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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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User’s Manual Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 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 ............................9 Jumper Settings .............................
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Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 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-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Glossary Table 1. List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Bill of Materials Fast Prototyping Board Flexible Software Package GPIO General Purpose Input Output HWQFN Thermal Enhanced Very Very Thin Quad Flatpack No Leads...
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 1. Board Overview The FPB-RA2E2, a Fast Prototyping Board for the 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 the e studio IDE.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Alternative Arduino Uno Power Connectors (Digital) Breakout Pin Header J3 Connector Debugger Enable PMOD 2 Debug / RA2E2 Power Connector Current Debugger Enable Measurement MCU Boot Mode Points Power Regulation User Switch 1...
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 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-RA2E2 Quick Start Guide to get acquainted with the board.
Figure 3. FPB-RA2E2 Board 3. Ordering Information • FPB-RA2E2 v1 orderable part number: RTK7FPA2E2S00001BE Note: The underlined character in the orderable part number represents the kit version. • FPB-RA2E2 board dimensions: 53 mm (width) x 85 mm (length) x 11.5 mm (thickness).
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 4. Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration 4.1 Board Architecture The FPB-RA2E2 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-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 4.3 Jumper Settings Two types of jumpers are provided on the FPB-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.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Location Circuit Group Default Function Open/Closed Debugger Jumper on pins 2-3 Puts the RA2E2 MCU into SCI Boot Mode. See and open E27 the RA2E2 MCU hardware manual for further (not fitted)
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 5.1.1 Power Supply Options This section describes the different ways in which FPB-RA2E2 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-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 5.1.3 Power-up Behavior When powered, the green LED marked POWER will illuminate. 5.2 Debug The FPB-RA2E2 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-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 5.2.2 External Debugger ® A 10-pin Cortex Debug Connector can be fitted at CN4. This supports the SWD protocol. This connector may be used for external debug of the target RA MCU.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 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 [Pmod 1], I C [Pmod 1] and UART) connectors 2.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual operation, modify the trace cut jumpers as described in Table 8. The trace cut jumpers are shown in Figure Note: Exercise caution while modifying power source trace jumpers, E1 and E2. Permanent damage to the FPB-RA2E2 board and/or connected modules may result.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Pin 6 Pin 1 Pin 12 Pin 7 Figure 11. Pmod 2 Connector 5.3.2 Arduino™ Connector Near the centre of the System Control and Ecosystem Access area is an Arduino Uno R3 compatible connector interface.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Arduino Compatible Connector FPB-RA2E2 Description Signal/Bus J1-8 AREF CON_P010/VREFH0 J1-9 C SDA P401 (SDA0) J1-10 C SCL P400 (SCL0) Figure 12. Arduino Uno Connectors 5.4 Miscellaneous 5.4.1 User and Power LEDs Four LEDs are provided on the FPB-RA2E2 board.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual Figure 13. User LEDs 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-RA2E2 board. Pressing the reset switch (S2) generates a reset signal to restart the RA MCU.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 5.4.3 MCU Boot Mode A two-pin header (J7) can be fitted to select the boot mode (P201) of the RA MCU. For normal operation (single-chip mode), leave J7 open. To enable SCI boot mode, place a jumper on J7.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 6.2 MCU Current Measurement Included near the RA MCU is resistor R3 and test points TP1 and TP2 to measure the MCU core current. Resistor R3 is 0 Ω (SMD 0805) as supplied. It should be removed in order to measure the current consumption using an ammeter connected between TP1 and TP2.
Renesas RA Family FPB-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 7. Certifications The FPB-RA2E2 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-RA2E2 v1 – User's Manual 8. Design and Manufacturing Information The design and manufacturing information for the FPB-RA2E2 v1 kit is available in the “FPB-RA2E2 v1 Design Package” available on renesas.com/ra/fpb-ra2e2. • Design package file name: fpb-ra2e2-v1-designpackage.zip •...
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