Overview

WS125 Robotic Development Kit is a solution with Renesas new generation RZ/V2H MPU for AI application, which has AI inference processing performance of up to 80TOPS with multi-core CPU to run multiple OS simultaneously for high performance AI image processing.

It is also equipped with many interfaces that make it suitable for development and integration into a variety of robotic applications.

Software Environment

Category

Description

OS Support

Ubuntu 24.04 (available in headless (Server) and Desktop).

Default Credentials

Username: ubuntu | Password: ubuntu

ROS 2 Distribution

Tested with ROS 2 Jazzy

Hardware Environment

Items

Description

RZ/V2H

CPU:

  • 4 x Arm Cortex-A55 (1.8GHz)

  • 2 x Arm Cortex-R8 (800MHz)

  • 1 x Arm Cortex-M33 (200MHz)

DRP:

  • Vision/Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor

DRP-AI3:

  • Hardware AI Accelerator (8 dense TOPS, 80 sparse TOPS)

Package:

  • R9A09G057H44GBG: 1368-pin FCBGA

Memory

LPDDR4 1600MHz - 16GB (8GB x 2)

SD Card

Includes a 64GB SanDisk microSD card in the box

QSPI Flash ROM

64MB

Interfaces

  • DC Jack power input supported: 12-24V / 2A (12V/2A power adapter included in the box)

  • JTAG (10-pin)

  • MIPI CSI-2 4-Lane x2 (22-pin / 0.5mm)

  • Micro-HDMI

  • USB3.2 Type-A x2

  • USB Micro-B (SCIF)

  • 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ45

  • Micro SD

  • PCIe 3.0 Root Complex (16-pin / 0.5mm)

  • CAN-FD x2

  • 40-pin RasPi GPIO Header

For more details about RZ/V2H RDK’s specification, visit the WS125 Robotic Development Kit Hardware Manual.

RZ/V2H RDK Image View:

The following image shows the top/bottom view of the RZ/V2H Robotics Development Kit (RDK) board, highlighting its main connectors and interfaces.

RZ/V2H RDK Top View

RZ/V2H RDK Top View

RZ/V2H RDK Bottom View

RZ/V2H RDK Bottom View

Development Environment

When setting up the development environment for the RZ/V2H RDK, it is important to have the necessary hardware components and software tools in place. Below is an overview of the required items and their descriptions.

RZ/V2H RDK

RZ/V2H RDK

RZ/V2H Robotic Development Kit (RDK).

AC Adapter

Power Delivery adapter for the board power supply (included in box).

HDMI Cable

Used to connect the HDMI monitor to the board. The RZ/V2H RDK has an HDMI port.

USB Camera

Since the RZ/V2H RDK does not include a camera module, this will be the standard camera input source.

Supported resolution: 640x480

Supported format: ‘YUYV’ (YUYV 4:2:2)

Common

USB to microUSB Cable

Used to connect the board to the PC for initial setup and development.

Ethernet Cable

Used to connect the board to the network for software installation and updates.

HDMI Monitor

Used to display the graphical output of the board.

microSD Card

Must have at least 16 GB of free space and must support high-speed mode.

Ubuntu 24.04 PC with Docker

Used for microSD card setup and development environment setup.

Operating environment: Ubuntu 24.04

SD Card Reader

Used for setting up the microSD card.

USB Hub

Used to connect a USB keyboard and USB mouse to the board.

USB Keyboard

Used to type strings on the terminal of the board.

USB Mouse

Used to operate the mouse on the screen of the board.