Renesas RZ Linux BSP Plus¶
Renesas RZ Linux BSP Plus
A S/W package with latest LTS Kernel and Yocto support running on Renesas EVK.
Linux BSP Plus is a software package with latest Linux LTS kernel and Yocto support running on EVK. This software package of each product has a minimal configuration.
Linux BSP Plus target users are Linux expert skilled engineers. (Need Linux-based development experience and can use OSS while solving issues by themselves)
Linux BSP and middleware specialized for each RZ MPU series target applications are supported.
Package | Description | How to Implement |
|---|---|---|
GPU *1 | A package that enables use of the graphics engine integrated into the device. | RZ/G Series: Step 2: Build Renesas RZ Linux BSP Plus source code ⇒ 5. Enable Graphics and Video Codec RZ/V Series: coming soon |
Codec *1 | A package that enables use of the codec engine integrated into the device. | |
Security *1 | This package adds security features such as Secure Boot, a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), Hardware Cryptographic IP, Secure Debug, and Security Configurator support to RZ MPUs. | RZ/G Series: Step 3: Additional Feature Packages (optional) RZ/V Series: coming soon RZ/T,N Series: Step 2: Additional Feature Packages (optional) |
Multi-OS *2 | This package consists of the Flexible Software Package (FSP) for Renesas MCUs with Arm Cortex-M cores and OpenAMP, a standardized framework for inter-processor communication, enabling the development of multi-OS solutions. | |
DRP-AI | Coming soon (Target release: End of 2026) | RZ/V Series: coming soon |
XDP | This package includes examples demonstrating the use of XDP, a packet processing framework within the Linux kernel. XDP enables efficient, low-latency packet processing. | RZ/T,N Series: Step 2: Additional Feature Packages (optional) |
TSN | This package includes examples demonstrating the use of Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), a set of networking technologies designed to enable real-time communication over Ethernet. For more information, refer to the package documentation. | RZ/G3L Group: Step 3: Additional Feature Packages (optional) ⇒ RZ/G3L, RZ/G3SE RZ/T,N Series: Step 2: Additional Feature Packages (optional) |
Available features vary by device.↩
The Multi-OS feature package can be obtained from the
meta-rz-multi-osrepository.↩
What's new¶
2026/09/03
RZ Linux BSP Plus for Kernel 6.12 v4.0 is available.
Target Devices : RZ/G2L, RZ/G2LC, RZ/G2UL, RZ/G3S, RZ/G3L, RZ/G3SE, RZ/T2H, RZ/N2H
Note
RZ/G3L and RZ/G3SE are newly supported in this update.
This update is only for adding supported devices. There are no feature updates for the devices that were supported in v3.0.
Start Your Journey¶
Getting Started is a complete guide to learn how to run Renesas RZ Linux BSP Plus, which explains the procedure for setting up the development environment, compiling the Renesas RZ Linux BSP Plus, setting up the board and running the Renesas RZ Linux BSP Plus.
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