Overview
Description
The RA2A2 group is a low-power microcontroller that combines a 48MHz Arm® Cortex®-M23 core and a rich set of peripheral functions. The RA2A2 MCU provides an optimized feature set suitable for a wide range of applications by supporting segment LCD and high-precision analog sensing functionalities while reducing power consumption, system cost, and overall footprint. Furthermore, the RA2A2's dual bank flash and security features make firmware updates easy and increase system reliability.
Features
- 48MHz Arm Cortex-M23 core
- 512KB flash memory (dual bank) and 48KB SRAM
- 8KB data flash memory (100,000 program/erase (P/E) cycles)
- 64-pin, 80-pin, and 100-pin LFQFP package options
- 24-bit Sigma-Delta A/D converter, 12-bit A/D converter and temperature sensor
- 16-bit general-purpose timers, 32-bit and 16-bit low-power AGT timers, and independent power supply RTC
- SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C), SPI and I2C bus
- Segment LCD controller (8com x 38seg)
- Security functions including AES, Secure MPU, Flash Access Window, TRNG
Comparison
Applications
Design & Development
Software & Tools
Software & Tools
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| e² studio - information for RA Family Eclipse-based Renesas integrated development environment (IDE).
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IDE and Coding Tool | Renesas |
| RA Smart Configurator The Renesas RA Smart Configurator (RA SC) is a desktop application that helps you in configuring software systems (including a Board Support Package (BSP), drivers, RTOS, and middleware) for RA-Family MCUs when you are using a third-party IDE and toolchain.
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Solution Toolkit | Renesas |
| PG-FP6 Flash memory programmer [Programming software: Dedicated GUI-based software, the "FP6 Terminal"] [Support MCU/MPU and devices: RA, RE, RX, RL78, RH850, RISC-V MCU, Renesas Synergy, Power Management, Renesas USB Power Delivery Family, ICs for Motor Driver/Actuator Driver, SuperH RISC engine, V850, 78K, R8C]
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Programmer (Unit/SW) | Renesas |
| Renesas Flash Programmer (Programming GUI) Flash memory programming software [Support MCU/MPU and devices: RA, RE, RX, RL78, RH850, RISC-V MCU Renesas Synergy, DA1453x, DA1459x, DA1469x, DA1470x, Power Management, Renesas USB Power Delivery Family, ICs for Motor Driver/Actuator Driver, V850, 78K0R, 78K0]
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Programmer (Unit/SW) | Renesas |
| E2 emulator [RTE0T00020KCE00000R] On-chip debugging emulator. Also available as a flash memory programmer. [Support MCU/MPU: RA, RE, RH850, R-Car D1, RL78, RX, RISC-V MCU]
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Emulator | Renesas |
| E2 emulator Lite [RTE0T0002LKCE00000R] On-chip debugging emulator. Also available as a flash memory programmer. [Support MCU/MPU: RA, RE, RL78, RX, RISC-V MCU]
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Emulator | Renesas |
| QE for AFE: Development Assistance Tool for Analog Front End This development assistance tool supports the development of embedded systems to perform high-precision sensing for microcontrollers with built-in analog front-end (AFE). [Plugin for Renesas IDE "e2 studio"] [Standalone Version] [Support MCU/MPU:RA, RX]
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Solution Toolkit | Renesas |
| RA Flexible Software Package (FSP) FSP is an enhanced software package designed to provide easy-to-use, scalable, high-quality software for embedded system designs using Renesas RA Family of Arm Microcontrollers.
Note: FSP with e² studio Installer (Platform Installer) will install the e² studio tool, FSP packs, GCC toolchain, and Segger J-Link drivers required to use this software. No additional installations are required.
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Software Package | Renesas |
| Arm® Keil® MDK Arm® Keil® MDK is a comprehensive software development solution for Arm-based microcontrollers, including RA Family MCUs, containing all the components that you need to create, build, and debug embedded applications.
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IDE and Coding Tool | Arm® Keil® MDK Arm® |
| 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.
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IDE and Coding Tool | IAR Systems |
| SEGGER emWin GUI Library for Renesas RA Products SEGGER's emWin graphics library is a ready-to-use solution that provides a versatile and professional GUI platform for creating interactive and high-quality graphical user interfaces on any type of display for the Renesas RA family.
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Imaging | SEGGER |
| 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.
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Emulator | SEGGER |
| Reality AI Utilities Round-trip workflow for AI development and performance validation allowing to collect data, optimize models, and deploy directly to Renesas hardware
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Solution Toolkit | Renesas |
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Sample Code
Sample Code
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Boards & Kits
Evaluation
EK-RA2A2
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Evaluation Kit for RA2A2 MCU Group
The EK-RA2A2 evaluation kit enables users to effortlessly evaluate the features of the RA2A2 MCU group and develop embedded system applications using Renesas' Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e2 studio IDE. Utilize rich on-board features along with your choice of popular ecosystem add-ons to...
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Models
ECAD Models
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Models
| Model - IBIS | ZIP 1.39 MB | |
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Support Communities
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RA2A2
Hello colleagues. How much RAM does the A2A2BD and the A2A2AD have? Does anyone have any information yet?Best regards, Roger
Jan 22, 2024 -
RA - > Synergy BSP Problems
Hello everyone. My customer has requested I move from RA to Synergy, and I'm perplexed by the HAL differences. This project uses just about every peripheral available, and I enjoyed porting to RA initially. The IDE and configurator and code all worked exceptionally well. The R_ interfaces for configuring ...
Nov 12, 2024
FAQs
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What is RA2A2?
RA2A2 is an RA family’s rich analog line MCU with Arm Cortex-M23 CPU and rich peripheral features to deliver better a design experience that allows high level analog sensing while reducing power consumption, system cost and overall footprint. In addition to analog sensing capability, RA2A2 has advantages in ...
Mar 21, 2024 -
RA2A2: Segment LCD Controller
RA2A2 supports new modes that are VL2 reference mode at internal voltage boosting method and VL4 reference mode at capacitor split method. Because efficiency of voltage generation for panel drive able to improve by these two new modes, these contribute power consumption efficiency of end-products. Furthermore, please check RA2A2 ...
Mar 21, 2024 -
How to handle the MD pin, when using E2 or E2 Lite emulators on a custom RA2 board?
... Hardware RA2E2 Group User's Manual: Hardware RA2A1 Group User's Manual: Hardware RA2E3 Group User's Manual: Hardware RA2A2 Group User's Manual: Hardware E2 Emulator, E2 Emulator Lite Additional Document for User’s Manual (Notes on Connection of RA Devices) Suitable Products RA2E1,RA2L1,RA2E2,RA2A1,RA2E3,RA2A2
Nov 7, 2024
Videos & Training
RA2A2 48 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M23 Core MCU
An overview of the ultra-low power, feature-rich MCUs ideal for global energy management and a variety of industrial applications. Get all the details on the RA2A2 page.
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News
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