Renesas Starter Kit for H8/38099

 

Renesas Starter Kit for H8/38099

Target Devices

H8/38099 Group

Device Part No. populated on the board: HD64F38099FP (H8/38099 Group)

Product Overview

The Renesas Starter Kit for H8/38099 is intended as a user-friendly introductory and evaluation tool for the H8/38099 microcontroller. The board also provides a useful platform for evaluating the Renesas suite of development tools for coding and debugging, using High-performance Embedded Workshop as well as programming the device using E8a emulator and/or Flash Development Toolkit.

The Renesas Starter Kit for H8/38099 may be connected to the host PC using a simple RS232 serial connection or via the included USB E8a on chip debugging interface.

The purpose of the board is to enable the user to evaluate the capabilities of the device and its peripherals by giving the user a simple platform on which code can be run only minutes from opening box. It can also prove an invaluable tool in development by providing a useful test platform for code already debugged using one of our more powerful emulation tools.

 

Block Diagram

 

Layout and Specification

The LCD display module is supplied as a detachable sub-board. The board dimensions are 120 mm by 100 mm, detailed dimensions are available in the user manual.

Item	Specification
Microcontroller	HD64F38099FP
Input Clock	Main: 10 MHz
	Sub: 32.768 kHz
Potentiometer	Single-turn, 10 kΩ
LED	Power indicator: green x 1
	User: green x 1, orange x 1, red x 2
Switch	Reset x 1
	User x 3
DC Power Jack	5 V Input
E8a Header	14-pin box header
RS232 Serial Connector	9-pin DSUB
LCD Display Connector	14-pin socket
Microcontroller Pin Header	2.54 mm pitch, 26-pin x 4
Application Board Interface	2.54 mm pitch, 26-pin x 2 (JA1, JA2), 24-pin x 2 (JA5, JA6)
LCD Interface Option	2.54 mm pitch, 50-pin

* Microcontroller Pin Header, Application Board Interface and LCD Interface Option are not contained in the product.

* The potentiometer is fitted to offer an easy way of supplying a variable analog input to the controller. It does not necessarily reflect the accuracy of the controllers ADC. Please see the device manual for details.
Manufacturer Name: PIHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Part Number: N6R (6 mm RoHS reflowable potentiometer)

 

Configuration

•	CPU Board
•	Detachable LCD Display Module
•	Detachable AD Adjustment Shaft
•	E8a Emulator
•	Connection Cable (USB Cable, User Interface Cable)
•	Quick Start Guide
•	CD-ROM
	- Documents	: User Manual, Tutorial, and more
	- IDE	: High-performance Embedded Workshop
	- C/C++ Compiler	: C/C++ Compiler Package for H8SX, H8S, H8 Families Evaluation Version
	- Debugger	: E8a Emulator Debugger
	- Flash Memory Programmer	: Flash Development Toolkit Evaluation Version

Notes

•	The C/C++ Compiler Package for H8SX, H8S, H8 Families Evaluation Version does not come with technical support services. In addition, the C/C++ Compiler Package for H8SX, H8S, H8 Families Evaluation Version has some restrictions compared to the Product Version.
	Trial period: 60 days The link size will be limited to 64 KB after 60 days.
•	The Flash Development Toolkit Evaluation Version does not come with technical support services.

 

PC System Requirements

•	IBM PC/AT or compatible PC (USB interface necessary) *1
•	Intel Pentium Ⅲ 600 MHz or higher *3
•	Memory 128 MB or higher
•	Microsoft Windows 2000/ Windows XP *2

*1:	IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation of the U.S.
*2:	MS, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of the U.S.
*3:	Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation of the U.S.

 

Technical Support

If you encounter problems concerning the bundled debugger (E8a), please contact http://www.renesas.com/contact/.

When contacting us, please have the following information ready:
your name, company name, department name, fax number, MCU part number (ex. MCU: HD64F38099FP), tool part number, version of debugger and a brief description of the problem.

C/C++ Compiler Package for H8SX, H8S, H8 Families Evaluation Version and Flash Development Toolkit Evaluation Version do not come with technical support services.

 

Ordering Information

This product can be purchased through the normal sales channels.

 

Product Limitation

Renesas Starter Kit for H8/38099 Product Limitation (25 Oct 2007)

A limitation exists with the Microcontroller used on a batch of Renesas Starter Kit for H8/38099 products.

Part Number: R0K438099S000BE
Date range affected: All Renesas Starter Kit for H8/38099 manufactured prior to October 2007

Limitation:

The RTC (Real Time Clock) registers cannot be written to in Sub-Active mode.

Explanation:

The RTC module has two clocks, one for the counter and a second for the register control. In the affected devices this second clock does not function in Sub-Active mode.

Work-around:

The RTC registers can be written in Active mode only.
For further explanation of these modes please refer to the H8/38099 Group Hardware Manual. (→" H8/38099 Device page")