Effortless Innovation Made Possible
The Renesas RA microcontroller kits enable users to effortlessly evaluate the features of different RA MCU Groups and develop sophisticated IoT and embedded systems applications.
The kits are based on a novel architecture that provides an unparalleled combination of standardization and flexibility. The kit design helps users shorten the learning curve and accelerate development, providing more time for differentiated innovation or taking products to market faster. Users can utilize rich onboard features along with their choice of popular ecosystem add-ons to bring their big ideas to life.
Innovation Ready
A winning combination of standardization and flexibility that enables a shorter learning curve and faster time to market
Ecosystem Ready
Enhance functionality on your terms and choose from hundreds of 3rd party add ons from popular ecosystems
World Ready
Compliant with many international standards. Documentation available in English and Japanese
Fun Ready!
Take the guesswork out of your innovation experience for an unmatched, systematic, and methodical approach to start developing
Differentiation that Sets You Apart
The RA microcontroller kits portfolio consists of a variety of kits to suit many use cases such as functional evaluation, getting started reference, prototyping, proof-of-concepts, solutions demo, research, and academia. Visit the kit product pages to learn more about the features of each kit, download collateral such as the user's manual, quick start guide, design package, and example projects, and order your favorite kit from a leading distributor.
RA8 Series MCUs | RA6 Series MCUs | RA4 Series MCUs | RA2 Series MCUs | RA0 Series MCUs | ||
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General-purpose Kits
| EK-RA8M1 EK-RA8D1 | EK-RA6M5 EK-RA6M4 EK-RA6M3G EK-RA6M3 EK-RA6E2 | EK-RA4M3 EK-RA4M2 EK-RA4E2 | EK-RA2E2 EK-RA2E1 EK-RA2L1 EK-RA2A2 | ||
| FPB-RA8E1 | EK-RA6M2 EK-RA6M1 FPB-RA6E2 FPB-RA6E1 | EK-RA4M1 EK-RA4W1 FPB-RA4E2 FPB-RA4E1 | EK-RA2A1 FPB-RA2E1 FPB-RA2E2 FPB-RA2E3 | FPB-RA0E1 | |
Application-specific Kits
| Motor RA8T1 Voice RA8M1 | Cloud RA6M5 Motor RA6T3 Motor RA6T2 Motor RA6T1 Touch RA6M2 Voice RA6E1 AI RA6M3 | Motor RA4T1 Voice RA4E1 AI RA4E1 | Touch RA2L1 Voice RA2L1 | ||
3rd Party/Partner Kits
| M13-RA6M3-EK | Mikroe RA4M1 Clicker |
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Resources
Explore the resources below to learn more, get support and provide feedback.
Kit Example Projects
Access the Flexible Software Package and example projects for kits
renesas.com/ra/KitEP
Support Community
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Videos
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.
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