User’s Manual 
R20UT4956EG0100 Rev 1.00    Page 1 of 24 
Jul.23.21   
Renesas RA Family 
FPB-RA2E1 v1 
Contents 
Glossary ......................................................................................................................................... 4 
1.  Board Overview ....................................................................................................................... 5 
1.1  Assumptions and Advisory Notes ............................................................................................................ 7 
2.  Box Contents ........................................................................................................................... 8 
3.  Ordering Information ................................................................................................................ 8 
4.  Hardware Architecture and Default Configuration .................................................................... 9 
4.1  Board Architecture ................................................................................................................................... 9 
4.2  Block Diagram ......................................................................................................................................... 9 
4.3  Jumper Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 10 
4.3.1  Copper Jumpers .................................................................................................................................. 10 
4.3.2  Traditional Pin Header Jumpers .......................................................................................................... 10 
4.3.3  Default Jumper Configuration .............................................................................................................. 10 
5.  System Control and Ecosystem Access ................................................................................. 11 
5.1  Power .................................................................................................................................................... 11 
5.1.1  Power Supply Options ......................................................................................................................... 12 
5.1.2  Power Supply Considerations ............................................................................................................. 12 
5.1.3  Power-up Behavior .............................................................................................................................. 12 
5.2  Debug and Trace ................................................................................................................................... 13 
5.2.1  E2 Emulator On-Board ........................................................................................................................ 13 
5.2.2  External Debugger .............................................................................................................................. 13 
5.2.3  Debugger Settings in e
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5.3  Ecosystem ............................................................................................................................................. 15 
5.3.1  Digilent Pmod™
 
Connectors ............................................................................................................... 15 
5.3.2  Arduino™ Connector ........................................................................................................................... 17 
5.4  Miscellaneous ........................................................................................................................................ 18 
5.4.1  User and Power LEDs ......................................................................................................................... 18 
5.4.2  User and Reset Switches .................................................................................................................... 19 
5.4.3  MCU Boot Mode .................................................................................................................................. 19 
5.4.4  MCU Clocks ......................................................................................................................................... 19 
6.  MCU Native Pin Access Area ................................................................................................ 20 
6.1  Breakout Pin Headers ........................................................................................................................... 20 
6.2  MCU Current Measurement .................................................................................................................. 20