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Renesas EK-RA4L1 Quick Start Manual

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RA4L1 Group
Evaluation Kit for RA4L1 Microcontroller Group
Renesas
RA Family
RA4 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 (https://www.renesas.com).
www.renesas.com
EK-RA4L1 v1
Quick Start Guide
Rev 1.00 Jan 2025

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Summary of Contents for Renesas EK-RA4L1

  • 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: General Precautions In The Handling Of Microprocessing Unit And Microcontroller Unit Products

    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 Terms and Conditions available at renesas.com/legal-notices. The EK-RA4L1 is not guaranteed to be error free, and the entire risk as to the results and performance of the EK-RA4L1 is assumed by the User. The EK- RA4L1 is provided by Renesas on an “as is” basis without warranty of any kind whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of good workmanship, fitness for a particular purpose, title, merchantability, and non-infringement of intellectual property rights.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Figure 1. EK-RA4L1 Kit Contents ........................8 Figure 2. Quick Start Example Project Flow ....................9 Figure 3. Connecting the EK-RA4L1 Board to the Host PC via USB Debug ..........10 Figure 4. USB Serial Device in Windows Device Manager ................11 Figure 5.
  • Page 6 Figure 30. Building the Project ........................25 Figure 31. Successful Build Output ....................... 25 Figure 32. Connecting the EK-RA4L1 Board to the Host PC via USB Debug Port ........25 Figure 33. Selecting the Debug Option ......................26 Figure 34. Selecting the Debug Image ......................26 Figure 35.

  • Page 7: Renesas Ra Family

    FSP to modify the example project described in this document. 3. Default jumper settings: Prior to running the Quick Start example project or programming the EK- RA4L1 board, default jumper settings must be used. Refer to the EK-RA4L1 user’s manual for the default jumper configuration.

  • Page 8: Kit Contents

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide 2. Kit Contents The following components are included in the kit: 1. EK-RA4L1 board 2. USB-C to USB-C cable 3. USB-A to USB-C cable 4. USB-C to USB-A female host cable 5.

  • Page 9: Ek-Ra4L1 V1

    LED1 (blue) using the user buttons (S1 and S2). The supported frequencies are 1 Hz, 5 Hz, and 10 Hz and the supported intensities are 10%, 50%, and 90%. When the EK-RA4L1 board running the Quick Start example project is connected to a host PC via USB debug J10, the welcome menu is displayed on a terminal console.

  • Page 10: Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide 4. Quick Start Example Project This section lists the requirements and instructions to power up the EK-RA4L1 board and run the Quick Start example project. Hardware Requirements • EK-RA4L1 board •...

  • Page 11: Running The Quick Start Example Project

     LED3 red – Off 2. Press the user button (S1) on the EK-RA4L1 board to change the intensity of the user LED1 (blue). With every press of the user button (S1), the intensity will switch from 10% to 50% to 90% and cycle back.

  • Page 12: Figure 5. Selecting The Serial Port On Tera Term

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide 5. Open Tera Term, select Serial and COMxx: USB Serial Device (COMxx) and click OK. Figure 5. Selecting the Serial Port on Tera Term 6. Using the Setup menu pull-down, select Serial Port and ensure that the speed is set to 115200, as shown below.

  • Page 13: Figure 7. Welcome And Main Menu

    EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide 7. Complete the connection. The ‘welcome and main menu’ screen will be displayed. If no text appears, press the RESET button on the EK-RA4L1. Figure 7. Welcome and Main Menu 8. Press 1 to display the Kit Information including the kit name, ordering part number, part number, MCU ID, MCU die temperature, and the user LED’s current blinking frequency and intensity.

  • Page 14: Figure 10. Quad-Spi Speed Test Results

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide Figure 10. Quad-SPI Speed Test Results 12. Press space to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen. 13. Press 3 to display the Segment LCD Demonstration. This application allows the user to set the time and an alarm, both of which are displayed on the Segment LCD.

  • Page 15: Figure 12. Segment Lcd Set Time

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide Figure 12. Segment LCD Set Time 15. Press space to return to the Segment LCD Demonstration menu. 16. Press 2 to display the Set Alarm option. This allows the user to set an alarm. When the alarm is set, the ALARM segment on the Segment LCD will switch on.

  • Page 16: Figure 13. Segment Lcd Set Alarm

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide Figure 13. Segment LCD Set Alarm 17. Press space to return to the Segment LCD Demonstration menu. The time of the alarm will be displayed in the Set Alarm Option. Figure 14. Segment LCD Set Alarm Confirmation R20QS0081EG0100 Rev.1.00...

  • Page 17: Figure 15. Low Power Mode Demonstration

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide 18. Press space to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen. 19. Press 4 to display the Low Power Modes Demonstration menu. This allows the user to test the EK- RA4L1 in Sleep and Standby mode.

  • Page 18: Figure 18. Next Steps

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide 22. Press S2 to return to Full Power Mode. The blue LED will illuminate to indicate the board is in full power mode. 23. Press space to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen.

  • Page 19: Customizing The Quick Start Example Project

    1. Download and extract the Quick Start example project to a local directory on the host PC.  The Quick Start example project (source code and project files) is available in the EK-RA4L1 Example Projects Bundle that is available in the Downloads tab of EK-RA4L1 webpage at renesas.com/ek-...

  • Page 20: Figure 20. Launching The Workspace

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide 4. Click Launch. Figure 20. Launching the Workspace 5. Click Import from the File drop-down menu. Figure 21. Importing the Project R20QS0081EG0100 Rev.1.00 Page 20 of 29 Jan.20.25...

  • Page 21: Figure 22. Importing Existing Projects Into The Workspace

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide 6. In the Import dialog box, select General, and then select Existing Projects into Workspace. Figure 22. Importing Existing Projects into the Workspace 7. Click Next. Figure 23. Clicking Next to Import Existing Projects into the Workspace R20QS0081EG0100 Rev.1.00...

  • Page 22: Figure 24. Selecting The Root Directory

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide 8. Click Select root directory and click Browse to go to the location of the Quick Start example project folder. Figure 24. Selecting the Root Directory 9. Select the Quick Start example project and click Finish.

  • Page 23: Modifying, Generating, And Building The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide 5.3 Modifying, Generating, and Building the Quick Start Example Project This section provides instructions to modify the Quick Start example project. The Quick Start example project can be modified by editing the source code and reconfiguring the properties of the MCU peripherals, pins, clocks, interrupts, and so forth.

  • Page 24: Figure 28. Modifying The Configuration Settings

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide Figure 28. Modifying the Configuration Settings 3. After the desired modifications are made, click Generate Project Content. A dialog box may appear with an option of saving the configuration changes. Click Proceed.

  • Page 25: Setting Up Debug Connection Between The Ek-Ra4L1 Board And Host Pc

    EK-RA4L1 board and host PC. 1. Connect the type-C end of the USB-C cable to USB Debug port (J10) of the EK-RA4L1 board. Connect the other end of this cable to the USB port of the host PC.

  • Page 26: Downloading And Running The Modified Quick Start Example Project

    Note: The debug LED (LED5) continues to blink when J-Link drivers are not detected by the EK-RA4L1 board. In that case, make sure that the EK-RA4L1 board is connected to the host PC through the type-C USB debug port (J10) and that J-Link drivers are installed on the host PC by checking in the Windows Device Manager (expand Ports (COM &...

  • Page 27: Firewall Dialog

    4. Press F8 or click Resume icon to begin executing the project. Figure 36. Executing the Project 5. The modified Quick Start example project is programmed into the EK-RA4L1 board and is running. The project can be paused, stopped, or resumed using the debug controls.

  • Page 28: Next Steps

    EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide 6. Next Steps 1. To learn more about the EK-RA4L1 kit, refer to the EK-RA4L1 user’s manual and design package available in the Documents and Download tabs respectively of the EK-RA4L1 webpage at renesas.com/ek-ra4l1 2.

  • Page 29: Revision History

    Renesas RA Family EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide Revision History Description Rev. Date Page Summary 1.00 Jan.20.25 — Initial release R20QS0081EG0100 Rev.1.00 Page 29 of 29 Jan.20.25...
  • Page 30 EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide Publication Date: Jan.20.25 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
  • Page 31 EK-RA4L1 v1 – Quick Start Guide R20QS0081EG0100...