Gadget Renesas SAKURA-II and SAKURA-FULL prototyping boards

The RS Components Gadget Renesas SAKURA-II and SAKURA-FULL are general-purpose programmable boards that offer a highly flexible platform suitable for a range of levels of software development experience.

The product is designed for use in developing projects across a range of applications in industrial, consumer and office automation, as well as in robotics and the Internet of Things (IoT).

The development boards are based on the 32-bit RX63N microcontroller, specifically the R5F563NBDDFP in a 100-pin QFP package, with 1 MB flash memory, 128 KB RAM FPU and data flash of 32 KB. The MCU operates at 3.3 V and has a frequency of 96 MHz (using an external 12 MHz XO) with sub-clock speed of 32.768 kHz. The microcontrollers are also supported by development software including a compiler online, as well as software for developing Android smartphone applications.

The platform offers an Arduino compatible board footprint with C++ template and libraries and has Arduino UNO compatible pin-headers ready for use with Arduino shields. The boards also offer 51 GPIO pins, six analog input pins, micro-SD jacket, XBee wireless module header footprints, JTAG interface, +5 VDC power jack, user and reset switches, an Arduino Shield interface, and a range of interfaces including JTAG, mini-B USB-host connector and Ethernet.

The standard version is part populated with interface connectors, whereas the GR-SAKURA-FULL is fully populated with connectors, including: shield headers, RJ45 Ethernet LAN connector, JTAG header, +5 VDC power supply jack socket and a micro-SD card slot.