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R-Car M3/M3e/M3e-2G Automotive System-on-Chip (SoC) Ideal for Medium-Class Automotive Computing Systems

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Features

  • Compliant with ISO 26262 (ASIL-B) functionality safety standard for automotive
  • Optimized functions and performance enable use in a wide range of applications
  • Compatibility with previous products enables use of the existing ecosystem and access to over 180 R-Car Consortium partners

Specifications

  • Product Name (Part Number)
    • R-Car M3e (R8A779M2)
    • R-Car M3e-2G (R8A779M3)
  • Power Supply Voltage: 3.3V/1.8V (IO), 1.1V (LPDDR4), 0.9V (core)
  • CPU Core
    • Arm® Cortex®-A57 Dual
    • Arm® Cortex®-A53 Quad
    • Arm® Cortex®-R7 Dual Lockstep
  • Cache Memory
    • Arm® Cortex®-A57 Dual
      • L1 instruction cache: 48KB
      • L1 operand cache: 32KB
      • L2 cache: 1MB
    • Arm® Cortex®-A53 Quad
      • L1 instruction cache: 32KB
      • L1 operand cache: 32KB
      • L2 cache: 512KB
    • Arm® Cortex®-R7 Dual Lockstep
      • L1 instruction cache: 32KB
      • L1 operand cache: 32KB
  • External Memory
    • LPDDR4-SDRAM
    • Maximum operating frequency: 1600MHz
    • Data bus width: 32 bits x 2 ch (12.8GB/s x 2)
  • 3D Graphics: Imagination Technologies’ PowerVR® Series 6XT GX6250
  • Video
    • Display out x 3 ch
    • Video input x 8 ch
    • Video codec module (H.265, H.264/AVC, MPEG-4, VC-1, etc.)
    • IP conversion module
    • Up and down scaling, 1-D LUT/3D-LUT/1D-Histogram/2D-Histogram, color conversion, super resolution, rotate, ordered dithering, sharpness, lossless compression/decompression, lossy compression
    • TS interface x 2 ch
    • Stream and security processor
    • Distortion compensation module x 4 ch (IMR-LX4)
  • Audio
    • Audio DSP
    • Sampling rate converter × 10 ch
    • Serial sound interface × 10 ch
  • Storage Interfaces
    • USB 3.0 host interface (DRD) × 1 port (wPHY)
    • USB 2.0 host interface × 1 port (wPHY)
    • USB 2.0 host/function/OTG interface × 1 port (wPHY)
    • SD host interface × 4 ch (SDR104)
    • Multimedia card interface × 2 ch
    • PCI Express 2.0 (1 lane) x 2 ch
  • In-car Network and Automotive Peripherals
    • Media local bus (MLB) interface × 1 ch (3-pin interface)
    • Controller Area Network (CAN-FD support) interface × 2ch
    • Ethernet AVB 1.0-compatible MAC built in
    • Interface: RGMII
    • Ethernet AVB (802.1BA)
      • IEEE802.1BA
      • IEEE802.1AS
      • IEEE802.1Qav
      • IEEE1722
  • Security
    • Crypto engine (AES, DES, Hash, RSA) x 2 ch
    • System RAM
  • Other Peripherals
    • SYS-DMAC x 48 ch, real-time-DMAC x 16 ch, Audio-DMAC x 32 ch, audio (peripheral)-DMAC x 58 ch
    • 32-bit timer x 41 ch
    • PWM timer × 7 ch
    • I2C bus interface × 8 ch
    • Serial communication interface (SCIF) × 11 ch
    • SPI multi I/O bus controller (RPC) × 1 ch (HyperFlash™/QSPI support)
    • Clock-synchronized serial interface (MSIOF) × 4 ch (SPI/IIS)
    • Digital radio interface (DRIF) × 4 ch
  • Low Power Mode
    • Dynamic power shutdown
    • AVS (Adaptive Voltage Scaling), DVFS (Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling), DDR-SDRAM power supply backup mode
  • Package: 1022-pin Flip chip BGA (29mm x 29mm, 0.8mm pitch)
  • Development Environment: ICE for Arm CPU available from tool vendors
  • Evaluation Board: A user system development reference platform with the following features is also available to enable the users to carry out efficient system development.
    • Incorporates car information system-oriented peripheral circuits, providing users with an actual device verification environment.
    • Can be used as a software development tool for application software, etc.
    • Allows easy implementation of custom user functions.
  • Software Platform
    • Supported OS: Linux, Android™, QNX® Neutrino® RTOS, Integrity® etc.
    • OpenGL ES3.1 3D graphics library, wide variety of H.265, H.264, MPEG-4 and VC-1 for video compliant with OpenMAX IL I/F in addition to BSPs compliant with OSs standard API are available to realize complete system concept.

Arm and Cortex are registered trademarks of Arm Limited.
PowerVR is a trademark of Imagination Technologies Limited.
Android is a registered trademark from Google Inc.
QNX, neutrino and Blackberry are trademarks from BlackBerry Limited, and are used with permission from QNX Software System Limited.
Green Hills Software and INTEGRITY are trademarks or registered trademarks of Green Hills Software, Inc. in the U.S. and/or internationally.
HyperFlash is a trademark of Spansion LLC in the United States and other countries.
All names of other products or services mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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Description

The R-Car M3e can be used in a wide range of automotive applications requiring medium-class computing, including for example In-Vehicle Infotainment, low-end integrated cockpit, connected gateway, central server.
A 2GHz version (M3e-2G) is also available, providing increased CPU power.
The R-Car M3e(-2G) is fully software-compatible with the R-Car H3e(-2G), so existing software resources can be reused effectively.

Parameters

Attributes Value
Parametric Applications Cockpit/IVI
Real Time Core Freq / KDMIPS Cortex R7
Application Core 2x Cortex A57, 4x Cortex A53
3D GPU GX6250, D/AVE-HD
Computer Vision / Frequency No

Package Options

Pkg. Type Lead Count (#)
BGA 1022

Application Block Diagrams

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Cost-Effective Digital Cluster with 4-channel AHL and Surround View
Digital clusters boost safety by centralizing info and reducing costs with AHL and efficient PMICs.
Connected Android Cluster Block Diagram
Connected Android-Based Vehicle Instrument Cluster
Android-based automotive cockpit with wireless connectivity and real-time displays.
Communication Gateway and Integrated DVR/DMS System Solution Block Diagram
Communication Gateway & Integrated DVR/DMS System
Integrated automotive gateway merging CoGW with DVR/DMS video processing.
Infotainment and Automated Driving Systems with Fewer Components Block Diagram
Infotainment & Automated Driving Systems with Fewer Components
Automated driving system with configurable ICs for cost-effective integration and flexibility.
Automotive Cockpit Solution with Haptics Block Diagram
Automotive Cockpit System with Haptics
Advanced cockpit system with next-generation haptics, BroadLED driver, and PMIC.
Tire Pressure Monitoring System Block Diagram
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Low-power Bluetooth LE TPMS design with integrated PMIC for cost, size, and development time reduction.
Connected Gateway for Future E/E Architecture Block Diagram
Connected Gateway for Future E/E Architecture
Renesas enables advanced E/E vehicle architecture with R-Car SoC, MCU, real-time tasks, and connectivity support.
High-End Cockpit & Infotainment Solution Block Diagram
High-End Cockpit & Infotainment Solution

Additional Applications

  • Medium-class automotive computing systems

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