Evaluation Kit for RA8D1 MCU Group
The EK-RA8D1 evaluation kit enables users to effortlessly evaluate the features of the RA8D1 MCU Group and develop embedded systems applications using Renesas' Flexible...
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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
- 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)
Design & Development
Software & Tools
Software & Tools
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Software type
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Company
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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 |
| 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.
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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.
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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]
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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]
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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® |
| Reality AI Utilities Plug-in module for Renesas e² studio
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Solution Toolkit | Renesas |
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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.
Processing table
PLP |
Carrier Type |
CPU |
Operating Freq (Max) (MHz) |
Program Memory (KB) |
Data Flash (KB) |
RAM (KB) |
ECC SRAM |
Lead Count (#) |
Pkg. Type |
Pkg. Dimensions (mm) |
Pitch (mm) |
I/O Ports |
Supply Voltage (V) |
Temp. Range |
External Memory Bus (bit) |
Floating Point Unit |
DMAC or DTC |
External Interrupt Pins (#) |
USB FS (host ch/device ch) |
USB HS (host ch/device ch) |
Ethernet (ch) |
CAN (ch) |
CAN-FD (ch) |
SCI or UART (ch) |
SPI (ch) |
I2C (ch) |
I3C (ch) |
LIN (#) |
SSI (ch) |
QSPI Interface (#) |
OSPI (ch) |
SDHI (ch) |
Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit (ch) |
Segment LCD Controller |
Graphics LCD Controller |
MIPI Interfaces (DSI/CSI) |
Camera I/F (Parallel) |
Image Codec |
2D Drawing Engine |
Wireless |
IrDA |
32-Bit ULPT (ch) |
32-Bit High Res Timer (ch) |
PWM Output (pin#) |
32-Bit Timer (ch) |
16-bit High Res Timer (ch) |
16-bit Enhanced Timer (ch) |
16-Bit Timer (ch) (#) |
8-Bit Timer (ch) |
Asynchronous General Purpose Timer (ch) |
Watchdog Timer (ch) |
24-Bit Sigma-Delta A/D Converter (ch) |
16-Bit A/D Converter (ch) |
14-Bit A/D Converter (ch) |
12-Bit A/D Converter (ch) |
10-Bit A/D Converter (ch) |
12-Bit D/A Converter (ch) |
8-Bit D/A Converter (ch) |
High-Speed Analog Comparator (ch) |
Low-Power Analog Comparator (ch) |
PGA (ch) |
OPAMP (ch) (#) |
Temperature Sensor (ch) (#) |
RTC |
LVD or PVD |
Security & Encryption |
Power-On Reset |
Sub-clock (32.768 kHz) |
On-chip Oscillator |
Debug Interface |
Replacement Product |
Replacement Remark |
Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL) |
Price (USD) | 1ku |
Buy / Sample |
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| TBD | Full Carton (Tray) | Arm Cortex-M85 | 480 | 1024 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 224 | BGA | 13 x 13 x 1.47 | 0.8 | 165 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj = -40 to 125°C | 8,16,32 | Double/Single/Half | DMAC&DTC | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | RGB888 | 0 | 16-bit | No | Yes | No | No | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | Yes | AES, Arm TrustZone, DOTF, ECC, MAC, RSA, SHA224/SHA256, SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, Secure Boot, TRNG, Tamper Detection, Unique ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | 3 | Get Samples, | ||||
| TBD | Bulk (Tray) | Arm Cortex-M85 | 480 | 1024 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 224 | BGA | 13 x 13 x 1.47 | 0.8 | 165 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj = -40 to 125°C | 8,16,32 | Double/Single/Half | DMAC&DTC | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | RGB888 | 0 | 16-bit | No | Yes | No | No | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | Yes | AES, Arm TrustZone, DOTF, ECC, MAC, RSA, SHA224/SHA256, SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, Secure Boot, TRNG, Tamper Detection, Unique ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | 3 | 13.04 | ||||
| TBD | Full Carton (Tray) | Arm Cortex-M85 | 480 | 1024 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 224 | BGA | 13 x 13 x 1.47 | 0.8 | 174 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj = -40 to 125°C | 8,16,32 | Double/Single/Half | DMAC&DTC | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | RGB888 | 1 | 16-bit | No | Yes | No | No | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | Yes | AES, Arm TrustZone, DOTF, ECC, MAC, RSA, SHA224/SHA256, SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, Secure Boot, TRNG, Tamper Detection, Unique ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | 3 | Get Samples, | ||||
| TBD | Full Carton (Tray) | Arm Cortex-M85 | 400 | 1024 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 176 | LQFP | 24 x 24 x 1.4 | 0.5 | 119 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj = -40 to 125°C | 8,16 | Double/Single/Half | DMAC&DTC | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | RGB888 | 0 | 16-bit | No | Yes | No | No | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | Yes | AES, Arm TrustZone, DOTF, ECC, MAC, RSA, SHA224/SHA256, SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, Secure Boot, TRNG, Tamper Detection, Unique ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | 3 | 10.86 | Get Samples, | |||
| TBD | Full Carton (Tray) | Arm Cortex-M85 | 400 | 1024 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 176 | LQFP | 24 x 24 x 1.4 | 0.5 | 128 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj = -40 to 125°C | 8,16 | Double/Single/Half | DMAC&DTC | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | RGB888 | 1 | 16-bit | No | Yes | No | No | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | Yes | AES, Arm TrustZone, DOTF, ECC, MAC, RSA, SHA224/SHA256, SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, Secure Boot, TRNG, Tamper Detection, Unique ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | 3 | 11.51 | Get Samples, | |||
| TBD | Full Carton (Tray) | Arm Cortex-M85 | 480 | 2048 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 224 | BGA | 13 x 13 x 1.47 | 0.8 | 165 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj = -40 to 125°C | 8,16,32 | Double/Single/Half | DMAC&DTC | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | RGB888 | 0 | 16-bit | No | Yes | No | No | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | Yes | AES, Arm TrustZone, DOTF, ECC, MAC, RSA, SHA224/SHA256, SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, Secure Boot, TRNG, Tamper Detection, Unique ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | 3 | Get Samples, | ||||
| TBD | Bulk (Tray) | Arm Cortex-M85 | 480 | 2048 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 224 | BGA | 13 x 13 x 1.47 | 0.8 | 165 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj = -40 to 125°C | 8,16,32 | Double/Single/Half | DMAC&DTC | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | RGB888 | 0 | 16-bit | No | Yes | No | No | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | Yes | AES, Arm TrustZone, DOTF, ECC, MAC, RSA, SHA224/SHA256, SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, Secure Boot, TRNG, Tamper Detection, Unique ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | 3 | 12.65 | ||||
| TBD | Full Carton (Tray) | Arm Cortex-M85 | 480 | 2048 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 224 | BGA | 13 x 13 x 1.47 | 0.8 | 174 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj = -40 to 125°C | 8,16,32 | Double/Single/Half | DMAC&DTC | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | RGB888 | 1 | 16-bit | No | Yes | No | No | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | Yes | AES, Arm TrustZone, DOTF, ECC, MAC, RSA, SHA224/SHA256, SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, Secure Boot, TRNG, Tamper Detection, Unique ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | 3 | Get Samples, | ||||
| TBD | Bulk (Tray) | Arm Cortex-M85 | 480 | 2048 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 224 | BGA | 13 x 13 x 1.47 | 0.8 | 174 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj = -40 to 125°C | 8,16,32 | Double/Single/Half | DMAC&DTC | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | RGB888 | 1 | 16-bit | No | Yes | No | No | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | Yes | AES, Arm TrustZone, DOTF, ECC, MAC, RSA, SHA224/SHA256, SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, Secure Boot, TRNG, Tamper Detection, Unique ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | 3 | |||||
| TBD | Full Carton (Tray) | Arm Cortex-M85 | 400 | 2048 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 176 | LQFP | 24 x 24 x 1.4 | 0.5 | 119 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj = -40 to 125°C | 8,16 | Double/Single/Half | DMAC&DTC | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | RGB888 | 0 | 16-bit | No | Yes | No | No | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | Yes | AES, Arm TrustZone, DOTF, ECC, MAC, RSA, SHA224/SHA256, SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, Secure Boot, TRNG, Tamper Detection, Unique ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | 3 | 11.63 | Get Samples, | |||
| TBD | Full Carton (Tray) | Arm Cortex-M85 | 400 | 2048 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 176 | LQFP | 24 x 24 x 1.4 | 0.5 | 128 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj = -40 to 125°C | 8,16 | Double/Single/Half | DMAC&DTC | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | RGB888 | 1 | 16-bit | No | Yes | No | No | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | Yes | AES, Arm TrustZone, DOTF, ECC, MAC, RSA, SHA224/SHA256, SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, Secure Boot, TRNG, Tamper Detection, Unique ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | 3 | Get Samples, |
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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.
Video List
Events & Webinars
News & Blog Posts
| Can Your Vision AI Solution Keep Up with Cortex-M85? | Blog Post | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Renesas Delivers New RA8 MCU Group Targeting Graphic Display Solutions and Voice/Vision Multimodal AI Applications | News | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Power Your Edge AI Application with the Industry’s Most Powerful Arm MCUs | Blog Post | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Renesas’ New Ultra-High Performance MCUs are Industry’s First Based on Arm Cortex-M85 Processor | News | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Using Example Projects to Support RA MCU Designs | Blog Post | Oct 6, 2022 |
| Get Where You’re Going with the Official Renesas RA Family Guide | Blog Post | Jun 29, 2021 |