Features
- 100MHz Arm Cortex-M33 with TrustZone
- Secure element functionality
- 512kB - 1MB Flash memory and 64kB SRAM with parity and 64kB SRAM with ECC
- 8kB Data Flash to store data as in EEPROM
- 1kB Stand-by SRAM
- Scalable from 64-pin to 144-pin packages
- Capacitive touch sensing unit (CTSU)
- USB 2.0 Full Speed
- CAN 2.0B
- Quad SPI
- SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C)
- SPI/I2C multi-master interface
- SDHI and MMC
Description
The Renesas RA4M3 group of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) uses the high-performance Arm® Cortex®-M33 core with TrustZone®. In concert with the secure crypto engine, it offers secure element functionality. The RA4M3 is built on a highly efficient 40nm process and is supported by an open and flexible ecosystem concept—the Flexible Software Package (FSP), built on FreeRTOS—and is expandable to use other RTOSes and middleware. The RA4M3 is suitable for IoT applications requiring vast communication options, future proof security, large embedded RAM, and low active power consumption down to 119µA/MHz running the CoreMark® algorithm from Flash.
Parameters
| Attributes | Value |
|---|---|
| Main CPU | Arm Cortex-M33 |
| Program Memory (KB) | 512, 768, 1024 |
| RAM (KB) | 128 |
| Carrier Type | Bulk (Tray), Full Carton (Tray), Tape & Reel |
| Supply Voltage (V) | 2.7 - 3.6 |
| I/O Ports | 42, 46, 76, 110 |
| DRAM I/F | No |
| Temp. Range (°C) | Ta = -40 to +85, Ta = -40 to +105 |
| Operating Freq (Max) (MHz) | 100 |
| Ethernet speed | No |
| EtherCat (ch) (#) | 0 |
| USB FS (host ch/device ch) | ( 1 / 1 ) |
| USB HS (host ch/device ch) | ( 0 / 0 ) |
| USB SS (host ch/device ch) | ( 0 / 0 ) |
| SCI or UART (ch) | 6 |
| SPI (ch) | 1 |
| I2C (#) | 2 |
| CAN (ch) | 2 |
| CAN-FD (ch) | 0 |
| Wireless | No |
| SDHI (ch) | 0, 1 |
| High Resolution Output Timer | No |
| PWM Output (pin#) | 16 |
| 32-Bit Timer (ch) | 4 |
| 16-Bit Timer (ch) (#) | 4 |
| Standby operable timer | Yes |
| Asynchronous General Purpose Timer / Interval Timer (ch) | 6 |
| 16-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
| 14-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
| 12-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 8, 17, 19 |
| 24-Bit Sigma-Delta A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
| 12-Bit D/A Converter (ch) | 2 |
| 8-Bit D/A Converter (ch) | 0 |
| Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit (ch) | 7, 12, 20 |
| Image Codec | No |
| Segment LCD Controller | No |
| Security & Encryption | Unique ID, TRNG, AES, ECC, RSA, DSA, SHA224/SHA256, Tamper Detection, Arm TrustZone |
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Additional Applications
- Enhanced security (fire detection, burglar detection, panel control)
- Metering (electricity, automated meter reading)
- Industry (robotics, door openers, sewing machines, vending machines, UPS)
- HVAC (heating, air conditioning, boiler control)
- General purpose
Introduction to the RA4M3 MCU group with industry-leading performance, security and memory enhancements for low power IoT applications.
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Blog Post Jan 28, 2022 |