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RENESAS TOOL NEWS on November 1, 2006: 061101/tn6

The Flash Development Tool Kit
Revised to V.3.07 Release 00


We have revised the Flash Development Tool Kit for the SuperH, M16C, H8SX, H8S, H8, and 740 MCU families from V.3.06 Release 00 to V.3.07 Release 00. This tool kit is used for on-board programming of the members of the above families.


  1. Descriptions of Revision
    1.1   Supported MCUs Increased
    The following MCUs have been added to the support line:
    (1)   9 MCUs in the H8S and H8 families
    Family MCUs
    H8S H8S/2134BF
    H8 H8/36074F, H8/36094F, H8/38099F, H8/38424F, H8/38427F, H8/38444F, H8/38447F, and H8/38799F
    (2)   30 MCUs in the M16C family
    The programs for these MCUs can only be written into flash memory through the E8 emulator.
    Group MCUs
    M32C/87 M30876FJ, M30878FJ, M30879FK, and M3087BFK
    M16C/62P M3062LFGP
    M16C/6N5 M306N5FC
    M16C/6N4 M306N4FC and M306N4FG
    M16C/6S M306S0FA
    M16C/30P M30302FAP, M30302FCP, and M30302FEP
    M16C/28 M30280FC and M30281FC
    R8C/24 R5F21247 and R5F21248
    R8C/25 R5F21257 and R5F21258
    R8C/26 R5F21262, R5F21264, R5F21265, and R5F21266
    R8C/27 R5F21272, R5F21274, R5F21275, and R5F21276
    R8C/28 R5F21282 and R5F21284
    R8C/29 R5F21292 and R5F21294

    (3)   4 MCUs in the 740 family
    The programs for these MCUs can only be written into flash memory through the E8 emulator.
    Group MCU
    7516 M37516F8
    3804H M38049FFH
    3850A M38507F8A
    3851 M38517F8

    (4)   Other 7 MCUs in the 740 family
    The programs for these MCUs can only be written into flash memory through the E8 emulator and a socket board.
    Group MCUs
    38D2 M38D24G4, M38D24G6, M38D28G8, M38D29GC, and M38D29GF
    38D5 M38D59GC and M38D59GF


    1.2   Functions Introduced
    (1)   Lock bit supported
    The lock bit is enabled and disabled.
    This function has been introduce only to the newly supported MCUs of the M32C/87, M16C/62P, M16C/6N5, M16C/6N4, M16C/6S, and M16C/30P groups, M16C family.
    (The other members of these MCU groups will be supported in this function one after another.)

    (2)   The Blank check embedded function command introduced
    This command checks whether the flash memory in the MCU is blank or has already been written.
    Note that this command has been introduce only to the R8C/2X groups, M16C family (R5F21244, R8C21246, R5F21254, and R5F21256 excluded).


  2. How to Update Your Products Free of Charge
    To the revised product concerned, yours can be updated using the AutoUpdate utility free of charge.
    Or you are able to update yours by downloading the installer of the latest product from the download site and execute it. The site will be opened on this November 6.

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