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Renesas MPUs & MCUs RL78 Family

Renesas MPUs & MCUs RL78 Family
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Renesas MPUs & MCUs RL78 Family

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Overview of RL78 Family: The RL78 family is a new generation of power-efficient microcontrollers from Renesas, combining the CPU performance of the 78K0R with the on-chip functions of the R8C and 78K. It offers higher performance and lower power consumption, enabling compact and energy-efficient systems at a lower cost.
Key Features:
  • Comprehensive Development Tools: Integrated tools for efficient development and support from Renesas partners.
  • Reliable Safety Functions: Compliant with IEC 60730 safety standards, with features like abnormal operation detection.
  • Broad Scalability: Extensive product lineup with 10 to 128 pins and 1 to 512 KB memory, ensuring pin compatibility and peripheral function reassignment.
  • High Performance: 1.39 DMIPS/MHz processing performance, supporting power supply voltages from 1.6 to 5.5 V.
  • Low Power Consumption: Features like SNOOZE mode reduce power consumption significantly.
  • Reduced System Cost: On-chip functions like high-precision oscillators and data flash memory reduce overall system size and cost.
Applications: The RL78 family is suitable for a wide range of applications, including industrial automation, home automation, automotive, power tools, consumer electronics, healthcare, white goods, metering, lighting, and motor control.
Power Management: The RL78 family offers various power-saving modes, including HALT, STOP, and SNOOZE, which significantly reduce power consumption during standby and operation.
Development Support: Renesas provides a full lineup of tools for efficient development, including the CS+ integrated development environment, debugging tools, and programming services.
Safety and Reliability: The microcontrollers include error detection, memory guard, and fault detection functions to enhance system reliability and ensure safe operation.
Specifications: The RL78 microcontrollers feature a high-performance 16-bit CPU core with a maximum operating frequency of up to 32 MHz. They support multiply, divide, and multiply-accumulate instructions, which reduce CPU load. The memory options include program flash ranging from 1 KB to 64 KB, SRAM from 128 B to 4 KB, and data flash of 4 KB.
Peripheral Functions: The RL78 family includes high-resolution 12-bit A/D converters, timers, watchdog timers, and real-time clocks. They support multiple communication protocols like CSI, UART, and I2C. The microcontrollers also feature advanced safety functions compliant with IEC/UL 60730 standards.
Data Transfer and Control: The document describes the Data Transfer Controller (DTC) and Direct Memory Access (DMA) capabilities, which enhance data transfer efficiency by bypassing the CPU. The Event Link Controller (ELC) allows for direct module activation, reducing power consumption and improving response times.
Development Environment: Renesas provides an integrated development environment, CS+, which simplifies the software development process with features like automatic code generation for device drivers.
Conclusion: The Renesas RL78 microcontroller family is positioned as a versatile and efficient solution for various consumer and industrial applications, with a strong emphasis on low power consumption and advanced functionalities.
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Renesas MPUs & MCUs RL78 Family-1

Renesas Microcontrollers RL78 Family Healthcare Industrial Automation Consumer Electronics Lighting Illumination Automotive Ecology Renesas Electronics www.renesas.com

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Renesas MPUs & MCUs RL78 Family-2

The RL78 family is the new generation of power-efficient microcontrollers from Renesas. RL78 application fields The RL78 family is utilized in a wide variety of applications. It enables customers to build compact and energy-efficient systems at lower cost. The RL78 is a new generation of power-efficient microcontrollers that combine the excellent CPU performance of the 78K0R with the superior on-chip functions of the R8C and 78K. It delivers higher performance and lower power consumption than previous microcontrollers while enabling customers to utilize software resources developed for the R8C...

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Broad Scalability New SNOOZE mode for more power savings In SNOOZE mode the CPU is halted while A/D conversion and data reception are enabled. By transitioning from STOP mode (clock stopped) to SNOOZE mode, it is possible to start the on-chip oscillator and operate peripheral functions while the CPU remains inactive. MAIN RUN CPU Peripheral function SNOOZE Peripheral function A/D conversion, serial data reception, multiply and divide operations, multiply-accumulate operations, and DMA operations are possible. Peripheral function Power consumption can be reduced even more than in HALT mode. Peripheral...

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Renesas MPUs & MCUs RL78 Family-4

High Performance Reliable Safety Functions RL78 microcontrollers with CPU core employing three-stage pipeline and Harvard architecture CPU processing performance is substantially improved compared with previous Renesas products. 32 MHz operation CISC Harvard architecture 3-stage pipeline Safety RAM Parity check Interrupt controller 4 levels Clock generation OCO, external Clock Monitoring Internal Vref Read back Timers Timer array unit 16-bit, 8 channels HALT SNOOZE Power management RTS, DTC enabled Interval timer 12-bit, 1 channel Temp. sensor (Reference) RL78: Block diagram of G14 group 100-pin...

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RL78 CPU core 32 MHz operation MUL, DIV, MAC Instruction during • 4.3 mAon-chip RF transmission, 3.5VmA during RF reception (using DC-DC converter, 3 operation) • Average current: 10 µA (1-second intervals, connection maintained)  Reduced cost due to incorporation of functions of external components On-chip balun cuts costs by reducing design burden. Only twelve external components are needed in the lowest power configuration, reducing the mounting area and cost of parts.  Adaptable RF technology Automatic adjustment of transmission output (transmission operating current) to match the communication...

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• Three-stage pipeline CISC architecture • Max. operating frequency: 32 MHz Memory • Support for 1.8 V flash programming and boot swap • Program flash: 2 KB–512 KB • SRAM: 256 B–32 KB • Data flash: 2 KB/4 KB/8 KB/None System • High-speed on-chip oscillator: 32 MHz ±1% • Library support for multiply/divide and multiply-accumulate operation unit Power management • Operating current: 66 μA/MHz*1 • HALT current: 0.57 μA (RTC + LVD)*1 • STOP current: 230 nA (SRAM data retained)*1 • SNOOZE current: 700 μA (UART), 1.2 mA (ADC) Safety • Compliant with European safety standard for household appliances...

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Renesas MPUs & MCUs RL78 Family-7

Ideal for consumer and industrial products such as motor control applications, household appliances, and mobile devices Featured function: Event link controller (ELC) CPU core supporting multiply and divide/multiply-accumulate instructions Added multiply, divide, and multiply-accumulate instructions that enable high-speed operation by direct execution without needing to utilize library functions Overview of multiply, divide, and multiply-accumulate instructions Operation Execution time 8 bits × 8 bits = 16 bits 16 bits × 16 bits = 32 bits External interrupt, timer interrupt, count-match, capture-match,...

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Renesas MPUs & MCUs RL78 Family-8

Ultra-low power consumption High-precision high-speed on-chip oscillator μA •CPU operation: 46nA /MHz STOP mode: 560 • CISC Harvard architecture 3-stage pipeline • Internal reset at illegal instruction execution Timers • Advanced-functionality timer array unit (TAU) • Watchdog timer Analog • On-chip ADC, 10-bit × 7 channels, conversion time: 3.4 μs • On-chip comparator Communication • CSI, UART, I2C, Simple I2C Package • 10-pin/16-pin Memory Barrel shifter System Interrupt controller 4 levels, 5 external Clock generation Selectable POR Trap function Power management Timer array unit 16-bit,...

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Renesas MPUs & MCUs RL78 Family-9

Ideal for DC brushless motor applications Consumer applications only Support for power-efficient maintenance-free motor operation RL78/G1G Motor control timer Three-phase complementary PWM Forced shutoff Supported (Hi-Z, H/L output settings supported) Programmable-gain amplifier 1 channel (on-chip amplifying resistor) 2 channels (response time: 0.15 μs [max.]) Comparator reference voltage Overcurrent detection Low power consumption for extended battery life 6 channels (48 MHz operation supported) 8-bit DAC or internal reference voltage of 1.45 V • High-speed recovery from STOP mode in just 3.4...

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Renesas MPUs & MCUs RL78 Family-10

Low-end USB microcontroller roadmap Overview of USB controller specifications RL78 series next-generation low-end USB microcontrollers World’s first low-end microcontroller with support for USB Battery Charging Specification, Revision 1.2 (BC1.2) USB sample firmware is available free of charge. This simplifies system development and reduces the amount of time required. for fast charging • Supportcommunication and power supply control in addition to USB Ability to charge up to 1.5 A using BC1.2 (0.5 A for USB 2.0) Low power • Approx. 65%consumption during USB operationapprox. 20% reduction compared...

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Renesas MPUs & MCUs RL78 Family-11

RL78/L12, L13, L1C LCD microcontroller product roadmap New successor products combining the features of earlier LCD microcontrollers At each pin count the new products support higher segment counts than earlier products. Capacitor split provides extremely low current consumption when driving LCD panels. Renesas RL78/L1x Current during LCD drive*1 Ultra-low standby current consumption (clock counter + LCD display) Company Company Company Company A B C D Capacitor split method Not Not Not Not implemented implemented implemented implemented Voltage boost method Notes: 1. Current value including...

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