Renesas has introduced a brand new entry in its RZ/A collection of real-time-targeting microprocessors: the RZ/A3M, with a beneficiant 128MB of on-device DDR3L reminiscence and an Arm Cortex-A55 core operating at as much as 1GHz.
“I am happy to launch the RZ/A3M, the primary RZ product with giant built-in reminiscence concentrating on high-function video/animation HMI [Human-Machine Interface] efficiency whereas holding total system prices low,” says Renesas’ Daryl Khoo of the most recent within the RZ/A chip household. “As well as, we intention to ship a extremely responsive consumer expertise with high-quality, real-time graphics, and supply the benefit of design and price effectivity to assist our clients construct superior HMI options rapidly.”
Renesas has introduced a brand new RZ/A component, the RZ/A3M — packing a powerful 128MB of on-device SDRAM. (📷: Renesas)
A part of the RZ/A spread, which targets driving a real-time working system (RTOS), the RZ/A3M is constructed round a single 64-bit Arm Cortex-A55 processor core operating at as much as 1GHz and consists of 128kB of on-chip static RAM (SRAM) — thus far, a lot like the present RZ/A3UL. The place the RZ/A3M differs is in additionally that includes 128MB of DDR3L reminiscence on-device in a system-in-package (SiP) format.
That on-device SDRAM, Renesas says, makes it simpler to deploy the RZ/A3M in human-machine interface purposes with out having to design a high-speed sign interface to exterior reminiscence modules — but gives sufficient area for enticing consumer interfaces. The brand new half additionally consists of quad-SPI buses for each NAND and NOR flash reminiscence, plus a novel pin format that the corporate claims gives easier PCB hint routing even on dual-layer boards.
To showcase its capabilities, Renesas has used the RZ/A3M in a “Profitable Design” HMI interface instance. (📷: Renesas)
To additional cement its positioning as a driver of HMI shows, the brand new RZ/A3M consists of an built-in LCD controller supporting as much as WXGA (1280×800) panels alongside parallel RGB and four-lane MIPI Show Serial Interface (DSI) connections, a hardware-accelerated 2D graphics engine, and peripherals together with SPI, I2C, SDHI, USB 2.0, and I2S, together with an built-in temperature sensor and timer.
Extra data on the RZ/A3M is obtainable on the official product web page; the half is now in quantity manufacturing, beginning at $21.35 in single-unit portions. Renesas has additionally launched a “Profitable Design,” which mixes the RZ/A3M with different of the corporate’s components to construct an HMI for home equipment.
