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Overview

Description

The RA8T1 Group 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) is based on an up to 480MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium™ Technology and TrustZone® and offers peripheral features optimized for motor or inverter controls. The RA8T1 Group integrates up to 2MB large Flash memory, 1MB SRAM including TCM, PWM timers, analog features, and multiple connectivity features, and also supports advanced security features and safety functions. The RA8T1 Group enables advanced motor control or additional functions on user systems through its high performance and abundant integrated features. The RA8T1 Group supports the Flexible Software Package (FSP) and partner ecosystems, as well as motor control evaluation kits, software, and tools.

Features

  • 480MHz Arm Cortex-M85 with Helium Technology and TrustZone
  • 1MB - 2MB Dual-bank Flash memory and 1MB SRAM including TCM
  • 12KB Data Flash and 1KB Standby SRAM
  • 32KB I/D Cache
  • 14ch PWM Timers and 4ch Low-Power Timers
  • 12-bit A/D Converter with 3-ch Sample and Hold
  • 12-bit D/A Converter and High-speed Analog Comparator
  • Ethernet MAC with DMA Controller
  • USB2.0 Full-Speed Device/Host
  • CAN FD
  • SD/MMC Host Interface
  • SPI/I2C/I3C multi-master interface
  • SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C)
  • Renesas Secure IP (RSIP-E51A)
  • Immutable ROM for First Stage Boot Loader (FSBL)
  • Scalable from 100-pin to 224-pin packages

Comparison

Applications

  • Industrial Automation (AC Drive, AC Servo, AGV/AMR)
  • Building Automation (HVAC, Compressor, Solar Inverter)
  • Smart Home (Air Conditioner, Washer/Dryer, Refrigerator, Vacuum Cleaner)
  • Fields (Power Tools, Mower Machine)

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 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.
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®
QE for Motor: Development Assistance Tool for Motor Applications
The development assistance tool that supports the development of motor software for MCUs. It allows to configure motor middleware and drivers easily, and tune and analyze motors with Renesas Motor Workbench. [Plugin for Renesas IDE "e² studio"] [Support MCU/MPU: RA, RX, RL78]
Solution Toolkit Renesas
e² studio - information for RA Family
Eclipse-based Renesas integrated development environment (IDE).
IDE and Coding Tool 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
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
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
Renesas Motor Workbench
Renesas Motor Workbench is a development support tool for debugging, analyzing, and tuning motor control programs.
Solution Toolkit 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
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Sample Code

Boards & Kits

Models

ECAD Models

Schematic symbols, PCB footprints, and 3D CAD models from SamacSys can be found by clicking on products in the Product Options table. If a symbol or model isn't available, it can be requested directly from the website.

Diagram of ECAD Models

Videos & Training

RA8 Series Evaluation Kits Demo Overview

Watch an unboxing and overview of the RA8 series evaluation kits, including several example projects. The RA8 series kits can help you quickly develop proofs of concept for resource-constrained AIoT edge and endpoint devices.