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Renesas Electronics MCK-RA2T1 Motor Control Evaluation Kit

Renesas Electronics MCK-RA2T1 Motor Control Evaluation Kit is a compact, low-voltage development platform designed to simplify the evaluation of motor control systems using the RA2T1 64MHz 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M23 microcontroller. Optimized for brushless DC (BLDC) and permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM), the kit includes a CPU board, inverter board, and motor, enabling immediate hands-on testing. The Renesas Electronics MCK-RA2T1 kit supports sensorless and Hall sensor-based control, integrates with Renesas Motor Workbench for real-time tuning and debugging, and includes sample code to accelerate development.

Features

  • Enables easy evaluation of motor control using permanent magnet synchronous motors (brushless DC motors)
  • Sample code available
  • Plug-and-play
  • Renesas Motor Workbench (RMW) development support tool is available for debugging, analyzing, and tuning motor control programs

Applications

  • Fans (server fans, ventilation fans, ceiling fans, fans built into home appliances, etc.)
  • Power tools (drills, impact drivers, sanders, cutters, nut runners, lawn mowers, etc.)
  • Compressors (refrigerator, power tool, etc.)
  • Other home appliances

Specifications

  • RTK0EM0000B12020BJ inverter board
    • Power supply
      • From a DC jack or power supply connector, 12VDC to 48VDC
      • From the CPU board, 5VDC
    • 10A AC rated output current
    • 20kHz typical switching frequency
    • 1-, 2-, or 3-shunt current detection method
    • 10mΩ shunt resistor
    • Lower and upper arm positive PWM logic
    • DC bus voltage detection by resistance division
    • 3-phase output voltage detection by resistance division
    • 3-phase output current detection with a shunt resistor
    • 21.4A overcurrent detection function
    • Supporting sensors (Hall sensor, encoder)
    • Connectors
      • CPU card connector
      • Motor connector
      • Power input connector
      • Hall sensor connector
      • Encoder/inductive position sensor connector
    • Switches
      • 1x toggle switch
      • 1x push switch
    • 3x LEDs and power LED
  • RTK0EMA810C00000BJ CPU board
    • Mounted R7FA2T1074CFL MCU
      • 64MHz maximum operating frequency
      • 32-bit
      • 48-pin LQFP package
      • 64K ROM 8KB RAM
    • 8MHz MCU input clock (generated with an on-chip oscillator)
    • 5VDC power supply from a compatible inverter board or USB connector
    • J-Link-OB debugger
    • Connectors
      • 1x pair of inverter board connectors
      • USB connector for J-Link-OB
      • SCI connector for Renesas Workbench communication
    • MCU reset switch
    • 2x user-controllable LEDs, 1x power LED

Kit Contents

  • 1x RTK0EM0000B12020BJ inverter board
  • 1x RTK0EMA810C00000BJ CPU board
  • 1x RTK0EMXC90Z00000BJ communication board
  • 1x R42BLD30L3 brushless DC motor
  • 1x communication cable
  • 12x screws
  • 12x standoffs

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Renesas Electronics MCK-RA2T1 Motor Control Evaluation Kit
Published: 2025-07-07 | Updated: 2025-07-17