# Renesas GreenPAK Without Code: Inside the Go Configure Software Hub

- Show: [OnTrack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack)
- Published: 2026-10-28
- Length: 36m
- Episode: 358
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-10-28-renesas-greenpak-without-code-inside-the-go-configure-software-hub
- Listen: https://podcast.altium.com/e/renesas-greenpak-without-code-inside-the-go-configure-software-hub/

## Summary

Roman Yankevych, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Renesas, demonstrates the redesigned Go Configure Software Hub, explaining how it unifies GreenPAK and ForgeFPGA development. He walks through the SLG46826 window comparator example, highlighting features like net labels, the rules checker, and bit-by-bit revision diffs in nonvolatile memory. The discussion covers locking designs into black boxes for IP protection, pre-programming simulation, and Renesas's future plans for AI integration in the tool.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-10-28-renesas-greenpak-without-code-inside-the-go-configure-software-hub#t=0) Introduction: Roman Yankevych and Renesas Background
- [2:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-10-28-renesas-greenpak-without-code-inside-the-go-configure-software-hub#t=166) Go Configure Software Hub Overview and Architecture
- [7:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-10-28-renesas-greenpak-without-code-inside-the-go-configure-software-hub#t=464) Navigating the New Interface and Example Projects
- [17:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-10-28-renesas-greenpak-without-code-inside-the-go-configure-software-hub#t=1070) SLG46826 Design: Labels, Rules Checker, and Diffing
- [24:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-10-28-renesas-greenpak-without-code-inside-the-go-configure-software-hub#t=1455) Security, Black Box Locking, and Package Migration
- [29:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2026-10-28-renesas-greenpak-without-code-inside-the-go-configure-software-hub#t=1741) Simulation, State Machines, and Future AI Plans

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Renesas (company)
- GreenPAK (product)
- Go Configure Software Hub (tool)
- ForgeFPGA (product)
- SLG46826 (chip)
- SLG47011 (chip)
- HVPAK (product)
- AnalogPAK (product)

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