RZ Gateway Solution - Getting Started Guide
1. Introduction
The RZ Gateway Solution consists of the following RZ/G Evaluation Board Kit (EVK), combined to a software infrastructure based on the Verified Linux Package, AWS IoT Greengrass, and RAUC (for over-the-air updates), along with a set of demo samples.
The current solution targets:
RZ/G2L EVK
RZ/G3S EVK
The provided demo samples are distributed under the MIT License and are based on open-source software.
Users must review the licenses of all included open-source packages and ensure compliance when using, modifying, or redistributing this solution.
The following guides describe how to：
Build AWS IoT Greengrass on top of the Verified Linux Package – [HERE]
Connect the RZ/G EVK to AWS Cloud and run demo samples:
For RZ/G2L EVK:
For RZ/G3S EVK:
AWS Connection + Sensor Data App – [HERE] (cloud connectivity guide + demo sample)
Disclaimer: Demo samples are provided as-is, with no guarantees. Users should check and comply with all license terms as well.
2. Obtain Renesas Hardware & Software
Acquire the following items before proceeding the next steps:
Relative Humidity Sensor Pmod™ Board (for RZ/G3S demo only)
Patches:
Demos:
For RZ/G2L:
EV Charging Station: download the evse-v1.0.zip folder
download for the Ubuntu / Debian compatible folder
Firmware OTA Update: download the ota_update-v1.0.zip folder
For RZ/G3S:
3. Required Hardware & Software
3.1.Necessary Hardware
Prepare the following Equipment:
Equipment | Purpose | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
RZ/G2L Module Board (SMARC2.1) + Common Carrier Board (P/N: RTK9744L23S01000BE) or RZ/G3S Module Board (SMARC2.1) + Common Carrier Board (P/N: RTK9845S33S01000BE) | It is used to evaluate not only Linux but also demo programs or applications that run on Linux in the Linux operating environment provided by the RZ Gateway Solution | Included with the Evaluation Board Kit (EVK) |
Relative Humidity Sensor Pmod™ Board (US082-HS3001EVZ) | Used for the sample application, it will measure temperature and humidity | Only for running the RZ/G3S |
USB serial cable | It is used to connect the PC and the EVK and get the console output of Linux running on the EVK. Connect to micro USB type-B (2.0) port of EVK | Included with RZ/G3S Evaluation Board Kit (EVK) |
PC | It can be used to operate the demo environment from a terminal on a PC, build RZ Gateway Solution Linux environment, or use it as a development device for applications.
| The OS of the PC is as follows.
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Ethernet Cable | Used to connect the EVK board to the Cloud via the Internet Router | |
microSD card | RZ Gateway Solution Linux environment is written and used as a Linux boot device.
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3.2. Necessary Software
Please install the following software on Linux PC
Git
The installation procedure will be detailed on the next step
Please prepare an AWS account via your Web browser:
Below are the steps described by AWS: How to Create an AWS Account
For serial communication with the Windows PC and the board,
Install TeraTerm: Tera Term Open Source Project