Renesas Expands RZ/G System-on-Chip Lineup with HMI and IoT-Driven RZ/G3L and RZ/G3SE

Key Takeaways

Renesas has launched two new chips in its RZ/G series: RZ/G3L for HMI applications and RZ/G3SE for IoT use.
The RZ/G3L features Arm Cortex-A55 cores, a Mali-G31 GPU, and video processing capabilities, while the RZ/G3SE omits the GPU but retains similar input/output support.
Both models include extensive connectivity options and are now available for order, with evaluation boards priced at $1,045.11.

New Chips Unveiled

Renesas has introduced two new members of its RZ/G family: the RZ/G3L and RZ/G3SE. These chips aim to enhance human-machine interfaces (HMI) and cater to edge computing in the Internet of Things (IoT). According to Renesas’ Hari Pendurty, the chips are designed to help clients balance performance, power consumption, connectivity, and scalability.

The RZ/G3L targets HMI, boasting two or four Arm Cortex-A55 cores at speeds up to 1.2GHz, alongside a Cortex-M33 control core at 200MHz. It includes an Arm Mali-G31 graphics processor, hardware support for H.264 encoding and decoding, a second-generation image scaling unit, and video outputs via MIPI Display Serial Interface (DSI) and Low-Voltage Differential Signalling (LVDS). Additionally, it features a two-lane Camera Serial Interface (CSI).

In contrast, the RZ/G3SE for IoT applications lacks the graphics processor and video codec of the RZ/G3L but retains its video output and camera input capabilities, including the image scaling unit.

Both models are equipped with robust connectivity and peripheral options, including PCI Express Gen. 2, USB 2.0, and dual gigabit Ethernet interfaces. Other peripherals comprise four I2C, one I3C, four RSCI2, six SCIF UART, three RSPI, three CAN-FD buses, eight 32-bit pulse-width modulation (PWM) timers, eight 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) channels, an integrated thermal sensor, and various general-purpose input/output (GPIO) pins.

Renesas confirmed the chips are currently available for order. Evaluation boards that integrate the chips onto a single-board computer, complete with bundled SMARC expansion modules, are priced at $1,045.11 each. For more details, check the product pages for RZ/G3L and RZ/G3SE.

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