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RX Family 32-Bit Performance/Efficiency MCUs

RX Family MCUs leverage advanced CPU cores packed with innovations unique to Renesas. Based on proprietary technology developed over many years, these MCUs deliver scalability and improved power efficiency with outstanding performance and low power consumption. The RX Family offers ideal solutions—from entry-level to high performance—for industrial, home electronics, office automation, and ICT applications.

Unmatched Performance & Efficiency

Unmatched Performance & Efficiency

RX Family MCUs deliver superior performance up to 6.01 CoreMark/MHz, fast interrupt response, and low power consumption for energy-saving embedded systems.

Comprehensive Functionality

Comprehensive Functionality

Enjoy versatile features, including connectivity, safety, HMI, analog, and motor control, backed by extensive pin and memory options to meet diverse application needs.

Scalable & Compatible Design

Scalable & Compatible Design

RX microcontrollers ensure seamless scalability with downward-compatible instruction sets and shared tools, enabling efficient software reuse across product lines.

Streamlined Development Tools

Streamlined Development Tools

Accelerate development with our auto-generated drivers, middleware, and a comprehensive development environment with support from evaluation to mass production.

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Functional Safety

Functional Safety

Our pre-certified functional safety solutions ensure safety and reliability in industrial systems. From MCU self-test software to evaluation boards and technical documentation, we simplify compliance, reduce development burdens, and help you create safer, more dependable factories and smart homes.

Introduction to Renesas Functional Safety

Human Machine Interface

Human Machine Interface

Our comprehensive Human Machine Interface (HMI) solutions offer a robust suite of hardware, software, and tools to streamline development, helping users to create intuitive, responsive interfaces for a wide range of applications. From touchscreens and voice control to gesture recognition and haptics, Renesas provides the technologies to enhance user interaction and deliver cutting-edge experiences.

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Motor Control

Motor Control

The RX MCUs for inverter control incorporate motor control timers and other built-in functions for inverter control that were cultivated in previous products such as the SH controllers and the H8SX MCUs. They support the 5V power supply that is required by many industrial applications, and are also equipped with a comprehensive set of analog functions such as 12-bit analog-to-digital (A/D), 3-channel simultaneous sampling hold circuit, programmable gain amplifier (PGA), and a comparator.

Motor Control Solutions Overview

Security

Security

The rise of smart technologies and connected ecosystems, along with stricter regulations, drives manufacturers to prioritize security. Developers face tight budgets and timelines while building efficient, secure solutions. The RX Family meets these needs with hardware-based security, including isolated cryptographic operations and secure key storage.

Security in the Connected World

Internet of Things (IoT)

Internet of Things (IoT)

The IoT market continues to rapidly expand in Industrial IoT, smart homes, and smart cities. To accelerate IoT product development and enable Over-the-Air (OTA) firmware updates, the RX family offers IoT evaluation kits, development environments (e² studio), and a development assistance tool (QE for OTA). An optimized sensor measurement solution is also available to meet the needs of IoT.

Demonstration of IoT Air Conditioner Using Renesas IoT Cloud Solutions

Industrial Network

Industrial Network

Seamless real-time communication is the core prerequisite for all Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) implementations. We offer best-in-class communication components and comprehensive software support for all leading industrial communication protocols, including but not limited to PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, Modbus, and CC-Link.

Get Started with RX MCUs

We support RX Family development with IDEs, real-time OS, middleware, and tools. Paired with evaluation kits, they simplify coding, building, and debugging, reducing system development time.

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Evaluation
Evaluation boards include starter and evaluation kits with Arduino, Pmod, and mikroBUS support for seamless prototyping, evaluation, and expanded functionality.
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Development Tools & Environment
Explore the RX development environment with tools and software to streamline debugging, accelerate development, and reduce time to market.
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Partner Ecosystem
Our comprehensive partner ecosystem delivers ready-to-use software and hardware for seamless integration with RX Family MCUs.
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Power Attach
Define your system input and output requirements. You can build a system from scratch or choose from over 300 templates covering MCU/MPUs and popular FPGA platforms.
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Human-Robot Collaboration at NexCOBOT

Discover how NexCOBOT is revolutionizing functional safety through seamless collaboration between humans and robots.

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