1. WSPLC 2016 EDF-X-RENESAS
Student Challenge

2. student Challenge PRESENTATION
“Hybrid G3-PLC/radio solutions and associated applications”
Two selected technologies: G3-PLC and LoRa
Technical challenges: development of a unified lower-layer network infrastructure fro heterogeneous communication devices
Exploring various smart energy use cases: smart grid, smart metering, smart city, demand-response, renewable production control and monitoring
Each team will be provided with:
Two Renesas Synergy development kits
One two-day training session
Technical support all along the challenge

3. student challenge TIMELINE
August 22nd 2016 – September 23rd:
Registration phase
September 23rd – 30th:
Student team selection phase
October 12th – 13th:
Two-day training session at EDF R&D
October 13th – April 30th:
Development phase
Presentation by the challengers : last two weeks of March
Final delivery of the work by April 30th
May 31st:
Anouncement of the top 3 winning teams

4. RENESAS Synergy PLATFORM FOR Smart Energy

5. Synergy platform for the student challenge
240 MHz
4MB
S7G2
ARM® Cortex®
PMOD PLC modem with CPX3
SK-S7G2 Synergy Starter Kit with Advanced communications and Integrated HMI
PMOD LoRa modem with Synergy

6. SYNERGY : The Ideal Platform for Embedded Developers
Synergy Software
A complete and qualified platform that accelerates embedded development, inspiring innovation and enabling differentiation.
A complete and qualified platform that accelerates embedded development, inspiring innovation and enabling differentiation.
Software APIs
Synergy Software Package (SSP)
Qualified Software
Add-ons (QSA)
Verified Software
Add-ons (VSA)
BSP
ThreadX®
RTOS
HAL Drivers
FileX®
GUIX™
USBX™
NetX™
NetX Duo™
Functional Libraries
Application Framework
Stacks
Stacks
Algorithms
Algorithms
Functions
Functions
Specialties
Specialties
Three
Core
Values
Accelerate
Development
Reduce
Cost of Ownership
Lower
Barriers to Entry
…and more
…and more
Most existing embedded development solutions are not truly complete, fully qualified or supported. And they do not necessarily let you bypass the tedious coding and integration of baseline system infrastructure. Fortunately, all that just changed.
To help engineers develop the products that will drive the IoT embedded system designs, Renesas, the global leader in embedded microcontrollers, has created the Synergy Platform, a complete and qualified platform that accelerates embedded development, inspiring innovation and enabling differentiation. The Synergy Platform is composed of Five Key Elements:
1) Synergy Software - A suite of professional quality software
2) Synergy Microcontrollers - A scalable family of feature and pin compatible microcontrollers
3) Synergy Tools & Kits
4) Synergy Solutions
5) Synergy Gallery
Synergy
Microcontrollers
Synergy
Tools & Kits
Synergy
Solutions
Synergy
Gallery
Click on the circular icons or italicized text to view details about each element.

7. Synergy Platform Elements
Software
Microcontrollers
Tools & Kits
Solutions
Gallery
Qualified Synergy Software Package (SSP)
Complete package fully integrated and maintained
Applications can be written at the software API level
Wide MCU spectrum based on 32-bit ARM® Cortex®-M CPU cores
Completely scalable and pin compatible
On-chip Flash memory up to 4 MB
Security & encryption acceleration
Ultra low power
Integrated Solution Development Environment (ISDE) with context-aware documentation
Starter Kits (SK) and Development Kits (DK) for immediate demonstration of entire software package
Product Example (PE) kits: Complete design journeys representative of end-product designs
Application Example (AE) kits: Technology building-block examples
Web access to Synergy specific software, tools, licensing, plus 3rd party software & services
Future growth to complete, secure cloud access infrastructure
The first of the five elements is software. The Renesas Synergy Software Package, or SSP, comes from Renesas. Renesas treats the SSP as a product guaranteeing operation and with a roadmap for new features to be added. There is no charge for customers to use the SSP and with the SSP customers can write code at the API level and not have to worry about the lower level details. The Synergy Microcontrollers is the second element of the platform and the MCUs use the ARM Cortex M CPU cores. Scalability was a key design requirement for the MCUs. Scalability does not come free as it requires extra silicon area and extra design effort. Renesas made these investments in order to ensure that Synergy MCUs were completely scalable and pin compatible. The MCUs come with up to 4MB of integrated flash and include the necessary security features to combat all the common embedded security attacks. The Synergy MCUs are also designed for minimum power consumption. The third element is tools and kits and we’ll learn more about the Integrated Solution Development Environment, or ISDE, and the many types of kits that are available. The fourth element is solutions and there are two types. Product Examples are instances of an actual product which can then be tweaked by the customer and Application Examples are great building blocks providing sample code that runs on the standard Synergy kit hardware and include an application note to describe them. And the fifth element is the gallery. The gallery gives our customers the ability to download the software, tools, and licenses directly from the web. They can also browse what partner software, tools, and hardware have been verified to work on the Synergy Platform as well. And we have some exciting expansion of the gallery planned wherein anyone will be able to sell “apps” that work on the Synergy Platform in the gallery. Now let’s take a closer look at each of the five elements starting with the software.

8. Renesas Synergy™ expanding ecosystem with software Add-ons
Easy access to focused technology solutions.
Special communication stacks : G3-PLC, PRIME, ..
Wireless connectivity : WIFI, LoRa, W-MBUS, Ble,…
Advanced Security
Cloud connectivity
Functional Safety
Specialized SSP-compliant software.
QSA: a Renesas product. Technically same as SSP.
VSA: a 3rd party product. From best-in-class industry experts…
A Solid Platform
Synergy Software
Software APIs
Synergy Software Package (SSP)
Qualified Software
Add-ons (QSA)
Verified Software
Add-ons (VSA)
BSP
ThreadX®
RTOS
HAL Drivers
FileX®
GUIX™
USBX™
NetX™
NetX Duo™
Functional Libraries
Application Framework
Stacks
Stacks
Algorithms
Algorithms
Functions
Functions
Specialties
Specialties
…and more
…and more
Synergy
Microcontrollers
Synergy
Tools & Kits
Synergy
Solutions
Synergy
Gallery

9. Cool Phoenix 3 PLC modem board
Use 3rd gen. of Renesas PLC single chip =>Increased robustness
G3-PLC protocol library supplied on the Synergy Gallery
Enable immediate start of development of End product application code
PMOD carrier board
Line coupling connector
Compact Powerline module (25x25mm²)
contains all required circuitry
On Board Power Amplifier
SROM for full stand alone operation
Filters for both G3 Cen-A and FCC bands
12VDC PSU

10. Low power Lora PMOD modem designed by Avnet silica
-Operating voltage: V
-Stand by current: 3µA
-TX current +13dBm : 32mA
-USB or PMOD powered
-Lora modulation 868Mhz
-Lora one class A
-Lora modem based on
-Renesas R7FS124773A01CNE
32Mhz ARM cortex M0+
Flash 128MB, Ram 16MB
-Semtech SX1272
-USB connectivity
-PMOD connector to connect
the module to
Synergy Evaluation board
Micro USB connector

11. NOW THE CHALLENGE CAN GO ON …..
Time to Market
Immediate availability of G3-PLC and LoRa stacks
Barriers to Entry
Immediate connectivity with supported modules / chipsets
Easy programming with e2 studio ISDE
Start developping application code at API level
Total Cost of Ownership
No upfront, integration costs
The ground work is there for Students to accelerate their development process and focus on inventing