Evaluation Kit for RA4M1 MCU Group
The EK-RA4M1 evaluation kit enables users to effortlessly evaluate the features of the RA4M1 MCU Group and develop embedded systems applications using Renesas' Flexible...
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Overview
Description
The EK-RA4L1 evaluation kit enables users to seamlessly evaluate the features of the RA4L1 MCU group and develop embedded systems applications using Renesas' Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e2 studio IDE. The users can use rich on-board features along with their choice of popular ecosystems add-ons to bring their big ideas to life.
Getting Started
Running the Quick Start Example Project
- The EK-RA4L1 board comes pre-programmed with a Quick Start example project (source code provided in the EK-RA4L1 example project bundle).
- Power up the EK-RA4L1 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.
- The Quick Start example project will begin to execute blinking the blue user LED.
- Refer to the EK-RA4L1 v1 Quick Start Guide (PDF | English, 日本語) to explore additional functionality of the Quick Start example project.
Developing Embedded Applications
- Modifying the Quick Start example project – Refer to the EK-RA4L1 Quick Start Guide for instructions on importing, modifying and building the Quick Start example project.
- Start with one of the many other example projects (provided in the EK-RA4L1 example project's bundle) – Choose from many example projects to learn about different peripherals of the RA4L1 MCU group. These example projects can serve as excellent starting points for you to develop your custom applications.
Building Custom Hardware
- Start by building a functional prototype - Utilize the EK-RA4L1 board with your choice of ecosystem add-ons.
- Build custom hardware – Develop custom hardware by referring to the design and manufacturing information provided in the EK-RA4L1 Design Package.
Features
- Special Feature Access
- 32MB (256Mb) External Quad-SPI Flash
- CAN-FD (3-pin header)
- Configuration switches
- MCU Native Pin Access
- R7FA4L1BD4CFP MCU (referred to as RA MCU)
- 80MHz, Arm® Cortex®-M33 core
- 512KB Code Flash, 64KB SRAM
- 100 pins, LQFP package
- Native pin access through 3 x 26-pin headers (not populated)
- Low power mode voltage input and operation
- Segment LCD board interface
- MCU current measurement points for precision current consumption measurement
- Multiple clock sources – RA MCU oscillator and sub-clock oscillator crystals, providing precision 8.000MHz and 32,768Hz reference clocks. Additional low-precision clocks are available internal to the RA MCU.
- System Control and Ecosystem Access
- USB Full Speed Host and Device (USB-C connector)
- Three 5V input sources
- USB (Debug, Full Speed)
- External power supply (using surface mount clamp test points and power input vias)
- Three Debug modes
- Debug on-board (SWD)
- Debug in (SWD)
- Debug out (SWD, SWO and JTAG)
- User LEDs and buttons
- Three user LEDs (red, blue, green)
- Power LED (white) indicating availability of regulated power
- Debug LED (yellow) indicating the debug connection
- Two user buttons
- One reset button
- Five most popular ecosystems expansions
- Two Seeed Grove® system (I2C/I3C/analog) connectors (not populated)
- SparkFun Qwiic® connector (not populated)
- Two Digilent Pmod™ (SPI, UART and I2C) connectors
- Arduino® (UNO R3) connector
- MikroElektronika mikroBUS™ connector (not populated)
- MCU boot configuration jumper
- Kit Contents
- EK-RA4L1 v1 board
- USB-C to USB-C cable
- USB-A to USB-C cable
- USB-C to USB-A female host cable
- Display mounting hardware (spacers and fixing screws)
- Segment LCD Board
Applications
Documentation
Featured Documentation
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| Quick Start Guide | PDF 1.91 MB 日本語 | |
| Manual - Development Tools | PDF 2.91 MB 日本語 | |
| Schematic | ZIP 68.33 MB | |
| Application Note | PDF 630 KB | |
| Flyer | PDF 444 KB | |
| Device Errata | PDF 591 KB | |
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Design & Development
Software & Tools
Software & Tools
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| RA Flexible Software Package (FSP) FSP is an enhanced software package designed to provide easy-to-use, scalable, high-quality software for embedded system designs using Renesas RA Family of Arm Microcontrollers.
Note: FSP with e² studio Installer (Platform Installer) will install the e² studio tool, FSP packs, GCC toolchain, and Segger J-Link drivers required to use this software. No additional installations are required.
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Software Package | Renesas |
| Renesas Flash Programmer (Programming GUI) Flash memory programming software [Support MCU/MPU and devices: RA, RE, RX, RL78, RH850, RISC-V MCU Renesas Synergy, DA1453x, DA1459x, DA1469x, DA1470x, Power Management, Renesas USB Power Delivery Family, ICs for Motor Driver/Actuator Driver, V850, 78K0R, 78K0]
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Programmer (Unit/SW) | Renesas |
| e² studio - information for RA Family Eclipse-based Renesas integrated development environment (IDE).
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IDE and Coding Tool | Renesas |
| SEGGER J-Link and J-Trace PRO The J-Link debug probes offer full support for RZ Family MPUs. With their outstanding performance, robustness, and ease of use are widely recognized as the market-leading debug probes today.
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Emulator | SEGGER |
| Arm® Keil® MDK Arm® Keil® MDK is a comprehensive software development solution for Arm-based microcontrollers, including RA Family MCUs, containing all the components that you need to create, build, and debug embedded applications.
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IDE and Coding Tool | Arm® Keil® MDK Arm® |
| IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm (EWARM) provides a complete development environment for Arm - including RA Family MCUs - generating fast, compact code and enabling you to take full control of your code.
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IDE and Coding Tool | IAR Systems |
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