Beijing, China – June 3, 2026 – MathWorks, the leading developer of mathematical computing software for engineering system design, today announced new hardware support packages that directly link model-based design and simulation with execution on Renesas RH850/U2A microcontrollers (for automotive applications) and RA6T2 microcontrollers (for industrial control). The new MATLAB and Simulink integration enables engineering teams to transition directly from simulation to running embedded code on hardware through automated build, flash, and target execution, while accelerating development cycles by eliminating many manual integration steps.

“Our customers expect an easy path from simulation models to microcontrollers, and the new integration with MATLAB and Simulink meets that need,” said Brad Rex, Senior Director of System Solutions at Renesas UX Group. “Through our collaboration with MathWorks, we have eliminated the need to manually assemble toolchains and device drivers, enabling teams to simulate and verify designs earlier, iterate faster, and reduce integration efforts in ECU and industrial control projects.”

The new support packages provide engineering teams with a unified model-based design workflow across automotive and industrial projects. The Renesas RA microcontroller platform is optimized for industrial and robotics applications that require flexible connectivity, realtime responsiveness, and scalable embedded control. Integration with the RA series supports rapid prototyping for servo and variablefrequency drives, simplifying hardware startup and bench validation with oneclick deployment, enabling motion profile analysis and closedloop tuning.

The Renesas RH850/U2A microcontroller is widely used in automotive electronic control units, providing the deterministic performance and safetycritical features needed for electric vehicle motor control, advanced driverassistance systems (ADAS), and body electronics. Automotive engineers developing EV traction motor control can directly deploy algorithms such as motor FOC and regenerative braking from Simulink to RH850/U2Abased ECUs. This shortens the path from concept to vehiclelevel testing, supports smoother torque output during fast transients, and accelerates calibration across driving conditions – without writing initialization code or custom build scripts.

“Our collaboration with Renesas enhances the interoperability that engineers expect when using MATLAB and Simulink,” said Anuja Apte, Product Marketing Manager at MathWorks India. “By offering a direct path from Simulink models to optimized microcontroller deployment, we help engineering teams transition more efficiently from design to hardware while maintaining integration with the broader toolchains they rely on. This approach exemplifies the philosophy of the MathWorks Connections Program, which brings partners and customers together to accelerate innovation and reduce timetomarket within a widely adopted engineering and science platform.”