RX63N-Starter-Kit-Plus

The Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX63N is intended as a user-friendly introductory and evaluation tool for the RX63N microcontroller. The board also provides a useful platform for evaluating the Renesas suite of development tools for coding and debugging, using High-performance Embedded Workshop as well as programming the device using E1 emulator and/or Flash Development Toolkit.

The Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX63N has been developed speed up code development and reduce time to market. An Renesas Starter Kit+, as the name suggests, is a complete development kit for Renesas microcontrollers.

Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX63N Product Limitation (19 Nov 2012)

A limitation exists with the board used on a batch of Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX63N Products.

Serial Numbers Affected: 00039142 to 00039393 and 00038254 to 00038313 inclusive.

Limitation:

After the RSK+RX63N board is turned on without connecting with an E1 debugger, Ethernet communication may not work properly.

Explanation:

The Ethernet PHY device does not receive a correct reset signal after the board is turned on unless the E1 is connected or the reset switch is pressed. This results in the PHY device being incorrectly configured preventing Ethernet communication.

Work-around:

After turning ON the board, press the 'RES' reset switch on the board to reset the PHY device.

The LCD display module is supplied as a detachable sub-board. The board dimensions are 150 mm by 180 mm, detailed dimensions are available in the user manual.

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* The potentiometer is fitted to offer an easy way of supplying a variable analog input to the controller. It does not necessarily reflect the accuracy of the controllers ADC. Please see the device manual for details.
Manufacturer Name: PIHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Part Number: N6R (6 mm RoHS reflowable potentiometer)

• CPU Board
• Detachable LCD Display Module
• Detachable AD Adjustment Shaft
• E1 Emulator
• Connection Cable (USB Cable, User Interface Cable)
• Multi region 12 V power supply
• Quick Start Guide
• 2 CD-ROMs
  1. For HEW version
     • Documents: User Manual, Tutorial, and more
     • IDE: High-performance Embedded Workshop
     • C Compiler: C/C++ Compiler Package for RX Family Evaluation Version
     • Debugger: E1/E20 Emulator Debugger
  2. For e²studio version
     • Documents: User Manual, Tutorial, and more
     • IDE: Eclipse e²studio
     • C Compiler: C/C++ Compiler Package for RX Family Evaluation Version
     • Debugger: E1/E20 Emulator Debugger

• IBM PC/AT or compatible PC (USB interface necessary) *1
• Intel Pentium Ⅲ 600 MHz or higher *3
• Memory 128 MB or higher
• Microsoft Windows 7 / Windows XP / Windows Vista *2 (other than the listed OS is not supported)

*1: IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation of the U.S.
*2: MS, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of the U.S. No support for Windows Vista^® 64-bit editions.
*3:Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation of the U.S.

Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX63N-256K is available as a successor product.

About the bundled emulator

We have already discontinued production of the E1 emulator due to components of the product having reached their EOL (end of life, i.e. end of production). Please click on the following link to confirm the details and our successor products.
[Notification] End of Life (EOL) Notice for E1 Emulator (PDF | English, 日本語)

The Renesas Starter Kit which includes the E1 emulator is for sale as long as stocks last. There are no changes to the included emulator.