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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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The revision history summarizes the locations of revisions and additions. It does not list all revisions. Refer to the text of the manual for details. The following documents apply to the RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board. Be sure to refer to the latest versions of these documents.
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Digilent Inc. For the Pmod™ interface specification, refer to the Pmod™ License Agreement page at the Web site of Digilent Inc. Personal Computer Random Access Memory Renesas Flash Programmer Read Only Memory Serial Peripheral Interface Timer Pulse Unit UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter...
Table of Contents 1. Overview ..........................1 Purpose ..............................1 Features ..............................1 Preparation ..............................1 1.3.1 Installing the e studio IDE ....................... 2 1.3.2 Installing the CS+ IDE ........................2 Board Specification Table .......................... 3 Block Diagram ............................4 2.
This user’s manual describes the RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board (RTK7RLG240C00000BJ) (hereinafter referred to as “this product”). Purpose This product is an evaluation tool for a Renesas MCU. This user’s manual describes the hardware specifications, ways of setting switches, and the basic setup procedure. Features This product can handle the following tasks.
3. Select “RL78” for [Device Families]. 4. Confirm that the latest version of Renesas CCRL has been selected as the compiler. 5. Select the [I accept the terms of the Software Agreements] checkbox and then click on the [Install] button.
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 2. Board Layout 2. Board Layout Figure 2-1 shows the external appearance of the top side of this product. Ten digital pins for Arduino Eight digital pins for Arduino MCU header J1 Reset switch...
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 3. Parts Layout 3. Parts Layout Figure 3-1 shows the parts layout of this product. Unit: mm Figure 3-1 Parts Layout Figure 3-2 shows the external dimensions of this product. Unit: mm Figure 3-2 External Dimensions R20UT5091EJ0100 Rev.
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 4. Operating Environment 4. Operating Environment Figure 4-1 shows the operating environment of this product. Install the IDE on the host PC. USB cable RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board Host PC Figure 4-1 Operating Environment R20UT5091EJ0100 Rev. 1.00 Page 7 of 36 Apr.16.23...
5. User Circuits Evaluation MCU The specifications for the power supply, system clock, and reset of the evaluation MCU (RL78/G24) at the time of shipment are as follows. Power supply: 5 V (VBUS) supplied from the USB (including the analog power supply) •...
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Arduino Connectors The specification of the Arduino connectors is on the assumption that Arduino shields are to be connectable. However, we do not guarantee connection to all types of Arduino shield.
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RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Table 5-1 Pin Assignments of the Arduino Connectors (1/2) Part No. in Name of RL78/G24 the Circuit Arduino Power Port Analog Serial Schematics Signal* Supply J3-1 N.C. J3-2 IOREF EVDD J3-3...
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RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Table 5-2 Pin Assignments of the Arduino Connectors (2/2) Part No. in Name of RL78/G24 the Circuit Arduino Power Port Analog Serial Schematics Signal* Supply J5-1 RX/0 RxD1 J5-2 TX/1 TxD1...
Pmod1 is assumed to be connected to Pmod Interface Type 2A or 3A module*. Pmod2 is assumed to be connected to the Pmod Interface Type 6A module*. Note: For details on the Pmod module from Renesas, refer to the Web site at: https://www.renesas.com/quickconnect.
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RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Table 5-3 Pin Assignments of Pmod (Pmod1) Pin No. of Name of RL78/G24 Pmod Pmod Power Port SPI (CSI) UART Signal Supply INTP11 SO10 TxD1 59(58) SI10 RxD1 (P04/SCL10)* 58(59) SCK10 (P03/SDA10)* EVDD...
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits MCU Headers The MCU headers are provided as through holes J1 and J2 for a total of 32 (16 x 2) pins. The pin headers have a pitch of 2.54 mm and the evaluation MCU is connected to the through holes for the headers.
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RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits J1-30 P06/(INTP11)/(TRJIO0) J1-31 P05/(INTP10) J1-32 P30/INTP3/RTC1HZ/SCK00/SCL00/TRJO0/(VCOUT1) Notes: 1. The names of the Arduino signals correspond to the pin numbers for the Arduino IDE. The Arduino IDE will be supported in the future.
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RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Table 5-6 Pin Assignments of the MCU Headers (J2) Part No. in Name of RL78/G24 the Circuit Arduino Power Port and Peripheral Modules Others Schematics Signal* Supply J2-1 P50/INTP1/SI00/RxD0/TOOLRxD/DALIRxD0/SDA00/TRGIOA TOOLRxD /(TRJO0)/(TI03)/(VCOUT3) J2-2...
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RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits J2-30 P00/ANI29/IVCMP1/PGAI1/TI00/TRGCLKA/(TRJO0) J2-31 P141/PCLBUZ1/INTP7 J2-32 P140/PCLBUZ0/INTP6 Notes: 1. The names of the Arduino signals correspond to the pin numbers for the Arduino IDE. The Arduino IDE will be supported in the future.
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Grove Connector The specification of the grove connector is on the assumption that Grove modules are to be connectable; GROVE1 to GROVE3 are for connection through I2C. If a connector is mounted, however, connection to all Grove modules (through I2C) is not guaranteed.
MCU clocks, refer to the RL78/G24 User’s Manual: Hardware. For details on the clock circuit of this product, refer to the circuit schematics of the RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board. Table 5-10 shows the details of the clocks on the RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board.
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits 5.12 USB-to-Serial Converter and COM Port Debugging A USB-to-serial converter (FT232RQ) from FTDI is mounted on the board and is usable with the standard driver of Windows 10. For other operating systems or drivers, install the driver by downloading from the following Web site of FTDI.
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits 5.13 USB-to-Serial Converter Reset Header The USB-to-serial converter is placed in the forced reset state by short-circuiting its reset header (J14). If the evaluation MCU alone is to operate without the use of the RL78 COM port debug tool, place the USB-to-serial converter in the reset state.
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits 5.14 Power-Supply Selection Header The operating power (VDD) of the evaluation MCU can be changed to supply from the emulator or external power, and to 5 V or 3.3 V with the use of a header (J16). Only change the jumper setting of J16 while power is not being supplied.
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RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Power-supply selection header (J16) Open-circuit: emulator or external power Figure 5-7 Setting of the Header to Select Supply from the Emulator or External Power (Top Side) R20UT5091EJ0100 Rev. 1.00 Page 23 of 36...
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits 5.15 External Power Supply When the evaluation MCU is to have a desired power-supply voltage, or when more current is required, use an external power supply. The usable voltages depend on the evaluation MCU.
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits 5.16 Current Measurement Header This header (J9) is used to measure the current drawn by the evaluation MCU (J9 header components are not mounted). Connecting an ammeter to this product enables measurement of the current being drawn by the evaluation MCU.
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RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits Insert an ammeter between the sockets of the current measurement header (J9) to measure the current. Cut the pattern for cutting (VCCIO) (Figure 5-12) and turn down the LED to reduce the current drawn with an MCU other than the evaluation MCU.
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits 5.17 Separate Pattern for VDD and EVDD When VDD and EVDD are to be used with different potentials, cut the given pattern for cutting (VDD_EVDD). Figure 5-11 shows the position of the pattern for cutting.
This 14-pin connector (J7) is used to connect this product to an on-chip debugging E2 emulator or E2 emulator Lite, from Renesas Electronics, incorporating programming facilities (the connector is not mounted). The emulator is used for programming or debugging the evaluation MCU.
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RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 5. User Circuits After the changes to the circuit have been made to connect the emulator as described in the previous page, if you want to restore the settings to those for COM port debugging with the use of the USB-to-serial converter, make the following change of setting as follows.
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 6. Handling Precautions 6. Handling Precautions Power to be Supplied When power is supplied to this product from an emulator or through the USB, note that the total current of VDD, EVDD, 5 V, and 3.3 V should not exceed the maximum current of 200 mA.
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RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 6. Handling Precautions In the circuit schematics, the symbol below indicates that there are only short-circuit pads without any pattern for cutting. R20UT5091EJ0100 Rev. 1.00 Page 31 of 36 Apr.16.23...
• J16: open-circuit 5.0 V Notes: 1. Connecting the RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board to an Arduino shield, a Pmod module, or a Grove module shall be conducted at the user’s own responsibility and should only proceed after confirming the specifications of the power supply and interfaces.
UART transmission to the P51/TxD0 line is written to the target MCU before the host PC recognizes the USB-to-serial converter as the COM port, the operation of the USB-to-serial converter may be unstable and prevent connection to the Renesas Flash Programmer or terminal software.
[Target Device]: Select [R7F101GLG]. • [Connection with Target Board]: • [COM Port]: Select the COM port number for assignment to the RL78/G24 FPB from the pull-down list. [Reset control pin]: Select [DTR]. R7F101GLG Figure 7-1 Settings of the e studio R20UT5091EJ0100 Rev.
RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board 7. Developing Code Using COM Port Debugging with CS+ Figure 7-2 and Figure 7-3 show the settings of CS+ when it is to be connected to the RL78/G24 Fast Prototyping Board. [Using Debug Tool]: • Select [RL78 COM Port] from [Using Debug Tool] in the [Debug] menu.
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