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Renesas EK-RZ/A3M Quick Start Manual

Renesas EK-RZ/A3M Quick Start Manual

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RZ/A3M Group
Evaluation Kit for RZ/A3M Microprocessor Group
Renesas
RZ Family
RZ/A 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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EK-RZ/A3M v1
Quick Start Guide
Rev.1.00 May 2025

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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 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-RZ/A3M is not guaranteed to be error free, and the entire risk as to the results and performance of the EK-RZ/A3M is assumed by the User. The EK- RZ/A3M 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 2. Kit Assembly ............................. 9 Figure 3. Quick Start Example Project Flow ....................10 Figure 4. Connecting the EK-RZ/A3M Board to the Host PC via USB Debug ..........11 Figure 5. MIPI Display: Getting Started ......................12 Figure 6. MIPI Display: Home Screen ......................12 Figure 7.
  • Page 6 Figure 34. Building the Project ........................27 Figure 35. Successful Build Output ....................... 28 Figure 36. Connecting the EK-RZ/A3M Board to the Host PC via USB Debug Port ........28 Figure 37. Selecting the Debug Option ......................29 Figure 38. Selecting the Debug Image ......................29 Figure 39.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide 1. Introduction This Quick Start Guide (QSG) provides: • An overview of the Quick Start example project that the EK-RZ/A3M board comes pre-programmed with. • Instructions for running the Quick Start example project. •...

  • Page 8: Ek-Rz/A3M V1

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide 2. Kit Contents The following components are included in the kit: 1. EK-RZ/A3M v1 board 2. USB-C to USB-C cable 3. USB-C to USB-A cable 4. USB-C to USB-A female host cable 5.

  • Page 9: Kit Assembly

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide 3. Kit Assembly Attach the MIPI Graphics Expansion Board 2 to the EK-RZ/A3M using the screws and spacers provided as shown below: Figure 2. Kit Assembly R20QS0087EG0100 Rev.1.00 Page 9 of 32...

  • Page 10: Overview Of The Quick Start Example Project

    10 Hz and the supported intensities are 10%, 50%, and 90%. When the EK-RZ/A3M board running the QSEP is connected to a host PC via USB debug J10, the welcome menu is displayed on a terminal console. The QSEP can also be navigated using the MIPI Graphics Expansion Board 2.

  • Page 11: Quick Start Example Project

    1. Connect the MIPI Graphics Expansion Board 2 to J32 on the EK-RZ/A3M 2. Connect the type-C end of the USB-C cable to USB Debug port (J10) of the EK-RZ/A3M board. 3. Connect the other end of this cable to the USB port of the host PC. Power LED (LED4) illuminates, indicating that the EK-RZ/A3M board is powered on.

  • Page 12: Running The Quick Start Example Project

     LED3 red – Off 2. Press the user button (SW1) on the EK-RZ/A3M board to change the intensity of the user LED1 (blue). With every press of the user button (SW1), the intensity will switch from 10% to 50% to 90% and cycle back.

  • Page 13: Figure 7. Mipi Display: Qsep Menu

    Device (COMxx) and note down the COM port number for reference in the next step. Note: USB Serial Device drivers are required to communicate between the EK-RZ/A3M board and the terminal application on the host PC. When the board is connected to the PC for the first time, J-Link drivers are installed.

  • Page 14: Figure 9. Selecting The Serial Port On Tera Term

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide 9. Open Tera Term, select Serial and COMxx: USB Serial Device (COMxx) and click OK. Figure 9. Selecting the Serial Port on Tera Term 10. Using the Setup menu pull-down, select Serial Port and ensure that the speed is set to 115200, as shown below.

  • Page 15: Figure 11. Serial Console: Welcome And Main Menu

    EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide 11. Complete the connection. The ‘welcome and main menu’ screen will be displayed. If no text appears, press the RESET button on the EK-RZ/A3M. Figure 11. Serial Console: Welcome and Main Menu 12. Press 1 on the serial console or navigate using the MIPI display menu to open the Kit Information Page which displays the kit name, ordering part number, RZ device part number, and the user LED’s current...

  • Page 16: Figure 13. Mipi Display: Kit Information

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide Figure 13. MIPI Display: Kit Information 14. Press space or press ‘X’ on the MIPI display to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen. 15. Press 2 or navigate using the MIPI display menu to open the User LED Control Page. This application allows the user to control the blinking frequency and intensity of each user LED using the MIPI display.

  • Page 17: Figure 15. Serial Console: User Led Control

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide Figure 15. Serial Console: User LED Control 17. Press space or press ‘X’ on the MIPI display to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen. 18. Press 3 on the serial console to open the Quad-SPI Speed Test. This application demonstrates the read and write performance to and from the Quad-SPI flash memory.

  • Page 18: Figure 17. Serial Console: Quad-Spi Speed Test Results

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide Figure 17. Serial Console: Quad-SPI Speed Test Results 20. The following screen will appear on the MIPI display. Figure 18. MIPI Display: Quad-SPI Speed Test R20QS0087EG0100 Rev.1.00 Page 18 of 32...

  • Page 19: Figure 19. Mipi Display: Lcd Demonstration

    21. Press space or press ‘X’ on the MIPI display to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen. 22. Press 4 or navigate using the MIPI display menu to open the LCD demonstration. The Renesas RZ logo will appear on the MIPI display. Press anywhere on the screen to make a colored square appear at the touch point.

  • Page 20: Figure 21. Serial Console: Next Steps

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide 24. Press space or press ‘X’ on the MIPI display to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen. 25. Press 5 or navigate using the MIPI display menu to open the Next Steps page.

  • Page 21: 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-RZ/A3M Example Projects Bundle that is available in the Downloads tab of EK-RZ/A3M webpage at renesas.com/ek-rza3m...

  • Page 22: Figure 24. Launching The Workspace

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide 4. Click Launch. Figure 24. Launching the Workspace 5. Click Import from the File drop-down menu. Figure 25. Importing the Project R20QS0087EG0100 Rev.1.00 Page 22 of 32 May.20.25...

  • Page 23: Figure 26. Importing Existing Projects Into The Workspace

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide 6. In the Import dialog box, select General, and then select Existing Projects into Workspace. Figure 26. Importing Existing Projects into the Workspace 7. Click Next. Figure 27. Clicking Next to Import Existing Projects into the Workspace R20QS0087EG0100 Rev.1.00...

  • Page 24: Figure 28. Selecting The Root Directory

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M 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 28. Selecting the Root Directory 9. Select the Quick Start example project and click Finish.

  • Page 25: Modifying, Generating, And Building The Quick Start Example Project

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide 6.3 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 26: Figure 32. Modifying The Configuration Settings

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide Figure 32. Modifying the Configuration Settings R20QS0087EG0100 Rev.1.00 Page 26 of 32 May.20.25...

  • Page 27: Figure 33. Saving The Configuration Changes

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide 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. Figure 33. Saving the Configuration Changes 4.

  • Page 28: Setting Up Debug Connection Between The Ek-Rz/A3M Board And Host Pc

    EK-RZ/A3M board and host PC. 1. Connect the type-C end of the USB-C cable to USB Debug port (J10) of the EK-RZ/A3M board. Connect the other end of this cable to the USB port of the host PC.

  • Page 29: 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-RZ/A3M board. In that case, make sure that the EK-RZ/A3M 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 30: Firewall Dialog

    4. Press F8 or click Resume icon to begin executing the project. Figure 40. Executing the Project 5. The modified Quick Start example project is programmed into the EK-RZ/A3M board and is running. The project can be paused, stopped, or resumed using the debug controls.

  • Page 31: Next Steps

    EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide 7. Next Steps 1. To learn more about the EK-RZ/A3M kit, refer to the EK-RZ/A3M user’s manual and design package available in the Documents and Download tabs respectively of the EK-RZ/A3M webpage at renesas.com/ek-rza3m 2.

  • Page 32: Revision History

    Renesas RZ Family EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide Revision History Description Rev. Date Page Summary 1.00 May.20.2025 — Initial release R20QS0087EG0100 Rev.1.00 Page 32 of 32 May.20.25...
  • Page 33 EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide Publication Date: May.20.25 Published by: Renesas Electronics Corporation...
  • Page 34 EK-RZ/A3M v1 – Quick Start Guide R20QS0087EG0100...

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