Renesas RX71M Group microcontroller series

Renesas Electronics has announced the availability of the RX71M Group of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The product is supported by a robust development tool environment from both Renesas and third-party tool vendors that make up the RX ecosystem.

Developed for use in industrial equipment, the series doubles the CPU operating frequency to 240 MHz from the 120 MHz of previous products. A total of 112 product versions are available with package pin counts ranging from 100 to 177 pins and on-chip flash memory capacities from 2 to 4 MB.

The product features expanded functionality for ensuring code data confidentiality and preventing unauthorised copying from the development stage onwards. It is said to have up to a 45% reduction in BOM cost and double the performance of earlier products due to the company’s high-speed flash technology and large on-chip memory capacity.