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RENESAS RL78 FAMILY MICROCONTROLLERS
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RENESAS RL78 FAMILY MICROCONTROLLERS

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Overview
The document provides a comprehensive overview of the Renesas RL78 Family of microcontrollers, emphasizing their low power consumption, high performance, and cost-effectiveness. These microcontrollers are designed for compact and energy-efficient systems, combining the CPU performance of the 78K0R with the on-chip functions of the R8C and 78K.
Key Features
  • Low Power Consumption: Operates at 45.5 µA/MHz with a SNOOZE mode reducing power consumption by over 30%.
  • High Performance: Offers 1.6 DMIPS/MHz processing performance with a 32 MHz high-precision on-chip oscillator.
  • Broad Scalability: Extensive product lineup with memory sizes from 1 KB to 512 KB and pin counts from 10 to 144 pins.
  • Reliable Safety Functions: Includes ECC memory, safety standard compliance, and abnormal operation detection.
  • Comprehensive Development Tools: Integrated development tools and support from Renesas partners for efficient development.
Applications
  • Industrial Automation: High reliability and broad array of compact packages.
  • Home Automation: Power-efficient with support for low-voltage operation.
  • Medical/Healthcare: Compact packages with a proven track record in major medical equipment.
  • Automotive: High reliability with support for high operating temperatures and CAN communication.
Low Power Modes
  • SNOOZE Mode: Allows peripheral functions to operate while the CPU is inactive, significantly reducing power consumption.
  • HALT and STOP Modes: Further reduce power consumption by stopping CPU operation and disabling on-chip functions.
Development and Safety
  • Development Tools: Renesas provides a full lineup of tools for efficient development, including integrated development environments and debugging tools.
  • Safety Functions: Built-in safety functions enhance system reliability, including error detection, memory guard, and fault detection.
Specifications
  • RL78/G10: Ultra-low power consumption, high-speed on-chip oscillator, compact design with 10-pin and 16-pin options, supporting a voltage range of 2.0 V to 5.5 V.
  • RL78/G11: Advanced functionality with low power consumption, supporting PWM forced shutoff and internal analog connections, operating within a voltage range of 1.6 V to 5.5 V.
  • RL78/G12, G13: Wide range of operating frequencies up to 32 MHz, extensive memory options, advanced timers, ADCs, and communication interfaces.
  • RL78/G14: High-speed operations with multiply, divide, and multiply-accumulate instructions, focusing on driving DC brushless motors using high-resolution PWM output.
Communication and Connectivity
  • Supports multiple communication protocols, including UART, CSI/SPI, I2C, and IrDA.
  • RL78/G1D model includes Bluetooth 4.2 capabilities, supporting both master and slave modes.
  • RL78/G1C and RL78/L1C models offer USB functionality, compliant with BC1.2 for battery charging.
Analog and Sensor Interfaces
  • Features ADCs with resolutions up to 12-bit and multiple channels.
  • Some models include DACs and programmable-gain amplifiers (PGA) for sensor signal amplification.
  • RL78/G1F model optimized for motor control applications, with features like rotor position detection and overcurrent protection.
Safety and Debugging
  • Safety features include RAM parity checks, self-diagnostic ADCs, clock monitoring, and memory CRC.
  • Debugging supported through single-wire interfaces and real-time trace capabilities.
Compliance and Certification
  • RL78/G1D module certified compliant with radio laws in Japan, Europe, and North America, and is Bluetooth SIG certified.
  • RL78/G1G model complies with European safety standards for household appliances.
Development Environment
  • Renesas provides integrated development environments (CS+ and e2 studio), evaluation software tools, self-programming libraries, and emulators (IECUBE, E2 Emulator, E1 Emulator, E2 Emulator Lite).
Conclusion
Renesas Electronics offers a wide range of tools and solutions to support the development of RL78 microcontroller applications, ensuring quality, compatibility, and predictability in design and production processes.
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RENESAS RL78 FAMILY MICROCONTROLLERS-1

RENESAS RL78 FAMILY MICROCONTROLLERS The True Low Power Microcontroller Platform

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RL78 – TRUE LOW POWER MICROCONTROLLER FAMILY It enables customers to build compact and energy-efficient systems at lower cost. The Renesas 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 and 78K. Comprehensive Development Tools  Integrated development tools for more efficient development  Support for powerful...

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RL78 FAMILY APPLICATIONS The RL78 Family is utilized in a wide variety of applications. Industrial Automation G14 ii gii irn^i iie i ■ Lineup of microcontrollers for industrial applications requiring high reliability ■ Broad array of compact packages ■ Operating temperature range of -40°C to +105°C, and support available for higher temperatures Automotive I F13 II F14 IfFISl ■ Lineup of highly reliable microcontrollers for automotive applications ■ Support for high operating temperatures (up to +150°C) ■ CAN communication, safety functions, etc., for automotive applications White Goods fG13l...

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LOW POWER CONSUMPTIONSNOOZE 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. SNOOZE mode ■ It is not necessary to activate the CPU for data reception. ■ Using the exclusive SNOOZE mode, peripheral functions such as the ADC, UART or CSI can operate when CPU is in standby mode. ■ Power consumption is one-tenth of normal operation. SNOOZE mode: 0.5 mA, RUN mode...

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BROAD SCALABILITY Extensive memory size and package options Excellent pin compatibility The extensive lineup includes more than 500 product versions, with memory sizes from 1 KB to 512 KB and package pin counts from 10 pins to 144 pins. This extensive selection provides support for a broad range of application fields, including consumer, automotive, industrial, and communications. The wide range of options means a lot to developers if there are changes made to the specifications or more ROM capacity becomes necessary than originally estimated in the middle of the development process. Scalability...

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HIGH PERFORMANCE RL78 microcontrollers with CPU core employing three-stage pipeline and Harvard architecture RL78 CPU processing performance is overwhelming other MCU vendors' CPU cores. 32 MHz 51.2 DMIPS MUL/DIV/MAC Instruction Four-Register Banks Clock Monitoring Power Management I/O Port Read back SNOOZE Serial, ADC, Enabled Timer Array Unit 16-bit, 8ch Internal Vref. Temp. Sensor Clock Generation Internal, External Interrupt Controller 4 Levels Debug w/ trace Single-Wire (Reference) RL78: Block diagram of G14 Group 100-pin product. RL78 CPU Core • Three-stage pipeline CISC architecture •...

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RELIABLE SAFETY FUNCTIONS Error detection Safety functions built into the microcontroller that enhance system reliability Memory guard Fault detection Generally speaking a microcontroller is expected to operate normally even when exposed to noise. The RL78 Family of microcontrollers have a number of safety functions that allow confirmation of normal operation. Customers can use these functions to easily perform self-diagnostics on microcontrollers. The self-diagnostic functions of the RL78 Family contribute to enhanced system reliability. Error detection Fault detection These functions check...

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GENERAL-PURPOSE, LOW-PIN-COUNT RL78/G10 RL78/G10 features CPU operation: 45.5 μA /MHz STOP mode: 560 nA Other on-chip functions ADC Comparator Timer Serial communication Selectable power-on reset RL78/G10 specifications RL78 CPU Core • Three-stage pipeline CISC architecture • Max. operating frequency: 20 MHz Memory • Program flash: 1 KB–4 KB • SRAM: 128 B–512 B System • High-speed on-chip oscillator: 20 MHz ±2% • Selectable POR Power management • Operating current: 45.5 μA/MHz • HALT current: 290 μA • STOP current: 560 nA (SRAM data retained) High-speed on-chip oscillator Ultra-low power consumption...

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GENERAL-PURPOSE, ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY RL78/G11 RL78/G11 features Ultralow power consumption for extended battery life Analog functions connected to the microcontroller internally Continues the low power consumption of the RL78 Family. Current consumption can be minimized by using the appropriate operating mode setting (HS, LS, LV, or LP). Fast wakeup makes intermittent operation more efficient. →→ Reduced current consumption contributes to extended battery life. Organic internal connections eliminate the need for external analog wiring (PGA + ADC + VBGR, PGA + CMP + DAC/VBGR, etc.). Analog...

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RL78/G12, G13 RL78/G12, G13 specifications ■ RL78 CPU Core • 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 pA/MHz*1 • HALT current: 0.57 pA (RTC + LVD)*1 • STOP current: 230 nA (SRAM data retained)*! • SNOOZE current: 700 pA (UART), 1.2 mA (ADC) ■ Safety...

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Extensive lineup: Compact packagesHigh performance: Low-voltage operationAvailable compact package options are ideal for miniaturized products. Expanded operating range compared with previous products and support for A/D conversion at voltages from 1.6 V Earlier Renesas microcontrollers (R8C and 78K) Operating frequency range extended to 32 MHz*1 -1-1 Flash self-programming supported at 1.8 V and above ^h A/D converter operation supported ' at 1.6 V and above*2 Multiply and divide circuit with support for multiply-accumulate operations On-chip multiply-accumulate operation unit for reduced operation...

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