This is my first attempt to use the Renesas AE-CLOUD1
It is based on S5D9
Installation
this applies to my Windows 10 64 bit
i originally face some problem booting the board properly. It helps to refer to https://renesasrulz.com/renesas-synergy-enterprise-cloud-toolbox/f/synergy-enterprise-cloud-toolbox---forum/9981/ae-clou…
as the quick start guide PDF is somewhat misleading and confusing.
first, we need some drivers:
Download location of drivers
https://cloud.renesassynergy.com/app/index.html#/device/development-kit --> download the binary firmware for kit, extract it and run the batch file. This is after we have connect the board
https://www.renesas.com/us/en/products/synergy/software/add-ons/usb-cdc-drivers.html
Jumper
J6: please choose between 5V or 3V, But for setting up, we set to 3V
upon plug in with 2 USB cable, it is detected as portable device, which is wrong. by right it needs to be detected as port
In order to do that, need run the segger installation as mentioned above (run the batch file)
The driver is updated by selecting serial port (COM21 in my case) and update driver. point to the USB CDC folder
post installation, the port will look like this
The last step is to restart the board by power cycling it.
Using the Board
after restarting, it will light up a green and an orange LED. We then use terminal program to connect to it, press any key
and we will get to the screen below. the LEDs are now not lighten up
type ktid to get the device ID and register it with the Renesas Synergy. Following the video is easiest way https://renesasrulz.com/renesas-synergy-enterprise-cloud-toolbox/f/synergy-enterprise-cloud-toolbox---forum/9981/ae-clou…
we then need to register this device to synergy sect with add device
on the terminal, we then need to set the username and password with command user <user name> <password>
we then issue the boot command
after that, we run turb start
it will start sending data
on the synergy dashboard we will see this
conclusion
the documentation is a bit confusing but once you get it running, the board is good. It has wifi as a module via PMOD, and ethernet on board. This is very suitable for prototyping IIoT as it provide both ethernet and wifi
with the 5V option, many boards and components can be run easier compared with 3.3V (although the wifi module only can work with 3V)>> i subsequently discovered that the 5V/3V option only apply to the PMOD
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