Renesas RA Family EK-RA4E2 – Quick Start Guide
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Feb.21.23
4. Running the Quick Start Example Project
This section lists the requirements and instructions to power up the EK-RA4E2 board and run the Quick Start
example project.
Hardware Requirements
• EK-RA4E2 board
• Micro USB device cable
• A PC with at least one USB port
Software Requirements
• Windows
®
10 operating system
• USB Serial Drivers (included in Windows 10)
• Tera Term (or similar) terminal console application
4.1 Connecting and Powering Up the EK-RA4E2 Board
1. Check that J8 is set to link pins 1-2. And that J29 (link pins 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8) and J6 links are closed.
2. Connect the micro USB end of the micro USB device cable to micro-AB USB Full Speed port (J11) of the
EK-RA4E2 board.
3. Connect the other end of this cable to the USB port of the host PC. Power LED (LED4) on the
EK-RA4E2 board lights up white, indicating that the EK-RA4E2 board is powered on.
J11 (USB Full Speed
Device and Power)
Figure 3. Connecting the EK-RA4E2 Board to the Host PC via USB Full Speed Port
4.2 Running the Quick Start Example Project
To run the Quick Start example project, use the following instructions:
1. On power up or RESET, the three user LEDs will take on the following states:
LED1 Blue - Blinking at 1 Hz frequency and at 10% intensity
LED2 Green – Steady, full intensity
LED3 Red – Off
Note: The debug LED (LED5) will blink or light up orange; this can be ignored for now.