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User’s Manual Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 Contents Glossary ............................4 Board Overview ........................5 Assumptions and Advisory Notes ......................7 Box Contents ........................... 8 Ordering Information ........................ 8 Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration ..............9 Board Architecture ........................... 9 Block Diagram ............................
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Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual Certifications .......................... 22 EMC/EMI Standards ..........................22 Material Selection, Waste, Recycling and Disposal Standards ............22 Safety Standards ........................... 22 Design and Manufacturing Information .................. 23 Website and Support ......................23 Revision History ..........................24 Figures Figure 1.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual Glossary Table 1. List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Bill of Materials Embedded Trace Module Fast Prototyping Board Flexible Software Package GPIO General Purpose Input Output C (or IIC) Inter-Integrated Circuit Integrated Development Environment...
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual 1. Board Overview The FPB-RA2E1, a Fast Prototyping Board for the RA2E1 MCU Group, enables users to seamlessly evaluate the features of the RA2E1 MCU group and develop embedded systems applications using Flexible Software Package (FSP) and the e studio IDE.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 1. FPB-RA2E1 Board Top Side Figure 2. FPB-RA2E1 Board Bottom Side R20UT4956EG0100 Rev 1.00 Page 6 of 24 Jul.23.21...
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual 1.1 Assumptions and Advisory Notes 1. It is assumed that the user has a basic understanding of microcontrollers and embedded systems hardware. 2. It is recommended that the user refers to the FPB-RA2E1 Quick Start Guide to get acquainted with the board.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual 2. Box Contents The following components are included in the box: 1. FPB-RA2E1 v1 board 2. Printed Quick Start Guide Figure 3. FPB-RA2E1 Board 3. Ordering Information • FPB-RA2E1 v1 orderable part number: RTK7FPA2E1S00001BE Note: The underlined character in the orderable part number represents the kit version.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual 4. Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration 4.1 Board Architecture The FPB-RA2E1 board is designed with an architecture similar to other boards in the FPB series. Alongside the MCU there is an on-board programmer, pin headers for access to all the pins on the MCU, a power supply regulator, some LEDs and switches, and several ecosystem I/O connectors (Pmod and Arduino).
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual 4.3 Jumper Settings Two types of jumpers are provided on the FPB-RA2E1 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.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual Location Circuit Group Default Function Open/Closed Debugger Jumper on pins 2-3 Puts the RA2E1 MCU into SCI Boot Mode. See and open E27 the RA2E1 MCU hardware manual for further (not fitted)
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual 5.1.1 Power Supply Options This section describes the different ways in which FPB-RA2E1 board can be powered. Figure 6. Power Supply Options The MCU can be operated at a lower voltage than 3.3 V by removing the current measurement resistor and powering the MCU via TP1.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual 5.2 Debug and Trace The FPB-RA2E1 board can be programmed and debugged using the built-in E2 Emulator On-Board debugger. 5.2.1 E2 Emulator On-Board Debug USB micro-B connector (CN6) connects the E2 debugger to an external USB full speed host, allowing re-programming and debugging of the target RA MCU firmware.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual 5.3 Ecosystem The Ecosystem connectors provide users the option to simultaneously connect several third-party add-on modules compatible with two popular ecosystems using the following connectors: 1. Two Digilent Pmod™ (SPI and UART) connectors 2.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 10. Pmod 1 Trace Cut Jumpers 5.3.1.2 Pmod 2 A 12-pin Pmod type-2A connector is provided at connector PMOD2. 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.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual 5.3.2 Arduino™ Connector Near the centre of the System Control and Ecosystem Access area is an Arduino Uno R3 compatible connector interface. Table 10. Arduino Uno Connections Arduino Compatible Connector FPB-RA2E1 Description...
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 12. Arduino Uno Connectors 5.4 Miscellaneous 5.4.1 User and Power LEDs Four LEDs are provided on the FPB-RA2E1 board. Behaviour of the LEDs on the FPB-RA2E1 board is described in the following table.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 14. Power LED 5.4.2 User and Reset Switches Two miniature, momentary, mechanical push-button type SMD switches are mounted on the FPB-RA2E1 board. Pressing the reset switch (S2) generates a reset signal to restart the RA MCU.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 18. RA +3.3 V Current Measurement Circuit Figure 19. RA MCU +3.3 V Current Measurement Test Points and R3 R20UT4956EG0100 Rev 1.00 Page 21 of 24 Jul.23.21...
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual 7. Certifications The FPB-RA2E1 v1 board meets the following certifications/standards. See page 4 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.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E1 v1 – User's Manual 8. Design and Manufacturing Information The design and manufacturing information for the FPB-RA2E1 v1 kit is available in the “FPB-RA2E1 v1 Design Package” available on renesas.com/ra/fpb-ra2e1. • Design package file name: fpb-ra2e1-v1-designpackage.zip •...