Development Kit Cypress CY8CKIT-001

Detailed Description

Foremost in the list of features, the included development board provides the flexibility to configure the power domains. Input power to the board can be provided in one of two ways: 1) a 12V 1A wall wart power supply and 2) a 9V alkaline battery.

This full featured board incorporates three onboard linear regulators that can be used to power peripherals and PSoC modules at voltages between 1.7V and 5.5V. These regulators include a fixed 5V 1A linear regulator, a fixed 3.3V 300 mA linear regulator, and a 1.5V to 5.5V 300 mA adjustable regulator. The board also provides the ability to separate the PSoC core VCC rail into two separate rails, analog and digital. In addition, the board is capable of separating the I/O VCC rails, providing flexibility to power the I/O ports at different voltages.

The board is equipped with a 2×16 alphanumeric LCD module capable of 1.8V to 5.5V I/O. Also included are a mini-B full speed USB interface, a female DB9 serial communications interface, and a 12-pin wireless radio module interface supporting modules such as Artaflex's Falcon series of CyFi Low Power RF wireless modules.

The board also has a prototyping area containing a small bread board complete with I/O port sockets nearby, multipurpose LEDs, mechanical push buttons, and a multipurpose variable resistor. In addition, three capacitive sensing elements (two buttons and a 5 segment slider) are included on the board allowing evaluation of CapSense touch-sensing applications.

Lastly, the board has four GPIO expansion slots around the periphery providing expandability of the I/O to external boards. The board was designed with modularity in mind and as a result, it supports the installation of various PSoC processor modules. This allows the user to choose specific modules to connect to the board based on the desired features of PSoC, PSoC3, and PSoC5 devices.

The kit contains:

• PSoC Development Board
• PSoC CY8C29 Family Processor Module
• PSoC CY8C38 Family Processor Module (Engineering Sample)
• MiniProg3 Debug and Evaluation Device
• Prototyping Cable Kit
• USB Cable
• 12V AC Power Adapter
• Quick Start Guide
• Kit CD, which includes: PSoC Creator, PSoC Designer, PSoC Programmer, Projects, and Documentation

Other Names:

CY8CKIT001, CY8CKIT 001