Overview
Description
RL78/L13 microcontrollers have a built-in segment LCD driver. Three LCD driving voltage generation methods (external resistance division, capacitive split, and internal voltage boost) are supported, corresponding to a variety of segment LCD panels. They realize low current consumptionNote 1: external resistance division: 1.61 μANote 2, and internal voltage boost: 1.42 μA, and capacitive split: 0.77 µA. With a lineup of 64/80-pin products supporting up to 376 segments, these microcontrollers are perfect for devices with built-in LCD panels such as home appliances and healthcare devices.
Note 1: Current (typ.) at 1/3 bias, subclock operation, HALT mode, and RTC operation.
Note 2: Resistance value for external resistance division = 1000 kΩ.
Features
- CPU: RL78 core, Max. 24MHz
- Voltage: 1.6V to 5.5V
- Package: 64 to 80-pin QFP
- Memory: SRAM Max. 8KB, Program Flash Max. 128KB
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Support
Support Communities
Support Communities
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RL78/L13 E2Studio with GCC Compiler - How to change change the stack size
I have an E2Studio project using the RL78/L13 running the GCC compiler. This project was previously compiled using IAR and I have migrated to E2Studio and GCC. How do I change the default stack size? My current compiler commands are: -Wstack-usage=64 -mg13 -g3 -g In IAR ...
Jul 4, 2017 -
RL78/L13 E2Studio (GCC) - Including time.h in the Optimized library
I need to use the time.h to print out date time stamps on the UART. How do I achieve this with the Optimized library?
Jul 5, 2017 -
RL78/L13-Starter-kit details
Dear Team, I am working on RL78/L13 starter kit (WIth CS+ IDE) and could not find any related documents and example codes on Renesas web page (RL78/L13-Starter-kit - Renesas Starter Kit for RL78/L13 | Renesas). Can some one please share the design files for ...
Apr 8, 2022
FAQs
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RL78 Family: Reset signal generated by the power-on reset circuit (POR)
... G1H, RL78/G1M,RL78/G1N, RL78/G1P, RL78/G22, RL78/G23, RL78/G24, RL78/H1D, RL78/I1A, RL78/I1B, RL78/I1C, RL78/I1D, RL78/I1E, RL78/L12, RL78/L13, RL78/L1A, RL78/L1C Japanese
Apr 28, 2025 -
Reference Materials for Migration from 78K0/Kx2 to RL78
We have the following reference materials available. - How to replace a program for 78K0 with a program for RL78 Replacement Guide for 78K0 Family to RL78 Family (CcnvCA78K0) Software for converting a C source file for CA78K0 and CA78K0R to a C source file for CC-RL CcnvCA78K0 C Source ...
Dec 21, 2020 -
RL78 Family: Is it possible to initialize the on-chip debug security ID?
... G1H, RL78/G1M, RL78/G1N, RL78/G1P, RL78/G22, RL78/G23, RL78/G24, RL78/H1D, RL78/I1A, RL78/I1B, RL78/I1C, RL78/I1D, RL78/I1E, RL78/L12, RL78/L13, RL78/L1A, RL78/L1C Japanese
Aug 1, 2025
Videos & Training
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