Overview

The VC4 is based on a complete Renesas chipset. The centerpiece is the R-Car S4 with 8x Cortex®A55 cores, 1x Cortex® R52 core 2x RH850 G4MH delivering up to 27K DMIPS application performance plus >5.3K DMIPS lock step real-time performance. It incorporates an 8MB SRAM to execute code on the RH850 G4MH cores with low latency.  A rich selection of automotive interfaces including a 3-port Ethernet Switch, 16x CAN FD, 8x LIN, 4x SENT, 1x FlexRay, 4x PCIe V4.0 allow a wide range of connectivity inside the vehicle.

Together with the powerful Renesas PMIC components RAA271041 and RAA271005 which provide advanced power control to support extremely low power operation for always-on, cyclic-run, and suspend-to-RAM modes. The RAA271041 device’s supports the buck stage when the battery voltage drops during cranking transients as low as 2.5V. The RAA271005 has an integrated 12-bit SAR ADC monitors external signals. Finally, high precision timing devices RC21012 and 5P35023 will provide perfect clocking to all devices.

It is the ideal platform to evaluate new E/E Architectures using the R-Car S4 in Gateway,  Car Server or Zone Control applications.

Vehicle Computer 4 (VC4)
Vehicle Computer 4 (VC4) Block Diagram
Vehicle Computer 4 (VC4)
Vehicle Computer 4 (VC4) Block Diagram
  • Gateway solution based on R-Car S4 SoCs
  • Automotive qualified components (timing IC and PMIC)
  • Robust Metal housing
  • Wide temperature range -40°C to 85°C
  • Input voltage range 2.5V to 40V
  • Wake-up support
  • Real Time clock on board
  • Interface (10BASE-T1S, 100BASE-T1, 1000BASE-T1, 1000BASE-RH, 2.5GBASE-T1, CAN/CAN FD, FlexRay, LIN, SENT, PCIe, Analog Input)

Applications

  • Communication Gateway
  • Gateway & Domain Control
  • Pre-Silicon Software development
  • Rapid Prototyping for new E/E Architecture
  • Test and Validation

Documentation

= Featured Documentation
Type Title Date
Quick Start Guide
VC4 Quick Start Guide
Log in to Download PDF 451 KB
Other
VC4 Hardware Specification
Log in to Download PDF 1.65 MB
Schematic
VC4 Schematic
Log in to Download PDF 6.08 MB
Manual - Software
VC4 FPGA 256 Modes Manual
Log in to Download PDF 167 KB
Manual - Software
VC4 FPGA 4000 Wake-Up Manual
Log in to Download PDF 266 KB
Flyer
Renesas Vehicle Computer Generation 4
PDF 746 KB
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Design & Development

Software Downloads
Type Title Date
Software & Tools - Software
VC4 BSP Binaries
Log in to Download ZIP 133.78 MB
Software & Tools - Software
VC4 IPL Binaries
Log in to Download ZIP 1.08 MB
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