Features
- 1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium™ Vector Extensions
- 250MHz Arm Cortex-M33 core
- 0.5/1MB MRAM and 4/8MB Flash
- 2MB SRAM including TCM; 64KB caches
- 176-pin HLQFP & 224, 289, 303-pin BGA packages
- 32-bit high-resolution and ultra-low-power timers
- Renesas Security IP, TrustZone, tamper protection
- Secure boot with immutable storage for first-stage bootloader
- 16-bit ADC, 12-bit DAC, HS comparators
- Gigabit Ethernet, TSN switch, USB2.0 HS/FS, CAN FD interfaces
- SDHI, SPI, I3C/I2C serial interfaces
- 32-bit external memory interface (CS/SDRAM)
- xSPI-compliant Octal SPI with XIP & DOTF
Description
The RA8M2 group features 32-bit general-purpose MCUs that combine 1GHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 with Helium™ Vector Extensions and 250MHz Cortex-M33 cores, delivering over 7300 CoreMark CPU performance to meet demanding application needs. These MCUs are ideal for compute-intensive applications in industrial automation, home appliances, smart home, consumer, building/home automation, and medical/healthcare market segments.
RA8M2 MCUs integrate large on-chip MRAM and SRAM memory, multiple memory interfaces, and a rich peripheral set, enabling efficient system design and lower costs. The MRAM provides non-volatile, high-reliability storage for critical data. Available in packages from 176 to 303 pins with junction temperature up to 125°C, these MCUs enable a wide range of industrial and IoT/consumer applications. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in, with advanced cryptographic security IP, immutable storage, and tamper protection, to ensure data privacy and integrity.
The RA8M2 MCUs are fully supported by the Flexible Software Package and a comprehensive set of hardware and software development tools.
Parameters
| Attributes | Value |
|---|---|
| Main CPU | Arm Cortex-M85 |
| Program Memory (KB) | 1024 |
| RAM (KB) | 2048 |
| Carrier Type | Bulk (Tray) |
| Supply Voltage (V) | 1.62 |
| I/O Ports | 149, 208 |
| DRAM I/F | SDRAM |
| Temp. Range (°C) | Tj = 0 to +95 |
| Operating Freq (Max) (MHz) | 1000 |
| Ethernet speed | 10M/100M/1G |
| EtherCat (ch) (#) | 0 |
| USB FS (host ch/device ch) | ( 1 / 1 ) |
| USB HS (host ch/device ch) | ( 1 / 1 ) |
| USB SS (host ch/device ch) | ( 0 / 0 ) |
| SCI or UART (ch) | 9, 10 |
| SPI (ch) | 2 |
| I2C (#) | 3 |
| CAN (ch) | 0 |
| CAN-FD (ch) | 2 |
| Wireless | No |
| SDHI (ch) | 2 |
| High Resolution Output Timer | Yes |
| PWM Output (pin#) | 28 |
| 32-Bit Timer (ch) | 16 |
| 16-Bit Timer (ch) (#) | 0 |
| Standby operable timer | Yes |
| Asynchronous General Purpose Timer / Interval Timer (ch) | 2 |
| 16-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 12, 30 |
| 14-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
| 12-Bit A/D Converter (ch) | 0 |
| 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 | 128-bit Unique ID, TRNG, AES(128/192/256), CHA-CHA20, SHA2, SHA3, ECC, Ed25519, RSA-4K, HMAC, GHASH, Wrapped Keys, DLM, SPA/DPA Protection, Tamper Detection, Arm TrustZone |
Product Comparison
| RA8M2 | RA8D2 | |
| Main CPU | Arm Cortex-M85 | Arm Cortex-M85 |
| Operating Freq (Max) (MHz) | 1000 | 1000 |
| Graphics LCD Controller | No | RGB888 |
| MIPI Interfaces (DSI) (ch) | 0 | 1 |
| MIPI Interfaces (CSI) (ch) | 0 | 1 |
| 2D Drawing Engine | 0 | 1 |
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Additional Applications
- Industrial Applications
- Machine Vision, Robotics
- Smart Home and Building Automation
- Office Automation
- Medical and Healthcare
- Predictive Maintenance
The RA8D2 and RA8M2 MCUs, powered by high-performance Arm® Cortex®-M85 and Cortex-M33 cores reaching up to 1GHz, deliver exceptional processing power for complex and compute-intensive IoT and graphics applications. Integrated security features such as cryptographic security IP, secure boot, immutable storage, and tamper protection provide robust data protection and reliable operation across industrial, consumer, and IoT environments. Discover how these high-performance MCUs with advanced security enable smarter and more secure connected devices.
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