Effortless Innovation Made Possible

The Renesas RA microcontroller kits enable users to effortlessly evaluate the features of different RA MCU Groups and develop sophisticated IoT and embedded systems applications.

The kits are based on a novel architecture that provides an unparalleled combination of standardization and flexibility. The kit design helps users shorten the learning curve and accelerate development, providing more time for differentiated innovation or taking products to market faster. Users can utilize rich onboard features along with their choice of popular ecosystem add-ons to bring their big ideas to life.

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Innovation Ready

Innovation Ready

A winning combination of standardization and flexibility that enables a shorter learning curve and faster time to market

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Ecosystem Ready

Ecosystem Ready

Enhance functionality on your terms and choose from hundreds of 3rd party add ons from popular ecosystems

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World Ready

World Ready

Compliant with many international standards. Documentation available in English and Japanese

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Fun Ready

Fun Ready!

Take the guesswork out of your innovation experience for an unmatched, systematic, and methodical approach to start developing

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Differentiation that Sets You Apart

The RA microcontroller kits portfolio consists of a variety of kits to suit many use cases such as functional evaluation, getting started reference, prototyping, proof-of-concepts, solutions demo, research, and academia. Visit the kit product pages to learn more about the features of each kit, download collateral such as the user's manual, quick start guide, design package, and example projects, and order your favorite kit from a leading distributor.

  

RA8 Series MCUs

RA6 Series MCUs

RA4 Series MCUs

RA2 Series MCUs

General-purpose Kits

  • Differentiated functionality
  • Remarkable ease of use
  • Broad ecosystem compatibility
  • Multiple debugging modes
  • Feature scalability and expansion across RA MCU Series: RA6, RA4 and RA2
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RA Kits: Innovation Boards
EK-RA8M1
EK-RA8D1
EK-RA6M5
EK-RA6M4
EK-RA6M3G
EK-RA6M3
EK-RA6E2
EK-RA4M3
EK-RA4M2
EK-RA4E2
EK-RA2E2
EK-RA2E1
EK-RA2L1
  • Basic MCU pin access
  • Limited ecosystem compatibility
  • On-board debugging
  • Design reuse across various Renesas MCU families: Synergy, RA, RL78, etc.
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RA Kits: Break Out Boards
 EK-RA6M2
EK-RA6M1
FPB-RA6E2
FPB-RA6E1
EK-RA4M1
EK-RA4W1
FPB-RA4E2
FPB-RA4E1
EK-RA2A1
FPB-RA2E1
FPB-RA2E2

Application-specific Kits

  • References for specific end-applications
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RA Kits: Application Boards
Motor RA8T1Cloud RA6M5
Motor RA6T3
Motor RA6T2
Motor RA6T1
Touch RA6M2 
Voice RA6E1
Motor RA4T1
Voice RA4E1
Touch RA2L1
Voice RA2L1

3rd Party/Partner Kits

  • Access to partner's ecosystem and tools
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RA Kits: Partner Boards
 M13-RA6M3-EKMikroe RA4M1 Clicker 

 

Download Detailed Kit Feature Comparison (XLXS)

 

Resources

Explore the resources below to learn more, get support and provide feedback.

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Software and Sample Code

Kit Example Projects

Access the Flexible Software Package and example projects for kits
renesas.com/ra/KitEP

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Videos

Video Library

Learn more and
get marketing and
engineering collateral
renesas.com/ra/videos

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Support Community

Support Community

Ask questions
Get answers from experts
Collaborate with community renesas.com/ra/forum

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Feedback

Feedback

Tell us how we are doing and
how we can enhance your experience renesas.com/ra/KitFeedback

 

Documentation

Type Title Date
Flyer PDF 412 KB
Presentation PDF 7.02 MB
Other XLSX 1.34 MB
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