Overview

SA-Designer lets you design actual analog front-end circuits employing Smart Analog products(Renesas Smart Analog MCU and Smart Analog IC) and then generates the circuit data as C source code

Conventionally, it took time to prepare hardware according to the sourcing and component changes of analog front-end circuits to fit the sensor behavior. That will be unnecessary with the Smart Analog and SA-Designer, which enables circuit design done easily, just with mouse operation on your computer.

The software can also complete everything from circuit design, to program development since it can liaise with the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) CS+, e² studio, and IAR Embedded Workbench.

  • Use the GUI to design and customize circuits in the style of a block diagram.
  • Display a list of the generated circuit data (register values, etc.), save it for later, and restore old data.
  • Generate C source files for use in circuit design. (Source for CS+, IAR Embedded Workbench provided by IAR Systems, and GNU compiler provided by KPIT Technologies Ltd..)
  • Register to CS+, e² studio, and IAR Embedded Workbench project, and run build, download, and debugging in the CS+, e² studio, and IAR Embedded Workbench.
  • Include tutorials.
  • Integrated Tools: CS+ V3.00.00 or later, CubeSuite+ V1.02.00 or later, e² studio, IAR Embedded Workbench, On-chip debugging emulator E1, Full-spec emulator IECUBE
  • Learn More

Latest Ver.: V1.03.00

Released: Apr 16, 2014

Details of upgrade (See Tool News)

Operating Environment

Downloads
Type Title Date
Software & Tools - Other
Analog front-end design tool SA-Designer "V1.03.00"
Log in to Download ZIP 16.46 MB 日本語
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Documentation
Type Title Date
Tool News - Release
Release of the SA-Designer V1.03.00 Analog Front-End Circuit Design Tool for Smart Analog Products
PDF 540 KB
Application Note
Smart Analog System development procedure by using SA-Designer (RX family)
PDF 1.27 MB 日本語
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Additional Details

Functions

  • Use the GUI to design and customize circuits in the style of a block diagram.
  • Display a list of the generated circuit data (register values, etc.), save it for later, and restore old data.
  • Generate C source files for use in circuit design. (Note1)
  • Register to CS+, e² studio, and IAR Embedded Workbench project, and run build, download, and debugging in the CS+, e² studio, and IAR Embedded Workbench.
  • Include tutorials.

Note

  1. Source for CS+, IAR Embedded Workbench provided by IAR Systems, and GNU compiler provided by KPIT Technologies Ltd.

Integrated Tools

Integrated development environment

CS+ V3.00.00 or later, CubeSuite+ V1.02.00 or later, e² studio, IAR Embedded Workbench

Emulator

On-chip debugging emulator: E1, Full-spec emulator: IECUBE

System Configuration

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Notes

  1. See step 2 of Processing Flow for the enlarged image of SA-Designer.
  2. CS+, e² studio, IAR Embedded Workbench

Processing Flow

  1. Sensor Selection
  2. Circuit Design (Enter configuration information)[Processing of SA-Designer]
sa-designer-start-zoom-e
sa-designer-menu-chart-e

  1. Save Circuit Data (Can show list and reuse)[Processing of SA-Designer] 

    sa-designer-menu-save-e

  2. Output C source file [Processing of SA-Designer] 

    sa-designer-menu-generate-e

  3. Launch IDE from menu [Processing of SA-Designer] 

    sa-designer-menu-ide-e
  4. Develop User Program (IDE Interoperation)
  5. Run build, and download load module to evaluation board (IDE Interoperation)
  6. Run sensor program, and debugging by the emulator (IDE Interoperation)

Optional Products

[Trial Kits and Boards]

Target Devices

  • Smart Analog IC 100 Series
    • RAA730101 (Smart Analog IC101) with 16-bit delta-sigma A/D converter + Built-in PGIA
  • Smart Analog IC 300 Series
    • RAA730300 (Smart Analog IC300) with configurable amplifier and low-voltage operation
    • RAA730301 (Smart Analog IC301) with instrumentation amplifier and low-voltage operation
  • Smart Analog IC 500 Series
    • RAA730500 (Smart Analog IC500) with configurable amplifier
    • RAA730501 (Smart Analog IC501) with instrumentation amplifier
    • RAA730502 (Smart Analog IC502) with high-speed instrumentation amplifier for motor control
  • Smart Analog MCU (RL78/G1E)
    • R5F10FMx (Smart Analog MCU RL78/G1E) with configurable amplifier (80-pin)
    • R5F10FLx (Smart Analog MCU RL78/G1E) with configurable amplifier (64-pin)