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Features

  • 200MHz Arm Cortex-M33 with TrustZone
  • Secure element functionality
  • 512kB - 1MB Flash memory and 192kB SRAM with Parity and 64kB SRAM with ECC
  • Dual-bank-Flash with background operation
  • 8kB Data Flash to store data as in EEPROM
  • Scalable from 64-pin to 144-pin packages
  • Ethernet controller with DMA
  • Capacitive touch sensing unit
  • USB 2.0 Full Speed
  • CAN 2.0B
  • QuadSPI and OctaSPI
  • SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C)
  • SPI/ I2C multimaster interface
  • SDHI and MMC

Description

The Renesas RA6M4 group of microcontrollers (MCUs) uses the high-performance Arm® Cortex®-M33 core with TrustZone®. In concert with the Secure Crypto Engine it offers Secure Element functionality. The integrated Ethernet MAC with individual DMA ensures high data throughput. The RA6M4 is built on a highly efficient 40nm process and is supported by an open and flexible ecosystem concept—the Flexible Software Package (FSP), built on FreeRTOS—and is expandable to use other RTOSes and middleware. The RA6M4 is suitable for IoT applications requiring Ethernet, future proof security, large embedded RAM, and low active power consumption down to 99µA/MHz running the CoreMark® algorithm from Flash.

Parameters

Attributes Value
Main CPU Arm Cortex-M33
Program Memory (KB) 512, 768, 1024
RAM (KB) 256
Carrier Type Bulk (Tray), Full Carton (Tray), Tape & Reel
Supply Voltage (V) -
I/O Ports 42, 46, 76, 110
DRAM I/F No
Temp. Range (°C) Ta = -40 to +85, Ta = -40 to +105
Operating Freq (Max) (MHz) 200
Ethernet speed 10M/100M
EtherCat (ch) (#) 0
USB FS (host ch/device ch) ( 1 / 1 )
USB HS (host ch/device ch) ( 0 / 0 )
USB SS (host ch/device ch) ( 0 / 0 )
SCI or UART (ch) 8, 10
SPI (ch) 2
I2C (#) 2
CAN (ch) 2
CAN-FD (ch) 0
Wireless No
SDHI (ch) 0, 1
High Resolution Output Timer No
PWM Output (pin#) 20
32-Bit Timer (ch) 4
16-Bit Timer (ch) (#) 6
Standby operable timer Yes
Asynchronous General Purpose Timer / Interval Timer (ch) 6
16-Bit A/D Converter (ch) 0
14-Bit A/D Converter (ch) 0
12-Bit A/D Converter (ch) 8, 17, 19
24-Bit Sigma-Delta A/D Converter (ch) 0
12-Bit D/A Converter (ch) 2
8-Bit D/A Converter (ch) 0
Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit (ch) 7, 12, 20
Image Codec No
Segment LCD Controller No
Security & Encryption Unique ID, TRNG, AES, ECC, RSA, DSA, SHA224/SHA256, Tamper Detection, Arm TrustZone

Package Options

Pkg. Type Pkg. Dimensions (mm) Lead Count (#) Pitch (mm)
BGA 6 x 6 x 1.38 64 0.65
BGA 7 x 7 x 1.29 144 0.5
LQFP 10 x 10 x 1.7 64 0.5
LQFP 14 x 14 x 1.7 100 0.5
LQFP 20 x 20 x 1.7 144 0.5

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Additional Applications

  • Wired Ethernet applications
  • Enhanced security (fire detection, burglar detection, panel control)
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  • Industry (robotics, door openers, sewing machines, vending machines, UPS)
  • HVAC (heating, air conditioning, boiler control)
  • General purpose

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