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Renesas Electronics Shortens Evaluation Time of Industrial Networking Applications with RZ/N1L Solution Kit for Remote IO and Communication Modules

New RZ/N1L Solution Kit Completes the RZ/N1 Solution Kit Lineup, Reducing Evaluation Time by Up to Three Months

TOKYO — (BUSINESS WIRE) — February 26, 2018 — Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced its latest solution kit based on the RZ/N1L Group of microprocessors (MPUs). In addition to the RZ/N1D Group for high-end processors for master devices including Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and the RZ/N1S Group for mid-range devices including Human Machine Interface (HMI), the RZ/N Series includes the RZ/N1L Group and is optimized for slave devices including remote IO and communication modules, and networked drives. Solution kits for RZ/N1D and RZ/N1S are already available. With the release of the RZ/N1L solution kit, evaluation kits for all groups of the RZ/N Series are now available, enabling evaluation of network functions for a wide range of industrial equipment.

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Renesas RZ/N1L solution kit for the evaluation of industrial networking (Photo: Business Wire)

Renesas RZ/N1L solution kit for the evaluation of industrial networking (Photo: Business Wire)

Renesas will demonstrate the new RZ/N1L Solution Kit at its booth (Stand 310, Hall 1) during embedded world 2018, which takes place February 27 to March 1, 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany.

Ethernet-based industrial network development requires system manufacturers to select external components, contact various software providers to select the proper protocol stack, and set up the development environment. All these steps make it difficult for system manufacturers to quick start Ethernet-based industry network developments, delaying time-to-market of their application. The RZ/N1L Solution Kit includes a highly integrated RZ/N1L development board and a comprehensive software package which enable engineers to jump start evaluation of industry-leading industrial Ethernet protocols including EtherCAT®, PROFINET®, and EtherNet/IPTM without any upfront costs or complexity. The RZ/N1L Solution Kit also includes a general software application programmable interface (API) that simplifies application development and mitigates design risk. These features allow system manufacturers to shorten evaluation time of their application up to three months.

Key features of the RZ/N1L Solution Kit

Availability

The RZ/N1L Solution Kit will be available for customer evaluation starting April 2018. For more information please contact your Renesas sales representative. The kit includes a variety of sample applications, development tools, drivers as well as evaluation versions of the protocol stacks for faster prototyping and integration. (Availability is subject to change without notice.)

Refer to the separate sheet for main product specifications of the RZ/N1L solution Kit.

About Renesas Electronics Corporation

Renesas Electronics Corporation ( TSE: 6723) delivers trusted embedded design innovation with complete semiconductor solutions that enable billions of connected, intelligent devices to enhance the way people work and live—securely and safely. A global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power and SoC products, Renesas provides the expertise, quality, and comprehensive solutions for a broad range of Automotive, Industrial, Home Electronics, Office Automation and Information Communication Technology applications to help shape a limitless future. Learn more at renesas.com.

(Remarks) EtherCAT is registered trademark and patented technology, licensed by Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Germany. PROFINET is a registered trademark of PROFIBUS and PROFINET International (PI). EtherNet/IP is a trademark of ODVA, Inc.

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