Complementing Renesas' current R-Car V2H-based ADAS development boards, the new ADAS Starter Kit will enable users and partner companies to experience the enhanced computer vision performance of Renesas SoCs and accelerate the development of dedicated hardware and software solutions for future ADAS applications.

The ADAS Starter Kit provides cutting-edge computer vision performance with OpenCV and high-performance graphics power based on OpenGLES, allowing customers and partners to develop their ADAS applications on a robust and high-performance platform. The new kit is powered by Linux, based on the Yocto distribution that is also used for other R-Car evaluation boards.

The new starter kit is the smallest Renesas R-Car development kit to date, measuring only 10x10cm, and features pre-implemented interfaces and peripherals, which eliminates the need for any additional hardware. The core board comes with 2 GB of DDR3 RAM, 64 MB of QSPI flash and a Micro SD card slot.

This small form factor board also includes Ethernet, an HDMI output and a connector for a camera module. With the integrated extension connector, it is designed for easy customization. Users can easily design add-on boards that enable new use cases with little effort. The extension connector supports interfaces like PCI Express (PCIe), further display outputs, and four channels for cameras as needed for surround view applications.