Evaluation Kit for RA8M1 MCU Group
The EK-RA8M1 evaluation kit enables users to effortlessly evaluate the features of the RA8M1 MCU Group and develop embedded systems applications using Renesas' Flexible...
480 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 Based Microcontroller with Helium and TrustZone®
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Overview
Description
The RA8M1 MCU Group features the industry’s first 32-bit microcontrollers (MCU) based on the Arm® Cortex®-M85 (CM85) core, delivering breakthrough performance of over 3000 CoreMark points at 480 MHz, with fully deterministic, low latency, real-time operation that enables customers’ most demanding application needs. These are general-purpose MCU devices and address diverse high-performance and compute-intensive applications in Industrial Automation, Home Appliances, Smart Home, Consumer, Building/Home Automation and Medical/Healthcare market segments.
The RA8M1 MCUs integrate the high-performance CM85 core with large memory, multiple external interfaces, and a rich peripheral set optimized to address diverse application requirements, and are available in packages from 100 pins to 224 pins, to serve the needs of a broad range of high-performance applications. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in with advanced cryptographic Security IP, immutable storage, and tamper protection, for truly secure IoT.
The RA8M1 MCUs are fully supported by the Flexible Software Package and a comprehensive set of hardware and software development tools.
Features
- 480MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 with Helium™ MVE
- 1MB - 2MB Flash memory and 1MB of SRAM including TCM
- 32KB I/D Caches and 12KB Data Flash
- External memory interfaces (CS/SDRAM)
- ARMv8-M TrustZone Security
- Renesas Secure IP (RSIP-E51A)
- On-chip immutable ROM for First Stage Bootloader
- Scalable from 100-pin to 224-pin packages
- 32-bit & 16-bit Timers, 32-bit Ultra-Low-Power Timer
- 12-bit ADC and 12-bit DAC
- High-Speed Analog Comparator
- Ethernet controller with DMA
- USB 2.0 High-Speed and Full Speed
- 2ch of CAN-FD
- xSPI compliant Octal SPI with XIP & DOTF
- SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C)
- SPI/ I2C/I3C multi-master interface
- Capture Engine Unit, SDHI, SSI
Applications
Applications
- Industrial Applications (PLC, Robotics, Power Tools, Smart Meters, etc.)
- Consumer Products (Smart Appliances, Robotic Vacuum Cleaner, Exercise Equipment, etc.)
- Smart Home and Building Automation (HVAC, Thermostats, Home Hubs/Gateways, Security Access Panels, etc.)
- Office Automation (Barcode Scanner, QR Code Reader, Fingerprint Scanner, etc.)
- Healthcare (Infusion Pumps, CPAP Machine, etc.)
- Predictive Maintenance and Voice AI Applications
Documentation
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| PDF 2.79 MB 日本語 | Datasheet | |
| PDF 28.21 MB 日本語 | Manual - Hardware | |
| PDF 5.18 MB | Application Note | |
| PDF 68 KB | Application Note | |
| PDF 3.47 MB | Application Note | |
| PDF 606 KB | Guide | |
| PDF 2.33 MB | Application Note | |
| PDF 331 KB | Application Note | |
| PDF 4.29 MB | Application Note | |
| PDF 434 KB 日本語 | Flyer | |
| PDF 406 KB | Product Reliability Report | |
| PDF 8.33 MB 日本語 | Manual - Development Tools | |
| PDF 5.28 MB 日本語 | Quick Start Guide | |
| PDF 303 KB 日本語 , 简体中文 | Flyer | |
| PDF 417 KB 日本語 , 简体中文 | Flyer | |
| PDF 10.28 MB 日本語 , 简体中文 | Other | |
| PDF 14.70 MB 日本語 | General Reliability Literature | |
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Design & Development
Software & Tools
Software & Tools
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Software type
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| 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 |
| 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]
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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]
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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]
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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.
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Solution Toolkit | 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]
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Programmer (Unit/SW) | 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]
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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.
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Imaging | SEGGER |
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Sample Code
Boards & Kits
Boards & Kits
Models
ECAD Models
Schematic symbols, PCB footprints, and 3D CAD models from SamacSys can be found by clicking on products in the Product Options table. If a symbol or model isn't available, it can be requested directly from the website.
Processing table
PLP |
Carrier Type |
CPU |
Operating Freq (Max) (MHz) |
Program Memory (KB) |
Data Flash (KB) |
RAM (KB) |
ECC SRAM |
Lead Count (#) |
Pkg. Type |
Pkg. Dimensions (mm) |
Pitch (mm) |
I/O Ports |
Supply Voltage (V) |
Temp. Range |
External Memory Bus (bit) |
Floating Point Unit |
DMA/DTC |
External Interrupt Pins (#) |
USBFS (host ch/device ch) |
USBHS (host ch/device ch) |
Ethernet (ch) |
CAN (ch) |
CAN-FD (ch) |
SCI (ch) |
SPI (ch) |
I2C (#) |
I3C (ch) |
LIN (#) |
SSI (ch) |
QSPI Interface (#) |
OSPI (ch) |
SDHI (ch) |
Capacitive Touch Sensing Unit (ch) |
Graphics LCD Controller |
Camera I/F |
Segment LCD Controller |
Wireless |
IrDA |
32-Bit Enhanced Timer (ch) |
32-Bit Timer (ch) |
16-bit High Res Timer (ch) |
16-bit Enhanced Timer (ch) |
16-Bit Timer (ch) (#) |
8-Bit Timer (ch) |
AGT (ch) |
Watchdog Timer (ch) |
24-Bit Sigma-Delta A/D Converter (ch) |
16-Bit A/D Converter (ch) |
14-Bit A/D Converter (ch) |
12-Bit A/D Converter (ch) |
10-Bit A/D Converter (ch) |
12-Bit D/A Converter (ch) |
8-Bit D/A Converter (ch) |
High-Speed Analog Comparator (ch) |
Low-Power Analog Comparator (ch) |
PGA (ch) |
OPAMP (ch) (#) |
Temperature Sensor (ch) (#) |
RTC |
LVD |
Security & Encryption |
Power-On Reset |
Sub-clock (32.768 kHz) |
On-chip Oscillator |
Debug Interface |
Replacement Product |
Replacement Remark |
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| N/A | Full Carton (Tray) | ARM Cortex-M85 | 360 | 1024 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 100 | LQFP | 14 x 14 x 1.4 | 0.5 | 70 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj=-40 to 125°C | No | Double/Single/Half | 8/1 | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 0 / 0 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | 128-bit Unique ID, AES(128/192/256), ARM TrustZone, DLM, DOTF, ECC/RSA(4K), FSBL, HMAC/GMAC/CMAC, SHA224/SHA256/SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, TRNG, Tamper Detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | Get Samples, | |||
| N/A | Full Carton (Tray) | ARM Cortex-M85 | 400 | 1024 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 144 | LQFP | 20 x 20 x 1.4 | 0.5 | 106 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj=-40 to 125°C | No | Double/Single/Half | 8/1 | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 0 / 0 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | 128-bit Unique ID, AES(128/192/256), ARM TrustZone, DLM, DOTF, ECC/RSA(4K), FSBL, HMAC/GMAC/CMAC, SHA224/SHA256/SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, TRNG, Tamper Detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | Get Samples, | |||
| N/A | Full Carton (Tray) | ARM Cortex-M85 | 400 | 1024 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 176 | LQFP | 24 x 24 x 1.4 | 0.5 | 128 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj=-40 to 125°C | 8/16 | Double/Single/Half | 8/1 | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes | No | No | No | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | 128-bit Unique ID, AES(128/192/256), ARM TrustZone, DLM, DOTF, ECC/RSA(4K), FSBL, HMAC/GMAC/CMAC, SHA224/SHA256/SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, TRNG, Tamper Detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | Get Samples, | |||
| N/A | Full Carton (Tray) | ARM Cortex-M85 | 480 | 1024 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 224 | BGA | 13 x 13 x 1.47 | 0.8 | 174 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj=-40 to 125°C | 32/16/8 | Double/Single/Half | 8/1 | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes | No | No | No | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | 128-bit Unique ID, AES(128/192/256), ARM TrustZone, DLM, DOTF, ECC/RSA(4K), FSBL, HMAC/GMAC/CMAC, SHA224/SHA256/SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, TRNG, Tamper Detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | Get Samples, | |||
| N/A | Full Carton (Tray) | ARM Cortex-M85 | 360 | 2048 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 100 | LQFP | 14 x 14 x 1.4 | 0.5 | 70 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj=-40 to 125°C | No | Double/Single/Half | 8/1 | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 0 / 0 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | 128-bit Unique ID, AES(128/192/256), ARM TrustZone, DLM, DOTF, ECC/RSA(4K), FSBL, HMAC/GMAC/CMAC, SHA224/SHA256/SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, TRNG, Tamper Detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | Get Samples, | |||
| N/A | Full Carton (Tray) | ARM Cortex-M85 | 400 | 2048 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 144 | LQFP | 20 x 20 x 1.4 | 0.5 | 106 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj=-40 to 125°C | No | Double/Single/Half | 8/1 | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 0 / 0 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | 128-bit Unique ID, AES(128/192/256), ARM TrustZone, DLM, DOTF, ECC/RSA(4K), FSBL, HMAC/GMAC/CMAC, SHA224/SHA256/SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, TRNG, Tamper Detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | Get Samples, | |||
| N/A | Bulk (Tray) | ARM Cortex-M85 | 400 | 2048 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 144 | LQFP | 20 x 20 x 1.4 | 0.5 | 106 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj=-40 to 125°C | No | Double/Single/Half | 8/1 | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 0 / 0 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | 128-bit Unique ID, AES(128/192/256), ARM TrustZone, DLM, DOTF, ECC/RSA(4K), FSBL, HMAC/GMAC/CMAC, SHA224/SHA256/SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, TRNG, Tamper Detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | Get Samples, | |||
| N/A | Full Carton (Tray) | ARM Cortex-M85 | 400 | 2048 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 176 | LQFP | 24 x 24 x 1.4 | 0.5 | 128 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj=-40 to 125°C | 8/16 | Double/Single/Half | 8/1 | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes | No | No | No | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | 128-bit Unique ID, AES(128/192/256), ARM TrustZone, DLM, DOTF, ECC/RSA(4K), FSBL, HMAC/GMAC/CMAC, SHA224/SHA256/SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, TRNG, Tamper Detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | Get Samples, | |||
| N/A | Full Carton (Tray) | ARM Cortex-M85 | 480 | 2048 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 224 | BGA | 13 x 13 x 1.47 | 0.8 | 174 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj=-40 to 125°C | 32/16/8 | Double/Single/Half | 8/1 | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes | No | No | No | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | 128-bit Unique ID, AES(128/192/256), ARM TrustZone, DLM, DOTF, ECC/RSA(4K), FSBL, HMAC/GMAC/CMAC, SHA224/SHA256/SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, TRNG, Tamper Detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | Get Samples, | |||
| N/A | Full Tray (Tray) | ARM Cortex-M85 | 480 | 2048 | 12 | 1024 | Yes | 224 | BGA | 13 x 13 x 1.47 | 0.8 | 174 | 1.68 - 3.6 | Tj=-40 to 125°C | 32/16/8 | Double/Single/Half | 8/1 | 16 | ( 1 / 1 ) | ( 1 / 1 ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes | No | No | No | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | 128-bit Unique ID, AES(128/192/256), ARM TrustZone, DLM, DOTF, ECC/RSA(4K), FSBL, HMAC/GMAC/CMAC, SHA224/SHA256/SHA384/SHA512, SPA/DPA Protection, TRNG, Tamper Detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | JTAG/SWD | Get Samples, |
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RA8M1 480MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 Microcontroller
The industry’s first high-performance MCUs based on the new Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium are ideal for compute-intensive DSP and AI/ML tasks. The RA8M1 delivers 480MHz with up to 2MB code flash memory, 1MB SRAM and advanced peripherals.
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| Power Your Edge AI Application with the Industry’s Most Powerful Arm MCUs | Blog Post | Oct 31, 2023 | |
| Renesas’ New Ultra-High Performance MCUs are Industry’s First Based on Arm Cortex-M85 Processor | News | Oct 31, 2023 | |
| Using Example Projects to Support RA MCU Designs | Blog Post | Oct 6, 2022 | |
| Get Where You’re Going with the Official Renesas RA Family Guide | Blog Post | Jun 29, 2021 |
