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Low Energy, Single Chip 32-bit Microcontrollers with 48MHz Bluetooth 5.0

Package Information

CAD Model:View CAD Model
Pkg. Type:QFN
Pkg. Code:PVQN0056LB-A
Lead Count (#):56
Pkg. Dimensions (mm):7 x 7 x 0.9
Pitch (mm):0.4

Environmental & Export Classifications

Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL)3
ECCN (US)3A991.a.2
HTS (US)8542.31.0025
RoHS (R7FA4W1AD2CNG#AA0)EnglishJapanese
Pb (Lead) FreeYes

Product Attributes

Carrier TypeBulk (Tray)
Family NameRA
Series NameRA4
Group NameRA4W1
CPU ArchitectureArm
Main CPUArm Cortex-M4
Sub CPUNo
Floating Point UnitSingle
Bit Length32
Program Memory (KB)512
Data Flash (KB)8
RAM (KB)96
ECC SRAMYes
Lead Count (#)56
Pitch (mm)0.4
Pkg. Dimensions (mm)7 x 7 x 0.9
Number of Supply Voltage(s) (#)1
Supply Voltage (V)1.8 - 3.6
I/O Ports34
DMAC or DTCDMAC&DTC
DMA (ch)4
Temperature Sensor (ch) (#)1
Power-On ResetYes
Watchdog Timer (ch)2
External Memory Bus (bit)No
DRAM I/FNo
3D GPUNo
AcceleratorNo
MOQ1
Temp. Range (°C)Ta = -40 to +85
External Interrupt Pins (#)12
LVD or PVDYes
Operating Freq (Max) (MHz)48
Sub-clock (32.768 kHz)Yes
On-chip OscillatorYes
Ethernet speedNo
Ethernet (ch)0
EtherCat (ch) (#)0
USB Ports (#)1
USB FS (host ch/device ch)( 1 / 1 )
USB HS (host ch/device ch)( 0 / 0 )
USB SS (host ch/device ch)( 0 / 0 )
PCI Express (generation and ch)No
SCI or UART (ch)4
SPI (ch)2
QSPI (ch)0
OSPI (ch)0
I2C (#)2
I3C (ch)0
CAN (ch)1
CAN-FD (ch)0
WirelessBluetooth 5.0
IrDANo
LIN (#)0
SDHI (ch)0
High Resolution Output TimerNo
PWM Output (pin#)16
32-Bit Timer (ch)4
16-Bit Timer (ch) (#)3
8-Bit Timer (ch)0
Standby operable timerYes
Asynchronous General Purpose Timer / Interval Timer (ch)2
RTCYes
16-Bit A/D Converter (ch)0
14-Bit A/D Converter (ch)8
12-Bit A/D Converter (ch)0
10-Bit A/D Converter (ch)0
24-Bit Sigma-Delta A/D Converter (ch)0
16-Bit D/A Converter (ch)0
12-Bit D/A Converter (ch)1
10-Bit D/A Converter (ch) (#)0
8-Bit D/A Converter (ch)2
Analog Comparator (ch)1
OPAMP (ch) (#)1
PGA (ch)0
Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit (ch)11
Graphics LCD ControllerNo
MIPI Interfaces (DSI) (ch)0
MIPI Interfaces (CSI) (ch)0
Camera I/F (Parallel)No
Image CodecNo
2D Drawing EngineNo
Segment LCD ControllerYes
SSI (ch)0
Security & EncryptionUnique ID, TRNG, AES
Debug InterfaceJTAG/SWD
Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL)3
Country of AssemblyTAIWAN
Country of Wafer FabricationTAIWAN
12-Bit Timer (ch)0
16-bit Enhanced Timer (ch)0
16-bit High Res Timer (ch)0
2MbpsSupported
32-Bit High Res Timer (ch)0
32-Bit ULPT (ch)0
ADC14-bit x 8-ch
AoANot Supported
AoDNot Supported
ApplicationAsset tracking, Beacons, Connected health, Smart appliances, Industrial, Mesh
Asynchronous General Purpose Timer (ch)2
Bit Size32
Bluetooth® MeshSupported
Built-in Antenna-
CAN InterfaceCAN x 1ch
CPUArm Cortex-M4
Clock Rate (MHz)48
DAC8-bit x 2-ch, 12-bit x 1-ch
DMADMAC x 4ch, DTC
DTC (ch)1
Delta-Sigma A/D ConverterNo
EthernetNo
Execute from FLASHNo
Extended AdvertisingSupported
External Antenna-
External Memory Bus (Bits)0
External Rails and Load CapacityNone
Family NameRA
Flash Memory (KB)512
Flexible System ClockNo
GATT CachingNot Supported
GPIOs (#)35
Group NameRA4W1
Hardware Crypto EngineYes
High-Speed Analog Comparator (ch)0
Human Machine InterfaceLCD Display Interface 4com x 9seg, Capacitive Sensing Unit 11ch
Integrated Battery ChargerNo
Integrated DCDCNo
LE Coded PHY (Long Range)Not Supported
LE Data Length ExtensionsSupported
Lead CompliantYes
Length (mm)7
Longevity1999 Jan
Low-Power Analog Comparator (ch)1
MCU/MPUCortex-M4
Memory Size (OTP) (KB)64
Memory TypeFlash memory
Output Power Range (dBm)4 - 4
Pb (Lead) FreeYes
Periodic AdvertisingSupported
Pkg. TypeQFN
Price (USD)$5.14692
Proprietary 2G4 protocolNo
QSPI Interface (#)0
ROM (KB)64
Rx current (mA)3.3
SPI (#)2
Sensitivity (dBm) (dBm)-95
Suggested KitsEK-RA4M1,EK-RA4M1
Supply Voltage Vcc Range1.8-3.6
Tape & ReelNo
Thickness (mm)0.9
TimerAsynchronous Timer x 2ch, 16-bit x 3-ch, 32-bit x 4-ch
Tx Current (mA)4.5
UART (#)6
UART (ch) (#)4
USBUSB Host, USB Peripheral, USB Ports (ch) x 1, USB Endpoints x 10, USB Isochronous Transfer Support
USBFS (ch)1
USBHS (ch)0
Width (mm)7
Wireless StandardBLE 5.0 Core specification + optional features
With Host MCUAvailable
Without Host MCUAvailable

Description

The Renesas RA4W1 is the first Bluetooth® 5.0 Low Energy (LE) fully compliant with 2Mbit High-Throughput (HT) and Long Range support in a single chip MCU of Renesas RA4 product series for IoT applications that require a high-performance Arm® Cortex®-M4 core at a very attractive price point. The RA4W1 is built on a highly efficient low power process and is supported by an open and flexible ecosystem concept, called Flexible Software Package (FSP), using FreeRTOS as a base. The RA4W1 MCU has full function support for Bluetooth 5.0 Low Energy long-range and mesh networking, and provides excellent reception performance. RA4W1 is geared towards IoT applications requiring Security, large embedded RAM and low power consumption.