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Renesas News
RENESAS’ NEW 16-BIT RL78/G24 MCU DELIVERS TOP-CLASS PERFORMANCE FOR MOTOR CONTROL AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL SYSTEMS
The new device achieves the highest performance in the RL78 family by combining an application-specific accelerator and a fast 48MHz CPU.
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced a new addition to its popular RL78 microcontroller (MCU) Family that includes 8- and 16-bit devices for power-sensitive applications. The RL78/G24 features the highest performance among all the devices in the RL78 family, boosting its performance with an application-specific Flexible Application Accelerator (FAA) and a fast CPU that can achieve an operating frequency of 48MHz. The device’s enhanced peripheral functions, including analogue and timer capabilities, are ideal for motor control, power supply control, and lighting control. In particular, by using the FAA, the device can distribute tasks such as inverter control, encryption, sensing, and arithmetic operations efficiently and independently of the CPU, thus substantially boosting processing speed.
Key Features of the RL78/G24 Series
- CPU operating at 48 MHz (max.) and FAA operating independently from the CPU
- 12-bit A/D converter capable of simultaneous sampling of 3 channels with a maximum conversion speed of 1 µs (microsecond)
- High-speed comparator with a latency of 50 ns (nanosecond) typ.
- Equipped with DALI-2 function for lighting communication standard
- High temperature support up to 125°C
- Compact package offering, with the smallest 3 mm x 3 mm package option
The RL78/G24 offers a standby function to reduce power consumption. Customers can choose from two modes, HALT mode, which cuts power consumption by 60% compared to normal operation mode, and STOP mode, which reduces power consumption by 99% compared to HALT mode. These power-saving modes allow the device to use less power overall.
