MIKROE has entered into a multi year agreement with Renesas Electronics Corporation to support MCU embedded development tools across a wide range of Renesas devices.
Under the deal, MIKROE will provide development tool support for 500 of Renesas’ most widely used MCUs, with coverage extending to future MCU releases as well. Alongside this, MIKROE has launched a dedicated Planet Debug remote board farm for Renesas devices. This setup allows developers anywhere in the world to remotely program and debug Renesas MCUs without owning physical hardware. According to the companies, this is the first remote board farm of its kind specifically built for Renesas.
Support for Renesas MCUs will be delivered through MIKROE’s NECTO multi architectural IDE and its Click board add on hardware. These tools are designed to help developers move quickly from proof of concept to prototyping and application development. Click boards are based on the mikroBUS standard and can be used with any host system that supports mikroBUS. They also ship with mikroSDK, an open source library set that allows developers to evaluate devices and customize projects without being locked into proprietary tooling.
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MIKROE CEO Neb Matic said the agreement removes a major barrier for developers working with Renesas MCUs. By downloading the latest version of NECTO Studio, developers gain immediate access to tool support for hundreds of Renesas devices. The initial rollout includes 500 specified MCUs, with new devices added as soon as they are released. This means developers can start programming and debugging new Renesas MCUs right away, without waiting for evaluation boards or additional hardware.
MIKROE has already been deploying its Planet Debug remote board farms across Europe and the Americas. The company plans to work closely with Renesas to promote the platform globally through webinars and joint programs. Engineers using ルネサス MCUs will be able to reserve time on the remote board farm at no cost. The boards can be configured to match project requirements, allowing developers to upload, run, and debug their own code remotely using NECTO Studio.
The Planet Debug platform is powered by MIKROE’s CODEGRIP technology, which enables programming and debugging over Wi Fi. This approach allows developers to skip hardware procurement, shipping delays, and setup time, and instead focus directly on writing and testing embedded software.


