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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.
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This user’s manual describes the RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board (RTK7RLG230CSN000BJ) (hereinafter referred to as “this product”). Purpose This product is an evaluation tool for a Renesas MCU. This user’s manual describes the hardware specifications, ways of setting switches, and the basic setup procedure. Features This product can handle the following tasks.
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 2. Board Layout 2. Board Layout Figure 2-1 shows the external appearance of the top side of this product. Ten digital pins for Arduino MEGA MCU header J3 (60 to 71) Eight digital pins for Arduino...
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 3. Parts Layout 3. Parts Layout Figure 3-1 shows the parts layout of this product. Touch Button 2 Touch Button 1 Figure 3-1 Parts Layout Figure 3-2 shows the external dimensions of this product. Figure 3-2 External Dimensions R20UT4870EJ0100 Rev.
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 4. Operating Environment 4. Operating Environment Figure 4-1 shows the operating environment of this product. Install the IDE on the host PC. USB cable RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board Host PC Figure 4-1 Operating Environment R20UT4870EJ0100 Rev. 1.00 Page 6 of 43 Sep.16.21...
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits 5. User Circuits Evaluation MCU The specifications for the power supply, system clock, and reset of the evaluation MCU (RL78/G23 with 128 pins) at the time of shipment are as follows. • Power supply: 5 V (VBUS) supplied from the USB (including the analog power supply) •...
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Arduino Connectors The specification of the Arduino connectors is on the assumption that Arduino shields are to be connectable. However, we do not guarantee connection to all types of Arduino shield. Confirm the specifications of this product against any Arduino...
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RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Table 5-1 Pin Assignments of the Arduino Connectors (1/2) Part No. in Name of RL78/G23 (128 Pins) the Circuit Arduino Power Port Analog Serial Schematics Signal* Supply J5-1 N.C. J5-2 IOREF EVDD J5-3...
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RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Table 5-2 Pin Assignments of the Arduino Connectors (2/2) Part No. in Name of RL78/G23 (128 Pins) the Circuit Arduino Power Port Analog Serial Schematics Signal* Supply J8-1 SCLA0 J8-2 SDAA0 J8-3 RxD2...
(RTK00WFMX0B00000BE). Pmod2 is assumed to be connected to the Pmod Interface Type 6A module*. Note: For details on the Pmod module from Renesas, refer to the Web site at: https://www.renesas.com/quickconnect. However, we do not guarantee connection to all types of Pmod module. Confirm the specifications of this product against any Pmod...
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RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Table 5-3 Pin Assignments of Pmod (Pmod1) Pin No. of Name of RL78/G23 (128 Pins) Pmod Pmod Power Port SPI (CSI) UART Signal Supply P141 P144 SO30 TxD3 P143 SI30 RxD3 (P60/SCLA0)* P142...
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits MCU Headers The MCU headers are provided as through holes; J1 includes the headers for a total of 28 pins, J2 includes the headers for a total of 12 pins, and J3 and J4 include the headers for a total of 14 pins. The pin headers have a pitch of 2.54 mm and the evaluation MCU is connected to the through holes for the headers.
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RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Table 5-5 Pin Assignments of the MCU Headers (J11 and J1) Part No. in Name of RL78/G23 (128 Pins) the Circuit Arduino Power Port and Peripheral Modules Others Schematics Signal* Supply J11-5 TOOL0...
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RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Table 5-6 Pin Assignments of the MCU Headers (J2) Part No. in Name of RL78/G23 (128 Pins) the Circuit Arduino Power Port and Peripheral Modules Others Schematics Signal* Supply J2-1 P97/SO11 J2-2 P112...
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RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Table 5-7 Pin Assignments of the MCU Headers (J3) Part No. in Name of RL78/G23 (128 Pins) the Circuit Arduino Power Port and Peripheral Modules Others Schematics Signal* Supply J3-1 P06/TS11* Touch button 2...
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RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Table 5-8 Pin Assignments of the MCU Headers (J4) Part No. in Name of RL78/G23 (128 Pins) the Circuit Arduino Power Port and Peripheral Modules Others Schematics Signal* Supply J4-1 P123/XT1* Sub-clock J4-2...
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Grove Connector The specification of the grove connector is on the assumption that Grove modules are to be connectable; GROVE1 to GROVE4 are for connection through I2C and GROVE5 is for connection through a UART. If a connector is mounted, however, connection to all Grove modules (through I2C or UART) is not guaranteed.
MCU clocks, refer to the RL78/G23 User’s Manual: Hardware. For details on the clock circuit of this product, refer to the circuit schematics of the RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board. Table 5-14 shows the details of the clocks on the RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board.
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits 5.13 USB-to-Serial Converter A USB-to-serial converter (FT232RQ) from FTDI is mounted on the board and is usable with the standard driver of Windows 10. For other operating systems, install the driver by downloading from the following Web site of FTDI.
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits 5.15 Power-Supply Selection Header The operating power (VDD) of the evaluation MCU can be changed to supply from the emulator or external power, and to 5 V or 3.3 V with the use of a header (J20). Only change the jumper setting of J20 while power is not being supplied.
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RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Power-supply selection header Touch Button Touch Button Figure 5-7 Setting of the Header to Select Supply from the Emulator or External Power (Top Side) R20UT4870EJ0100 Rev. 1.00 Page 22 of 43 Sep.16.21...
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits 5.16 External Power Supply When the evaluation MCU is to have a desired power-supply voltage, or when more current is required, use an external power supply. The usable voltages depend on the evaluation MCU.
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RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Insert an ammeter between the sockets of the current measurement header (J13) to measure the current. Remove the pattern for cutting (VCCIO) (Figure 5-12) and turn down the LED to reduce the current drawn with an MCU other than the evaluation MCU.
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits 5.18 Separate Pattern for VDD and EVDD When VDD and EVDD are to be used with different potentials, remove the given pattern for cutting (VDD_EVDD). Figure 5-11 shows the position of the pattern for cutting.
This 14-pin connector (J11) is used to connect this product to an on-chip debugging E2 emulator or E2 emulator Lite, from Renesas Electronics, incorporating programming facilities (the connector is not mounted). The emulator is used for programming or debugging the evaluation MCU.
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RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits For the usage of the emulator, refer to the E1/E20/E2 Emulator, E2 emulator Lite Additional Document for User’s Manual (Notes on Connection of RL78) (R20UT1994). After the changes to the circuit have been made to connect the emulator as described in the previous page, if you want to restore the settings to those for COM port debugging with the use of the USB-to-serial converter, make the following change of setting as follows.
J20: open-circuit 5.0 V Notes: 1. Connecting the RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board to an Arduino shield, a Pmod module, or a Grove module shall be conducted at the user’s own responsibility and should only proceed after confirming the specifications of the power supply and interfaces. When an Arduino shield requires the supply of 5-V or 3.3- V power, connect the host PC to this board via the USB cable.
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RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 6. Handling Precautions 3.3 V Arduino IOREF Pmod Grove VDD/EVDD RL78/G23 5 V (VBUS) 3.3 V Micro B Power-supply selection Emulator header (J20) (Pin J1-2: EVDD) External VCCIO power supply (Pin J1-1: EVDD EVSS) FTDI Figure 6-1 Block Diagram of the Power-Supply Circuit R20UT4870EJ0100 Rev.
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 6. Handling Precautions Note on Using QE for Capacitive Touch When you are using QE for Capacitive Touch (QE) with this product, change the circuits in the following cases (1) and (2). For the methods for developing touch applications with the use of QE, refer to the application note “RL78 Family Using QE and SIS to Develop Capacitive Touch Applications”...
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RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 6. Handling Precautions Note: When the circuit is configured for the case “(1) Usage with the serial connection function of QE” above, the following forms of usage are not available with QE. • Debugging or programming through COM port debugging •...
[Debug hardware]: Select [COM port (RL78)]. • [Target Device]: Select [R7F100GSN]. • [Connection with Target Board]: [COM Port]: Select the COM port number for assignment to the RL78/G23-128p FPB from the pull-down list. [Reset control pin]: Select [DTR]. R7F100GSN Figure 7-1 Settings of the e studio R20UT4870EJ0100 Rev.
RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board 7. Developing Code Using CS+ Figure 7-2 and Figure 7-3 show the settings of CS+ when it is to be connected to the RL78/G23-128p Fast Prototyping Board. • [Using Debug Tool]: Select [RL78 COM Port] from [Using Debug Tool] in the [Debug] menu.
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