Overview

Description

The Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX63N is intended as a user-friendly introductory and evaluation tool for the RX63N microcontroller. The board also provides a useful platform for evaluating the Renesas suite of development tools for coding and debugging, using High-performance Embedded Workshop as well as programming the device using E1 emulator and/or Flash Development Toolkit.

The Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX63N has been developed speed up code development and reduce time to market. An Renesas Starter Kit+, as the name suggests, is a complete development kit for Renesas microcontrollers.

Product Limitation

Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX63N Product Limitation (19 Nov 2012)

A limitation exists with the board used on a batch of Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX63N Products.

Serial Numbers Affected: 00039142 to 00039393 and 00038254 to 00038313 inclusive.

Limitation:

After the RSK+RX63N board is turned on without connecting with an E1 debugger, Ethernet communication may not work properly.

Explanation:

The Ethernet PHY device does not receive a correct reset signal after the board is turned on unless the E1 is connected or the reset switch is pressed. This results in the PHY device being incorrectly configured preventing Ethernet communication.

Work-around:

After turning ON the board, press the 'RES' reset switch on the board to reset the PHY device.

Layout and Specification

The LCD display module is supplied as a detachable sub-board. The board dimensions are 150 mm by 180 mm, detailed dimensions are available in the user manual.

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Item Specification
Microcontroller R5F563NBDDFC
On-board Memory SDRAM (K4S281632I-UC75): 128 Mbit
I2C EEPROM (R1EX24016ASAS0A): 16 Kbit
SPI Serial Flash (SST25VF016B-50-4C-S2AF): 16 Mbit
Input Clock Main: 12 MHz
Sub: 32.768 kHz
Ethernet (for PHY): 25 MHz
Potentiometer Single-turn, 10 kΩ
LED 5 V Power Indicator: green x 1
3.3 V Power Indicator: green x 1
User: green x 1, orange x 1, red x 2
Ethernet Status: green x 3, yellow x 1
Switch Reset x 1
User x 3
DIP Switch 4-pole x 1
DC Power Jack 7 V to 15 V Input: Jumpers J8 and J9 opened (Default setting)
5 V Input: Jumpers J8 and J9 shorted
Battery Holder CR2032 Coin Cell Holder for Battery Backup function
E1 Connector 14-pin box header
Ethernet Connector RJ45
CAN Connector 2.54mm pitch, 3-pin x 1 (CAN BUS line x2, GND x1)
USB Connector USB CH0-Function : USB-MiniB
USB CH0-Host : USB-TypeA
USB CH1-Function : USB-MiniB
RS232 Serial Connector 9-pin DSUB
LCD Display Connector 14-pin socket
LCD Panel Connector 2.54 mm pitch, 50-pin (TFT)
Application Board Interface 2.54 mm pitch, 26-pin x 2 (JA1, JA2), 24-pin x 2 (JA5, JA6)
BUS Interface Option 2.54 mm pitch, 50-pin (JA3)

* 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

  • CPU Board
  • Detachable LCD Display Module
  • Detachable AD Adjustment Shaft
  • E1 Emulator
  • Connection Cable (USB Cable, User Interface Cable)
  • Multi region 12 V power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • 2 CD-ROMs
    1. For HEW version
      • Documents: User Manual, Tutorial, and more
      • IDE: High-performance Embedded Workshop
      • C Compiler: C/C++ Compiler Package for RX Family Evaluation Version
      • Debugger: E1/E20 Emulator Debugger
    2. For e2studio version
      • Documents: User Manual, Tutorial, and more
      • IDE: Eclipse e2studio
      • C Compiler: C/C++ Compiler Package for RX Family Evaluation Version
      • Debugger: E1/E20 Emulator Debugger
Notes
  • The C/C++ Compiler Package for RX Family Evaluation Version does not come with technical support services. In addition, The C/C++ Compiler Package for RX Family Evaluation Version has some restrictions compared to the Product Version.
    Trial period: 60 days
    The link size will be limited to 128 KB after 60 days.

PC System Requirements

  • IBM PC/AT or compatible PC (USB interface necessary) *1
  • Intel Pentium Ⅲ 600 MHz or higher *3
  • Memory 128 MB or higher
  • Microsoft Windows 7 / Windows XP / Windows Vista *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: MS, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of the U.S. No support for Windows Vista® 64-bit editions.
*3:Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation of the U.S.

Ordering Information

Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX63N-256K is available as a successor product.

Product Name Debugger Supplied Part Number
(Ordering Number)
Availability
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX63N E1 R0K50563NS000BE Discontinued Product (Replaced by
Renesas Starter Kit+ for RX63N-256K)

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.

Applications

Documentation

Design & Development

Software & Tools

Software & Tools

Software title
Software type
Company
High-performance Embedded Workshop
Renesas integrated development environment (IDE) (for SuperH, RX, R8C, M32R, M16C, H8SX, H8S, H8, and 740 families).
IDE and Coding Tool Renesas
Flash Development Toolkit (Programming GUI)
Flash memory programming software. [Support MCU/MPU and devices: SuperH RISC engine, RX, R8C, M16C, H8SX, H8S, H8, 740]
Programmer (Unit/SW) Renesas
CS+
Renesas integrated development environment (IDE) [Support MCU/MPU: RH850, V850, RX, RL78, 78K0R, 78K0] (Note: CS+ is not generally promoted to U.S. and European customers.) (Note: To use Smart Configurator on CS+ for RL78/G23 and RX family MCUs, install the Smart Configurator for each MCU family separately downloading from ”Design & Support” > ”Development Tools” > ”Smart Configurator”)
IDE and Coding Tool Renesas
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Software Downloads

Type Title Date
Software & Tools - Evaluation Software Log in to Download ZIP 37.73 MB 日本語
Software & Tools - Evaluation Software Log in to Download ZIP 38.46 MB 日本語
PCB Design Files Log in to Download ZIP 1.81 MB 日本語
Upgrade - Debugger Log in to Download ZIP 110.84 MB 日本語
Software & Tools - Other Log in to Download ZIP 351.69 MB
Software & Tools - Evaluation Software Log in to Download ZIP 122.90 MB 日本語
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