Overview

Description

The Renesas RA8D1 MCU group features the industry’s first 32-bit graphics-enabled microcontrollers (MCUs) based on the Arm® Cortex®-M85 (CM85) core, delivering breakthrough performance of over 3000 CoreMark points at 480MHz and superior graphics capabilities that enable high resolutions display and Vision AI applications. These are general-purpose MCU devices and address diverse high-performance and compute-intensive applications in Industrial Automation, Home Appliances, Smart Home, Consumer, Building/Home Automation, and Medical/Healthcare market segments.

The RA8D1 MCUs integrate the high-performance CM85 core with large memory, and a rich peripheral set including a high-resolution TFT-LCD controller with parallel RGB and MIPI-DSI interfaces, 2D drawing engine, 16-bit camera interface, and multiple external memory interfaces, optimized to address the needs of diverse graphics and Vision AI applications. These MCUs are available in 176 and 224-pin packages. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in with advanced cryptographic Security IP, immutable storage, a true secure boot, and tamper protection, for truly secure IoT.

The RA8D1 MCUs are fully supported by the Flexible Software Package and a comprehensive set of hardware and software development tools.

Features

  • 480MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 with Helium™ MVE
  • 1MB - 2MB Flash memory and 1MB of SRAM including TCM
  • 32KB I/D Caches and 12KB Data Flash
  • Graphics LCD Controller with RGB and MIPI-DSI I/Fs
  • 2D Drawing Engine, 16-bit CEU Camera I/F
  • 32/16/8-bit external memory interfaces (CS/SDRAM)
  • ARMv8-M TrustZone® Security
  • Renesas Security IP (RSIP-E51A)
  • On-chip immutable ROM for First Stage Bootloader
  • xSPI compliant Octal SPI with XIP & DOTF
  • USB 2.0 HS and FS
  • 2ch of CAN-FD
  • Ethernet controller with DMA
  • 32-bit & 16-bit Timers, 32-bit Ultra-Low-Power Timer
  • 12-bit ADC and 12-bit DAC
  • High-Speed Analog Comparators
  • SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C), SDHI, SSI
  • SPI/ I2C/I3C multi-master interface
  • Scalable from 176-pin to 224-pin packages

Comparison

Applications

Applications

  • Industrial Applications (Industrial HMI, Machine Vision)
  • Consumer (Video Doorbells, Exercise Equipment, Security Cameras, Appliances)
  • Smart Home and Building Automation (Thermostats, Security Panels, Home Hubs)
  • Office Automation (Printer Display, Barcode Scanner, QR Code Reader, Fingerprint Scanner)
  • Healthcare (Patient Monitors, BP Monitors, Imaging Equipment)
  • Vision AI Applications (People Detection, Image Classification, Object Detection)

Documentation

Design & Development

Software & Tools

Software & Tools

Software title
Software type
Company
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.
Software Package Renesas
SEGGER emWin GUI Library for Renesas RA Products
SEGGER's emWin graphics library is a ready-to-use solution that provides a versatile and professional GUI platform for creating interactive and high-quality graphical user interfaces on any type of display for the Renesas RA family.
Imaging SEGGER
QE for Display: Development Assistance Tool for Display Applications
This development assistance tool supports the development of embedded systems which use the LCD display functions of display controllers from Renesas. [Plugin for Renesas IDE "e² studio"] [Standalone Version] [Support MCU/MPU:RZ, RX, RA]
Solution Toolkit Renesas
E2 emulator Lite [RTE0T0002LKCE00000R]
On-chip debugging emulator. Also available as a flash memory programmer. [Support MCU/MPU: RA, RE, RL78, RX, RISC-V MCU]
Emulator Renesas
E2 emulator [RTE0T00020KCE00000R]
On-chip debugging emulator. Also available as a flash memory programmer. [Support MCU/MPU: RA, RE, RH850, R-Car D1, RL78, RX, RISC-V MCU]
Emulator Renesas
RA Smart Configurator
The Renesas RA Smart Configurator (RA SC) is a desktop application that helps you in configuring software systems (including a Board Support Package (BSP), drivers, RTOS, and middleware) for RA-Family MCUs when you are using a third-party IDE and toolchain.
Solution Toolkit Renesas
PG-FP6
Flash memory programmer [Programming software: Dedicated GUI-based software, the "FP6 Terminal"] [Support MCU/MPU and devices: RA, RE, RX, RL78, RH850, RISC-V MCU, Renesas Synergy, Power Management, Renesas USB Power Delivery Family, ICs for Motor Driver/Actuator Driver, SuperH RISC engine, V850, 78K, R8C]
Programmer (Unit/SW) 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]
Programmer (Unit/SW) Renesas
e² studio - information for RA Family
Eclipse-based Renesas integrated development environment (IDE). [Support MCU/MPU: RA, RE, RX, RL78, RH850, Renesas Synergy, RZ]
IDE and Coding Tool Renesas
SEGGER J-Link and J-Trace PRO
The J-Link debug probes offer full support for RA Family MCUs. With their outstanding performance, robustness, and ease of use are widely recognized as the market-leading debug probes today.
Emulator SEGGER
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.
IDE and Coding Tool IAR Systems
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.
IDE and Coding Tool Arm® Keil® MDK Arm®
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