The Renesas WS125-V2HRDKREFZ is a Robotics Development Kit (RDK) powered by the Renesas RZ/V2H Arm Cortex-A55/R8/M33 microprocessor, specially designed for high-performance AI vision applications utilizing the MPU’s 80 TOPS (sparse) AI accelerator. This kit is equipped with 16GB LPDDR4, 64MB QSPI flash, and a 64GB microSD card. It incorporates features reminiscent of the Raspberry Pi 5, such as a 40-pin Raspberry Pi GPIO header, a 16-pin PCIe Gen3 FFC connector, two MIPI CSI connectors, and a micro HDMI port. Additional features include a Gigabit Ethernet port, two USB 3.2 ports, two CAN-FD interfaces, and a 12-24V DC input range.
Specifications of the Renesas WS125-V2HRDKREFZ include:
– SoC: Renesas RZ/V2H
– CPU/MCU cores:
– 4x Arm Cortex-A55 cores up to 1.8 GHz
– 2x Cortex-R8 real-time cores up to 800 MHz
– Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller core up to 200 MHz
– GPU: Arm Mali-G31 GPU
– NPU: DRP-AI3 processor with up to 8 TOPS (INT8) or 80 TOPS (Sparse)
– Package: 1368-pin FCBGA
– System Memory: 16GB LPDDR4 @ 1600 MHz
– Storage:
– MicroSD card slot (64GB SanDisk microSD card included)
– 64MB QSPI flash
– Display Interface: Micro HDMI port
– Camera Interface: 2x 22-pin 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 connectors
– Networking: Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port
– USB:
– 2x USB 3.2 Type-A ports
– 1x Micro USB port (SCIF)
– Debugging: 10-pin JTAG connector
– Expansion:
– 40-pin Raspberry Pi GPIO header
– 16-pin PCIe Gen3 x1 FFC connector
– 2x CAN-FD connector
– Power Supply: 12-24V up to 2A via DC jack
– Dimensions: 85 x 72 mm
Renesas offers the Ubuntu 24.04 Server/Desktop board setup files, ROS2, RZ MPU software packages with evaluation licenses and release notes. The board is open-source hardware, offering hardware design files including BOM, circuit schematics, and PCB layout. Documentation is available on GitHub.io, with some documents necessitating registration on the Renesas website. The heterogeneous architecture of the Renesas RZ/V2H MPU, which combines application cores (Cortex-A55), real-time cores (Cortex-R8), and an 8 TOPS (INT8) NPU, is optimal for robotics and drones as it consolidates applications, motor control, and AI Vision functions on a single chip.
A demonstration includes running PX4 on the RZ/V2H Robotics Development Kit, integrating AI vision, real-time motor and flight control, and power management on one board. Pricing for the RZ/V2K RDK is not disclosed by Renesas but is estimated to range from $400-$500 based on its specifications and target markets. Further details, including hardware and software documents, can be found on the product page.