Overview
Description
The EK-RZ/A3M evaluation kit enables users to easily evaluate the features of the RZ/A3M MPU. This kit includes an EK-RZ/A3M board, 5-inch 720x1280 pixel LCD MIPI graphics expansion board, and USB cables, allowing the seamless evaluation of high-definition human machine interface (HMI), camera input through USB, and more features. Equipped with an on-board J-Link debugger, users can conveniently start debugging without additional debuggers. Additionally, it also has several expansion connectors such as SDIO, PMOD, and Arduino to connect sensors, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE), allowing users to add more features without expanding the board space.
Features
- Special Feature Access
- MIPI DSI 4 lanes & parallel graphics expansion ports
- 5-inch MIPI LCD panel (720x1280 pixels)
- USB High-Speed Host & Device
- 32MB External QSPI NOR Flash
- 128MB External QSPI NAND Flash
- External sound codec
- External RTC
- MPU Native Pin Access
- R9A07G066M04GBG MPU
- 1GHz, Arm Cortex®-A55 core w/NEON extension
- Built-in 128MB DDR3L DRAM
- 128KB SRAM w/ECC
- 244 pins, BGA package
- Native pin access
- MPU & USB current measurement
- Ecosystem & System Control Access
- USB High-Speed Host & Device
- 5V input through USB (Debug, HS, USB-PD) or external power supply
- Debug on-board (Segger J-Link®)
- Debug external (SWD & JTAG)
- SCIF download (SWD)
- 3 user LEDs & 2 user buttons
- 2 SeeedGrove® system (I2C & analog)
- 2 Digilent Pmod™ (I2C, SPI or UART selectable)
- Arduino™ (Uno R3)
- MikroElektronika™ mikroBUS
- SparkFun® Qwiic® (I2C)
- MPU boot configuration switch
- Audio In/Out 4-pole
- MicroSD card slot
- Kit Contents
- EK-RZ/A3M board
- MIPI graphics expansion board
- USB cable (USB C to USB C)
- USB cable (USB A female to USB C)
- USB cable (USB A male to USB C)
- Screw and spacer for fixing the sub board
Applications
Documentation
Featured Documentation
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| Manual - Development Tools | PDF 3.66 MB | |
| Quick Start Guide | PDF 3.74 MB | |
| PCB Design Files | EK-RZ/A3M v1 Design Package
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| Application Note |
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Learn how to use the Renesas RZ Flexible Software Package (FSP) for developing applications for the RZ microprocessor series. This document explains the usage of the RZ FSP running on the Cortex-A55 (CA55) core incorporated in the RZ/A3UL and RZ/A3M devices, including the development environment, software configuration, and application development workflow.
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Introduces practical examples projects for the EK-RZ/A3M kit. The example projects contained within the bundle show how to write code for the various Renesas Flexible Software Package (FSP) modules supported by the EK-RZ/A3M kit.
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AI-generated Summary:
The RZ/A FSP Example Project Bundle provides sample projects demonstrating how to develop software using Renesas' Flexible Software Package (FSP) for embedded systems. It includes lightweight, efficient drivers with uniform APIs, detailed documentation, and build-time configuration for optimized module size. Supported kits include RZ/A3UL Evaluation Boards (QSPI and OCTAL-SPI editions) and EK-RZ/A3M. The bundle supports FSP version 3.5.0 and is compatible with e2 studio 2025-01. Example projects cover various peripherals such as ADC, CANFD, USB, LCDC, and FreeRTOS. The package includes new additions like RZ/A3M and SPIBSC examples, with no current bug fixes or restrictions. General precautions for handling microcontrollers are also outlined.
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日本語
Flash Writer is a tool for writing images to serial flash memory. This document explains the procedure to write the loader program and any application to Serial NAND Flash on EK-RZ/A3M using the Flash Writer, and launch the application. By booting from Serial NAND Flash, users can make effective use of its high storage density.
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| Manual - Development Tools | PDF 634 KB | |
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The RZ/A Flexible Software Package (FSP) enables rapid development of applications for RZ/A3UL and RZ/A3M microprocessors. It integrates seamlessly with the e2 studio IDE, providing a complete environment for project creation, configuration, and debugging. FSP includes ready-to-use components, drivers, and middleware, simplifying setup for applications.
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| PCB Design Files | MIPI Graphics Expansion Board 2 v1 Design Package
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| Manual - Development Tools | PDF 236 KB | |
| Report | PDF 187 KB 日本語 | |
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Design & Development
Software & Tools
Software & Tools
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| RZ Flexible Software Package (FSP) The RZ FSP is an enhanced software package designed to deliver user-friendly, scalable, high-quality software for embedded system designs using the Renesas RZ family of Arm microprocessors.
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Software Package | Renesas |
| Scalable Embedded UI Platform for MCUs/MPUs LVGL is an embedded UI ecosystem that enables companies to build consistent user interfaces across their product portfolios. LVGL Open is a free, open source graphics library supporting 2D and 3D graphics on both MCUs and MPUs. LVGL Safe targets functional safety applications, while LVGL Pro provides professional UI development tools. With no royalties and a scalable architecture, LVGL allows OEMs to standardize UI development across products and teams while maintaining full control over their software stack.
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HMI | LVGL |
| Slint Slint allows product teams to build modern user interfaces for any device. Slint tools enable teams to transform Figma designs into production-ready code and iterate quickly with live preview on target devices. With automated GUI testing in continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, regressions and UI bugs can be detected early. Slint delivers efficient rendering for resource-constrained hardware and supports Rust, C++, JavaScript, and Python. Slint also offers Safety-critical graphics capabilities to support UI in systems requiring functional safety certification.
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HMI | Slint |
| SquareLine Studio SquareLine Studio enables users to create visually impressive and high-performance UI interfaces for Renesas hardware quickly and efficiently.
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HMI | SquareLine Kft |
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Sample Code
Sample Code
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| Sample Code | EK-RZ/A3M Example Project Bundle
Demonstrates how to write code using various unified Renesas RZ Flexible Software Package (FSP) v4.x.x modules supported by the EK-RZ/A3M. The unified RZ FSP consolidates all previous family‑specific FSPs into a single package and provides an optimized, easy‑to‑use, scalable, high‑quality software solution for embedded system design.
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| Sample Code | RZ/A FSP Example Project Bundle V3.60 (Sample Code) (Deprecated)
[Software=RZA Flexible Software Package|v3.5.0],[Toolchains=GCC ARM A-Profile (AArch64 bare-metal)|13.2 rel1]
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Application:
Consumer Electronics
Compiler:
GNU ARM Embedded
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Application Example, BSP, Clock, Communication Interface, HMI, I/O or Pin, OS, Other peripherals, Software Package, Timer
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e2 studio
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| Sample Code | RZ/A3M How to Use Flash Writer to Boot From Serial NAND Flash
[Software=Software=RZ/A Flexible Software Package|3.6.0]
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4.05 MB
Application:
Consumer Electronics, Human Machine Interface (HMI)
Function:
Application Example, BSP, Clock, Communication Interface, HMI, I/O or Pin, OS, Other peripherals, Software Package, Timer
Flash Writer is a tool for writing images to serial flash memory. This sample code is part of the procedure to write the loader program and any application to Serial NAND Flash on EK-RZ/A3M using the Flash Writer, and launch the application. By booting from Serial NAND Flash, users can make effective use of its high storage density.
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[Software=RZ Software Development Kit],[Toolchains=GNU Arm Embedded]
日本語
Application:
Consumer Electronics
Compiler:
GNU ARM Embedded
Function:
Application Example, BSP, HMI, I/O or Pin, Memory, OS, Other peripherals, Software Package, Timer
IDE:
e2 studio
This is the RZ/A3 Software Development Kit (SDK) with Microsoft Azure support. The SDK contains sample projects for Azure RTOS (ThreadX) and Azure middleware (USB, file system, and GUI development, etc.).
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| Sample Code | EK-RZ/A3M v1 Quick Start Guide
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Product Options
| Part Number | Status | Stock | Budgetary Price (USD) | Sampleable |
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| RTK9EKZA3MS10001BE | Active | In Stock | 1u | $274.12 | Available |
Videos & Training
This video demonstrates how to use the EK-RZ/A3M board, featuring the RZ/A3M, to create a Blinky sample project. It also provides an introduction to utilizing the RZ/A Flexible Software Package.
Additional Videos
Partners
LVGL
Light and Versatile Graphics Library (LVGL) is the most popular free and open-source embedded graphics library to create beautiful user interfaces (UIs) for any MCU, MPU, and display type.
Support
Support Communities
- EK-RZ/A3M dev boards are shipping broken
I have bought EK-RZ/A3M from Mouser and it arrived with snapped connector and no external box damage. After spending three weeks with Mouser support they sent a replacement EK-RZ/A3M which has the same connector snapped off too. Product packaging is poor, Mouser support is ...
Sep 19, 2025 - Missing dave_base.h in RZ/A FSP
When I add r_drw component to a working demo project for EK-RZ/A3M and try to compile it fails with an error that dave_base.h cannot be found. I cannot find dave_base.h anywhere. Where can I get it from?
Sep 8, 2025
Knowledge Base
- RZ/A3M: How many layers PCB is used in EK-RZ/A3M?
EK-RZ/A3M is 8-layer board. But RZ/A3M supports 2-layer PCB design.
May 19, 2025 - RZ/A3M: LCD of EK-RZ/A3M
EK-RZ/A3M has MIPI-DSI interface for LCD panel. 5inch 720x1280 panel is bundled in EK-RZ/A3M kit.
May 19, 2025 - RZ Family: How to set up SquareLine Studio and LVGL environment on the EK-RZ/A3M
... you can check LVGL and SquareLine studio functionality or performance on EK-RZ/A3M after importing, building, and downloading the project on the e2studio. You can review the RZ/A3M GUI performance when you run the program on the EK-RZ/A3M. Suitable Products RZ/A3M
Sep 24, 2025
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