Overview
The EK-RA6M5 evaluation kit enables users to effortlessly evaluate the features of the RA6M5 MCU Group and develop embedded systems applications using the Flexible Software Package (FSP) and e2 studio 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-RA6M5 comes pre-programmed with a quick start example project (source code provided in the EK-RA6M5 Example Project Bundle).
- Power up the EK-RA6M5 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 blue user LED.
- Refer to the EK-RA6M5 Quick Start Guide to explore additional functionality of the quick start example project.
Developing Embedded Applications
- Modifying the quick start example project – refer to the EK-RA6M5 Quick Start Guide for instructions on importing, modifying, and building the quick start example project
- Start with one of the many other example projects – choose from many example projects provided in the EK-RA6M5 Example Project Bundle to learn about different peripherals of the RA6M5 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-RA6M5 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-RA6M5 Design Package.
Features
- Ecosystem & System Control Access
- USB full speed host and device
- Multiple 5V input sources
- USB (debug, high speed, full 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
- Five most popular ecosystem expansions
- MikroElektronikaTM mikroBUSconnector
- SparkFun®Qwiic®connector
- Two SeeedGrove®system(I2C and Analog) connectors
- TwoDigilent PmodTM(SPI and UART) connectors
- ArduinoTM(UNO R3) connector
- MCU boot configuration jumper
- Special Feature Access
- Ethernet (RMII and PHY)
- 64MB External Octo-SPI Flash
- 32MB External Quad-SPI Flash
- CAN FD
- USB High Speed host and device
- MCU Native Pin Access
- R7FA6M5BH3CFC MCU
- 200MHz, Arm Cortex®-M33 core
- 2MB Code Flash, 512kB 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
Getting Started
Explore Ready-to-Run Solutions
Sample & Buy
Evaluation Kit for RA6M5 MCU Group
| Description: | Evaluation Kit for RA6M5 MCU Group |
| HTS (US): | 8471.50.0150 |
| ECCN (US): | 3A991.a.2 |
| SPQ: | 1 |
| Pb (Lead) Free: | No |
| Assembly Location: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Add-on Hardware
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Videos & Training
Learn how we access Octal SPI flash on the RA6M5 Evaluation Kit to perform data operations in multiple modes. We will outline how the Octal SPI peripheral communicates with external OctaFlash and OctaRAM devices, and demonstrate erase, write, and read operations in both SPI mode and Single OPI mode.
Additional Videos
News & Blog Posts
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Blog Post Nov 18, 2021 |
Blog Post Nov 11, 2021 |
Support
Support Communities
- Inquiry Regarding RA6M5 SDHI Model (sdhi_ek_ra6m5_ep) for Bare-Metal Development
Dear Renesas Support, I am writing to seek assistance with the RA6M5 SDHI model, specifically the sdhi_ek_ra6m5_ep module. I am currently working on a bare-metal project utilizing this module and require guidance on achieving specific functionalities without relying on RTOS (Real-Time Operating System). Additional Information ...
Jan 24, 2024 - Full RAM Issue in EK-RA6M5 (99% occupied)
Dear Renesas Engineering Community,I am working on a project using EK-RA6M5. Currently I have full RAM problem.The board has 512KB of SRAM. Current status: 511KB used out of 512KB, 99.8% RAM utilization.This is the current breakdown:For references, we are running multiple robotics sensors, publishing ...
Jan 16, 2026 - EK RA6M5 Example Projects issues.
Hello, I am trying to import, build and flash some of the example projects included in the archive "ek_ra6m5-exampleprojects.zip" However for a good number of these it seems they have not been updated or maintained to keep up with changes in the FSP leading to many errors ...
Oct 13, 2022
Knowledge Base
- RA Family: How to use the Debug Out function of J-Link OB on EK (Evaluation Kit)
... as EK-RA2E1, EK-RA2E2, EK-RA2L1, EK-RA2A1, etcEK-RA4M1、EK-RA4M2、EK-RA4M3、EK-RA4W1、EK-RA6M1、EK-RA6M2, EK-RA6M3, EK-RA6M4, EK-RA6M5, etc., all EKs come with J-Link OB (On-Board Debugger), which means that the user can evaluate, debug, and test the MCU ...
Dec 14, 2023 - How to Use Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) Communication on RA0E1 Fast Prototyping Board
... Summary of the video This video demonstrates SPI communication between two Renesas RA boards, using the FPB-RA0E1 as the SPI master and the EK-RA6M5 as the SPI slave. FSP supports SPI communication on the FPB-RA0E1 with the r_sau_spi FSP module and on the EK-RA6M5 ...
- RA6: Is there an evaluation board that can evaluate Ethernet?
Please use EK-RA6M3, EK-RA6M4 or EK-RA6M5.
Apr 16, 2021
