Features
- 480MHz Arm Cortex-M85 with Helium™ MVE
- 1MB - 2MB Flash memory and 1MB of SRAM including TCM
- 32KB I/D Caches and 12KB Data Flash
- External memory interfaces (CS/SDRAM)
- ARMv8-M TrustZone® Security
- Renesas Secure IP (RSIP-E51A)
- On-chip immutable ROM for First Stage Bootloader
- Scalable from 100-pin to 224-pin packages
- 32-bit & 16-bit Timers, 32-bit Ultra-Low-Power Timer
- 12-bit ADC and 12-bit DAC
- High-Speed Analog Comparator
- Ethernet controller with DMA
- USB 2.0 High-Speed and Full-Speed
- 2ch of CAN FD
- xSPI compliant Octal SPI with XIP & DOTF
- SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C)
- SPI/ I2C/I3C multi-master interface
- Capture Engine Unit, SDHI, SSI
Description
The RA8M1 MCU Group features the industry’s first 32-bit microcontrollers (MCU) based on the Arm® Cortex®-M85 (CM85) core, delivering breakthrough performance of over 3000 CoreMark points at 480 MHz, with fully deterministic, low latency, real-time operation that enables customers’ most demanding application needs. These are general-purpose MCU devices and address diverse high-performance and compute-intensive applications in Industrial Automation, Home Appliances, Smart Home, Consumer, Building/Home Automation and Medical/Healthcare market segments.
The RA8M1 MCUs integrate the high-performance CM85 core with large memory, multiple external interfaces, and a rich peripheral set optimized to address diverse application requirements, and are available in packages from 100 pins to 224 pins, to serve the needs of a broad range of high-performance applications. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in with advanced cryptographic Security IP, immutable storage, and tamper protection, for truly secure IoT.
The RA8M1 MCUs are fully supported by the Flexible Software Package and a comprehensive set of hardware and software development tools.
Parameters
Attributes | Value |
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Main CPU | Arm Cortex-M85 |
Program Memory (KB) | 1024, 2048 |
RAM (KB) | 1024 |
Carrier Type | Bulk (Tray), Full Carton (Tray), Full Tray (Tray) |
Supply Voltage (V) | - |
I/O Ports | 70, 106, 128, 174 |
DRAM I/F | No, SDRAM |
Temp. Range (°C) | Tj = -40 to +125 |
Operating Freq (Max) (MHz) | 360, 400, 480 |
Ethernet speed | 10M/100M |
EtherCat (ch) (#) | 0 |
USB FS (host ch/device ch) | ( 1 / 1 ) |
USB HS (host ch/device ch) | ( 0 / 0 ), ( 1 / 1 ) |
USB SS (host ch/device ch) | ( 0 / 0 ) |
SCI or UART (ch) | 6 |
SPI (ch) | 2 |
I2C (#) | 2 |
CAN (ch) | 0 |
CAN-FD (ch) | 2 |
Wireless | No |
SDHI (ch) | 2 |
High Resolution Output Timer | No |
PWM Output (pin#) | 28 |
32-Bit Timer (ch) | 10 |
16-Bit Timer (ch) (#) | 6 |
Standby operable timer | Yes |
Asynchronous General Purpose Timer / Interval Timer (ch) | 2 |
16-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
14-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
12-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 10, 18, 24, 25 |
24-Bit Sigma-Delta A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
12-Bit D/A Converter (ch) | 2 |
8-Bit D/A Converter (ch) | 0 |
Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit (ch) | 0 |
Image Codec | No |
Segment LCD Controller | No |
Security & Encryption | Unique ID, TRNG, AES, ECC, RSA, SHA224/SHA256, SHA384/SHA512, DOTF, Secure Boot, MAC, SPA/DPA Protection, Tamper Detection, Arm TrustZone |
Application Block Diagrams
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Arm Cortex-M85 MCU Feather SoM
Compact and powerful Renesas Cortex-M85 SoM for efficient, adaptable IoT and automation solutions.
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Smart Glasses
Low-power smart glasses design with edge AI, secure OTA, noise cancellation, and wireless charging.
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Robot Vacuum Cleaner
This smart robot vacuum features environment mapping, anti-drop, obstacle detection, auto-recharge, app control.
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Edge Voice User Interface (VUI)
Voice control with RA MCUs offers efficient, network-free voice recognition for smart devices.
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Additional Applications
- Industrial Applications (PLC, Robotics, Power Tools, Smart Meters, etc.)
- Consumer Products (Smart Appliances, Robotic Vacuum Cleaner, Exercise Equipment, etc.)
- Smart Home and Building Automation (HVAC, Thermostats, Home Hubs/Gateways, Security Access Panels, etc.)
- Office Automation (Barcode Scanner, QR Code Reader, Fingerprint Scanner, etc.)
- Healthcare (Infusion Pumps, CPAP Machine, etc.)
- Predictive Maintenance and Voice AI Applications
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Sample Code
Simulation Models
Watch an unboxing and overview of the RA8 series evaluation kits, including several example projects. The RA8 series kits can help you quickly develop proofs of concept for resource-constrained AIoT edge and endpoint devices.
The industry’s first high-performance MCUs based on the new Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium are ideal for compute-intensive DSP and AI/ML tasks. The RA8M1 delivers 480MHz with up to 2MB code flash memory, 1MB SRAM and advanced peripherals.
The RA8 is the industry's first series of Arm® Cortex®-M85 MCUs with unprecedented performance bridging the MCU/MPU gap, leading-edge security with TrustZone® technology, and built-in low power features for efficient operation of DSP, AI/ML, and other compute-intensive applications. Learn more at renesas.com/RA.
The RA8 is the industry’s first series of Arm® Cortex®-M85 MCUs that are the ideal platform for voice-enabled edge and endpoint devices. Cyberon’s Natural Language Understanding software leverages the exceptional performance of RA8 MCUs, as well as the secure, low-power operation.
The Renesas RA Family of 32-bit MCUs is designed to help device developers create the next generation of secure IoT devices. They are low power, have a wide variety of peripherals and connectivity options, and sport the latest HMI to help end customers have an immersive experience.
Introduction to the evaluation kits for the Renesas Advanced Microcontrollers. Select from an assortment of ecosystem-ready kits to jumpstart developing your next embedded systems or IoT design. All the kits feature serial connectivity on-board debugging interface and provide unhindered native access to all MCU IO pins.
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