Date: Jan.16.2004

RENESAS TECHNICAL UPDATE

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Product

Category

MPU&MCU

Document

No.

TN-32R-061A/EA Rev.

1.00

Title

Notice regarding release of the M32R/ECU

Starter Kit

Information

Category Usage Limitation

Applicable

Product

32170/32174 Group-compliant M3A-2114G52,

32171 Group-compliant M3A-2114G62,

32172/32173 Group-compliant M3A-2114G72,

32176 Group-compliant M3A-2152G52,

32180 Group-compliant M3A-2142G52, and

32182 Group-compliant M3A-2142G62

Lot No.

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Reference

Document

TN-32R-060A/EA

After May 1, 2004, the starter-kit with the M32100T-EZ-E M32R emulator is recommended to buy as the

M32R/ECU starter-kit. The starter-kit with the M3A-2195 M32R/ECU simplified emulator will be discontinued.

Date for discontinuance of starter-kit and support status

Discontinuance Date Status until discontinuance date

December 1, 2004 The starter-kits with the M3A-2195 are available.

Reference chart of discontinued and succeeding starter-kits

Applicable MCU

32170/32174 Group

Discontinued starter-kit Succeeding starter-kit Scheduled date for release

32171 Group

32172/32173 Group

32176 Group

32180 Group

32182 Group

M3A-2114G62

M3A-2114G72

M3A-2152G52

M3A-2142G52

M3A-2142G62

M3A-2114G62A(Under development)

M3A-2114G72A(Under development)

May,2004

May,2004

M3A-2152G52A(Under development)*1 March,2004

M3A-2142G52A(Under development)*2 March,2004

M3A-2142G62A(Under development)*2 March,2004

*1:The M3A-2191 connector-pitch-converter is removed from the successor.

*2:The M3A-2143G04 MCU pin processing board and the M3A-2191 are removed from the successor.

Comparison in starter-kit components

Evaluation board

Simplified emulator *4

(Host machine communication interface)

Simplified Debugger software

Compliant with M32R family MCUs *3

M32100T-EZ-E *5( USB )

M3T-PD32RM

*3:Sub-boards are removed. For details, refer to the reference chart above.

M3A-2195 ( LPT )

M3S-KD32R

*4:As for differences in the function and support, refer to “Technical Update No.TN-32R-060A/EA”.

*5:The M32100T-EZ-E included in the starter-kit is a limited version to MCUs including an evaluation board.

Reason for discontinuance of starter-kit with M3A-2195

Depending on the host machine communication interface, the M3A-2195 via LPT and the M32100T-EZ-E via USB are supported as the M32R/ECU simplified emulators. However, with USB being embedded in the majority of personal computers, the M32100T-EZ-E will be enhanced and the M3A-2195 will be discontinued. Thus the starter-kit with M3A-2195 will also be discontinued.

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