General Information

Getting Started

The Handbook guide can be found on renesas.com.
This document regroups all links necessary for the user to develop an application.

If you prefer to program pre-built binaries into your board, you can find the link to download them in easy download guide from renesas.com
The package includes a complete SD Card image that can be written using Windows or Linux.
Boot loaders are also included in the package.
On the downloaded Pre-built Image package, you can find Pre-built images guide. Please follow the instruction in the guide to program the prebuilt image.

To build the BSP, you will need a Linux PC running Ubuntu 22.04. This was the only host OS that was tested, and that specific version is a requirement of Yocto 5.0 (Scarthgap).
You can use a Linux PC (recommended) or a Virtual Machine. If using a Virtual Machine, 200GB of hard drive space is recommended for the minimum build.
If you are not currently running Ubuntu 22.04, you can use a docker container.
- Example: Host Machine = Ubuntu 24.04 + Docker Container running Ubuntu 22.04 inside of it.
Some setup instructions and scripts are provided to make it easy to get started.
- https://github.com/renesas-rz/docker_setup

Build Instructions: The instructions for building the BSP are located in the Release Note document that is included in the ZIP file download from renesas.com.

The instructions for setting up and programming the board are located in the Board Start-up Guide that comes in the BSP download package
A script for automating the programming the boot loaders into Flash can be found here: https://github.com/renesas-rz/rz_flash_writer_tool