The new RZ/N1 Solution Kit is a complete development package that includes the hardware and software to enable faster prototyping of major industrial Ethernet protocols such as EtherCAT®, EtherNet/IP™, ETHERNET Powerlink®, PROFINET®, Sercos® and CANopen®, thereby accelerating development and saving up to six months of industrial network protocol integration into customer applications.
 
The new kit includes a CPU development board based on the RZ/N1S MPU. It also includes a comprehensive software package with all necessary drivers and middleware, sample protocol stacks, Linux®-based U-Boot and BSP, a single inter-processor communication software, and even an easy-to-use PinMuxing tool that can generate C-code header files, eliminating the complexity of pin configuration. The software and sample code provide customers with a complete set of tools and frameworks to build their own application without any additional upfront costs or complexity.
 
Key features of the new RZ/N1 Solution Kit
• Improved operating system flexibility
Developers can now evaluate using the ThreadX® operating system (OS) for the application subsystem, in addition to Linux, which is already supported by RZ/N1. This allows system developers to choose an operating system based on their specific application requirements. Both operating system options support the major industrial Ethernet protocols implemented on RZ/N1.
 
Linux: a widely used operating system with a large knowledge base. For Yocto-based Linux development, Renesas provides the respective Yocto recipes for building Linux, U-Boot, and the root filesystem. Using the abstract set of APIs, GUI applications can also be developed and used for various purposes.
 
ThreadX: Renesas provides a sample reference port of Express Logic's X-Ware IoT platform with ThreadX technology in the application subsystem. ThreadX is specifically designed for embedded, real-time, and IoT applications. It provides advanced scheduling, communication, synchronization, timing, memory management, and interrupt services.
 
• Enables IEC 61131-3 compliant PLC programming via CODESYS®
The new solution kit enables the evaluation of CODESYS®, a leading hardware-independent IEC 61131-3 development system for programming and creating programmable logic controller (PLC) applications. Among other features, it supports Industrial Ethernet master stacks for EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, Sercos, CANOpen, and PROFINET. Furthermore, the built-in LCD controller included in the RZ/N1D makes extensive use of the CODESYS® Target Visualization Tool, enabling the development of products with graphical display screens. CODESYS support allows the device to function as both a protocol slave and a master, highlighting the flexibility of the RZ/N1 MPU group.
 
Availability
The enhanced RZ/N1 solution kit for the RZ/N1D and RZ/N1S MPU groups is now available through Renesas Electronics and its distributors. The solution kit for RZ/N1L is planned for release in 2018. The kit includes a variety of sample applications, development tools, drivers, and evaluation versions of the protocol stacks for faster prototyping and integration.

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