RX111 Renesas Promotion Board: Cost-Effective Evaluation for Multiple Applications
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — September 23, 2013 — Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the availability of the new RX111 Promotion Board (RPB), a unique and cost-effective evaluation platform designed to facilitate the evaluation of Renesas’ RX111 microcontrollers (MCUs) in a wide variety of applications, including mobile healthcare, smart meters, and industrial and building automation. The RX111 RPB comes with an integrated power measurement tool, enabling the user to easily measure the power consumption of the MCU running on the RPB.
“Energy efficiency and low power consumption are critical elements when designing for Internet of Things applications, like mobile healthcare, sensors and smart meter devices, which typically require operation at very low power levels with high levels of performance,” said Ritesh Tyagi, senior director, microcontroller products, Renesas Electronics America. “The new RX111 RPB with integrated power measurement tool delivers low-power development kit that embedded designers require to develop and deliver embedded solutions for next-generation applications.”
Ideal for Evaluating the RX111 in Low-Power Applications
The
RX111 RPB comes with all the software and hardware required to easily
develop and evaluate applications on the
RX111
MCUs. Designed to support a broad range of markets, the new
RX111
MCU group delivers a combination of ultra-low-power consumption, on-chip
connectivity and superior performance at attractive price points.
Developers can use the RX111 RPB to test MCU performance in their
low-end 32-bit embedded applications, including mobile health care,
smart meters, sensors/detectors, and industrial and building automation.
Full-Featured RPB
The new RPB includes a Segger J-Link
on-chip debug function with a target RX111 MCU. It offers both host and
peripheral USB connectors, as well as a supercap to allow continued
operation when the power is removed. For example, the RX111 RPB can
transfer a file from memory to a USB thumb drive using only the supercap
as the power supply source. The RX111 is one of the few ultra-low-power
MCUs to offer USB host support.
The RX111 RPB comes with a number of sample applications, including a low-power demo with a PC graphical user interface (GUI) to allow developers to measure of the power consumption of the target RX111 in each of its low-power modes. This allows users to switch the MCU into a variety of low-power modes and display the power consumption on a GUI window.
The RX111 RPB includes the following elements:
- RX111 target board with integrated power measurement
- Graphical user interface for the power measurement system
- Free of charge host and peripheral USB sample code
- Low-power demo application
- Low-power file copy USB Host to USB Memory Stick demo application
- PMOD & Energy Harvesting connector
- Future Application Header
- New Eclipse-based e2studio Integrated Development Environment
- Renesas C/C++ compiler with 128K code limited after 60 days of use
- Graphical Code Generator (Applilet)
- Reference Design, Software Code, Tutorial, Quick Start Guide Documents
Renesas
RX111
MCUs
The RX111 is the newest member of the RX family of
32-bit MCUs, and brings True Low PowerTM technology to the
32-bit world. The RX111 devices achieve current consumption as low as
100 µA / MHz in active mode and 0.66 µA in RTC mode with all SRAM
maintained. Its wake up time is just 4.8 µS from the lowest power modes,
making it ideal for a wide range of low-power applications. The flash
memory offers reprogramming across the full voltage range of 1.8 – 3.6v
with data flash and a typical endurance of 1 million write erase cycles
as well as guaranteed data retention of up to 20 years. The RX111
devices also include an on-chip USB interface along with a wide range of
digital and analogue peripherals. The RX111 Group is available in a
choice of small package options, supporting package sizes down to 4x4 mm
and with flash sizes ranging from 16KB – 128KB.
Pricing and Availability
The RX111 RPB is available now on
the
Renesas
website, and can be ordered today with the order code YRPBRX111. All
the versions of the RX111 MCU Group are now available in sample
quantities priced at US$15 per board. Mass production of the
RX111
Group will be available by the end of 2013.
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About Renesas Electronics America Inc.
Renesas Electronics
America Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), the
world's number one supplier of microcontrollers and a premier supplier
of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC
solutions, and a broad range of analog and power devices. Renesas
Electronics America also offers the global manufacturing capabilities
and fab network of its parent company. In the Americas, Renesas
Electronics America markets and sells industrial-type active-matrix LCD
modules from NLT Technologies Ltd., a global leader in innovative
display technologies. More information about the products offered by
Renesas Electronics America can be found at
http://am.renesas.com.
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