Overview
Description
The EK-RA6M4 evaluation kit enables users to effortlessly evaluate the features of the RA6M4 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-RA6M4 comes pre-programmed with a quick start example project (source code provided in the EK-RA6M4 Example Project Bundle (ZIP)).
- Power up the EK-RA6M4 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-RA6M4 – Quick Start Guide (PDF | English, 日本語) to explore additional functionality of the quick start example project.
Developing Embedded Applications
- Modifying the quick start example project – refer to the EK-RA6M4 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-RA6M4 Example Project Bundle to learn about different peripherals of the RA6M4 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-RA6M4 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-RA6M4 v1 - Design Package (ZIP | English, 日本語).
Features
- Ecosystem & System Control Access:
- USB full speed host and device
- Multiple 5V input sources
- USB (debug, 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:
- MikroElektronikaTMmikroBUS connector
- SparkFun®Qwiic®connector
- Two SeeedGrove®system(I2C and Analog) connectors
- Two Digilent 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
- MCU Native Pin Access:
- R7FA6M4AF3CFB MCU
- 200MHz, Arm Cortex®-M33 core
- 1MB Code Flash, 256kB SRAM
- 144 pins, LQFP package, 20mm x 20mm x 1.70mm, 0.5mm pitch
- Native pin access through 4x 40-pin male headers
- MCU and USB current measurement points
Applications
Design & Development
Videos & Training
Kickstart IoT and embedded systems development using Renesas EK-RA6M4, Evaluation Kit for RA6M4 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 |
Blog Post Nov 18, 2021 |
Blog Post Nov 11, 2021 |
Certifications
The EK-RA6M4 meets the following certifications/standards. Refer to the EK-RA6M4 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
Support
Support Communities
- EK-RA6M4 and RA6M4 custom board
Hello folks, Is it possible to use an EK-RA6M4 devkit as a debugger for an RA6M4-based custom board?
May 16, 2024 - Middleware between EK-RA6M4 and DA14531
Hello, I'm new in bluetooth communication and I feel lost in the documentation. I get a DA14531MOD and EK-RA6M4 and tried all codeless projects, all is running ok. But now, i'm trying to make it easy in E2Studio finding some middleware or driver or what else. In ...
Aug 1, 2023 - EK-RA6M4 SPI sample project not working
Hello, I'm trying to get the EK-RA6M4 SPI sample project working. I opened the "C:\Code\ra-fsp-examples-master\ra-fsp-examples-master\example_projects\ek_ra6m4\spi\spi_ek_ra6m4_ep\iar" project. When I tried to test it. It doesn't seem working. I tried ...
Aug 18, 2022
Knowledge Base
- RA6M4, RA6M5: CPU Performance Difference when C-/S-caches are on/off
... environment initialization (SystemInit) is based on FSPv5.0.0 Compiler: GCC10.3.1 Compiler Optimization Level: O2 (Optimize More) System Clock configuration: ICLK=200MHz Board: EK-RA6M4The first method of CPU performance measurement: A simple For loop with accumulation operation Toggling GPIO before and after the calculation The CPU ...
Dec 18, 2023 - Secure Key Installation limitation on RA4M2, RA4M3, RA6M4 and RA6M5 in FSP 300
Secure Key installation via the factory bootloader in FSP 3.0.0 is not supported for RSA 3K, RSA 4K, and ECC secp256k1 on the following devices:Certain EK-RA6M4 and EK-RA4M3 Evaluation Kits may contain the affected silicon. If your application requires secure key installation of RSA 3K ...
Apr 29, 2021 - Using the RYZ014A EVK with Renesas RA MCUs
This Knowledgebase article shows how to connect the RYZ014A Cellular Modem EVK to an EK-RA6M4 MCU board using a UART interface. The UART serial connection allows the MCU to send AT commands to control the modem and establish a connection on the cellular carrier’s network. Once a connection ...
Jun 29, 2021
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