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August 27, 2007 05:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time

Renesas’ New Low-Pin Count R8C/Tiny Series MCUs Offer Specialized On-Chip Features for Electronic Ballast, Handheld Power Tools and Motor Control Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renesas Technology America, Inc. today announced 30 new products in seven groups, a major expansion of the R8C/Tiny series of compact, high-performance 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) with on-chip flash memory. Designed for applications such as electronic ballast, handheld power tools, and motor control, the devices in the R8C/2E, 2F, 2G, 2H, 2J, 2K and 2L groups raise the total number of products in the R8C/Tiny series to 268 in 33 groups.

“The new devices in the R8C/Tiny series are designed with specialized on-board peripherals to meet the requirements of particular market segments or applications,” said Ritesh Tyagi, director, system LSI business unit, Renesas Technology America, Inc. “For example, motor control and electronic ballast require very different on-chip resources. These devices provide customized solutions with appropriate feature sets so engineers can efficiently design their systems without paying extra cost for external components. To provide design flexibility and aid product development, Renesas offers factory programming services with one-time nominal charges. This means that customers ordering R8C/Tiny MCUs do not need to pay additional per device fees for factory programming.”

The seven new groups of MCUs have the following main features.

* R8C/2K and /2L groups have a 32-pin package and provide timer functions that are ideal for motor control — Their on-chip 3-channel 16-bit timer modules have advanced waveform generation capabilities as well as standard input-capture/output-compare functions. A single MCU can handle both 3-phase PWM (pulse width modulation) output and 3-phase pulse input for control of brushless DC motors. The timers can operate at 40MHz from a high-precision on-chip oscillator, allowing fast, precise motor control operation.
* R8C/2E and /2F groups are the first 32-pin R8C devices with D/A converter and comparator functions — Their rich set of analog peripheral functions — 8-bit 2-channel D/A converter, 2-channel comparator, and 10-bit 12-channel A/D converter — is tightly coupled and can be configured at runtime for different tasks, making them ideal for applications such as electronic ballast control that require quick and accurate analog processing.
* R8C/2G, /2H, and /2J groups have simpler functionality to reduce cost for applications that don't require certain built-in peripherals — These 20- and 32-pin devices are designed for cost sensitive applications where MCU-based electronics replace electromechanical/discrete designs. These MCUs provide key value-added on-chip features to reduce overall system cost. They include an 8MHz high-accuracy on-chip oscillator, power-on reset (POR), comparators, and low-voltage detect (LVD).

All of these devices come with a hardware LIN function that allows connecting multiple devices efficiently at low cost.

To aid system development, Renesas offers a complete suite of development tools designed specially for R8C/Tiny MCUs. Designers can evaluate the MCUs using existing starter kits which include an on-chip debug emulator, target board and software tools. The on-chip debug emulator uses a 1-wire interface, leaving all I/O pins available for more efficient program development. For advanced debugging features, low-cost full-function emulators are also available for the 2K and 2L groups. In addition, the Renesas High-performance Embedded Workshop with C/C++ compiler and assembler tools is available free of charge to all users requiring 64KB or less memory.

Price and availability

Product Name
Flash Memory/
RAM Data Flash

Package (Size)

Sample Price
/Availability
R8C/2K group 8KB/1KB No 32-pin LQFP
(7mm x 7mm)

$1.20 to
$2.60 / Now
(Q1/2008 for
2G, 2H and
2J)

16KB/1.5KB
R8C/2L group 8KB + 2KB/1KB Yes 32-pin LQFP
(7mm x 7mm)
16KB + 2KB/1.5KB
R8C/2E group 8KB/512B No 32-pin LQFP
(7mm x 7mm)
16KB/1KB
R8C/2F group 8KB + 2KB/512B Yes 32-pin LQFP
(7mm x 7mm)
16KB + 2KB/1KB
R8C/2G group 16KB/512B No 32-pin LQFP
(7mm x 7mm)
24KB/1KB
32KB/1KB
R8C/2H group 4KB/256B No 20-pin LSSOP
(6.5mm x 4.4mm)
8KB/384B
R8C/2J group 2KB/256B No 20-pin LSSOP
(6.5mm x 4.4mm)
4KB/384B

Reader contact

Readers can find additional product and contact information on the Renesas Technology Web site at www.renesas.com.

About Renesas Technology Corp.

Renesas Technology Corp. is one of the world's leading semiconductor system solutions providers for mobile, automotive and PC/AV (Audio Visual) markets and the world's No.1 supplier of microcontrollers. It is also a leading provider of LCD Driver ICs, Smart Card microcontrollers, RF-ICs, High Power Amplifiers, Mixed Signal ICs, System-on-Chip (SoC), System-in-Package (SiP) and more. Established in 2003 as a joint venture between Hitachi, Ltd. (TOKYO:6501) (NYSE:HIT) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503), Renesas Technology achieved consolidated revenue of 953billion JPY in FY2006 (end of March 2007). Renesas Technology is based in Tokyo, Japan and has a global network of manufacturing, design and sales operations in around 20 countries with about 26,500 employees worldwide. For further information, please visit http://www.renesas.com.

Note to Editors: Specification summaries of the R8C/2K, /2L, /2E, /2F, /2G, /2H and /2J groups of microcontrollers are included in this release. A device photograph is available upon request.

- Data flash is Renesas Technology’s original technology that provides an area of flash memory that can be used mainly for storing data. It is separate from the flash memory normally used for storing programs and has an extended read/write capability. Data flash can be used to replace external EEPROM and thus reduce system cost.

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Specifications: Renesas Technology R8C/2K, /2L, /2E, /2F, /2G, /2H and /2J Microcontroller groups
Item R8C/2K Group Specifications R8C/2L Group Specifications
Product name

R5F212K2
SNFP

R5F212K4
SNFP

R5F212K2
SDFP

R5F212K4
SDFP

R5F212L2
SNFP

R5F212L4
SNFP

R5F212L2
SDFP

R5F212L4
SDFP
CPU core R8C, 16-bit CISC type with general-register architecture
Maximum operating frequency/power supply voltage 20MHz/3.0V to 5.5V

10MHz/2.7V to 5.5V

5MHz/2.2V to 5.5V
Operating ambient temperature range

-20 to 85°C

-40 to 85°C

-20 to 85°C

-40 to 85°C
Flash memory 8KB 16KB 8KB 16KB 8KB 16KB 8KB 16KB
Data flash

--
1KByte x 2 blocks
RAM 1KB 1.5KB 1KB 1.5KB 1KB 1.5KB 1KB 1.5KB
On-chip peripheral functions Multifunction timers
-- 16-bit timer: 3 channels (input-capture/output-compare function)
-- 8-bit timer: 2 channels
Watchdog timer: 1 channel (hardware-reset support)
Serial interface
-- Clock synchronous/UART: 2 channels
LIN interface: 1 channel
(using 8-bit timer [1 channel] and clock synchronous/UART interface [1 channel])
10-bit A/D converter: 9 channels
General ports
-- Programmable I/O ports: 25
-- Input-only ports: 3
LED drive ports: 8
Pull-up resistance: Settable in 4-bit units for all ports except input-only ports
Power-on reset circuit
Voltage-detection circuit: 3 channels
Oscillator circuits Main clock oscillator (with main-clock oscillator-stop detection function)
High-speed on-chip oscillator (40MHz, typ.)
Low-speed on-chip oscillator (125kHz, typ.)
Package 32-pin LQFP (7mm x 7mm, 0.8mm pin pitch)
Item R8C/2E Group Specifications R8C/2F Group Specifications
Product name R5F212E2
NFP

R5F212E4
NFP

R5F212E2
DFP

R5F212E4
DFP

R5F212F2
NFP

R5F212F4
NFP

R5F212F2
DFP

R5F212F4
DFP
CPU core R8C, 16-bit CISC type with general-register architecture
Maximum operating frequency/power supply voltage 20MHz/3.0V to 5.5V

10MHz/2.7V to 5.5V
Operating ambient temperature range

-20 to 85°C

-40 to 85°C

-20 to 85°C

-40 to 85°C
Flash memory 8KB 16KB 8KB 16KB 8KB 16KB 8KB 16KB
Data flash

--
1KByte x 2 blocks
RAM 512B 1KB 512B 1KB 512B 1KB 512B 1KB
On-chip peripheral functions Multifunction timers
-- 16-bit timer: 1 channel (input-capture/output-compare function)
-- 8-bit timer: 3 channels
Watchdog timer: 1 channel (hardware reset support)
Serial interface
-- Clock synchronous/UART: 1 channel
LIN interface: 1 channel
(using 8-bit timer [1 channel] and clock synchronous/UART interface [1 channel])
10-bit A/D converter: 12 channels
8-bit D/A converter: 2 channels
Comparator: 2 channels
General ports
-- Programmable I/O ports: 25
-- Input-only ports: 3
LED drive ports: 8
Pull-up resistance: Settable in 4-bit units for all ports except input-only ports
Power-on reset circuit
Voltage-detection circuit: 2 channels
Oscillator circuits Main clock oscillator (with main clock oscillator-stop detection function)
High-speed on-chip oscillator (40MHz, typ.)
Low-speed on-chip oscillator (125kHz, typ.)
Package 32-pin LQFP (7mm x 7mm, 0.8mm pin pitch)
Item R8C/2G Group Specifications
Product name R5F212G4S
NFP R5F212G5S
NFP R5F212G6S
NFP R5F212G4S
DFP R5F212G5S
DFP R5F212G6S
DFP
CPU core R8C, 16-bit CISC type with general-register architecture
Maximum operating frequency/power supply voltage 8 MHz/2.7V to 5.5V

4 MHz/2.2V to 5.5V

Operating ambient temperature range

-20 to 85°C
-40 to 85°C
Flash memory 16KB 24KB 32KB 16KB 24KB 32KB
Data flash

--
--
RAM 512B 1KB 1KB

512B
1KB 1KB
On-chip peripheral functions Multifunction timers
-- 16-bit timer: 1 channel (input-capture/output-compare function)
-- 8-bit timer: 3 channels
Watchdog timer: 1 channel (hardware-reset support)
Serial interface
-- Clock synchronous/UART: 2 channels
LIN interface: 1 channel
(using 8-bit timer [1 channel] and clock synchronous/UART interface [1 channel])
General ports
-- Programmable I/O ports: 28
Pull-up resistance: Settable in 4-bit units for all ports except input-only ports
Power-on reset circuit
Voltage-detection circuit: 3 channels
Comparator (using voltage detection circuit [2 channels])
Oscillator circuits Subclock oscillator circuit (32kHz)
High-speed on-chip oscillator (8MHz, typ.)
Low-speed on-chip oscillator (125kHz, typ.)
Package 32-pin LQFP (7mm x 7mm, 0.8mm pin pitch)
Item R8C/2H Group Specifications R8C/2J Group Specifications
Product name

R5F212H1
SNSP

R5F212H2
SNSP

R5F212H1
SDSP

R5F212H2
SDSP

R5F212J0
SNSP

R5F212J1
SNSP

R5F212J0
SDSP

R5F212J1
SDSP
CPU core R8C, 16-bit CISC type with general-register architecture
Maximum operating frequency/power supply voltage 8MHz/2.7V to 5.5V

4MHz/2.2V to 5.5V
Operating ambient temperature range -20 to 85°C -40 to 85°C -20 to 85°C -40 to 85°C
Flash memory 4KB 8KB 4KB 8KB 2KB 4KB 2KB 4KB
Data flash

--
--
RAM 256B 384B 256B 384B 256B 384B 256B 384B
On-chip peripheral functions Multifunction timers
-- 16-bit timer: 1 channel (input-capture/
output-compare function)
-- 8-bit timer: 3 channels Multifunction timers
-- 16-bit timer: 1 channel (input-capture/
output-compare function)
-- 8-bit timer: 2 channels
Watchdog timer: 1 channel (hardware-reset support)
Serial interface
-- Clock synchronous/UART: 2 channel Serial interface
-- Clock synchronous/UART: 1 channel
LIN interface: 1 channel
(using 8-bit timer [1 channel] and clock synchronous/UART interface [1 channel])
General ports
-- Programmable I/O ports: 16 General ports
-- Programmable I/O ports: 12
Pull-up resistance: Settable in 4-bit units for all ports except input-only ports
Power-on reset circuit
Voltage-detection circuit: 3 channels
Comparator (using voltage detection circuit [2 channels])
Oscillator circuits Subclock oscillator circuit (32kHz) --
High-speed on-chip oscillator (8MHz, typ.)
Low-speed on-chip oscillator (125kHz, typ.)
Package 20-pin LSSOP (6.5mm x 4.4mm,
0.65 mm pin pitch) 20-pin LSSOP [4 pins are not used.]
(6.5mm x 4.4mm, 0.65mm pin pitch)