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application samples that can be easily
adapted to the ARIS Board.
A three-part hands-on training course
provides for a perfect start on the
development of individual solutions
with the Arrow ARIS Board and the
Renesas Synergy™ platform. In next
to no time, the users learn to utilize all
tools required for developing individual
applications in the field of embedded
and IoT systems. In the first instance
it is explained and shown how the
development environment is used.
In a step-by-step programme, the
training course includes the creation
of a new project, the selection of
the correct Board Support Package
(BSP), and the implementation both
of the modules required and of the
user code. The BSPs provided are
specifically tailored to boards that are
supported on the Renesas Synergy™
platform. The use of this service
makes complex programming in
register entries and pin configurations
dispensable. Symbolic links that are
already predefined are used instead,
making the generation of the user
code considerably easier. The hands-
on training programme includes
examples that are implemented by
means of a BSP specially designed
for the Arrow ARIS Board, thus
demonstrating the easy and fast
utilization of ARIS. In addition to the
use of the GPIO pin for controlling
the on-board LEDs it is furthermore
shown how USB communication can
be established and how the Arrow
ARIS Board can be established as a
Wi-Fi access point.
Together with Renesas Electronics
and their Synergy™ platform, Arrow
Electronics therefore offers a perfect
solution for exploring and mastering
the world of IoT.
software development environment
makes it possible for the developer
to significantly reduce the time-to-
market. This also ensures a significant
reduction in the total operating costs
throughout the entire service life of
the product.
What makes the Renesas Synergy™
platform so unique?
In contrast to other development
environments, all elements of the
Renesas Synergy™platformhave been
freshly developed from scratch and
specially tailored to match embedded
design applications. This provides
for unprecedented scalability and
compatibility, resulting in maximum
re-usability of user codes and thus
saving a great deal of development
time. In future, the platform will be
extended; new technologies will be
employed, and new features will be
permanently implemented, in order to
launch embedded design applications
more quickly and efficiently on the
market. The integrated developed
environment (IDE) implemented
in this platform is Renesas Eclipse
Embedded Studio, known as e²
Studio. On the basis of Open Source
IDE Eclipse, this solution offers a high
level of flexibility and creativity. You
can download and install the complete
Renesas Synergy™ platform free of
charge from the Renesas Synergy
Gallery. In addition to the software
required, this site also provides
Fig. 1 – Block diagram of the ARIS Board
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