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Renesas RA8 Series User Manual

Renesas RA8 Series User Manual

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RA8T1 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 (http://www.renesas.com).
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MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual
Rev 1.00 Jan 23, 2024

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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. through various means, including the Renesas Electronics Corp.
  • Page 2 General Precautions in the Handling of Microprocessing Unit and Microcontroller 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 3 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 4: Table Of Contents

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Contents Overview ..........................5 Presupposition and precautions of this document .................. 5 Product Contents ........................6 Product Order Information ....................... 6 Hardware Configuration and Default Setting ................7 Hardware configuration ........................... 7 Block diagram ............................11 Board Layout ............................
  • Page 5 Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 6.1.2 Onboard debugger ..........................29 6.1.3 J-Link Virtual COM Port ........................29 6.1.4 USB IF ..............................29 6.1.5 Inverter board connector ........................30 6.1.6 Serial communication .......................... 32 6.1.7 Reset circuit ............................32 6.1.8 LED ..............................
  • Page 6 Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Figure of contents Figure 2-1 Product contents ..........................6 Figure 4-1 MCK-RA8T1 block diagram ......................11 Figure 4-2 Inverter board Layout ........................12 Figure 4-3 CPU Board Layout ......................... 12 Figure 4-4 Communication board Layout ......................13 Figure 4-5 Standoffs and Screws assembly ....................
  • Page 7 Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Table of contents Table 4-1 MCK-RA8T1 specification (1/4) ......................7 Table 4-2 MCK-RA8T1 specification (2/4) ......................8 Table 4-3 MCK-RA8T1 specification (3/4) ......................9 Table 4-4 MCK-RA8T1 specification (4/4) ....................... 10 Table 4-5 Jumper pin setting of Invertor board ....................14 Table 4-6 Jumper pins/registers setting of CPU board for INV1/INV2 ............

  • Page 8: Overview

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 1. Overview is a motor control evaluation kit. By using this product, motor control with MCK-RA8T1 MCK-RA8T1 be performed easily. MCK-RA8T1 has characteristics shown below. （1） Supports Brushless DC motor. （2） Supports 1-/2-/3-shunt current detection.

  • Page 9: Product Contents

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Product Contents This kit consists of the following parts. 1. Inverter Board (RTK0EM0000B12020BJ) x1 2. CPU Board (RTK0EMA5K0C00000BJ) x1 3. Communication board (RTK0EMXC90Z00000BJ) x1 4. Brushless DC Motor (R42BLD30L3) x1 5. Communication cable x1 6.

  • Page 10: Hardware Configuration And Default Setting

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 4. Hardware Configuration and Default Setting 4.1 Hardware configuration MCK-RA8T1 consists of the inverter board, the CPU board and the communication board. Specifications as a kit and for the relevant boards are listed below.
  • Page 11 Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Table 4-2 MCK-RA8T1 specification (2/4) Item Specification Product name Inverter board RTK0EM0000B12020BJ Board part No. External view Note: The actual product may differ from this photo. 2 ways Power supply  From DC jack or Power supply connector (DC 12~48V) *1 ...
  • Page 12 Inverter board connector (2 pair)  USB connector for J-Link OB  USB connector for RA8T1  SCI connector for Renesas Motor Workbench communication  Through hole for CAN communication  20 pin through hole for Arm debugger  Pmod connectors (Type6A + Type2A/3A) ...
  • Page 13 Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Table 4-4 MCK-RA8T1 specification (4/4) item Specification Product name CPU Board Board part No. RTK0EMXC90Z00000BJ External view Note: The actual product may differ from this photo. Mounted MCU Product group RX72N group Product No.

  • Page 14: Block Diagram

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 4.2 Block diagram Figure 4-1 MCK-RA8T1 block diagram R12UZ0133EJ0100 Rev 1.00 Page 11 of 40 Jan 23, 2024...

  • Page 15: Board Layout

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 4.3 Board Layout Figure 4-2 Inverter board Layout Figure 4-3 CPU Board Layout R12UZ0133EJ0100 Rev 1.00 Page 12 of 40 Jan 23, 2024...

  • Page 16: Standoffs And Screws

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Figure 4-4 Communication board Layout 4.4 Standoffs and Screws Before using this product, assemble the included standoffs and screws as shown below. Figure 4-5 Standoffs and Screws assembly R12UZ0133EJ0100 Rev 1.00 Page 13 of 40...

  • Page 17: Jumper Pin Setting

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 4.5 Jumper pin setting 4.5.1 Inverter board Default settings and functions of the jumper pins (JP1~JP15) are as follows Table 4-5 Jumper pin setting of Invertor board Function JP No. Default setting 1-2pin short : Disable 5V regulator...

  • Page 18: Cpu Board

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 4.5.2 CPU board Default settings and functions of the jumper pins/registers are as follows. Table 4-6 Jumper pins/registers setting of CPU board for INV1/INV2 Function in use resisters INV1 INV2 Default setting *3 & Jumpers...
  • Page 19 Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Figure 4-7 Default jumper pin setting of CPU board R12UZ0133EJ0100 Rev 1.00 Page 16 of 40 Jan 23, 2024...

  • Page 20: Communication Board

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 4.5.3 Communication board Default settings and functions of the jumper pins (JP1~JP3) are as follows. Table 4-9 Jumper pin setting of Communication board Jumper pin Default setting Function 1-2pin short : Enable pull-up for MD port (Not available)

  • Page 21: Hardware Setup

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 4.6 Hardware Setup 4.6.1 Board Connection When using this product for motor control evaluation, connect the boards as shown in Figure 4-9. Note that the connector between the CPU board and the inverter board is a tight fit, so be careful not to bend the pins when connecting or disconnecting.

  • Page 22: Power Supply

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 4.6.2 Power Supply There are three ways to supply power to the CPU board and inverter board, and the power supply for the communication board is independent of the CPU board and inverter board and is supplied at 5V from the USB connector.
  • Page 23 Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual (3) From USB connector 5V power is supplied from the USB connector (Type-C) on the CPU board. Use a USB adapter capable of outputting 1A or more so that the motor can be driven sufficiently.

  • Page 24: Inverter Board Specification

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Inverter Board Specification This section describes inverter board specification. 5.1 Functions 5.1.1 Inverter control circuit block The inverter board has the inverter control circuit block which controls the motor with 6 POWER MOSFETs. POWER MOSFET is controlled with 6-phase timer output of MCU.

  • Page 25: Current Detection Circuit

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 5.1.2 Current detection circuit The inverter board has the current detection circuit to measure the current at the U, V and W phase. The current detection circuit uses shunt resistor at each phase. Voltage drop caused by the current flowing through the shunt resistor is amplified by the current detection amplifier to output.

  • Page 26: Overcurrent Detection Circuit

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 5.1.3 Overcurrent detection circuit Detect the overcurrent from the input current, using the overcurrent detection circuit illustrated in Figure 5-3 If the current value is within the range of threshold, OC_INV_OUT is HIGH, and this changes to LOW if overcurrent is detected.

  • Page 27: Output Voltage Detection Circuit

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 5.1.4 Output voltage detection circuit The INV-BRD has the circuit that inputs bus voltage and three-phase output voltage (U, V and W phase) into the AD pin of the microcontroller through resistive voltage divider. Relation between the three-phase output voltage, the bus voltage and the detection voltage is described by the below equation (3).

  • Page 28: Led

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 5.1.6 The INV-BRD has three LEDs which the user can control. The LED ON/OFF is controlled by the pin state. Table 5-2 LED Connector pin LED1 LED2 LED3 ‐ ‐ CN4-18 HIGH ‐ ‐...

  • Page 29: Pin Assignment

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 5.2 Pin assignment 5.2.1 CPU board connector Table 5-5 CPU board connector (CN3) Pin No. Output direction Signal SPARE1 AGND To CPU DC bus voltage detection AGND To CPU U-phase current detection To CPU...
  • Page 30 Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Table 5-6 CPU board connector (CN4) Pin No. Output direction Signal To INV PWM W-phase (Lower) DGND To INV PWM W-phase (Upper) DGND SPARE2 SPARE3 SPARE4 SPARE5 To INV Bus power signal from CPU board...

  • Page 31: Hall Sensor Signal Input

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 5.2.2 Hall sensor signal input This product has connector for hall sensor signal input. Pin assignment of it is listed in Table 5-7. Table 5-7 Connector for hall sensor signal input (CN6) pin assignment Pin No.

  • Page 32: Cpu Board Specification

    (firmware) of RA8T1 with it. When you write a program, connect the CPU board to PC with USB cable. J-Link-OB operates as debugger equivalent to J-Link. If connecting from Integrated Development Environment (e.g. e2studio) or flash programing tool (e.g. Renesas Flash Programmer), set the type of debugger (tool) to “J-Link”.

  • Page 33: Inverter Board Connector

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 6.1.5 Inverter board connector Max 2 inverter boards can be connected to this product. 1st inverter board is connected with CN1 and CN2, and 2nd inverter board is connected with CN3 and CN4. The pin assignments of the connectors are shown in Table 6-1, Table 6-2, Table 6-3, Table 6-4.
  • Page 34 Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Table 6-3 2nd inverter board connector (CN3) pin assignment Pin No. Pin Function RA8T1Pin Pin No. Pin Function RA8T1 Pin AGND - (AVSS) P000/AN100 AGND - (AVSS) P513/AN016 P001/AN101 P002/AN102 P003/AN104 (*) P806/AN018 (*)

  • Page 35: Serial Communication

    Figure 6-2 Board connection of CPU board, INV board and COM board 6.1.6 Serial communication For serial communication using Renesas Motor Workbench, the CPU board has SCI connector. Pin assignment for SCI connector is listed in Table 6-5. Table 6-5 SCI connector (CN8) pin assignment Pin No.

  • Page 36: Led

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 6.1.8 This product has 4 controllable LEDs, so that they can be used for program debug and the system. LED switches “ON” when output from the corresponding port is “LOW” and switches “OFF” when output is “HIGH”.

  • Page 37: Ra8T1 Pin Function List

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual 6.2 RA8T1 pin function list Table 6-10 RA8T1 pin function list Pin No. RA8T1 pin function Signal function P301/SD0DAT3 SDHI P304/SD0DAT0/TDATA3 SDHI,ARM debugger P306/SD0CD/TDATA1 SDHI,ARM debugger P308/SD0CLK/TCLK SDHI,ARM debugger P905/IRQ8 INV1 HALL_V P909 TP43...
  • Page 38 Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Pin No. RA8T1 pin function Signal function P411 Pmod6A(GPIO) P410/GTIOC9B Smart Driver (INV1 EN)/HV1_PWM_PFC P414/CRX1 PA09/IRQ5 INV2 HALL_W P613/GTETRGA INV1 OverCurrent/Smart Driver (INV1 nFault)/HV1_OC_PFC P615/GTETRGC INV1 ENC_Z P610/GTIOC4A INV2 ENC_A PA13 INV1 SW2 P911...
  • Page 39 Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Pin No. RA8T1 pin function Signal function VSS1 AVCC_USBHS XTAL 24MHz EXTAL 24MHz VSS_DCDC VSS8 VCC8 P607 TP14 P813 TP46 VCC5 VSS5 VSS8 VCC7 PB02 PB06 TP19 PB07 TP21 VSS9 XCOUT XCIN XCIN P107...
  • Page 40 Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Pin No. RA8T1 pin function Signal function P805/AN017 INV2 VW/INV2 IPS_B P402/ET0MDIO Ether P406/RMII0TXD1 Ether P700/RMII0TXD0 Ether PB03 TP13 P100/MISOB Smart Driver (MISO) P801/IRQ12 INV2 HALL_V P803/GTIOC12B INV2 PWM_UL P604 INV2 SW1 P504 INV2 SW2...

  • Page 41: Communication Board Specification

    Power supply Power of this product is supplied at 5V from USB connector. 7.1.2 USB communication This product is equipped with a USB type-C connector for communication with a PC when using Renesas Motor Workbench, etc. 7.1.3 Serial communication This board has two SCI connectors for serial communication with the target MCU when using Renesas Motor Workbench, etc.

  • Page 42: Design And Manufacture Information

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Design and Manufacture Information You can obtain information on the design and manufacture of this product from renesas.com Website and Support In order to learn, download tools and documents, apply technical support for RA family MCU and its kit, visit the below Web site.

  • Page 43: Revision History

    Renesas RA Family MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Revision History Rev. Date Description Page Summary － 1.00 Jan 23, 2024 First edition R12UZ0133EJ0100 Rev 1.00 Page 40 of 40 Jan 23, 2024...
  • Page 44 MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual Publication Date: Rev 1.00 Jan 23, 2024 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
  • Page 45 MCK-RA8T1 User's Manual R12UZ0133EJ0100...

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