{"id":67076,"date":"2026-01-28T10:44:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotive.einnews.com\/article\/887244844"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:44:27","slug":"mikroe-and-renesas-extend-mcu-development-access-for-automotive-and-ev-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/mikroe-and-renesas-extend-mcu-development-access-for-automotive-and-ev-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"MIKROE and Renesas extend MCU development access for automotive and EV applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIKROE<\/a> has signed a multi-year agreement with Renesas Electronics<\/a> to provide development tool support for approximately 500 of Renesas\u2019 microcontrollers, including future releases.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Renesas MCUs are widely used in electric vehicle (EVs) systems, such as battery management, body electronics, charging control, thermal management, and vehicle gateways, making early access to development tools an important factor in EV program timelines.<\/p>\n

Under the agreement, MIKROE will support these devices through its NECTO<\/a> multi-architectural IDE and Click board<\/a> add-on ecosystem. The toolchain enables engineers to evaluate, prototype, and develop firmware for Renesas MCUs without waiting for physical evaluation hardware, addressing a common constraint in automotive and EV electronics development.<\/p>\n

The collaboration also includes a Planet Debug remote board farm dedicated to Renesas devices. This platform allows developers to program and debug real hardware remotely over the Internet, supporting distributed teams and early firmware bring-up when hardware availability is limited.<\/p>\n

Click boards are based on the open-source mikroBUS socket standard and supported by mikroSDK libraries, enabling rapid evaluation of sensors, communications, and peripheral functions commonly used in EV subsystems. NECTO Studio and Planet Debug are intended to shorten development cycles and accelerate validation for Renesas MCU-based automotive and EV designs.<\/p>\n