Features
- 1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium™ Vector Extensions
- 250MHz Cortex-M33 core
- 0.5/1MB MRAM and 4/8MB Flash
- 2MB SRAM including TCM; 64KB caches
- Parallel and MIPI CSI-2 camera interfaces
- I2S and PDM interfaces
- GLCDC w/ RGB & MIPI DSI I/Fs
- 2D drawing engine
- 224, 289, 303-pin BGA packages
- 32-bit high-resolution and ultra-low-power timers
- Renesas Security IP, TrustZone, tamper protection
- Secure boot with immutable storage for first-stage bootloader
- 16-bit ADC, 12-bit DAC, HS comparators
- Gigabit Ethernet, TSN switch, USB2.0 HS/FS, CAN FD interfaces
- SDHI, SPI, I3C/I2C serial interfaces
- 32-bit external memory I/F (CS/SDRAM)
- xSPI-compliant Octal SPI with XIP & DOTF
Description
The Renesas RA8D2 group comprises 32-bit single and dual-core graphics-enabled MCUs with 1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 with Helium™ Vector Extensions and 250MHz Cortex-M33 cores. These MCUs deliver ultra-high performance of over 7300 CoreMark and superior graphics capabilities that enable high-resolution TFT-LCD displays up to WXGA, and vision AI applications.
Integrating the high-performance cores with large on-chip memory, multiple high-throughput memory interfaces, and a rich set of graphics peripherals – a high-resolution LCD controller with parallel RGB and MIPI DSI interfaces, 2D drawing engine, 16-bit parallel CEU, and MIPI CSI-2 camera interfaces – the RA8D2 MCUs address the needs of demanding graphics/HMI and AI applications. Built on the advanced 22nm ULL TSMC process, these devices offer significantly lower active currents and have several low-power features developed to reduce the overall power consumption, while still providing high performance. The RA8D2 MCUs are available in 224, 289, and 303 BGA packages. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in with new cryptographic security IP, secure boot, immutable storage, and tamper protection, enabling truly secure consumer/IoT applications.
The RA8D2 MCUs are fully supported by the Flexible Software Package and a comprehensive set of hardware and software development tools.
Parameters
| Attributes | Value |
|---|---|
| Main CPU | Arm Cortex-M85 |
| Program Memory (KB) | 1024 |
| RAM (KB) | 2048 |
| Carrier Type | Bulk (Tray) |
| Supply Voltage (V) | 1.62 |
| I/O Ports | 142, 199 |
| DRAM I/F | SDRAM |
| Temp. Range (°C) | Tj = 0 to +95 |
| Operating Freq (Max) (MHz) | 1000 |
| Ethernet speed | 10M/100M/1G |
| EtherCat (ch) (#) | 0 |
| USB FS (host ch/device ch) | ( 1 / 1 ) |
| USB HS (host ch/device ch) | ( 1 / 1 ) |
| USB SS (host ch/device ch) | ( 0 / 0 ) |
| SCI or UART (ch) | 9, 10 |
| SPI (ch) | 2 |
| I2C (#) | 3 |
| CAN (ch) | 0 |
| CAN-FD (ch) | 2 |
| Wireless | No |
| SDHI (ch) | 2 |
| High Resolution Output Timer | Yes |
| PWM Output (pin#) | 28 |
| 32-Bit Timer (ch) | 16 |
| 16-Bit Timer (ch) (#) | 0 |
| Standby operable timer | Yes |
| Asynchronous General Purpose Timer / Interval Timer (ch) | 2 |
| 16-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 12, 30 |
| 14-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
| 12-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
| 24-Bit Sigma-Delta A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
| 12-Bit D/A Converter (ch) | 2 |
| 8-Bit D/A Converter (ch) | 0 |
| Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit (ch) | 0 |
| Image Codec | No |
| Segment LCD Controller | No |
| Security & Encryption | 128-bit Unique ID, TRNG, AES(128/192/256), CHA-CHA20, SHA2, SHA3, ECC, Ed25519, RSA-4K, HMAC, GHASH, Wrapped Keys, DLM, SPA/DPA Protection, Tamper Detection, Arm TrustZone |
Product Comparison
| RA8D2 | RA8M2 | |
| Main CPU | Arm Cortex-M85 | Arm Cortex-M85 |
| Operating Freq (Max) (MHz) | 1000 | 1000 |
| Graphics LCD Controller | RGB888 | No |
| MIPI Interfaces (DSI) (ch) | 1 | 0 |
| MIPI Interfaces (CSI) (ch) | 1 | 0 |
| 2D Drawing Engine | 1 | 0 |
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Additional Applications
- Industrial HMI, machine vision
- Video doorbells, security cameras
- Thermostats, security panels
- Printer displays, QR code readers
- Patient health monitors
- People detection, image classification
The RA8D2 and RA8M2 MCUs, powered by high-performance Arm® Cortex®-M85 and Cortex-M33 cores reaching up to 1GHz, deliver exceptional processing power for complex and compute-intensive IoT and graphics applications. Integrated security features such as cryptographic security IP, secure boot, immutable storage, and tamper protection provide robust data protection and reliable operation across industrial, consumer, and IoT environments. Discover how these high-performance MCUs with advanced security enable smarter and more secure connected devices.
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