Renesas Electronics Corporation has announced “RX Functional Safety”, a new solution for industrial applications that reduces the complexity of IEC 61508 SIL3 certification, an international standard for functional safety. Based on the RX family of microcontrollers (MCUs), the new solution provides advanced functional safety for industrial equipment, including functions for chip self-diagnostics, the world’s first SIL3-certified functional […]
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Low power MCUs feature advanced security for industrial IoT endpoint devices
Renesas Electronics Corporation today extended its high integration Renesas Synergy S5 microcontroller (MCU) series with the introduction of the entry-level S5D3 MCU Group. The four new S5D3 MCUs join the mid-range S5D5 and high-end S5D9 MCU Groups with similar S5 Series features — integrated 120 MHz Arm Cortex-M4 core and advanced security — as well as general-purpose […]
32-bit MCUs support operating temperatures ranging from −40°C to +105°C
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the expansion of its RX24T and RX24U groups of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) to include new high-temperature-tolerant models for motor-control applications that require an expanded operating temperature range. The new RX24T G version and RX24U G version support operating temperatures ranging from −40°C to +105°C, while maintaining the high speed, high functionality, […]
Intelligent motor control incorporates embedded AI to detect failure
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the launch of its Failure Detection e-AI Solution for motor-equipped home appliances, featuring the Renesas RX66T 32-bit microcontroller (MCU). This solution with embedded AI (e-AI) enables failure detection of home appliances — such as refrigerators, air conditioners, and washing machines — due to motor abnormality. Property data showing the motor’s current or rotation […]
Teardown: Rexing V1 dash cam
The Rexing V1 is a simple wedge-shaped dash camera that films in a 1080-line progressive scanning format. The lens is made of six glass layers and is fish-eyed to capture a 170° view of whatever it sees. There’s also a built-in vibration sensor, called a G-sensor in the promotional literature, that automatically locks any files […]
32-bit MCUs qualified with Amazon FreeRTOS on AWS
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the qualification of their RX65N Group of microcontrollers (MCU) with Amazon FreeRTOS, running on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Renesas RX65N MCU lineup with Amazon FreeRTOS makes it easy for embedded designers to create a more secure end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT) cloud solution for sensor-based endpoint devices. An RX65N-based design […]
32-bit MCUs address connected industrial, robotics, and home appliance market
The RX66T MCUs are the first members of Renesas’ flagship 32-bit RX MCU family based on the new third-generation RXv3 CPU core. The new RX66T MCUs address the real-time performance and enhanced stability required by inverter control in next-generation smart factory equipment and smart home appliances, while adding the extra processing capacity needed for embedded […]
Collaboration aims to strengthen IoT device security
Secure Thingz and Renesas Electronics Corporation announced their collaboration aimed at ensuring secure Internet of Things (IoT) applications are more easily developed on leading microcontrollers, and that a secure production flow is available to deliver a secure global supply chain. As part of the collaboration, Renesas will support the Secure Thingz Secure Deploy architecture for […]
Energy-harvesting embedded controller works without batteries in IoT apps
Renesas announced an innovative energy-harvesting embedded controller that can eliminate the need to use or replace batteries in IoT devices. Developed based on Renesas’ breakthrough SOTB (silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide) process technology, the new embedded controller achieves extreme reduction in both active and standby current consumption, a combination that was not previously possible to achieve in conventional microcontrollers (MCUs). These […]
GUI-based software tool simplifies automotive ISO 26262 compliance
Renesas Electronics Corporation is announcing the release of the GUI CAR (Customizable Analysis Report) Tool, an innovative safety analysis tool that will enhance customers’ ability to quickly integrate Renesas products into their safety-critical automotive systems while increasing user confidence in system compliance to the latest safety standard. The powerful new FMEDA (failure mode effects and diagnostics […]
