Overview
Description
The EK-RA6M3 evaluation kit enables users to seamlessly evaluate the features of the RA6M3 MCU Group and develop embedded systems applications using the Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e2studio IDE. Utilize rich on-board features along with your choice of popular ecosystem add-ons to bring your big ideas to life.
Getting Started
Running the Quick Start Example Project
- The EK-RA6M3 comes pre-programmed with a quick start example project (provided with the example projects bundle).
- Power up the EK-RA6M3 board through the debug USB port (J10) using the micro USB device cable connected to a 5V power source. The white power LED will light up.
- The quick start example project will begin to execute blinking the red, green and blue user LEDs.
- Refer to the EK-RA6M3 – Quick Start Guide (PDF) to explore additional functionality of the quick start example project.
Developing Embedded Applications
- Modifying the quick start example project – refer to the EK-RA6M3 Quick Start Guide for instructions on importing, modifying, and building the quick start example project
- Start with one of the many other example projects (provided in the example projects bundle) – choose from many example projects to learn about different peripherals of the RA6M3 MCU Group. These example projects can serve as excellent starting points for you to develop your custom applications.
Building a Custom Hardware
- Start by building a functional prototype – utilize the EK-RA6M3 board with your choice of hundreds of popular ecosystem add-ons.
- Build custom hardware – develop custom hardware by referring to the design and manufacturing information provided in the EK-RA6M3 v1 - Design Package (ZIP | English, 日本語)
Features
- Special Feature Access
- Ethernet (RMII and PHY)
- USB High Speed host and device
- 32MB External QSPI Flash
- MCU Native Pin Access
- R7FA6M3AH3CFC MCU
- 120MHz, Arm Cortex®-M4 core
- 2MB Code Flash, 640kB SRAM
- 176 pins, LQFP package, 24mm x 24mm x 1.70mm, 0.5mm pitch
- Native pin access through 4x 40-pin male headers
- MCU and USB current measurement points
- Ecosystem & System Control Access
- USB Full Speed host and device
- Multiple 5V input sources
- USB (Debug, Full Speed, High Speed)
- External power supply
- SEGGER J-LinkTM on-board programmer and debugger
- Debug modes
- Debug On-board (SWD) – via J-Link
- Debug Out (SWD) – via J-Link
- Debug In (ETM, SWD & JTAG) – via J-Link, Arm® Keil® ULINKTM, IAR I-jetTM, Renesas E2/E2 Lite, etc.
- User LEDs and buttons
- Three user LEDs (red, blue, green)
- Power LED (white) indicating availability of regulated power
- Debug LED (yellow) indicating the debug connection
- Two user buttons
- One reset button
- Four most popular ecosystem expansions
- MikroElektronikaTM mikroBUSTM connector
- Two SeeedGrove® system (I2C) connectors
- Two Digilent PmodTM (SPI and UART) connectors
- ArduinoTM (Uno R3) connector
- MCU boot configuration jumper
Applications
Design & Development
Videos & Training
Kickstart IoT and embedded systems development using Renesas EK-RA6M3, Evaluation Kit for RA6M3 MCU Group. Familiarize yourself with the kit architecture, key features, quick start example project and many useful resources to begin innovating quickly.
Additional Videos
News & Blog Posts
Blog Post Apr 5, 2022 |
Blog Post Jan 28, 2022 |
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Blog Post Nov 18, 2021 |
Blog Post Nov 11, 2021 |
Certifications
The EK-RA6M3 meets the following certifications/standards. Refer to the EK-RA6M3 user manual for the disclaimer, precautions and more details on the certifications.
EMC/EMI Standards
- FCC Notice (Class A) – Part 15
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada ICES-003 Compliance: CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A)
- CE Class A (EMC Directive 2004/108/EEC)
- Taiwan Chinese National Standard 13438, C6357 compliance, Class A limits
- Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 32:2015, Class A
Material Selection, Waste, Recycling, and Disposal Standards
- EU RoHS
- China SJ/T 113642014, 10-year environmental protection use period.
Safety Standards
- UL 94V-0
Partners
Zephyr Project
The Zephyr Project is an open-source, scalable real‑time operating system (RTOS) designed for resource-constrained embedded systems and supports a wide range of hardware architectures and development boards. For the Renesas RA6M3 Evaluation Kit, Zephyr provides focused documentation covering board features, supported peripherals, and basic build, flashing, and debugging workflows to help developers quickly get started.
Support
Support Communities
- EK-RA6M3 with US159-DA16600MEVZ Wi-Fi Quick-Connect IoT Provisioning Demo
Help Needed: Adapting EK-RA6M4 Project to EK-RA6M3 with DA16600EVZ WiFi Module - Error Code 0x00050004 Hello, I am currently working on a project using the EK-RA6M3 board with the DA16600EVZ WiFi module. My project is based on an existing example designed for the EK-RA6M4: Quick Connect IoT ...
Dec 19, 2023 - EK-RA6M3 debug, Live Trace Console: preventing "itm_trace_*" tabs
I'm debugging on the EK_RA6M3 board. I've enabled printf() semihosting output to the Live Trace Console, including enabling ITM Stimulus Port 0. This works fine. When I hit a breakpoint after debug output is generated, e2Studio creates a tab called "itm_trace_*" (the final part is a ...
Nov 23, 2020 - EK-RA6M3G python error generating signed file. Examples "ra_mcuboot_ra6m3_swap_testmode" and primary and secondary projects
Hello I want to design a boot application for my MCU RA6 controller. I can generate project and build it correctly the boot project, but when i build the primary project it's built OK but then when generates the signed file it cannot generate it and i have some ...
Feb 8, 2024
Knowledge Base
- Simple Bootloader and Application Project Using MCUBoot for EK-RA6M3 in FSP 3.1.0
... Build the bootloader project, then the application project.2) Download the application project.3) Before execution in the debugger select Download Ancillary File" and select \EK_RA6M3_MCUBoot_App_Test\Debug\EK_RA6M3_MCUBoot_App_Test_signed.bin4) Download to address 0x108000 which is the update image start address. Refer ...
Jul 14, 2021 - Read and Write to External I2C EEPROM with FSP 3.5.0 and EK-RA6M3 Kit
Last Updated: 03/03/2022 The below attached project for FSP 3.5.0 and the EK-RA6M3 kit demonstrates the use of FSP APIs to access an external 24L128 (128 kbit) I2C EEPROM. Here are some details from the hal_entry.c file: /* * IIC Channel 2 ...
Mar 3, 2022 - Differences in Programming Speeds using J-Link PRO for RA6M4 and RA6M3 MCUs
... PRO, with e2studio 2021-04 (updated to the latest version of the J-Link DLL, v7.50) to program a 1088776 byte binary into the EK-RA6M3 with different SWD speeds set in the debug configuration:SWD 4000 :- ~5 seconds total time to download the program binarySWD 15000 :- ~3 seconds ...
Jul 6, 2021
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