Renesas Electronics RA8M1 Arm® Cortex®-M85 Microcontrollers

Release time：2023-11-27
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　　Renesas Electronics RA8M1 Arm® Cortex®-M85 Microcontrollers (MCUs) are a high-performance MCUs based on the Arm® Cortex®-M85 core with Helium for compute-intensive DSP and AI/ML tasks. Leading performance of 480MHz with up to 2MB code flash memory, 1MB SRAM, and advanced peripherals that support a broad range of IoT applications. Octal SPI interface with decryption-on-the-fly for highly secure interface to external memory. High integration with 16-bit CEU camera interface, 12-bit A/D converter, 12-bit D/A converter, PWM timers, High-Speed Analog Comparators, Ethernet MAC with DMA, CAN-FD, USB HS/FS, SCI, SPI, I2C/I3C and safety features. Advanced security with TrustZone®, next-gen cryptography, immutable storage for FSBL, secure boot and tamper protection, including DPA/SPA side-channel attack protection.

Renesas Electronics RA8M1 Arm® Cortex®-M85 Microcontrollers

      The Renesas Electronics RA8M1 is built on a highly efficient 40nm process and supports a wide operating voltage range of 1.68V-3.6V. To ease application development, the RA8M1 is supported by the Flexible Software package (FSP), evaluation kits, software development tools, and Cloud solutions.

      FEATURES

　　》480MHz Arm Cortex-M85 core with Helium

　　*M-Profile vector extension for AI/ML

　　*High-performance core featuring Armv8.1m architecture with Helium for DSP/ML acceleration

　　*Up to 2MB Flash memory and 1MB SRAM included TCM; 384KB user SRAM and 128KB TCM are ECC-protected

　　*32KB I/D caches (ECC protected), 12KB data Flash

　　*Advanced security with TrustZone, RSIP Cryptographic engine, immutable storage, and tamper protection

　　*Scalable from 100-pin to 224-pin packages

　　*Octal SPI interface with decryption-on-the-fly, Ethernet MAC with DMA, CAN-FD, and USB HS/FS (host and device) connectivity options

　　*CEU Camera i/f, 12-bit ADCs, 12-bit DACs, high-speed analog comparators, and 3x sample and hold circuits

　　*SCI (UART, simple SPI, simple I2C), SPI, I2C, I3C

　　*High-performance MCUs @ 480MHz for a broad base of compute-intensive IoT applications

　　*High integration for lower costs and simplified design

　　*Octal SPI interface with a secure interface to external memory for storage of code and data

　　*Advanced security for highly secure IoT

　　*Open Arm Ecosystem, easy-to-use Flexible Software Package and comprehensive solutions to enable fast development

　　*S/H enable motor control applications

　　APPLICATIONS

　　*Broad-based IoT applications

　　*Industrial automation

　　*IoT gateways/hubs

　　*Smart home/home automation products

　　*Thermostats

　　*Home appliances (refrigerators, ovens, washing machines, etc.)

　　*Security cameras

　　*Building automation (HVAC, access)

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