Simplified Linux-based design for Renesas RZ/A1H MCUs

Silica has introduced a development board in its ArchiTech range, which has been optimised for Linux based designs incorporating the Renesas RZ/A1H microcontroller.

It has been optimised to have a small memory footprint together with a BSP (Board Support Package) for the on-board peripherals, minimising development time.

The Linux distribution with Hachiko is Yocto compatible, and the distributor has ported GUI libraries to the distribution with a demo application and source code is available in open source.

The Renesas RZ/A1H processor used in the Hachiko board is based on the ARM Cortex-A9 MCU core and offers a large capacity of 10Mbyte RAM.

Other features include an HDMI output, a USB host, 128MByte SPIFI, an Ethernet port and an expansion connector for all unused pins. Hachiko also offers CAN and MOST channels for in car entertainment applications. Options include SDRAM and 7-inch wide LCD touch screen with drivers included in the BSP.

Applications including barcode scanners, surveillance, and data communication modules.