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become possible.
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(Max.) and V
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7. Prohibition of access to reserved addresses
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Quick Start Guide
Renesas RA Family
EK-RA6M5
Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 7
1.1 Assumptions and Advisory Notes ............................................................................................................ 7
2. Kit Contents ............................................................................................................................. 7
3. Overview of the Quick Start Example Project ........................................................................... 8
3.1 Quick Start Example Project Flow ........................................................................................................... 8
4. Running the Quick Start Example Project ................................................................................ 9
4.1 Connecting and Powering Up the EK-RA6M5 Board .............................................................................. 9
4.2 Running the Quick Start Example Project ............................................................................................. 10
5. Customizing the Quick Start Example Project ........................................................................ 20
5.1 Downloading and Installing Software and Development Tools ............................................................. 20
5.2 Downloading and Importing the Quick Start Example Project ............................................................... 20
5.3 Modifying, Generating, and Building the Quick Start Example Project.................................................. 25
5.4 DHCP and Static IP settings ................................................................................................................. 28
5.5 Setting Up Debug Connection between the EK-RA6M5 board and Host PC ........................................ 29
5.6 Downloading and Running the Modified Quick Start Example Project ................................................. 30
5.7 Firewall Dialogue ................................................................................................................................... 31
6. Next Steps ............................................................................................................................. 32
7. Website and Support ............................................................................................................. 32
Revision History ............................................................................................................................ 33
Figures
Figure 1. EK-RA6M5 Kit Contents ................................................................................................................... 7
Figure 2. Quick Start Example Project Flow .................................................................................................... 8
Figure 3. Connecting the EK-RA6M5 Board to the Host PC via USB Full Speed Port ................................... 9
Figure 4. USB Serial Device in Windows Device Manager ........................................................................... 10
Figure 5. Selecting the Serial Port on Tera Term .......................................................................................... 11
Figure 6. Select 115200 on the Speed Pulldown .......................................................................................... 11
Figure 7. Welcome and Main Menu ............................................................................................................... 12
Figure 8. Kit Information ................................................................................................................................ 12
Figure 9. Web Server ..................................................................................................................................... 12
Figure 10. Using DHCP ................................................................................................................................. 13
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Figure 11. Using Static IP .............................................................................................................................. 13
Figure 12. Browser View................................................................................................................................ 14
Figure 13. Network Name Lookup ................................................................................................................. 15
Figure 14. Using DHCP ................................................................................................................................. 15
Figure 15. Using Static IP .............................................................................................................................. 16
Figure 16. External Memory Read Write ....................................................................................................... 17
Figure 17. Performance Data ........................................................................................................................ 17
Figure 18. Cryptography using USB High speed FAT32 ............................................................................... 18
Figure 19. Abort Cryptography ...................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 20. Cryptography Successful ............................................................................................................. 19
Figure 21. Next Steps .................................................................................................................................... 19
Figure 22. Creating a New Workspace .......................................................................................................... 20
Figure 23. Launching the Workspace ............................................................................................................ 21
Figure 24. Importing the Project .................................................................................................................... 21
Figure 25. Importing Existing Projects into the Workspace ........................................................................... 22
Figure 26. Clicking Next to Import Existing Projects into the Workspace ..................................................... 22
Figure 27. Selecting the Root Directory ......................................................................................................... 23
Figure 28. Finishing Importing the Quick Start Example Project ................................................................... 24
Figure 29. Opening the Configurator ............................................................................................................. 25
Figure 30. Opening the Configurator ............................................................................................................. 25
Figure 31. Modifying the Configuration Settings ........................................................................................... 26
Figure 32. Saving the Configuration Changes .............................................................................................. 27
Figure 33. Building the Project ...................................................................................................................... 27
Figure 34. Successful Build Output ............................................................................................................... 27
Figure 35. DHCP Setting in FreeRTOS + TCP Stack ................................................................................... 28
Figure 36. Connecting the EK-RA6M5 Board to the Host PC via USB Debug Port ..................................... 29
Figure 37. Selecting the Debug Option ......................................................................................................... 30
Figure 38. Selecting the Debug Image .......................................................................................................... 30
Figure 39. Opening the Debug Perspective .................................................................................................. 31
Figure 40. Executing the Project ................................................................................................................... 31
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1. Introduction
This Quick Start Guide (QSG) provides:
•
An overview of the Quick Start example project that the EK-RA6M5 board comes pre-programmed with.
•
Instructions for running the Quick Start example project.
•
Instructions for importing, modifying, and building the Quick Start example project using Flexible
Software Package (FSP) and e
2
studio Integrated Dev elo pme nt Env iro nme nt (IDE).
1.1 Assum pti ons and Advisory Notes
1.
Tool experience: It is assumed that the user has prior experience working with IDEs such as
2
studio and terminal emulation programs such as TeraTerm.
e
2.
Subject knowledge: It is assumed that the user has basic knowledge about microcontrollers,
embedded systems, and FSP to modify the example project described in this document.
3.
Prior to running the Quick Start example project or programming the EK-RA6M5 board, default
jumper settings must be used. Refer to the EK-RA6M5 user’s manual for the default jumper settings.
4.
The screen shots provided throughout this document are for reference. The actual screen content
may differ depending on the version of software and development tools used.
2. Kit Contents
The following components are included in the kit:
1.
EK-RA6M5 board
2.
Micro USB device cable (type-A male to micro-B male)
3.
Micro USB host cable (type-A female to micro-B male)
4.
Ethernet patch cable
Figure 1. EK-RA6M5 Kit Contents
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3. Overview of the Quick Start Example Project
The Quick Start example project allows the user to change the frequency and intensity of the on-board user
LED1 (blue) using the user buttons (S1 and S2). The supported frequencies are 1 Hz, 5 Hz, and 10 Hz and
the supported intensities are 10%, 50%, and 90%.
When the EK-RA6M5 board running the Quick Start example project is connected to a host PC via USB as a
Full Speed CDC Device, the kit information, MCU die temperature, and user LED blinking frequency are
displayed on a terminal console.
3.1 Quick Start Example Project Flow
Figure 2. Quick Start Example Project Flow
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4. Running the Quick Start Example Project
This section lists the requirements and instructions to power up the EK-RA6M5 board and run the Quick
Start example project.
Hardware Requirements
• EK-RA6M5 board
• Micro USB device cable
• A PC with at least 1 USB port
Software Requirements
• Windows
• USB Serial Drivers (included in Windows 10)
• TeraTerm (or similar) terminal console application
®
10 operating system
4.1 Connecti ng and Powering Up the EK-RA6M5 Board
1. Check that J12 is set to link pins 2-3. And that J15 link is closed.
2. Connect the micro USB end of the micro USB device cable to micro-AB USB Full Speed port (J11) of the
EK-RA6M5 board.
3. Connect the other end of this cable to the USB port of the host PC. Power LED (LED4) on the EK-
RA6M5 board lights up white, indicating that the EK-RA6M5 board is powered on.
Note: If the EK-RA6M5 board is not powered through micro-AB USB Full Speed port (J11) and the host
PC, then USB CDC functionality of the Quick Start example project cannot be fully demonstrated
because of the absence of a USB Full Speed Device connection with the host PC.
Figure 3. Connecting the EK-RA6M5 Board to the Host PC via USB Full Speed Port
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4.2 Running the Qui ck Start Example Project
To run the Quick Start example project, use the following instructions:
1. On power up or RESET, the three user LEDs will take on the following states:
LED1 Blue - Blinking at 1 Hz frequency and at 10% intensity
LED2 Green – Steady, full intensity
LED3 Red – Off
Note: The debug LED (LED5) will blink or light up orange; this can be ignored for now.
2. Press the user button (S1) on the EK-RA6M5 board to change the intensity of the user LED1. With every
press of the user button (S1), the intensity will switch from 10% to 50% to 90% and cycle back.
3. Press the user button (S2) on the EK-RA6M5 board to change the blinking frequency of the user LED1
(blue). With every press of the first user button (S2), the frequency will switch from 1 Hz to 5 Hz to 10 Hz
and cycle back.
4. On the host PC, open Windows Device Manager. Expand Ports (COM & LPT), locate USB Serial
Device (COMxx) and note down the COM port number for reference in the next step.
Note: USB Serial Device drivers are required to communicate between the EK-RA6M5 board and the
terminal application on the host PC.
Figure 4. USB Serial Device in Windows Device Manager
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5. Open Tera Term, select Serial and COMxx: USB Serial Device (COMxx) and click OK.
Figure 5. Selecting the Serial Port on Tera Term
6. Using the Setup menu pull-down, select Serial port… and ensure that the speed is set to 115200, as
shown below.
Figure 6. Select 115200 on the Speed Pulldown
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7. Complete the connection. The ‘welcome and main menu’ screen will be displayed.
Figure 7. Welcome and Main Menu
8. Press 1 to display the Kit Information including the kit name, part number, MCU ID, MCU die
temperature, and the user LED’s current blinking frequency.
Figure 8. Kit Information
9. Press space to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen.
10. Press 2 to display the Web Serve r. This application hosts a web server on the EK-RA6M5 kit showing
communication with the host PC as a remote client.
Figure 9. Web Server
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11. Connect the Ethernet cable and press tab.
The EK-RA6M5 as supplied, is configured to use DHCP for IP address resolution. Upon successful
connection the following is displayed.
Figure 10. Using DHCP
If the DHCP fails to resolve a route or the DHCP server has been disabled, the application uses the static
IP defined in the project. The following should be displayed.
Figure 11. Using Static IP
Note: If desired, the user may configure DHCP/static IP and MAC address using the project
configuration (see section 5.4). Save the configuration and re-build, download the project to see
the effects of the changes.
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12. Once a successful network connection is established, open the web browser on the host PC. Type the IP
address of the EK-RA6M5 kit as shown in the Tera Term window in the address bar of the web browser.
The following should be displayed in the web browser.
Figure 12. Browser View
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13. In Tera Term, press space to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen.
14. Press 3 to display the Network Name Lookup. This application performs a DNS look up of renesas.com
and pings it.
Figure 13. Network Name Lookup
15. Connect the Ethernet cable (if not already connected) and press tab.
16. By default, the application is configured to use a DHCP server. Upon successful connection, the
following is displayed.
Figure 14. Using DHCP
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If the DHCP fails to resolve a route or the DHCP server has been disabled, the application uses the static
IP defined in the project. The following should be displayed.
Figure 15. Using Static IP
Note: If desired, the user may configure DHCP/static IP and MAC address using the project
configuration (see section 5.4). Save the configuration and re-build, download the project to see
the effects of the changes.
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17. Press space to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen.
18. Press 4 to display Octo-SPI and Quad-SPI Speed Comparison. This application demonstrates the
read and write performance between the external Octo-SPI and Quad-SPI flash memories.
Figure 16. External Memory Read Write
19. Enter the block size in the range of 2 KB to 64 KB and press tab.
Note: If invalid input characters (i.e. keys other than 0 to 9, tab, and space) or out of range values are
entered, the error messages will appear. Renter the correct inputs and press tab. Pressing
space will bring the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen. Return is an invalid character.
20. Once the block size is specified the performance test is executed and the following is displayed.
Figure 17. Performance Data
21. Press space to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen.
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22. Press 5 to display Cryptography using USB High speed FAT32.
Figure 18. Cryptography using USB High speed FAT32
23. Optional press space to abort the demonstration. NOTE you cannot abort once tab has been pressed.
Figure 19. Abort Cryptography
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24. Optional connect a FAT32 formatted USB Memory stick and press tab key to start.
USB Memory stick must contain a text file under 1KB in size called “source.txt”.
File must be at least 1 byte to encrypt.
Figure 20. Cryptography Successful
25. Once you have been told it is safe to do so, remove the USB Memory stick and compare the new file
“decrypt.txt” against the original file “source.txt” and they will match.
26. An additional file “encrypt.txt” shows the encrypted data.
27. Press space to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen.
28. Press 6 to display Next Steps.
Figure 21. Next Steps
29. Press space to return to the ‘welcome and main menu’ screen.
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5. Customizing the Quick Start Example Project
This section lists the requirements and instructions for customizing the Quick Start example project.
Hardware Requirements
• EK-RA6M5 board
• Micro USB device cable
• A PC with at least 1 USB port
Software Requirements
• Windows
2
• e
• SEGGER J-Link
®
10 operating system
studio IDE
®
USB drivers
• FSP
• Quick Start example project
5.1 Downloa di ng and Installing Software and Development Tools
Before the Quick Start example project can be modified, it is necessary to download and install software and
development tools on the host PC.
2
The FSP, J-Link USB drivers, and e
FSP webpage at renesas.com/ra/fsp.
in the installation wizard, to minimize the amount of manual configuration needed.
studio are bundled in a downloadable platform installer available on the
New users are recommended to use the Quick Install option provided
There is no need to download and install software, development tools, and drivers separately.
5.2 Downloa di ng and Importing the Quick Start Example Project
1. Download and extract the Quick Start example project to a local directory on the host PC.
The Quick Start example project (source code and project files) is available in the EK-RA6M5
Example Projects Bund le that is availab le in the Dow n loa ds tab of EK-RA6M5 webpage at
renesas.com/ra/ek-ra6m5
Download and extract the example projects bundle (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-ek-ra6m5-
exampleprojects.zip) to a local directory on the host PC.
Browse to the Quick Start example project at xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-ek-ra6m5-
exampleprojects\ek_ra6m5\_quickstart\quickstart_ek_ra6m5_ep
2. Launch e
2
studio.
3. Browse to the Workspace where the project file is to be imported. Enter the na me in the Works pace
dialog box to create a new workspace.
Figure 22. Creating a New Workspace
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4. Click Launch.
Figure 23. Launching the Works p ace
5. Click Import from the File drop-down menu.
Figure 24. Importing the Project
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6. In the Import dialog box, select General, and then select Existing Projects into Workspace.
7. Click Next.
Figure 25. Importing Existing Projects into the Workspace
Figure 26. Clicking Next to Import Existing Projects into the Workspace
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8. Click Select root directory and click Browse to go to the location of the Quick Start example project
folder.
Figure 27. Selecting the Root Directory
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9. Select the Quick Start example project and click Finish.
Figure 28. Finishing Importing the Quick Start Example Project
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5.3 Modifying, G enerating, and Building the Quick Start Example Project
This section provides instructions to modify the Quick Start example project. The Quick Start example project
can be modified by editing the source code and reconfiguring the properties of the MCU peripherals, pins,
clocks, interrupts, and so forth.
Note: The specific modifications that can be performed to the Quick Start example project are not
prescribed in this QSG. User discretion is advised while modifying the Quick Start example project.
1. Once the Quick Start example project is imported, click the configuration.xml file to open the
configurator. The configurator provides an easy to use interface to configure the properties of the MCU
peripherals.
Figure 29. Opening the Configura tor
2. For examp le, in the Stacks tab of the configurator, the user can click to select modules to modify the
configuration settings, as required, in the Properties tab. The following screen shot illustrates modifying
the ADC driver configuration.
Note: To access the stack component properties, the view must be set to FSP Configuration. Using
the Open Perspective button, if necessary.
Figure 30. Opening the Configurator
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Figure 31. Modifying the Configuration Settings
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3. After the desired modifications are made, click Generate Project. A dialog box may appear with an
option of saving the configuration changes. Click Proceed.
Figure 32. Saving the Configuration Changes
4. Modify the source files in the /src folder as needed and save the changes.
5. Build the project by clicking the build icon.
Figure 33. Building the Proje ct
6. A successful build produces an output as follows.
Figure 34. Successful Build Output
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/* Static IP configuration, when DHCP mode is not used for the Example Project.
#define STATIC_IP_DNS_SERVER_ADDRESS {194, 168, 0, 1}
5.4 DHCP and Static IP settings
To modify the Ethernet based sample to enable/disable DHCP use the FreeRTOS+TCP setting in the stack.
The FSP Configuration view must be active to access the stack items properties.
Figure 35. DHCP Setting in FreeRTOS + TCP Stack
If DHCP is disabled, set the static IP address, net-mask and gateway address, to suit your local network.
In File: src\net_thread_entry.c
* Must be populated by the user according to the Network Settings of your LAN.
* “HOST-PC” and TARGET must be in the same “SUBNET” to access the web browser.
* This sample address taken from the LAN where it is tested.
*/
#define STATIC_IP_MAC_ADDRESS {0x00, 0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x55}
#define STATIC_IP_ADDRESS {192, 168, 0, 10}
#define STATIC_IP_NET_MASK {255, 255, 255, 0}
#define STATIC_IP_GATEWAY_ADDRESS {192, 168, 0, 1}
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5.5 Setting Up De bug Connection between the EK-RA6M5 board and Host PC
To program the modified Quick Start example project on to the EK-RA6M5 board, a debug connection is
necessary between the EK-RA6M5 board and host PC.
1. Disconnect the USB cable from micro-AB USB Full Speed port (J11) and connect it to micro-B USB
debug port (J10) of the EK-RA6M5 board.
Note: The EK-RA6M5 board supports 3 debugging modes. In this section and the following sections, default
debugging mode, Debug On-Board, is used. More information on debugging modes is available in
EK-RA6M5 user’s manual.
Figure 36. Connecting the EK-RA6M5 Board to the Host PC via USB Debug Port
2. Verify that the debug LED (LED5) stops blinking and lights up orange indicating that the J-Link drivers
are detected by the EK-RA6M5 board.
Note: The debug LED (LED5) continues to blink when J-Link drivers are not detected by the EK-RA6M5
board. In that case, make sure that the EK-RA6M5 board is connected to the host PC through the
micro-B USB debug port (J10) and that J-Link drivers are installed on the host PC by checking in the
Windows Device Manager (expand Universal Serial Bus controller, and locate J-Link driver).
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5.6 Downloa di ng and Running the Modified Quick Start Example Project
1. In e2 studio, click the drop-down menu for the debug icon, select Debug Configurations option.
Figure 37. Selecting the Debug Option
2. In the dialogue, on the left-hand pane, expand the Renesas GDB Hardware Debugger and select the
built image to debug. In this case, the quickstart_ek_ra6m5_ep Debug_Flat.
Figure 38. Selecting the Debug Imag e
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5.7 Firewall Dialogue
1. A firewall warning may be displayed for ‘e2- server-gdb.exe’. Check the ‘Private net wo rks, such as
my home or work network’ box and cl ick ‘Allow access’.
A user account control dialog may be displayed. Enter the administrator password and click Yes.
2.
3. A dialog box may appear. Click Yes.
Figure 39. Opening the Debug Perspective
4. Press F8 or click Resume icon to begin executing the project.
Figure 40. Executing the Project
5. The modified Quick Start example project is programmed into the EK-RA6M5 board and is running. The
project can be paused, stopped, or resumed using the debug controls.
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6. Next Steps
1. To learn more about the EK-RA6M5 kit, refer to the EK-RA6M5 user’s manual and design package
available in the Documents and Download tabs respectively of the EK-RA6M5 webpage at
renesas.com/ra/ek-ra6m5
2. Renesas provides several example projects that demonstrate different capabilities of the RA MCUs.
These example projects can serve as a good starting point for users to develop custom applications.
Example projects (source code and project files) for EK-RA6M5 kit are available in the EK-RA6M5
Example Projects Bundle. The example projects bundle is available in the Downloads tab of EK-RA6M5
webpage.
Download and extract the example projects bundle (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-ek-ra6m5-
exampleprojects.zip) to a local directory on the host PC.
Refer to the list of all example projects (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-ek-ra6m5-exampleprojects.pdf)
available inside the example projects bundle.
Browse to the desired example project (for example: adc_ek_ra6m5_ep) in the example projects
bundle (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-ek-ra6m5-
exampleprojects\ek_ra6m5\adc\adc_ek_ra6m5_ep)
For help on using example projects, refer to Example Project Usage Guide.pdf in the RA
Example Repository on GitHub at :
github.com/renesas/ra-fsp-examples/tree/master/example_projects
The archived versions of the source code of the example projects are available the example project
repository.
7. Website and Support
Visit the following URLs to learn about the kit and the RA family of microcontrol lers, download tools and
documentation, and get support.
EK-RA6M5 Resources
RA Product Information renesas.com/ra
RA Product Support Forum renesas.com/ra/forum
Renesas Support renesas.com/support
renesas.com/ra/ek-ra6m5
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