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Certifications

The EK-RA8D1 kit meets the following certifications/standards. Refer to the EK-RA8D1 user manual for the disclaimer, precautions and more details on the certifications.

EMC/EMI Standards

  • FCC Notice (Class A) – Part 15
  • Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada ICES-003 Compliance: CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A)
  • CE Class A (EMC Directive 2004/108/EEC)
  • Taiwan Chinese National Standard 13438, C6357 compliance, Class A limits
  • Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 32:2015, Class A

Material Selection, Waste, Recycling, and Disposal Standards

  • EU RoHS
  • China SJ/T 113642014, 10-year environmental protection use period

Safety Standards

  • UL 94V-0

Overview

The EK-RA8D1 evaluation kit enables users to effortlessly evaluate the features of the RA8D1 MCU Group and develop embedded systems applications using Renesas' Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e2 studio IDE. Utilize rich onboard features along with your choice of popular ecosystem add-ons to bring your big ideas to life.

The EK-RA8D1 kit consists of three boards: the EK-RA8D1 board featuring the RA8D1 MCU with on-chip graphics LCD controller, a MIPI graphics expansion board featuring a 4.5-inch TFT color LCD (480 x 854) with capacitive touch overlay, and a camera expansion board featuring a 3M pixels CMOS image sensor.

Getting Started

Running the Quick Start Example Project

  1. The EK-RA8D1 board comes pre-programmed with a quick start example project (source code provided in the EK-RA8D1 example project bundle).
  2. Connect the MIPI graphics and camera expansion boards to the MIPI graphics (J58) and camera (J59) expansion ports on the EK-RA8D1 board.
  3. Power up the EK-RA8D1 board through the USB debug port (J10) using the micro USB device cable connected to a 5V power source. The white power LED will light up.
  4. The quick start example project will begin to execute showing the graphic elements on the screen.
  5. Refer to the EK-RA8D1 Quick Start Guide to explore additional functionality of the quick start example project.

Developing Embedded Applications

  1. Modifying the Quick Start example project – refer to the EK-RA8D1 Quick Start Guide for instructions on importing, modifying, and building the quick start example project.
  2. Start with one of the many other example projects (provided in the EK-RA8D1 example project's bundle) – choose from many example projects to learn about different peripherals of the RA8D1 MCU group. These example projects can serve as excellent starting points for you to develop your custom applications.

Building Custom Hardware

  1. Start by building a functional prototype - utilize the EK-RA8D1 board with your choice of ecosystem add-ons.
  2. Build custom hardware – develop custom hardware by referring to the design and manufacturing information provided in the EK-RA8D1v1 Design Package.
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EK-RA8D1 Kit Contents
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EK-RA8D1 Evaluation Board
EK-RA8D1 Kit Contents
EK-RA8D1 Kit
  • Special Feature Access:
    • MIPI DSI and Parallel Graphics Expansion Ports
    • Camera Expansion Port
    • Ethernet
    • USB High-Speed Host and Device
    • 64MB SDRAM
    • 64MB External Octo-SPI Flash
  • MCU Native Pin Access:
    • R7FA8D1BHECBD MCU
    • 480MHz, Arm® Cortex®-M85 core
    • 2MB Code Flash, 1MB SRAM
    • 224 pins, BGA package, 13mm x 13mm x 1.47mm, 0.8mm pitch
    • Native pin access
    • MCU and USB current measurement
    • DC/DC mode configuration
  • Ecosystem and System Control Access:
    • USB Full Speed Host and Device
    • Multiple 5V input sources:
      • USB (debug, full speed, high speed)
      • External power supply
    • SEGGER J-Link™ onboard programmer and debugger
    • Debug modes:
    • User LEDs and buttons:
      • Three user LEDs (red, blue, green)
      • Power LED (white) indicating the availability of regulated power
      • Debug LED (yellow) indicating the debug connection
      • Two user buttons
      • One reset button
    • Five most popular ecosystem expansions:
      • MikroElektronika™ mikroBUS connector
      • SparkFun® Qwiic® connectors (may not be populated)
      • Two SeeedGrove® system (I2C and analog) connectors (may not be populated)
      • Two Digilent Pmod™ (SPI and UART) connectors
      • Arduino® (UNO R3) connector
    • MCU boot configuration
  • MIPI Graphics Expansion Board:
    • 4.5 Inch backlit TFT display, 16.7M display colors
    • 480x854 pixels resolution
    • 2-lane MIPI interface
    • Capacitive touch overlay (I2C)
  • Camera Expansion Board:
    • Off-the-shelf Arducam CMOS OV3640 Camera Module
    • ¼ Inch 3.1 Megapixel image sensor
    • Up to 15 fps in QXGA (2048x1536 pixels) resolution

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    Sep 12, 2024
  2. EK-RA8D1 - Unable to access OSPI data

    Hello everyone,  I am currently working on a proof of concept that uses the EK-RA8D1 board. My team and I are currently wanting to port a project that began on a RA6M3 MCU to the RA8D1. This project uses GUIX as well as ThreadX to handle a high graphic ...

    Jun 25, 2025
  3. EK-RA8D1 MCUboot swap with OSPI

    Hello everyone, Some context:  I am using LVGL repository (Renesas port) : https://github.com/lvgl/lv_port_renesas_ek-ra8d1_gcc Using E2S (FSP v5.8.0) It is working pretty well and I could get my own application running. The flash is currently around 65 ...

    Apr 11, 2025
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Knowledge Base

  1. RA and FSP Curriculum : Getting Started with EK-RA8D1 Graphics Application Embedded Wizard

    Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024 This lab material explains all necessary steps to create an Embedded Wizard UI application suitable for RA8D1 Evaluation Kit.   Getting Started with EK-RA8D1 Graphics Application Embedded Wizard for FSP 5.5.0 - a hands on lab using EK-RA8D1, Embedded Wizard Studio and FSP ...

    Oct 30, 2024
  2. How to Access Data Flash on RA8D1 Evaluation Kit

    Last updated on 1st June 2026   Summary of the video   This video demonstrates how to perform basic Data Flash operations on the EK-RA8D1 board using the Flash HP driver. Flexible Software Package (FSP) supports Data Flash erase, blank check, write, and read operations with the r_flash_hp FSP ...

  3. How to Use ADC to Read On‑Chip Temperature Sensor on RA8D1 Evaluation Kit

    Last updated on 1st June 2026   Summary of the video   This video demonstrates how to measure the internal MCU temperature on the EK-RA8D1 board using the ADC temperature sensor. Flexible Software Package (FSP) supports ADC operation with the r_adc FSP module.   This example demonstrates configuring the ADC with ...

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Videos & Training

Learn how to access data flash on the RA8D1 Evaluation Kit by performing erase, blank check, write, and read operations using the Flexible Software Package (FSP). We demonstrate how data flash background operation (BGO) enables execution from code flash during programming and erase. We also explain secure and non‑secure data flash access using Arm® TrustZone® technology. The project shows how flash management supports reliable and secure embedded system design.

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