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Description

RZ/N2L is an Ethernet communication microprocessor (MPU) that enables customers to easily implement industrial Ethernet and TSN in various IoT and industrial applications like drives, gateways, remote IO and more. RZ/N2L has functions such as an advanced 3-port Gigabit Ethernet switch with TSN, EtherCAT® slave controller, and supports major industrial Ethernet protocols such as EtherCAT, PROFINET RT/IRT, EtherNet/IP™, and OPC UA.

RZ/N2L is optimized for network companion chip use-cases. It easily connects to existing systems through its parallel or serial host interface without requirement of major changes. The real-time protocol is managed by its Arm® Cortex®-R52 core with a maximum operating frequency of 400MHz and large on-chip RAM with ECC, unloading the application CPU. Thanks to its rich peripheral functions such as PWM timer, delta-sigma (ΔΣ) interface, ADC, and more the device also realizes applications like remote I/O, sensor-hub systems, inverter and gateway as a single chip.

A rich software support package with peripheral drivers and many application examples enables rapid evaluation and prototyping.

Features

  • CPU: Arm® Cortex®-R52, maximum operating frequency 400MHz
  • Memory:
    • Tightly coupled memory 256KB (with ECC)
    • Internal RAM 1.5MB (with ECC)
  • Advanced Ethernet L2 switch:
    • 3 external ports with Gigabit support
    • TSN support (IEEE 802.1AS-2020, IEEE 802.1Qbv/802.3br, IEEE 802.1Qbu, etc.)
    • Network redundancy support (DLR, PRP)
  • EtherCAT slave controller
  • Industrial Ethernet: EtherCAT®, PROFINET® RT/IRT, EtherNet/IP™, OPC UA, etc.
  • Host I/F (parallel/serial/Dual/Quad/Octa)
  • Memory I/F (Octa-/Quad SPI/HyperRAM/HyperFLASH/SRAM/SDRAM)
  • PWM timer: up to 60ch (3-phase complementary output supported)
  • Trigonometric function accelerator
  • ADC: 12-bit x 2 units
  • ΔΣ I/F: 6ch
  • UART: 6ch
  • CAN: 2ch
  • I2C: 3ch
  • Package: 225-pin FBGA, 121-pin FBGA
  • Voltage: Core 1.1V, I/O 3.3V, 1.8V

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Applications

Documentation

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Software & Tools

Software & Tools

Software title
Software type
Company
e² studio - information for RZ Family
Eclipse-based Renesas integrated development environment (IDE).
IDE and Coding Tool Renesas
Security Key Management Tool
Key wrapping tool for key management systems using Renesas security IP. Enables secure installation and update of user application and device lifecycle management (DLM) keys.
Solution Toolkit Renesas
IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm
IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm (EWARM) provides a complete development environment for Arm, generating fast, compact code and enabling you to take full control of your code.
IDE and Coding Tool IAR Systems
SEGGER J-Link and J-Trace PRO
With their outstanding performance, robustness, and ease of use, J-Link debug probes are widely recognized as the market-leading debug probes today.
Emulator SEGGER
Lauterbach TRACE32 Debug & Trace Solution
TRACE32 is a debugging and tracing system that fully supports the RZ family and other Arm-based CPUs. It is a proven development tool that flexibly responds to the increasingly complex software development of processors and dramatically improves development efficiency.
Emulator Lauterbach GmbH
Percepio Tracealyzer
Tracealyzer® is the premier solution for visual trace diagnostics for developers of RTOS- or Linux-based embedded software systems.
Software and Hardware Development Tools Percepio
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Software Downloads

Software & Tools - Software Log in to Download EXE 746.00 MB 日本語
Application: Industrial
Software & Tools - Software Log in to Download EXE 1,366.38 MB 日本語
Application: Industrial
Software & Tools - Evaluation Software Log in to Download ZIP 42.40 MB
Software & Tools - Software
[Software=RZ/N2L Flexible Spftware Package Setup|v1.30],[Toolchains=GNU ARM Embedded|v12.2.Rel1;IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM v9.32.2]
ZIP 33.49 MB
Application: Industrial
Compiler: GCC, ICCARM IDE: e2 studio, IAR EWARM
Software & Tools - Software ZIP
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Models

Model - IBIS Log in to Download IBS 3.62 MB
Model - BSDL Log in to Download BSDL 23 KB
Model - BSDL Log in to Download BSDL 31 KB
Model - IBIS Log in to Download IBS 3.20 MB
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  1. IAR debug fail on RZ/N2L board through J-Link OB debugger

    Hi, I bought Renesas Starter Kit+ for RZ/N2L (Cortex-R52) for development, and install development tool linked in www.renesas.com/rskrzn2l I create RAM-based FSP Blinky program for IAR, and debug it on IAR, if we use CMSIS-DAP debugger to debug the program, it ...

    Oct 9, 2022
  2. RZ/N2L Group EtherNet/IP OpENer Sample Program Package ,need CODESYS 3.5.15.10 32-bit how to download?

    I downloaded the [RZ/N2L Group EtherNet/IP OpENer Sample Program Package] project from the Renesas website and the documentation suggests CODESYS 3.5.15.10 32-bit, but I can't find this version. I found CODESYS 3.5.15.40. There are a lot of bugs ...

    Oct 13, 2022
  3. RZ/N2L - How to handle an hardware fault in IAR

    What should I do when encountering a hardfault error during an abnormal interrupt in an IAR environment? I heard that there are the following assembly code methods: Add the following statement to return the error mechanism to the previous line, Perform on-site error recovery: BL R14 Is the above ...

    Mar 23, 2023
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FAQs

  1. I think the RZ/N2L can support three ports for EtherCAT, but are there any specifications such as which communication ports to use for IN/OUT?

    Port 0 of the integrated EtherCAT controller is for IN, and the remaining ports are for OUT. Typically the ETH0 port of RZ/N2L corresponds to IN, but alternatively the ETH2 port of RZ/N2L may correspond to IN. The assignment is selected by the MODCTRL register.

    Aug 9, 2022
  2. RZ/N2L: What input voltage is acceptable for VCC1833?

    The RZ/N2L has five independent power supply domains (VCC1833_0 to VCC1833_4) for the Ethernet interfaces and xSPI interfaces, and you can supply voltages separately for each of the domains.  Ethernet interfaces (target power supply domains: VCC1833_0, VCC1833_1, and VCC1833_2)The supply voltage differs ...

    Aug 9, 2022
  3. In what combinations can the three Ethernet ports of the RZ/N2L be used?

    ... for the RZ/N2L can be selected in the MODCTRL register. The following figure shows the available combinations. For details, refer to the following items. Table 26.4 MAC-PHY interface mode26.2.2 MODCTRL: Mode Control Register in RZ/N2L Group User’s Manual: Hardware (r01uh0955ej0110-rzn2l)

    Aug 9, 2022
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