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Evaluation Kit for RA8D1 MCU Group

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Overview

The EK-RA8D1 evaluation kit enables users to effortlessly evaluate the features of the RA8D1 MCU Group and develop embedded systems applications using Renesas' Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e2 studio IDE. Utilize rich onboard features along with your choice of popular ecosystem add-ons to bring your big ideas to life.

The EK-RA8D1 kit consists of three boards: the EK-RA8D1 board featuring the RA8D1 MCU with on-chip graphics LCD controller, a MIPI graphics expansion board featuring a 4.5-inch TFT color LCD (480 x 854) with capacitive touch overlay, and a camera expansion board featuring a 3M pixels CMOS image sensor.

Getting Started

Running the Quick Start Example Project

  1. The EK-RA8D1 board comes pre-programmed with a quick start example project (source code provided in the EK-RA8D1 example project bundle).
  2. Connect the MIPI graphics and camera expansion boards to the MIPI graphics (J58) and camera (J59) expansion ports on the EK-RA8D1 board.
  3. Power up the EK-RA8D1 board through the USB debug port (J10) using the micro USB device cable connected to a 5V power source. The white power LED will light up.
  4. The quick start example project will begin to execute showing the graphic elements on the screen.
  5. Refer to the EK-RA8D1 Quick Start Guide to explore additional functionality of the quick start example project.

Developing Embedded Applications

  1. Modifying the Quick Start example project – refer to the EK-RA8D1 Quick Start Guide for instructions on importing, modifying, and building the quick start example project.
  2. Start with one of the many other example projects (provided in the EK-RA8D1 example project's bundle) – choose from many example projects to learn about different peripherals of the RA8D1 MCU group. These example projects can serve as excellent starting points for you to develop your custom applications.

Building Custom Hardware

  1. Start by building a functional prototype - utilize the EK-RA8D1 board with your choice of ecosystem add-ons.
  2. Build custom hardware – develop custom hardware by referring to the design and manufacturing information provided in the EK-RA8D1v1 Design Package.
EK-RA8D1 Evaluation Board
EK-RA8D1 Kit Contents
EK-RA8D1 Kit
EK-RA8D1 Evaluation Board
EK-RA8D1 Kit Contents
EK-RA8D1 Kit
  • Special Feature Access:
    • MIPI DSI and Parallel Graphics Expansion Ports
    • Camera Expansion Port
    • Ethernet
    • USB High-Speed Host and Device
    • 64MB SDRAM
    • 64MB External Octo-SPI Flash
  • MCU Native Pin Access:
    • R7FA8D1BHECBD MCU
    • 480MHz, Arm® Cortex®-M85 core
    • 2MB Code Flash, 1MB SRAM
    • 224 pins, BGA package, 13mm x 13mm x 1.47mm, 0.8mm pitch
    • Native pin access
    • MCU and USB current measurement
    • DC/DC mode configuration
  • Ecosystem and System Control Access:
    • USB Full Speed Host and Device
    • Multiple 5V input sources:
      • USB (debug, full speed, high speed)
      • External power supply
    • SEGGER J-Link™ onboard programmer and debugger
    • Debug modes:
    • User LEDs and buttons:
      • Three user LEDs (red, blue, green)
      • Power LED (white) indicating the availability of regulated power
      • Debug LED (yellow) indicating the debug connection
      • Two user buttons
      • One reset button
    • Five most popular ecosystem expansions:
      • MikroElektronika™ mikroBUS connector
      • SparkFun® Qwiic® connectors (may not be populated)
      • Two SeeedGrove® system (I2C and analog) connectors (may not be populated)
      • Two Digilent Pmod™ (SPI and UART) connectors
      • Arduino® (UNO R3) connector
    • MCU boot configuration
  • MIPI Graphics Expansion Board:
    • 4.5 Inch backlit TFT display, 16.7M display colors
    • 480x854 pixels resolution
    • 2-lane MIPI interface
    • Capacitive touch overlay (I2C)
  • Camera Expansion Board:
    • Off-the-shelf Arducam CMOS OV3640 Camera Module
    • ¼ Inch 3.1 Megapixel image sensor
    • Up to 15 fps in QXGA (2048x1536 pixels) resolution

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Videos & Training

This tutorial demonstrates how to build a PTX NFC basic application from scratch by adding the required software stacks on the RA8D1 Evaluation Kit. The example project uses the RA8D1 Evaluation Kit together with the PTX105R NFC controller board to showcase IoT functionality and integration.

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Certifications

The EK-RA8D1 kit meets the following certifications/standards. Refer to the EK-RA8D1 user manual for the disclaimer, precautions and more details on the certifications.

EMC/EMI Standards

  • FCC Notice (Class A) – Part 15
  • Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada ICES-003 Compliance: CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A)
  • CE Class A (EMC Directive 2004/108/EEC)
  • Taiwan Chinese National Standard 13438, C6357 compliance, Class A limits
  • Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 32:2015, Class A

Material Selection, Waste, Recycling, and Disposal Standards

  • EU RoHS
  • China SJ/T 113642014, 10-year environmental protection use period

Safety Standards

  • UL 94V-0

Support

Support Communities

  1. LVGL Not Displaying on Screen with EK-RA8D1 and FreeRTOS

    ... nothing is displayed on the screen. Could you please assist in identifying the issue? B. I have been working with lv_ /lv_port_renesas_ek-ra8d1 and can confirm that it works perfectly with E2 Studio 5.3. However, I have noticed that the CPU usage is relatively high ...

    Jul 9, 2024
  2. EK-RA8D1 NOR OSPI Flash FileX

    Hello,I would like to use both FileX and regular r_ospi_b flash functionality on the Infineon 512Mb (64MB) OSPI Flash that is connected to the EK-RA8D1 evaluation kit.I already have this sort of system working on RA6M3 with 8MB QSPI, it works fine there.However, in ...

    Jun 20, 2024
  3. i am working on lv_port_renesas_ek-ra8d1/

    i am using e2-studio and facing 9 errors and  the erro's showing add  #include "FreeRTOS.h"...........?

    Sep 25, 2024
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Knowledge Base

  1. RA and FSP Curriculum : Getting Started with EK-RA8D1 Graphics Application Embedded Wizard

    Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024 This lab material explains all necessary steps to create an Embedded Wizard UI application suitable for RA8D1 Evaluation Kit.   Getting Started with EK-RA8D1 Graphics Application Embedded Wizard for FSP 5.5.0 - a hands on lab using EK-RA8D1, Embedded Wizard Studio and FSP ...

    Oct 30, 2024
  2. RA Family: Understanding BusFault error on QSPI/OSPI memory

    ... by incorrect address fetches, DQS timeouts, and other related issues. Example) Incorrect Read Command Code and Dummy Cycles set as show below, not matching the EK-RA8D1's OSPI memory specification. QSPI/OSPI flash update failure during debug launch The SEGGER J-Link external flash programming software executed during ...

    Nov 19, 2025
  3. RA and FSP Curriculum: I-002A Fundamentals of FSP (Non-Trustzone)

    ... FreeRTOS and Azure RTOS ThreadX hands-on lab courses.   I-002A Fundamentals of FSP Presentation and Lab (Non-TrustZone) for FSP 5.5.0 with EK-RA8D1- a step-by-step hands-on lab using FSP 5.5.0 and the EK-RA8D1 kit. It introduces FSP including components, sources ...

    Oct 9, 2024
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