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Renesas RA8 Series User Manual

Renesas RA8 Series User Manual

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RA8M1 Group
Evaluation Kit for RA8M1 Microcontroller Group
Renesas RA Family
RA8 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 (https://www.renesas.com).
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EK-RA8M1 v1
User's Manual
Rev 1.00 Oct 2023

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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-RA8M1, 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-RA8M1 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 Configuration ..........................
  • Page 6 Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 5.5.4 Crystals ..............................28 Special Feature Access Area ....................29 CAN FD Bus ............................29 Ethernet ..............................30 USB High Speed ........................... 31 Octo-SPI Flash ............................32 MCU Native Pin Access Area ....................33 Breakout Pin Headers ...........................
  • Page 7 Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 20. Boot Mode ............................ 28 Figure 21. Special Feature Access Area ....................... 29 Figure 22. CAN FD Bus ..........................29 Figure 23. Ethernet Connector ........................30 Figure 24. USB High Speed Connector ......................31 Figure 25.

  • Page 8: Kit Overview

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual Table 29. EK-RA8M1 Board Design Package Contents ................36 1. Kit Overview The EK-RA8M1, an Evaluation Kit for RA8M1 MCU Group, enables users to seamlessly evaluate the features of the RA8M1 MCU group and develop embedded systems applications using Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e studio IDE.

  • Page 9: Figure 1. Ek-Ra8M1 Board Top Side

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 1. EK-RA8M1 Board Top Side R20UT5149EG0100 Rev 1.00 Page 5 of 37 Oct.03.23...

  • Page 10: Figure 2. Ek-Ra8M1 Board Bottom Side

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 2. EK-RA8M1 Board Bottom Side R20UT5149EG0100 Rev 1.00 Page 6 of 37 Oct.03.23...

  • Page 11: Assumptions And Advisory Notes

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 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 EK-RA8M1 Quick Start Guide to get acquainted with the kit and the Quick Start example project that EK-RA8M1 board comes pre-programmed with.

  • Page 12: Kit Contents

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 2. Kit Contents The following components are included in the kit: 1. EK-RA8M1 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-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 4. Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration 4.1 Kit Architecture The EK-RA8M1 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-Ra8M1 Board Functional Area Definitions

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 4. EK-RA8M1 Board Functional Area Definitions R20UT5149EG0100 Rev 1.00 Page 10 of 37 Oct.03.23...

  • Page 15: System Block Diagram

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 4.2 System Block Diagram Figure 5. EK-RA8M1 Board Block Diagram R20UT5149EG0100 Rev 1.00 Page 11 of 37 Oct.03.23...

  • Page 16: Jumper Configuration

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 4.3 Jumper Configuration Two types of jumpers are provided on the EK-RA8M1 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.

  • Page 17: Default Jumper Configuration

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 4.3.3 Default Jumper Configuration The following table describes the default configuration for each jumper on the EK-RA8M1 board. This includes copper jumpers (Ex designation) and traditional pin jumpers (Jx designation). The Circuit Group for each jumper is the designation found in the board schematic (available in the Design Package).
  • Page 18 Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual Location Circuit Group Default Open/Closed Function Debug MCU Closed Connects the Debug MCU power to +3.3 V Power JTAG Closed Connects the JTAG GND Detect pin on J20 and J13 to GND...

  • Page 19: System Control And Ecosystem Access Area

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 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-RA8M1 board. Subsequent sections detail the features and functionality provided in the area.

  • Page 20: Power

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 5.1 Power The EK-RA8M1 kit is designed for +5 V operation. An on-board Low Dropout Regulator (LDO) is used to convert the 5 V supply to a 3.3 V supply. The 3.3 V supply is used to power the RA MCU and other peripheral features.

  • Page 21: Power Supply Considerations

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 5.1.1.3 Option 4: 5V Test Points 5 V may be supplied from an external power supply to test points on the board. TP7 (5 V) and TP9 (GND) are loop-style test points, and J60 provides large via style test points that can accommodate a 0.1” pin header or connector.

  • Page 22: Debug On-Board

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual The following table summarizes the jumper configuration for each of the debug modes. Table 4. Jumper Connection Summary for Different Debug Modes Debug Modes Debug on-board Closed Jumper on pins 1-2 Open...

  • Page 23: Debug In

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 5.2.2 Debug In One 20-pin Cortex Debug Connector at J20 supports JTAG, SWD and ETM (TRACE) debug. One 10-pin ® Cortex Debug Connector at J13 supports JTAG and SWD. Either of these connectors may be used for ®...

  • Page 24: Debug Out

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 5.2.3 Debug Out The EK-RA8M1 board can be configured to use the J-Link On Board Debug MCU to debug target RA MCU on an external board. A yellow indicator, LED5, shows the visual status of the debug interface. When the EK-RA8M1 board is powered on, and LED5 is blinking, this indicates that the J-Link On Board Debug MCU is not connected to a programming host.

  • Page 25: Sparkfun ® Qwiic Connector

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 5.3.1.2 Grove 2 A Seeed Grove C connector is provided at J28. The RA MCU acts as a two-wire serial master, and a ® connected module acts as a two-wire serial slave.

  • Page 26: Figure 12. Pmod 1 Connector

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 5.3.3.1 Pmod 1 A 12-pin Pmod connector is provided at J26, Pmod 1. This Pmod connector is controlled by a jumper option (J61) or P115. Please check section 5.4.2. as the signals needed are shared with the Ethernet-B. Pmod 1 option type-6A and Ethernet-B cannot be used concurrently.

  • Page 27: Arduino Tm Connector

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 5.3.3.2 Pmod 2 A 12-pin Pmod connector is provided at J25, Pmod 2. These interfaces may be configured in firmware to support several Pmod types such as Type-2A (expanded SPI) and Type-3A (expanded UART).

  • Page 28: Figure 14. Arduino Uno Connectors

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual Arduino Compatible Connector EK-RA8M1 Description Signal/Bus J19-1 P004 (AN000) J19-2 P003 (AN104) J19-3 P007 (AN004) J19-4 P001 (AN101) J19-5 P014 (AN007/DA0) J19-6 P015 (AN105/DA1) J23-1 P309 (GPIO/RXD3) J23-2 P310 (GPIO/TXD3) J23-3 INT0...

  • Page 29: Mikroelektronika Tm Mikrobus Connector

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 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 17. mikroBUS Assignments...

  • Page 30: Connectivity

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 5.4 Connectivity 5.4.1 USB Full Speed The USB micro-AB connection jack (J11) connects the RA MCU USB Full Speed interface to an external USB interface, allowing communications for testing and use of the RA MCU firmware. This connection can be configured as either a USB device or a USB host interface.

  • Page 31: Miscellaneous

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 5.5 Miscellaneous 5.5.1 User and Power LEDs Five LEDs are provided on the EK-RA8M1 board. In addition, the Ethernet connector has built-in link status and link speed LEDs. Behavior of the LEDs on the EK-RA8M1 board is described in the following table.

  • Page 32: Mcu Boot Mode

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 19. Reset and User Switches 5.5.3 MCU Boot Mode A two-pin header (J16) is provided to select the boot mode (P201) of the RA MCU. For normal operation, or Single-Chip mode, leave J16 open. To enter SCI Boot mode or USB boot mode, place a jumper on J16.

  • Page 33: Special Feature Access Area

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 6. Special Feature Access Area The Special Feature Access area provides features specific to the RA8M1 MCU group such as Ethernet MAC controller, USB High Speed (host and device) and CAN FD Bus.

  • Page 34: Ethernet

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 6.2 Ethernet The Ethernet interface uses an RMII Ethernet Physical Layer Transceiver (PHY) (U15), connected to an RJ45 standard Ethernet connector (J5) with integrated magnetics and status indicators. The Ethernet clock is sourced from a precision 50 MHz clock oscillator connected directly to the Ethernet PHY.

  • Page 35: Usb High Speed

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 6.3 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. This connection can be configured as either a USB device or a USB host interface.

  • Page 36: Octo-Spi Flash

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 6.4 Octo-SPI Flash Included on the EK-RA8M1 board is a 512 Mb (64 MB) Octo-serial flash memory (S28HL512TFPBHI010). The Octo-SPI serial flash device (U3) connects to the Octo-SPI peripheral on the RA MCU and defaults to standard SPI mode initially.

  • Page 37: Mcu Native Pin Access Area

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 7. MCU Native Pin Access Area Figure 26. Native Pin Access Area 7.1 Breakout Pin Headers The EK-RA8M1 board pin headers, J51, J54, J56 and J57 provide access to nearly all RA MCU interface signals, and to voltages for all RA MCU power ports.

  • Page 38: Mcu And Usb Current Measurement

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 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 39: Certifications

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual 8. Certifications The EK-RA8M1 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 40: Design And Manufacturing Information

    Renesas aims to provide the best microcontroller kit experience to help our customers jumpstart innovation and take products to market faster with the RA family of microcontrollers. The Renesas RA microcontroller kits have been designed with a lot of attention to detail and customer-centered thinking in every aspect of the design.

  • Page 41: Revision History

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA8M1 v1 – User's Manual Revision History Description Rev. Date Page Summary 1.00 Oct.03.23 — Initial release R20UT5149EG0100 Rev 1.00 Page 37 of 37 Oct.03.23...
  • Page 42 EK-RA8M1 v1 – User’s Manual Publication Date: Oct.03.23 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
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