Renesas H8SX/1668R Chapter 2. Purpose

Chapter 2. Purpose

This RSK is an evaluation tool for Renesas microcontrollers.

This manual describes the technical details of the RSK hardware. The Quick Start Guide and Tutorial Manual provide details of the

software installation and debugging environment.

Features include:

• Renesas Microcontroller Programming.

• User Code Debugging.

• User Circuitry such as Switches, LEDs and potentiometer.

• User or Example Application.

• Sample peripheral device initialisation code.

The RSK board contains all the circuitry required for microcontroller operation.

Contents

Main REG10J0131-0100 Renesas Starter Kit for H8SX/1668R Users Manual RENESAS SINGLE-CHIP MICROCOMPUTER H8SX F AMIL Y Rev .1.00 Revision date: 04.APR.2008 www.renesas.com Table of Contents Chapter 1. Preface Chapter 2. Purpose Chapter 3. Power Supply 3.1. Requirements 3.2. Power Up Behaviour Chapt er 4. Board Layout 4.1. Component Layout 4.2. Board Dimensions Chapter 5. Block Diagram Figure 5-1 shows the CPU board components and their connectivity. 8 Microcontroller Figure 5-1: Block Diagram Figure 5-2 shows the connections to the RSK. Page Chapter 6. User Circuitry 6.1. Switches 6.2. LEDs 6.3. Potentiometer 6.4. Serial port 6.5. Debug LCD Module 6.6.Option Links Page Page Page Page Page 6.7. Oscillator Sources 6.8. Reset Circuit Page Chapter 7. Modes 7.1. Boot mode 7.2. Singe chip mode Page Chapter 9. Headers 9.1. Microcontroller Headers Page Page Page 9.2. Application Headers Page Page Chapter 10. Code Development Page Page Chapter 12. Additional Information Page Renesas Starter Kit for H8SX/1668R User's Manual