Renesas RL78 Family
5. Flashing Firmware
Upon using the board for trainings or evaluation a user may wish to revert firmware back to the original
application. his section provides an overview on flashing the factory firmware to the RL78/G23 Indoor Air
Quality Demonstrator Board.
This section assumes the read has followed the instructions outlined in.
5.1 Requirements
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E2-Lite
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Renesas Flash Programmer (> V3.09)
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Completed section 3 Instructions for First Power On
5.2 Connection
Connect the E2-Lite to the users PC & connect the E2-Lite 14pin cable to J2 on the back of the board – the
polarised 14 pin connector should allow for connection only one way – but the polarizing notch should be
facing away from the PCB – shown in Figure 13.
5.3 RFP
Launch RFP (Renesas Flash Programmer) and create a new project – if the new project dialog doesn't
automatically open click File → New Project... as shown in Figure 14.
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Figure 13. E2-Lite Connection
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