First Industrial Automation ASi-5 ASSP Launched

First Industrial Automation ASi-5 ASSP Launched

Recently, Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the launch of the industry’s first chip solution that fully implements the ASi-5 (Actuator-Sensor Interface Specification V5) standard for industrial network devices—ASI4U-V5 ASSP. Compared to ASi-3, ASi-5 offers superior performance and usability, providing a cycle time as low as 1.27ms, cable lengths of up to 200 meters, and supporting up … Read more

Introduction to Renesas RX MCU Solutions for Resolver Motors

Introduction to Renesas RX MCU Solutions for Resolver Motors

The rotary transformer sensor is widely used in motor systems. This article introduces the motor control solutions from Renesas for rotary transformer sensors. The electromagnetic theory behind rotary transformer sensors is fundamentally similar to that of ordinary transformers. Please see the example below: It mainly consists of excitation windings, sine windings, and cosine windings. The … Read more

How Difficult Is It to Get Started with Renesas MCU?

How Difficult Is It to Get Started with Renesas MCU?

Follow+Star Public Number, don’t miss out on exciting content Author | strongerHuang WeChat Public Account | strongerHuang A couple of days ago, I shared a video on Renesas MCU, and I saw someone asking: Is it hard to learn Renesas microcontrollers? Actually, it’s quite simple to get started; you just need a few steps (clicking … Read more

Renesas RA0E1 Development Board Evaluation and IIC OLED Testing

Renesas RA0E1 Development Board Evaluation and IIC OLED Testing

Content from: Jialichuang Community Based on the previous use of the Renesas e2 studio development software and the basics of engineering testing, this article further explores the implementation of hardware IIC OLED text and image display. RA0E1 Block Diagram RA0E1 Features 32MHz Arm Cortex-M23 core Up to 64KB Flash and 12KB SRAM 1KB data Flash … Read more

Renesas Becomes the MCU Leader This Year, Launches New MCU Products

Renesas Becomes the MCU Leader This Year, Launches New MCU Products

The overall environment has not been good in the past two years, with major manufacturers laying off employees and cutting costs, but Renesas seems different, continuously introducing new MCU/MPU products this year. Recently, Renesas launched the RA4C1 series of low-power MCUs, based on the Arm Cortex-M33 core, offering low-power/low-voltage operation, LCD segment display, and advanced … Read more

Renesas Electronics Launches New Ultra-Low Power RA4C1 MCU with Advanced Security and Dedicated Peripherals, Ideal for Metering Applications and More

Renesas Electronics Launches New Ultra-Low Power RA4C1 MCU with Advanced Security and Dedicated Peripherals, Ideal for Metering Applications and More

The new product meets the security regulations for DLMS Suite2 metering applications, offering rich communication options, a capacitive touch interface, and dual-zone flash memory that supports software updates. August 21, 2025, Beijing, China – Global semiconductor solutions provider Renesas Electronics (TSE: 6723) today announced the launch of the RA4C1 microcontroller (MCU) product line based on … Read more

New Member of the Renesas RA Family: RA4C1, Compliant with DLMS SUITE2 Meter Security Standards, Ultra-Low Power Consumption, and Supports Segment LCD Display, Specifically Developed for Smart Meter Applications

New Member of the Renesas RA Family: RA4C1, Compliant with DLMS SUITE2 Meter Security Standards, Ultra-Low Power Consumption, and Supports Segment LCD Display, Specifically Developed for Smart Meter Applications

The Renesas RA family launched the RA4C1 low-power MCU in August 2025, based on the Arm® Cortex®-M33 (CM33) core, providing low-power/low-voltage operation, LCD segment display, and advanced security features, meeting the meter DLMS-SUITE2 security standards, specifically developed for smart meter applications. DLMS (Device Language Message Specification) is the core communication standard in the field of … Read more

Renesas Launches Ultra-Low Power MCU

Renesas Launches Ultra-Low Power MCU

The new product meetsDLMS Suite2 security regulations for metering applications, providing rich communication options, a capacitive touch interface, and dual-zone flash memory that supports software updates. Renesas Electronics has announced the launch of the RA4C1 microcontroller (MCU) product line based on the 80MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 processor. The new MCU features ultra-low power consumption, advanced security … Read more

PLL2 Phase-Locked Loop

PLL2 Phase-Locked Loop

13.2.2.2 PLL2 Phase-Locked Loop The PLL output is mainly used for system clock (ICLK) and others, while PLL2 is primarily used for some important peripherals, providing them with a stable clock separately. Here, we do not use PLL2. PLL2 section in the FSP clock configuration diagram: 13.2.3 System Clock Area See the marked area ③ … Read more