Overview
Description
RL78/L12 microcontrollers have a built-in segment LCD driver. Three LCD driving voltage generation methods (external resistance division, capacitive split, and internal voltage boost) are supported, corresponding to a variety of segment LCD panels. They realize low current consumptionNote 1: external resistance division: 1.60 μANote 2, internal voltage boost: 1.19 μA, and capacitive split: 0.68 µA. With a lineup of 32 to 64-pin products supporting up to 280 segments, these microcontrollers are perfect for small devices with built-in LCD panels such as small appliances and healthcare devices.
Note 1: Current (typ.) at 1/3 bias, subclock operation, HALT mode, and RTC operation.
Note 2: Resistance value for external resistance division = 1000 kΩ.
Features
- CPU: RL78 core, Max. 24MHz
- Voltage: 1.6V to 5.5V
- Package: 64-pin QFN, 32 to 64-pin QFP
- Memory: SRAM Max. 1.5KB, Program Flash Max. 32KB
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Design & Development
Software & Tools
Software & Tools
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| Code Generator Plug-in Automatic driver generation tool for internal peripheral I/O modules through GUI settings [Standard features for Renesas IDE "e² studio" and CS+] [Support MCU/MPU: RL78, V850, 78K, RX]
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Code Generator | Renesas |
| C Compiler Package for RL78 Family [CC-RL] C Compiler Package for RL78 Family [IDE: CS+, e² studio]
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Compiler/Assembler | 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, RISC-V MCU]
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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, RISC-V MCU]
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Emulator | Renesas |
| RI78V4 V2 Real-time OS for RL78 Family μITRON Specification real-time OS for RL78 Family [Required IDE : CS+]
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ITRON OS | 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, RISC-V MCU, 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 |
| Renesas Flash Programmer (Programming GUI) Flash memory programming software [Support MCU/MPU and devices: RA, RE, RX, RL78, RH850, RISC-V MCU Renesas Synergy, DA1453x, DA1459x, DA1469x, DA1470x, Power Management, Renesas USB Power Delivery Family, ICs for Motor Driver/Actuator Driver, V850, 78K0R, 78K0]
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Programmer (Unit/SW) | Renesas |
| Crypto Library Robust encode library to ensure security for all types of system developments
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Security / Crypto | Renesas |
| Code Flash Libraries (Flash Self Programming Libraries) Libraries for the reprogramming of code area flash memory, including EEPROM emulation libraries for the code areas of 78K-family products
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Self Programming Library (Flash Library) | Renesas |
| SPI Serial EEPROM Driver Device Drivers for SPI Bus Serial EEPROM R1EX25xxx Series and HN58X25xxx Series
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Serial Memory | Renesas |
| RL78 Web Simulator Right online tools to support initial evaluation of the low power consumption RL78 Family. Lineup: MCU Simulator Online and Current Consumption Calculator. Free of charge.
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Simulator | Renesas |
| QE for Current Consumption: A Dedicated Tool for Current Measurement Development assistance tool helps to shorten the times taken in operations for the tuning of currents drawn. [Standard item in the "e² studio" and CS+ (CS+ for CC only) IDEs] [Support MCU/MPU: RX, RL78]
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Solution Toolkit | Renesas |
| Sound Playback/Compression System [M3S-S2-Tiny] for RL78 Family Sound playback system for RL78 Family
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Sound / Voice | Renesas |
| FFT Library Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Library
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DSP / FFT | Renesas |
| I²C Serial EEPROM Driver Device Drivers for I²C Bus Serial EEPROM R1EX24xxx Series, R1EV24xxx Series and HN58X24xxx Series
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Serial Memory | Renesas |
| SPI/QSPI Serial Flash Memory, QSPI Serial Phase Change Memory Driver Device Driver for SPI and QSPI Serial Flash Memory and QSPI Serial Phase Change Memory
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Serial Memory | Renesas |
| AP4, Applilet Peripheral I/O driver generator compatible with third-party compilers and GNU compiler (for RZ, V850, RX, RL78, and 78K)
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Code Generator | Renesas |
| Data Flash Libraries Libraries for the reprogramming of data flash memory, including EEPROM emulation libraries for the data areas of RL78-family products
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Self Programming Library (Flash Library) | Renesas |
| Simulator for e² studio of RL78 Family Simulator for RL78 Family [Support IDE: e² studio] (Note: This product is included in the Renesas IDE "e² studio" and is not available separately.)
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Simulator | Renesas |
| CS+ Renesas integrated development environment (IDE) [Support MCU/MPU: RH850, V850, RX, RL78, 78K0R, 78K0]
(Note: CS+ is not generally promoted to U.S. and European customers.)
(Note: To use Smart Configurator on CS+ for RL78/G23 and RX family MCUs, install the Smart Configurator for each MCU family separately downloading from ”Design & Support” > ”Development Tools” > ”Smart Configurator”)
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IDE and Coding Tool | Renesas |
| e² studio - information for RL78 Family Eclipse-based Renesas integrated development environment (IDE).
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IDE and Coding Tool | Renesas |
| IAR Embedded Workbench for Renesas RL78 IAR Embedded Workbench provides extensive support for RL78 devices. IAR Embedded Workbench is a complete set of development tools with leading optimization technology for creating powerful automotive applications.
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IDE and Coding Tool | IAR Systems |
| Renesas IAR Embedded Workbench Device-Support-Packages Renesas IAR Embedded Workbench Device-Support-Packages include all device-specific files to be used with the Embedded Workbench IDE.
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IDE and Coding Tool | Renesas |
| Reality AI Utilities Round-trip workflow for AI development and performance validation allowing to collect data, optimize models, and deploy directly to Renesas hardware
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Solution Toolkit | Renesas |
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Free RTOS in RL78/L12
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