Renesas RA8D1 MCU Group
RA8D1 - 480 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M85 Based Graphics Microcontroller with Helium and TrustZone®
The Renesas RA8D1 MCU group features the industry’s first 32-bit graphics-enabled microcontrollers (MCUs) based on the Arm® Cortex®-M85 (CM85) core, delivering breakthrough performance of over 3000 CoreMark points at 480 MHz and superior graphics capabilities that enable high resolutions display and Vision AI applications. 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 RA8D1 MCUs integrate the high-performance CM85 core with large memory, and a rich peripheral set including a high-resolution TFT-LCD controller with parallel RGB and MIPI-DSI interfaces, 2D drawing engine, 16-bit camera interface, and multiple external memory interfaces, optimized to address the needs of diverse graphics and Vision AI applications. These MCUs are available in 176 and 224 pin packages. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in with advanced cryptographic Security IP, immutable storage, a true secure boot, and tamper protection, for truly secure IoT.
The RA8D1 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
- Graphics LCD Controller with RGB & MIPI-DSI I/Fs
- 2D Drawing Engine, 16-bit CEU Camera I/F
- 32/16/8-bit external memory interfaces (CS/SDRAM)
- ARMv8-M TrustZone Security
- Renesas Security IP (RSIP-E51A)
- On-chip immutable ROM for First Stage Bootloader
- xSPI compliant Octal SPI with XIP & DOTF
- USB 2.0 HS and FS
- 2ch of CAN-FD
- Ethernet controller with DMA
- 32-bit & 16-bit Timers, 32-bit Ultra-Low-Power Timer
- 12-bit ADC and 12-bit DAC
- High-Speed Analog Comparators
- SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C), SDHI, SSI
- SPI/ I2C/I3C multi-master interface
- Scalable from 176-pin to 224-pin packages
Applications
- Industrial Applications (Industrial HMI, Machine Vision)
- Consumer (Video Doorbells, Exercise Equipment, Security Cameras, Appliances)
- Smart Home and Building Automation (Thermostats, Security Panels, Home Hubs)
- Office Automation (Printer Display, Barcode Scanner, QR Code Reader, Fingerprint Scanner)
- Healthcare (Patient Monitors, BP Monitors, Imaging Equipment)
- Vision AI Applications (People Detection, Image Classification, Object Detection)
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