R20QS0012EU0102...

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