Evaluation kit jumpstarts smart factory applications

IAR Systems has released a new Renesas evaluation kit, the IAR KickStart Kit for the R-IN32M4-CL3 ASSP. The kit is designed to help developers in the development and evaluation of  the R-IN32M4-CL3 IC for industrial Ethernet communication, which supports CC-Link industrial Ethernet (IE) time-sensitive networking (TSN) targeted at smart factory applications.

The CC-Link IE TSN is an open industrial Ethernet (IE) technology from CC-Link Partner Association, combining gigabit Ethernet bandwidth with TSN. The R-IN32M4-CL3 meets TSN specifications of less than one-millionth of a second time synchronization accuracy between applications. The device enables one system to serve a diversity of networks and applications, which boosts overall factory productivity, said IAR.

The kickstarter kit includes a R-IN32M4-CL3-based evaluation board and evaluation licenses for the development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm. The complete C/C++ compiler and debugger toolchain is suited for applications with requirements for high reliability, such as smart factory applications.

The toolchain is available in several editions to suit different customer needs, including a functional safety edition certified by TÜV SÜD according to the requirements of several safety industry standards such as IEC 61508, the international umbrella standard for functional safety.

IAR Embedded Workbench offers development tools for the entire lineup of Renesas microcontrollers, including R-IN32, RA, RE, RZ, RX, RL78, RH850, 78K, SuperH, R8C, V850, R32C and M32C, H8 and M16C.