FoUSB / E8 / E8a Programmer-Emulator

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FoUSB does not support the newer members of the R8C family. It does work with the 1x devices, except for 1A and 1B. You may be able to use the FoUSB to download programs to some of the newer devices by picking an equivalent memory mapped device from the original 1x series.

There's still a good bit of info posted othe Renesas Website:

http://www.renesas.com/fmwk.jsp?cnt=m3a_0665.jsp&fp=/products/tools/flash_prom_programming/flash_programmers/m3a_0665/

The left side collumn has configuration info, along with memory maps and other stuff. You will also note that there's a FAQ link on this page that has lots of Q and As posted.

After installing the software, (if you installed in the default locations), the drivers will be in C:\Renesas\FoUSB\USB Drivers\

Segger makes a nice M16C family programmer that works with or without a PC!

http://www.segger.com/flasher5.html

This device holds the program in it's own memory so field reprogramming of devices is much simpler, and doesn't require a serial or USB connection when on-site at the installation.

Direct Insight sells a Debugger/Programmer that can operate stand alone. It works with a wide variety of SH chips (SH1, SH2, SH3, SH4, etc.)

http://www.directinsight.co.uk/microcontroller/renesas-sh.html