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Renesas RA Series User Manual

Renesas RA Series User Manual

Fast prototyping board for microcontroller
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Fast Prototyping Board for RA8E1 Microcontroller
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.
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FPB-RA8E1 v1
User's Manual
Rev. 1.00 Oct 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.

  • Page 2: Corporate Headquarters

    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: Proprietary Notice

    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 FPB-RA8E1, 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 FPB-RA8E1 v1 Contents Corporate Headquarters ......................... 2 Contact information ......................... 2 Trademarks ............................. 2 Board Overview ........................4 Assumptions and Advisory Notes ......................5 Box Contents ........................... 6 Ordering Information ........................ 6 Hardware Architecture and Default Configurations ..............7 Board Architecture ...........................

  • Page 6: Corporate Headquarters

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual MCU Native Pin Access Area ....................21 Breakout Pin Headers ........................... 21 MCU Current Measurement ........................21 Expansion Boards ......................... 22 Camera Expansion Board ........................22 7.1.1 Connecting the Camera Expansion Board to the FPB-RA8E1 Board ..........22 7.1.2...
  • Page 7 Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual Tables Table 1. Kit Architecture ..........................7 Table 2. Default Jumper Configuration ...................... 9 Table 3. Debug Modes ..........................12 Table 4. Jumper Connection Summary for Different Debug Modes ............12 Table 5.

  • Page 8: Board Overview

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual 1. Board Overview The FPB-RA8E1, a Fast Prototyping Board for the RA8E1 MCU Group, enables users to seamlessly evaluate the features of the RA8E1 MCU group and develop embedded systems applications using Flexible Software Package (FSP) and the e studio IDE.

  • Page 9: Assumptions And Advisory Notes

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 1. FPB-RA8E1 Board Top Side Figure 2. FPB-RA8E1 Board Bottom Side 1.1 Assumptions and Advisory Notes 1. It is assumed that the user has a basic understanding of microcontrollers and embedded systems hardware.

  • Page 10: Box Contents

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual 2. Box Contents The following components are included in the box: 1. FPB-RA8E1 v1 board 2. FPB-RA8E1 v1 Quick Start Guide Figure 3. FPB-RA8E1 Board 3. Ordering Information • FPB-RA8E1 v1 orderable part number: RTK7FPA8E1S00001BE Note: The underlined character in the orderable part number represents the kit version.

  • Page 11: Hardware Architecture And Default Configurations

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual 4. Hardware Architecture and Default Configurations 4.1 Board Architecture The FPB-RA8E1 board is designed with an architecture similar to other boards in the FPB series. Alongside the MCU there is an on-board programmer, pin headers for access to all the pins on the MCU, a power supply regulator, some LEDs and switches, and several ecosystem I/O connectors (Pmod and Arduino™).

  • Page 12: Jumper Configurations

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual 4.3 Jumper Configurations Two types of jumpers are provided on the FPB-RA8E1 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 13: Default Jumper Configurations

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual 4.3.3 Default Jumper Configurations The following table describes the default configurations for each jumper on the FPB-RA8E1 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 14 Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual Location Circuit Group Default Function Open/Closed Pmod 1 Open Connects Pmod 1 pin 1 to P613 (CTS0) Pmod 1 Closed Connects Pmod 1 pin 1 to P612 (SS0) Pmod 1 Open Connects Pmod 1 pin 4 to P612 (RTS0)

  • Page 15: System Control And Ecosystem Access

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual 5. System Control and Ecosystem Access The FPB-RA8E1 provides a power supply regulator, an on-board debugger, simple I/O (switches and LEDs), and popular I/O ecosystem connectors. These are all described in detail below.

  • Page 16: Power Supply Considerations

    C cable and a compliant source, this will supply 1A on the debug connection and up to 3 A for the device USB ports negotiated by the Renesas USB controller configuration. Depending on the configuration of the kit, multiple power sources may be required.

  • Page 17: Debug On-Board

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual 5.2.1 Debug On-Board Debug USB-C connector (J10) connects the SEGGER J-Link On-Board debugger to an external USB full speed host, allowing re-programming and debugging of the target RA MCU firmware. The J-Link On-Board debugger connects to the target RA MCU using the SWD interface.

  • Page 18: Debugger Configurations In E 2 Studio

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual 5.2.2 Debug In ® The 10-pin Cortex Debug Connector at J13 supports SWD, JTAG and SWO. This connector may be used for external debug of a target RA MCU. To configure the FPB-RA8E1 board to use the Debug In mode, configure the jumpers using the following table.

  • Page 19: Ecosystem

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 9. e Studio Debugger Configurations 5.3 Ecosystem The Ecosystem connectors provide users the option to simultaneously connect several third-party add-on modules compatible with two popular ecosystems using the following connectors: 1. Two Digilent Pmod™ (SPI, I C and UART [Pmod 1] and SPI/UART [Pmod 2]) connectors 2.

  • Page 20: Figure 10. Pmod 1 Connector With Configuration E Pads

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual Pin 6 Pin 1 Pin 12 Pin 7 Figure 10. Pmod 1 Connector with Configuration E Pads The default setting of the Pmod 1 interface supports +3.3 V devices. Please ensure that any Pmod device installed is compatible with a +3.3 V supply.

  • Page 21: Arduino™ Connector

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual Pin 6 Pin 1 Pin 12 Pin 7 Figure 11. Pmod 2 Connector with Configuration E Pads 5.3.2 Arduino™ Connector Near the center of the System Control and Ecosystem Access area is an Arduino™ UNO R3 compatible connector interface.

  • Page 22: Miscellaneous

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual Arduino™ Compatible Connector FPB-RA8E1 Description Signal/Bus J14-9 C SDA P511 (SDA1) J14-10 C SCL P512 (SCL1) *IRQ8 can be used on D3 or D4. Figure 12. Arduino™ UNO Connectors 5.4 Miscellaneous 5.4.1 User and Power LEDs Four LEDs are provided on the FPB-RA8E1 board.

  • Page 23: User And Reset Switches

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 13. User LEDs Figure 14. Power LED Figure 15. Debug LED 5.4.2 User and Reset Switches Two miniature, momentary, mechanical push-button type SMD switches are mounted on the FPB-RA8E1 board. Pressing the reset switch (S2) generates a reset signal to restart the RA MCU.

  • Page 24: Mcu Boot Mode

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 16. Reset (S2) and User Switch (S1) 5.4.3 MCU Boot Mode Two-pin headers J16 and J6 can be used to select the boot mode (P201) of the target RA MCU. For normal operation (single-chip mode), leave J16 open and J6 closed.

  • Page 25: Mcu Native Pin Access Area

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual 6. MCU Native Pin Access Area Figure 18. Native Pin Access Area 6.1 Breakout Pin Headers The FPB-RA8E1 board pin headers (not fitted), J1, J2 and J3, provide access to all RA MCU interface signals, and to voltages for all RA MCU power ports.

  • Page 26: Expansion Boards

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 19. RA +3.3 V Current Measurement Circuit Figure 20. RA MCU +3.3 V Current Measurement Test Point and R2 7. Expansion Boards The FPB-RA8E1 board supports camera add-on modules on the connector J4 (not fitted).

  • Page 27: Signal Assignments

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual Figure 21. FPB-RA8E1 Board Connected with Camera Expansion Board 7.1.2 Signal Assignments The camera interface connector J4 connects the FPB-RA8E1 board to camera expansion module. Table 15. Camera Expansion Port Assignments Camera Expansion Port Assignments...

  • Page 28: Certifications

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual 8. Certifications The FPB-RA8E1 v1 board meets the following certifications/standards. See page 4 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 29: Design And Manufacturing Information

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual 9. Design and Manufacturing Information The design and manufacturing information for the FPB-RA8E1 v1 kit is available in the “FPB-RA8E1 v1 Design Package” available on renesas.com/fpb-ra8e1. • Design package file name: fpb-ra8e1-v1-designpackage.zip •...

  • Page 30: Revision History

    Renesas RA Family FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User's Manual Revision History Description Rev. Date Page Summary 1.00 Oct.11.24 — Initial Release R20UT5474EG0100 Rev 1.00 Page 26 of 26 Oct.11.24...
  • Page 31 FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User’s Manual Publication Date: Oct.11.24 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
  • Page 32 FPB-RA8E1 v1 – User’s Manual R20UT5474EG0100...

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