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This page is for the Renesas RX family of MCUs. The main goal is to make the information about RX MCUs friendly, easy to access for embedded developers.

The links below can be used to get familiar with Renesas RX MCUs. 

• RX 32-Bit Performance / Efficiency MCUs

Getting Started with RX

Here are the resources for RX MCUs on Renesas Website.

• Features of RX
• RX Family Development Environment
  • Development Tools  (Note that in Americas region, only e2studio is supported. )
    • RX Smart Configurator
  • Software
    • Comparison table for the Code Generator and FIT Software Modules
    • FIT module list
• Handbook for engineer
  Listed the essential information for your development
• Useful Information for RX MCUs
  • Hardware Manual Guide  (introduce how to read the user's manual)

Other resources on Renesas Website.  Links below are pre-configured searches.  You can modify them as needed.  

• User Manuals
• Boards & Kits (includes all boards with RX) 
• Tools
• IBIS Models

Boards

Official Renesas RX series boards are available available here.  There are several types of boards are available:

• Evaluation Kits (EK)
• Renesas Starter Kits (RSK)
• Fast Prototyping Boards (FPB)
• Target Boards (TB)
• CPU Boards
• Solution Kits

Each board has its landing page and most have the following information. 

• Board Quick Start Guide
• Board User's Manual
• Board Design Package 

Your First RX Project

The following webpage describes the procedure for creating a C project using the Smart Configurator in e2studio IDE. ​

Your First RX Project

Tips and Tricks

RX Tips and Tricks page contains many useful information and how to notes on everything RX.  We update the page regularly so come and check it often.   

RX

Specific Topics

Note that detailed topics are discussed in their own pages for easy navigation.  

Feartures of RX

Mateials helps your development

development guide for RX family is available.

• Essential Information for RX MCUs
  important information for your development
• Handbook for engineer
  Listed the essential information for your development
• Hardware Manual Guide 
  introduce how to read the user's manual

Design Guide

This information  is listed in the Useful Information for RX MCUs

• Hardware Design Guide
• BGA products Board Design Guide
• Main and Sub Clock Circuits
• Ethernet 
• Full-Speed USB2.0 
• Capacitive Touch (CTSU) Electrode Design Guide  
• Notes on High-Temperature Operation

RX DSP function

 Reneasa provides the DSP libraryto utlize the RX core instruction set.This section is to discuss specific topics for RX.  Each topic discussed here can be detailed and lengthy.  Therefore, RX Specific Topics page serves as a table of contents with a short description of the topics followed by a dedicated page for that subject.