Overview
The EK-RA8M2 evaluation kit enables users to evaluate the features of the RA8M2 MCU Group and develop embedded systems applications using Renesas' Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e2 studio IDE. Users can utilize rich onboard features and their choice of popular ecosystem add-ons to realize many industrial, Internet of Things (IoT), and general-purpose applications. In addition, a bundle of example projects is provided to help users to quickly evaluate key peripherals and accelerate proof-of-concept development.
The kit features rich communication interfaces such as Ethernet, USB, RS485/MODBUS, and CAN FD that enable quick development of network applications. The kits comes pre-programmed with demonstrations to showcase the excellent performance of the RA8M2, so that users can evaluate the RA8M2's features immediately after unboxing.
Features
- MCU Native Pin Access Area
- R7KA8M2JFLCAC MCU
- 1GHz, Arm® Cortex®-M85 core
- 250MHz, Arm Cortex-M33 core
- 1MB MRAM, 2MB SRAM with ECC
- 289 pins, BGA package, 12mm x 12mm x 1.38mm, 0.65mm pitch
- Native pin access through 5 x 20-pin, and 3 x 40-pin headers (not populated)
- MCU and USB current measurement points
- R7KA8M2JFLCAC MCU
- Special Feature Access Area
- Ethernet (RGMII)
- USB High Speed Host and Device
- 64MB External Octo-SPI Flash
- RS485 / MODBUS (4-pin terminal block)
- CAN FD (3-pin header)
- Ecosystem & System Control Access Area
- USB Full Speed Host and Device
- Four 5V input sources
- USB (Debug, Full Speed, High Speed)
- External power supply
- Debug modes
- SEGGER J-Link™ Debug on-board (SWD and JTAG)
- Debug in (ETM, SWD, SWO, and JTAG)
- Debug out (SWD, SWO, and JTAG)
- User LEDs and buttons
- Three user LEDs (red, blue, green)
- Power LED indicating availability of regulated power (white)
- Debug LED indicating the debug connection (yellow)
- Two user buttons
- One reset button
- Five most popular ecosystem expansions
- MikroElektronika™ mikroBUS connector
- SparkFun® Qwiic® connector *not populated
- Two SeeedGrove® system (I2C and Analog) connectors *not populated
- Two Digilent Pmod™ (SPI/UART/I2C) connectors
- Arduino™ (Uno R3) connector
- MCU boot configuration jumper
- Kit Contents: EK-RA8M2 board
Getting Started
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Active| SPQ: | 1 |
| Pb (Lead) Free: | No |
| Assembly Location: | CHINA |
Videos & Training
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News & Blog Posts
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Blog Post Nov 18, 2021 |
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Support
Support Communities
- EK-RA8M2 - Is it possible to make Cortex-M33 as primary boot cpu?
Hi,On the EK-RA8M2, is it possible to make Cortex-M33 (CPU1) as primary boot cpu? By default, M85 CPU0 is set to boot now.Is this setting to configure the CPU1 as primary a one time programmable? Is it already set in EK-RA8M2 ??I want to configure ...
May 22, 2026 - RA8M1 I3C HDR-DDR MODE
... i3c_slave RA8M2 I3C Example https://github.com/renesas/ra-fsp-examples/tree/1be7d72c9e208c4fc8a47628f6d591d818e6227d/example_projects/ek_ra8m2/i3c_master https://github.com/renesas/ra-fsp-examples/tree/1be7d72c9e208c4fc8a47628f6d591d818e6227d/example_projects/ek_ra8m2 ...
Mar 10, 2026 - Is the trusted-firmware v2.1.1 component/stack in FSPv6.5.0 fully compatible with Arm trusted-firmware-m project?
Hello support team,Is the trusted-firmware v2.1.1 Component/Stack in FSP v6.5.0 fully compatible with Arm trusted-firmware-m project? Link: https://git.trustedfirmware.org/TF-M/trusted-firmware-m.git/ If its not fully compatible, then can you ...
Jun 26, 2026
Knowledge Base
- RA Family: Implementing Direct Ethernet MAC-to-MAC communication
... or stubbed out to prevent the driver from stalling or erroring during initialization. This article contains an attached project which implements MAC2MAC communication between two EK-RA8M2s, including modified drivers for the R_RMAC FSP module (applicable to RA8x2, RA8P1 devices). Hardware Considerations Depending on the type of Media Independent ...
May 21, 2026
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