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[Product Review] If you are concerned about time and cost when developing IoT devices, solve it with the ‘Renesas IoT Platform’
Published2016.10.04 14:23Renesas Launches "Renesas Synergy™ Platform" Bringing Innovation to Embedded Systems
Evaluation and development all at once, from software packages to MCUs and development environments
Renesas Electronics Korea Ltd. (President: Atsuo Sakai, hereinafter referred to as Renesas) announced that it began offering the “Renesas Synergy Platform” in the domestic market on September 30. It reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) for product development and technical support by allowing developers to release their products to the market early, and minimizes initial costs at the start of development, such as time and development effort, in the home appliance/consumer product market in the expected high-growth IoT (Internet of Things) field.
The Renesas Synergy platform consists of (1) a proven software package, (2) a microcontroller, (3) a development environment, (4) solutions, and (5) a gallery (Figure 1), allowing developers to begin evaluating and developing embedded systems in earnest using this platform.
Figure 1 Renesas Synergy? Platform Configurationng>
The development of IoT devices realized via the Internet requires the introduction of new technologies such as communication and security, which is leading to the complication of the system. Due to this complication, the device development period and TCO increase are becoming major issues. By obtaining the guaranteed operation software package of the Renesas Synergy platform, developers can focus on software development from the software API (Application Programming Interface) layer to the upper layer, thereby shortening the development period and reducing the costs associated with the development and maintenance of low-level software. The details of this platform to be provided are as follows.
1. Renesas Synergy Software
Renesas Synergy software consists of Synergy Software Package (SSP), Qualified Software Add-ons (QSA), and Verified Software Add-ons (VSA).
SSP is the core part of this platform and consists of a real-time operating system (RTOS), IPv4/IPV6 TCP/IP stack, USB Host/Device/OTG protocol stack, MS-DOS file system, Windows®-based GUI library, and application framework.
Figure 2 Structure of Renesas Synergy Software Package (SSP)
We also plan to expand the lineup of add-on software to expand functions when developing specific applications. QSA is add-on software that guarantees interoperability with SSP provided directly by Renesas to developers. Compliant with the software life cycle process standards of IEC/ISO/IEEE-12207 along with SSP and QSA, Renesas guarantees that software operates in compliance with open specifications and also performs regular maintenance and version updates.
VSA is an add-on software provided by Renesas' partner companies, and its operation on this platform has been verified according to the standards set. Renesas (including headquarters and other bases) is planning to expand this VSA and is cooperating with carefully selected partner companies with strong technologies in each field.
Accordingly, developers can freely download and evaluate software that has been verified to interoperate with the latest version of SSP at any time, and can skip the step of individually arranging and contacting software vendors, thus freeing them from the work of porting such software to specific hardware. In addition, partner companies can provide various software products as VSAs and receive evaluations from Renesas Synergy Gallery users around the world.
2. Renesas Synergy Microcontroller
It has memory size and function scalability and pin layout compatibility with the same series and other series based on the Renesas Synergy™ ARM core. Accordingly, it has high utility in software and board design data.
Figure 3 Renesas Synergy's Microcontroller Portfolio
3. Renesas Synergy development environment
1) List of Renesas Synergy development environments (tools)
*1: IAR Embedded Workbench® for Renesas Synergy and e² studio ISDE can be downloaded from the Renesas Synergy™ Gallery (registration required).
*2： Manufactured by IAR System, *3: Manufactured by SEGGER
２) e² studio ISDE configuration and edit functions
Renesas has prepared a new development environment for Renesas Synergy™. It is an integrated development environment (ISDE) solution that implements powerful software for the Renesas Synergy™ platform based on the conventional integrated development environment (IDE), e2studio.
Figure 4 e²studio ISDE configuration diagram
e2 studio ISDE's editing function
• Automatic code supplementation
• Integrated smart user manual
• Use colors to easily identify specific strings, grammar, and conditions in the code.
• Powerful code navigation
• Jump to function/variable declaration
• Automatic code format correction
• Applying code templates
• Structure of automatic code (if, while, do...while, etc.)
• Automatic variable supplementation
• Spelling check
３) e²studio ISDE's elegant Configrator <br />
As an integrated solution development environment, “e2 studio ISDE,” we have prepared the following new Configrator.
• Perform microcomputer pin settings, clock settings, peripheral settings, and interrupt assignments
• Perform thread assignment of real-time OS, customization of peripheral drivers and HAL drivers
• Generate header files and C code for initialization according to the Configrator settings. Prepare the development environment so that you can immediately start developing application code.
• Smart manual that pops up information about the registers of the microcomputer and the manual description of the software API.
Figure 5 Example of a graphical Configrator: Pin Configrator
4) TraceX (Analysis TOOL)
TraceX®-ThreadX® Performance & Monitoring
• Host-based analysis tool. Natively integrated with the Renesas Synergy™ platform.
• Graphically displays real-time system events and illustrates system behavior. As a result, it is easy to understand the occurrence of system events, such as interruptions or context switches that are not visible to standard debuggers.
• By identifying and investigating events and specifying their timing, it is possible to discover unexpected behavior and limit the area for detailed investigation, thereby supporting programming problem solving.
Figure 6 Example of TraceX analysis screen
5) GUIX™ Studio (UI screen creation tool for PC)
A WYSIWYG screen design environment that runs on a PC for creating user interface screens. It allows you to easily create color animations and has the following features:
• Rich widgets and themes
• Customizable base colors and line drawing styles
• Automatically generates C code based on the GUIX™ runtime library
• Ability to read font creation tools, PNG, JPEG, etc. and convert to GUIX™ pixel maps
GUIX™ UI applications run in the GUIX™ environment on your PC and allow for quick and easy creation and demo of UI concepts, screen flow testing, and inspection of screen movement and animation.
Figure 7 GUIX Studio Creation Case
IAR Embedded Workbench® for Renesas Synergy, e² studio ISDE, TraceX, and GUIX studio can be downloaded from the Renesas Synergy™ Gallery (registration required).
4. Renesas Synergy™ Kit Types
Development Kits(DK)
The DK is ready for all Renesas Synergy™ microcontrollers. It provides access to all terminals and functions of the microcontroller and can be used for various purposes such as performance evaluation of the device, current consumption measurement, and development of application software until the target board is developed. All DKs are equipped with an on-board J-Link debugger and a Bluetooth Low Energy module. And the DK guarantees the operation of the SSP.
Starter Kits(SK)
SK covers almost all the key features of the Renesas Synergy™ platform and offers high value at a reasonable price. SK is suitable for customers who do not yet have an image of a specific application or development device, and is good to use when you want to experience the Renesas Synergy™ platform at a minimal cost. Almost all terminal connections are possible, and expansion is possible with the Pmod TM connector and Arduino TM .
5. Renesas Synergy Gallery
Renesas Electronics Korea has opened a cloud environment where users of the Renesas Synergy platform can download and receive support for various software development environments. Users can access the Renesas Synergy Gallery and easily register as users to obtain and download various certifications for Renesas Synergy software and development environments including e2studio ISDE. In addition, various user support tools including online user manuals are also provided in the gallery.
By offering the Renesas Synergy platform along with its existing semiconductor devices, Renesas plans to promote the development of system devices for companies with limited design resources or time that focus on the application/service layer, and accelerate their entry into the IoT and embedded device markets, thereby contributing to the expansion and activation of the market.
<For inquiries regarding Renesas products: info.kr@renesas.com>
Evaluation and development all at once, from software packages to MCUs and development environments
Renesas Electronics Korea Ltd. (President: Atsuo Sakai, hereinafter referred to as Renesas) announced that it began offering the “Renesas Synergy Platform” in the domestic market on September 30. It reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) for product development and technical support by allowing developers to release their products to the market early, and minimizes initial costs at the start of development, such as time and development effort, in the home appliance/consumer product market in the expected high-growth IoT (Internet of Things) field.
The Renesas Synergy platform consists of (1) a proven software package, (2) a microcontroller, (3) a development environment, (4) solutions, and (5) a gallery (Figure 1), allowing developers to begin evaluating and developing embedded systems in earnest using this platform.
Figure 1 Renesas Synergy? Platform Configurationng>
The development of IoT devices realized via the Internet requires the introduction of new technologies such as communication and security, which is leading to the complication of the system. Due to this complication, the device development period and TCO increase are becoming major issues. By obtaining the guaranteed operation software package of the Renesas Synergy platform, developers can focus on software development from the software API (Application Programming Interface) layer to the upper layer, thereby shortening the development period and reducing the costs associated with the development and maintenance of low-level software. The details of this platform to be provided are as follows.
1. Renesas Synergy Software
Renesas Synergy software consists of Synergy Software Package (SSP), Qualified Software Add-ons (QSA), and Verified Software Add-ons (VSA).
SSP is the core part of this platform and consists of a real-time operating system (RTOS), IPv4/IPV6 TCP/IP stack, USB Host/Device/OTG protocol stack, MS-DOS file system, Windows®-based GUI library, and application framework.
Figure 2 Structure of Renesas Synergy Software Package (SSP)
We also plan to expand the lineup of add-on software to expand functions when developing specific applications. QSA is add-on software that guarantees interoperability with SSP provided directly by Renesas to developers. Compliant with the software life cycle process standards of IEC/ISO/IEEE-12207 along with SSP and QSA, Renesas guarantees that software operates in compliance with open specifications and also performs regular maintenance and version updates.
VSA is an add-on software provided by Renesas' partner companies, and its operation on this platform has been verified according to the standards set. Renesas (including headquarters and other bases) is planning to expand this VSA and is cooperating with carefully selected partner companies with strong technologies in each field.
Accordingly, developers can freely download and evaluate software that has been verified to interoperate with the latest version of SSP at any time, and can skip the step of individually arranging and contacting software vendors, thus freeing them from the work of porting such software to specific hardware. In addition, partner companies can provide various software products as VSAs and receive evaluations from Renesas Synergy Gallery users around the world.
2. Renesas Synergy Microcontroller
It has memory size and function scalability and pin layout compatibility with the same series and other series based on the Renesas Synergy™ ARM core. Accordingly, it has high utility in software and board design data.
Figure 3 Renesas Synergy's Microcontroller Portfolio
3. Renesas Synergy development environment
1) List of Renesas Synergy development environments (tools)
*1: IAR Embedded Workbench® for Renesas Synergy and e² studio ISDE can be downloaded from the Renesas Synergy™ Gallery (registration required).
*2： Manufactured by IAR System, *3: Manufactured by SEGGER
２) e² studio ISDE configuration and edit functions
Renesas has prepared a new development environment for Renesas Synergy™. It is an integrated development environment (ISDE) solution that implements powerful software for the Renesas Synergy™ platform based on the conventional integrated development environment (IDE), e2studio.
Figure 4 e²studio ISDE configuration diagram
e2 studio ISDE's editing function
• Automatic code supplementation
• Integrated smart user manual
• Use colors to easily identify specific strings, grammar, and conditions in the code.
• Powerful code navigation
• Jump to function/variable declaration
• Automatic code format correction
• Applying code templates
• Structure of automatic code (if, while, do...while, etc.)
• Automatic variable supplementation
• Spelling check
３) e²studio ISDE's elegant Configrator <br />
As an integrated solution development environment, “e2 studio ISDE,” we have prepared the following new Configrator.
• Perform microcomputer pin settings, clock settings, peripheral settings, and interrupt assignments
• Perform thread assignment of real-time OS, customization of peripheral drivers and HAL drivers
• Generate header files and C code for initialization according to the Configrator settings. Prepare the development environment so that you can immediately start developing application code.
• Smart manual that pops up information about the registers of the microcomputer and the manual description of the software API.
Figure 5 Example of a graphical Configrator: Pin Configrator
4) TraceX (Analysis TOOL)
TraceX®-ThreadX® Performance & Monitoring
• Host-based analysis tool. Natively integrated with the Renesas Synergy™ platform.
• Graphically displays real-time system events and illustrates system behavior. As a result, it is easy to understand the occurrence of system events, such as interruptions or context switches that are not visible to standard debuggers.
• By identifying and investigating events and specifying their timing, it is possible to discover unexpected behavior and limit the area for detailed investigation, thereby supporting programming problem solving.
Figure 6 Example of TraceX analysis screen
5) GUIX™ Studio (UI screen creation tool for PC)
A WYSIWYG screen design environment that runs on a PC for creating user interface screens. It allows you to easily create color animations and has the following features:
• Rich widgets and themes
• Customizable base colors and line drawing styles
• Automatically generates C code based on the GUIX™ runtime library
• Ability to read font creation tools, PNG, JPEG, etc. and convert to GUIX™ pixel maps
GUIX™ UI applications run in the GUIX™ environment on your PC and allow for quick and easy creation and demo of UI concepts, screen flow testing, and inspection of screen movement and animation.
Figure 7 GUIX Studio Creation Case
IAR Embedded Workbench® for Renesas Synergy, e² studio ISDE, TraceX, and GUIX studio can be downloaded from the Renesas Synergy™ Gallery (registration required).
4. Renesas Synergy™ Kit Types
Development Kits(DK)
The DK is ready for all Renesas Synergy™ microcontrollers. It provides access to all terminals and functions of the microcontroller and can be used for various purposes such as performance evaluation of the device, current consumption measurement, and development of application software until the target board is developed. All DKs are equipped with an on-board J-Link debugger and a Bluetooth Low Energy module. And the DK guarantees the operation of the SSP.
Starter Kits(SK)
SK covers almost all the key features of the Renesas Synergy™ platform and offers high value at a reasonable price. SK is suitable for customers who do not yet have an image of a specific application or development device, and is good to use when you want to experience the Renesas Synergy™ platform at a minimal cost. Almost all terminal connections are possible, and expansion is possible with the Pmod TM connector and Arduino TM .
5. Renesas Synergy Gallery
Renesas Electronics Korea has opened a cloud environment where users of the Renesas Synergy platform can download and receive support for various software development environments. Users can access the Renesas Synergy Gallery and easily register as users to obtain and download various certifications for Renesas Synergy software and development environments including e2studio ISDE. In addition, various user support tools including online user manuals are also provided in the gallery.
By offering the Renesas Synergy platform along with its existing semiconductor devices, Renesas plans to promote the development of system devices for companies with limited design resources or time that focus on the application/service layer, and accelerate their entry into the IoT and embedded device markets, thereby contributing to the expansion and activation of the market.
<For inquiries regarding Renesas products: info.kr@renesas.com>
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