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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.
AIK-RA4E1 – Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family AIK-RA4E1 AIK-RA4E1 – Quick Start Guide Contents Introduction ..........................7 Assumptions and Advisory Notes ......................7 Kit Contents ..........................7 Overview of the Quick Start Guide Project – Asset Movement Recognition (AMR) ....8 Quick Start Guide Project Flow .......................
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AIK-RA4E1 – Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family Figure 13. Saving the Configuration Changes ....................18 Figure 14. Building the Project ........................18 Figure 15. Successful Build Output ......................... 18 Figure 16. Connecting the AIK-RA4E1 Board to the Host PC via USB Debug Port ........19 Figure 17.
2. Kit Contents The following components are included in the kit: 1. AIK-RA4E1 board. 2. Renesas ICM-42670-P PMOD Board 3. Micro USB device cable (type-A male to micro-B male) 4. Micro USB device cable (type-A male to type-C male) R12QS0076EE0100 Page 7 of 23 Mar.
Yellow LED blinks Wave All LEDs blink Idle Green LED blinks Power on the AIK-RA4E1 Kit with any of the USB connectors that are available. The AMR operation is demonstrated in renesas.com/aik-ra4e1. R12QS0076EE0100 Page 8 of 23 Mar. 5. 24...
AIK-RA4E1 – Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family 3.1 Quick Start Guide Project Flow Figure 2. Quick Start Guide Project Flow 4. Running the Quick Start Example Project This section lists the requirements and instructions to power up the AIK-RA4E1 board and run the Quick Start Guide project.
5. Customizing the Quick Start Guide Project This section lists the requirements and instructions for customizing the AMR project. Hardware Requirements • AIK-RA4E1 board • Renesas ICM-42670-P PMOD Board • Micro USB device cable • A PC with at least 1 USB port Software Requirements •...
The FSP, J-Link USB drivers, and e2 studio are bundled in a downloadable platform installer available on the FSP webpage at renesas.com/ra/fsp. New users are recommended to use the Quick Install option provided in the installation wizard, to minimize the amount of manual configuration needed.
AIK-RA4E1 – Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family Figure 5. Launching the Workspace 5. Click Import from the File drop-down menu. Figure 6. Importing the Project 6. In the Import dialog box, select General, and then select Existing Projects into Workspace.
AIK-RA4E1 – Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family Figure 7. Importing Existing Projects into the Workspace 7. Click Next. R12QS0076EE0100 Page 13 of 23 Mar. 5. 24...
AIK-RA4E1 – Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family Figure 8. Clicking Next to Import Existing Projects into the Workspace 8. Click Select root directory and click Browse to go to the location of the Quick Start example project folder. R12QS0076EE0100 Page 14 of 23 Mar.
AIK-RA4E1 – Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family Figure 9. Selecting the Root Directory 9. Select the Quick Start Guide project and click Finish. R12QS0076EE0100 Page 15 of 23 Mar. 5. 24...
AIK-RA4E1 – Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family Figure 10. Finishing Importing the Quick Start Guide Project 5.3 Modifying, Generating, and Building the Quick Start Guide Project This section provides instructions to modify the AMR project. The AMR project can be modified by editing the source code and reconfiguring the properties of the MCU peripherals, pins, clocks, interrupts, and so forth.
AIK-RA4E1 – Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family Figure 11. Opening the Configurator 2. For example, in the Stacks tab of the configurator, the user can click to select modules to modify the configuration settings, as required. The following screen shot illustrates modifying the I2C Communication Device configuration.
AIK-RA4E1 – Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family Figure 13. Saving the Configuration Changes 4. Modify the source files in the /src folder as needed and save the changes. 5. Build the project by clicking the build icon. Figure 14. Building the Project 6.
5.5 Downloading and Running the Modified Quick Start Example Project 1. In e2 studio, click the drop-down menu for the debug icon, select Debug As option, and choose Renesas GDB Hardware Debugging. Figure 17. Selecting the Debug Option 2. A dialog box may appear. Click Yes.
To learn how to create a new e2 studio project from scratch, refer to Chapter 2 Starting Development in the FSP User Manual (renesas.com/ra/fsp). To learn how to use e2 studio, refer to the User Manual provided on the e2 studio webpage (renesas.com/software-tool/e-studio) 7.
AIK-RA4E1 – Quick Start Guide Renesas RA Family Revision History Description Rev. Date Page Summary — 1.00 Mar.04.24 Initial release R12QS0076EE0100 Page 21 of 23 Mar. 5. 24...
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