Renesas Electronics RL78 Low Power 8-Bit & 16-Bit Microcontrollers

Renesas Electronics RL78 Low Power 8-Bit and 16-Bit Microcontrollers deliver ultra-low power consumption, enhanced performance, high integration, and an extensive range of powerful peripheral functions. These features make the RL78 MCUs ideal for several applications, including battery-operated devices and household applications.

The Renesas RL78 microcontrollers consist of both general-purpose and application-specific devices. These MCUs make possible ultra-low-power applications by giving system designers advanced power-saving features and high-performance operation. Devices provide 1KB to 768KB of on-chip flash memory and are offered in over 30 package options, from 10 to 144 pins. These low-power MCUs are excellent solutions for many low-power and battery-operated products and systems used in global consumer, industrial, and automotive markets.

Features

True low power
- 66μA/MHz operation
- 0.57μA (RTC and LVD)
- Unique Snooze, Halt, and Stop modes
High efficiency
- Up to 1.39 DMIPS/MHz
- 1.6V to 5.5V operation
- DMA/DTC/ELC
Broad scalability
- 10 to 144 pins
- 1KB to 768KB Flash
- Pin compatibility
- Peripheral I/O Redirection (PIOR)
High performance
- 16-bit CPU core with Pipelining
- Efficient instruction execution -> 86% in 1 to 2 cycles
- Single cycle multiplication (HW Math Assist)
- DMA Engine (up to 4 channels)

System cost reduction
- 32MHz/64MHz (±1%) OCO
- Reset circuit
- On-chip low-voltage detection circuit
- Watchdog timer
- High-precision (1%) on-chip oscillator
- Data ﬂash with BGO
- On-chip VREF and temperature sensor
- Multi power supply interface port
Safety and security
- Memory with ECC
- IEC 60730 safety support
- -40°C to +150°C temperature support
Extensive ecosystem
- Advanced development tools
- Third-party support
- Online resources
- Renesas Interactive online training