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Overview

Description

The Renesas Starter Kit for RL78/L12 is intended as a user-friendly introductory and evaluation tool for the RL78/L12 microcontroller. The board also provides a useful platform for evaluating the Renesas suite of development tools for coding and debugging, using CubeSuite+ as well as programming the device using E1 emulator and/or Renesas Flash Programmer.

The Renesas Starter Kit for RL78/L12 may be connected to the host PC using the included USB E1 on chip debugging interface.

The purpose of the board is to enable the user to evaluate the capabilities of the device and its peripherals by giving the user a simple platform on which code can be run only minutes from opening box. It can also prove an invaluable tool in development by providing a useful test platform for code already debugged using one of our more powerful emulation tools.

* CubeSuite+ is not generally promoted to the U.S. and European customers. Customers in the U.S. and Europe who are interested in CubeSuite+ are requested to contact our regional marketing departments for details.

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.

Layout and Specification

The LCD Application Board V2 is supplied as a detachable sub-board. The board dimensions are 120 mm by 100 mm, detailed dimensions are available in the user manual.

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Item Specification
Microcontroller R5F10RLCAFB
Input Clock Main: 20 MHz
Sub: 32.768 kHz
Potentiometer Single-turn, 10 kΩ
LED Power indicator: green x 1
User: green x 1, orange x 1, red x 2
Switch Reset x 1
User x 3
DC Power Jack 5 V Input
E1 Header 14-pin box header
RS232 Serial Connector 9-pin DSUB
LCD Display Connector 14-pin socket
LCD Panel Connector 50-pin socket (JA4)
Microcontroller Pin Header 2.54 mm pitch, 36-pin x 4 (J1, J2, J3, J4)
Application Board Interface 2.54 mm pitch, 26-pin x 2 (JA1, JA2), 24-pin x 2 (JA5, JA6)

* Microcontroller Pin Header and Application Board Interface are not contained in the product. (except JA4)
* 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)

Configuration

[Kit with Renesas CubeSuite+]

  • CPU Board
  • Detachable LCD Application Board V2
  • Detachable AD Adjustment Shaft
  • E1 Emulator
  • Connection Cable (USB Cable, User Interface Cable)
  • Quick Start Guide
  • DVD-ROM
    - Documents:
    User Manual, Tutorial, and more
    - IDE:
    CubeSuite+ (Evaluation Software)
    RL78, 78K0R Compiler
    Debugger: E1 Emulator Debugger
    - Flash Memory Programmer:
    Renesas Flash Programmer (Evaluation Software)
Notes
  • The CubeSuite+ Evaluation Software does not come with technical support services. In addition, The CubeSuite+ Evaluation Software has some restrictions compared to the Product Version.
  • The scope of available memory is restricted to 64 KB of the internal ROM (0-FFFFh) and to the internal RAM.
  • The Renesas Flash Programmer Evaluation Software does not come with technical support services.

[Kit with e² studio]

  • CPU Board
  • Detachable LCD Application Board V2
  • Detachable AD Adjustment Shaft
  • E1 Emulator
  • Connection Cable (USB Cable, User Interface Cable)
  • Quick Start Guide
  • DVD-ROM
    - Documents:
    User Manual, Tutorial, and more
    - IDE:
    e² studio
    KPIT GNURL78 Toolchain
    E1 Emulator Debugger
    and more

PC System Requirements

  • IBM PC/AT or compatible PC (USB2.0 interface necessary) *1
  • Processor 1 GHz or higher (must support hyper-threading, multi-core CPUs)
  • Memory 2 GB or more recommended. Minimum requirement is 1 GB or more (64-bit Windows requires 2 GB or more) *2
  • Hard disk 600 MB or more spare capacity
  • Display 1024 x 768 or higher resolution, 65,535 or more colors
  • Microsoft Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 *2 (other than the listed OS is not supported)
  • All other necessary software environments in addition to Windows OS.
    - .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
    - Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 runtime library
    - Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

*1: IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation of the U.S.
*2: Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of the U.S.

[Kit with e² studio]

  • IBM PC/AT or compatible PC (USB2.0 interface necessary) *1
  • Processor 1.6 GHz or higher
  • Memory 1 GB or more recommended.
  • Microsoft Windows XP / Windows 7 *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: Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of the U.S.

Applications

  • Camera, Audio System, Air Conditioner, Washing Machine, Health Equipment, IH Rice Cooker, IH Cooking Heater, Microwave Oven, Remote Control, Power Meter

Documentation

Design & Development

Software & Tools

Software Downloads

Type Title Date
PCB Design Files Log in to Download ZIP 984 KB 日本語
Software & Tools - Other Log in to Download ZIP 691.37 MB
Software & Tools - Other Log in to Download ZIP 830.52 MB
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