Overview

Description

The Renesas RA6M3 group of microcontrollers (MCUs) uses the high-performance Arm® Cortex®-M4 core and offers a TFT controller with 2D accelerator and JPEG decoder. Additionally, the RA6M3 MCU offers Ethernet MAC with individual DMA and USB high-speed interface to ensure high data throughput. The RA6M3 MCU is built on a highly efficient 40nm process and is supported by an open and flexible ecosystem concept—the Flexible Software Package (FSP), built on FreeRTOS—and is expandable to use other RTOSes and middleware. The RA6M3 is suitable for IoT applications requiring TFT, Ethernet, security, large embedded RAM, and USB High Speed (HS).

Features

  • 120MHz Arm® Cortex®-M4
  • 1MB - 2MB Flash memory and 640kB SRAM
  • 64kB Data Flash to store data as in EEPROM
  • Scalable from 100-pin to 176-pin packages
  • Ethernet controller with DMA
  • TFT controller/2D accelerator/JPEG decoder
  • Capacitive touch sensing unit
  • USB 2.0 Full Speed/USB High Speed
  • CAN 2.0B
  • SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C)
  • SPI/I2C multimaster interface/SDHI

Applications

Applications

  • HMI (small/mid size TFT)
  • Applications with demand for High Speed USB and wired Ethernet applications
  • Security (fire detection, burglar detection, panel control)
  • Industry (robotics, door openers, sewing machines, vending machines, UPS)
  • HVAC (heating, air conditioning, boiler control)
  • General purpose

Documentation

Type
Date
PDF 1.41 MB Datasheet
PDF 27.99 MB 日本語 Manual - Hardware
PPS 40.98 MB Presentation
PPS 18.12 MB Presentation
PDF 8.18 MB 日本語 Brochure
PDF 73 KB Application Note
PDF 70 KB Application Note
PDF 1.63 MB Application Note
PDF 465 KB 日本語 Flyer
PDF 606 KB Guide
PDF 102 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 3.24 MB 日本語 Quick Start Guide
PDF 2.77 MB Application Note
PDF 1.94 MB 日本語 Application Note
PDF 3.64 MB 日本語 Application Note
PDF 169 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 188 KB Application Note
PDF 1.62 MB Application Note
PDF 123 KB 日本語 Product Change Notice
PDF 2.07 MB Application Note
PDF 252 KB Application Note
PDF 3.45 MB Application Note
PDF 5.21 MB Application Note
PDF 169 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 4.03 MB Application Note
PDF 516 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 1.58 MB 日本語 Application Note
PDF 3.75 MB 简体中文 Application Note
PDF 1.96 MB 简体中文 Application Note
PDF 2.33 MB 日本語 Application Note
PDF 67 KB Application Note
PDF 1.17 MB 日本語 Product Change Notice
PDF 2.02 MB Application Note
PDF 19.79 MB 日本語 Brochure
PDF 289 KB White Paper
PDF 3.50 MB Application Note
PDF 257 KB 日本語 Product Change Notice
PDF 658 KB Application Note
PDF 183 KB Application Note
PDF 8.01 MB 日本語 , 简体中文 Application Note
PDF 2.02 MB Application Note
PDF 5.28 MB 日本語 , 简体中文 Brochure
PDF 2.23 MB 日本語 Application Note
PDF 191 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 1.64 MB Application Note
PDF 429 KB Product Reliability Report
PDF 171 KB 日本語 Product Change Notice
PDF 303 KB 日本語 , 简体中文 Flyer
PDF 2.53 MB Application Note
PDF 1.82 MB Application Note
PDF 421 KB 日本語 Application Note
PDF 228 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 670 KB Application Note
PDF 4.37 MB 日本語 Application Note
PDF 628 KB White Paper
PDF 112 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 56 KB Application Note
PDF 195 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 5.08 MB Application Note
PDF 159 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 747 KB Application Note
PDF 566 KB Quick Start Guide
PDF 822 KB Quick Start Guide
PDF 106 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 497 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 294 KB Application Note
PDF 226 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 1.72 MB 日本語 Application Note
PDF 757 KB 日本語 Application Note
PDF 560 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 152 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 226 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 113 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 1.76 MB 日本語 Application Note
PDF 1.73 MB 日本語 Application Note
PDF 891 KB Application Note
PDF 217 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 139 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 7.93 MB 日本語 , 简体中文 Brochure
PDF 1.78 MB Application Note
PDF 110 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 645 KB Application Note
PDF 324 KB 日本語 Release Note
PDF 150 KB Technical Update
PDF 150 KB 日本語 Technical Update
PDF 1.83 MB 日本語 Application Note
PDF 417 KB 日本語 , 简体中文 Flyer
PDF 332 KB 日本語 Flyer
PDF 196 KB 日本語 , 简体中文 White Paper
PDF 178 KB 日本語 , 简体中文 White Paper
PDF 169 KB 日本語 , 简体中文 White Paper
ZIP 8.73 MB 日本語 Schematic
ZIP 42.48 MB 日本語 Schematic
PDF 1.38 MB 日本語 White Paper
PDF 10.28 MB 日本語 , 简体中文 Other
PDF 4.86 MB 日本語 Product Change Notice
PDF 3.74 MB 日本語 Product Change Notice
PDF 14.70 MB 日本語 General Reliability Literature
PDF 1.46 MB 日本語 Product Change Notice
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Design & Development

Software & Tools

Software & Tools

Software title
Software type
Company
QE for Capacitive Touch: Development Assistance Tool for Capacitive Touch Sensors
In developing embedded system using the capacitive touch sensor of MCUs, you can easily setup initial configurations of the touch interface as well as process the tuning of sensors, and reduce development time. [Plugin for Renesas IDE "e2 studio"] [Standalone Version] [Support MCU/MPU:RA, RL78, RX, Renesas Synergy™]
Solution Toolkit Renesas
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.
Software Package 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]
Emulator Renesas
E2 emulator Lite [RTE0T0002LKCE00000R]
On-chip debugging emulator. Also available as a flash memory programmer. [Support MCU/MPU: RA, RE, RL78, RX]
Emulator 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, Renesas Synergy, Power Management, Renesas USB Power Delivery Family, ICs for Motor Driver/Actuator Driver, SuperH RISC engine, V850, 78K, R8C]
Programmer (Unit/SW) Renesas
Renesas Flash Programmer (Programming GUI)
Flash memory programming software [Support MCU/MPU and devices: RA, RE, RX, RL78, RH850, Renesas Synergy, Power Management, Renesas USB Power Delivery Family, ICs for Motor Driver/Actuator Driver, V850, 78KR, 78K0]
Programmer (Unit/SW) 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.
Solution Toolkit Renesas
Sensor Software Modules for Renesas MCU Platforms
Middleware (FIT module and FSP module) and sample software packages that enable control and data acquisition for Renesas sensor products.
Sensor Renesas
QE for Display: Development Assistance Tool for Display Applications
This development assistance tool supports the development of embedded systems which use the LCD display functions of display controllers from Renesas. [Plugin for Renesas IDE "e² studio"] [Support MCU/MPU:RZ, RX, RA]
Solution Toolkit Renesas
Security Key Management Tool
Key wrapping tool for key management systems using Renesas security IP. Enables secure installation and update of user application and device lifecycle management (DLM) keys.
Solution Toolkit Renesas
e² studio - information for RA Family
Eclipse-based Renesas integrated development environment (IDE). [Support MCU/MPU: RA, RE, RX, RL78, RH850, Renesas Synergy, RZ]
IDE and Coding Tool Renesas
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.
Imaging SEGGER
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Sample Code

Sample Code

Filters
Title Type Date Date
[Software=RA FSP],[Board=EK-RA6M3]
ZIP 29.95 MB IDE: e2 studio/GCC/AC6, IAR, Keil MDK
Sample Code
[Software=RA FSP],[Board=EK-RA6M3G]
ZIP 11.21 MB IDE: e2 studio/GCC/AC6, IAR, Keil MDK
Sample Code
This application project discusses the considerations for securing Data at Rest in an embedded system and provides guidelines on how to use the Security MPU hardware feature of the RA Family MCUs to implement a secure Data at Rest solution.
ZIP 2.50 MB Compiler: ARMCC IDE: e2 studio
Sample Code
[Software=RA FSP]
ZIP 6.70 MB 日本語
Sample Code
[Software=RA Flexible Software Package|v4.3.0],[Toolchains=GNU Arm Embedded|10.3-2021.10]]
ZIP 5.03 MB 日本語
Application: Consumer Electronics, Key Technologies
Compiler: GNU ARM Embedded Function: Application Example, HMI IDE: e2 studio
Sample Code
Some typical applications for PWM with nanosecond delays are power supply control, motor control, inverter control, battery charging, digital lightning control, and power factor correction (PFC).
ZIP 2.43 MB IDE: e2 studio
Sample Code
The application example provided in this package uses the Secure Crypto Engine (SCE) module based on RA6M3 to generate a device identity unique to each device which is securely stored in the internal flash using the Security Memory Protection Unit (MPU) and the Flash Access Window (FAW) hardware features of the MCU.
ZIP 12.62 MB Compiler: ARMCC IDE: e2 studio
Sample Code
ZIP 17.69 MB Sample Code
ZIP 7.92 MB Sample Code
[Software=RA FSP | v4.4.0]
ZIP 4.86 MB
Sample Code
ZIP 7.36 MB Sample Code
MCUboot is a secure bootloader for 32-bit MCUs. It defines a common infrastructure for the bootloader, defines system flash layout on microcontroller systems, and provides a secure bootloader that enables easy software update. [Toolchains=GCC Arm Embedded|9.3.1.20200408] [Software=RA FSP|v4.2.0] [Board=EK-RA6M3;EK-RA6M4]
ZIP 29.00 MB Compiler: GNU Arm Embedded IDE: e2 studio
Sample Code
ZIP 13.95 MB Sample Code
This application project is built with the integrated “Azure IoT SDK for Embedded C” package which allows small embedded (IoT) devices like Renesas RA family of MCUs RA6M3, RA6M4, and RA6M5 to communicate with Azure services.
ZIP 9.71 MB IDE: e2 studio
Sample Code
The application project uses the Flexible Software Package (FSP) of the RA family|| the GNU GCC compiler|| and the integrated development environment e2 studio IDE to demonstrate an exception handling flow for multiple possible faults.
ZIP 2.69 MB Compiler: GNU ARM Embedded IDE: e2 studio, Keil
Sample Code
The application example provided in the package uses AWS IoT Core. The detailed steps in this document show first-time AWS IoT Core users how to configure the AWS IoT Core platform to run this application example.
ZIP 4.89 MB IDE: e2 studio
Sample Code
The Renesas Flexible Software Package includes Azure RTOS ThreadX® real-time operating system, the Azure RTOS GUIX library and hardware drivers unified under a single robust software package. [Toolchains=GCC Arm Embedded|9.3.1.20200408] [Software=RA FSP|v3.1.0] [Board=EK-RA6M3G]
ZIP 4.97 MB Compiler: GNU Arm Embedded IDE: e2 studio
Sample Code
ZIP 5.06 MB 日本語 Compiler: GNU ARM Embedded, ICCARM Function: Security IDE: e2 studio, IAR EWARM Sample Code
[Toolchains=GCC Arm Embedded|9.2.1.20191025] [Software=RA FSP|v1.1.0]
ZIP 8.83 MB 日本語 Compiler: GNU Arm Embedded, IAR Compiler for Arm Function: Security IDE: e2 studio, IAR EWARM
Sample Code
The driver for the new module is developed while referencing the existing Wi-Fi driver provided by FSP as a starting point.
ZIP 929 KB IDE: e2 studio
Sample Code
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Boards & Kits

Boards & Kits

Models

Models

Type Date
ZIP 2.30 MB Model - IBIS
ZIP 21 KB 日本語 Model - BSDL
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Pin Count / Memory Size

Flash: 2MB
RAM: 640kB
Flash: 1MB
RAM: 640kB
Pin Count
Package
Size
Pitch
100-pin
LQFP
14x14mm
0.5mm
144-pin
LQFP
20x20mm
0.5mm
145-pin
LGA
7x7mm
0.5mm
176-pin
LQFP
24x24mm
0.5mm
176-pin
BGA
13x13mm
0.8mm