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Cypress Delivers Low-Cost Development Kits for PSoC Mixed-Signal Array Devices
Kits Enable Rapid Prototyping, Evaluation and
Emulation of Embedded Control Designs
LYNNWOOD, Wash.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Feb. 10, 2005—
Cypress MicroSystems Inc., a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor
Corp. (NYSE:CY), today introduced three inexpensive development kits
for its Programmable System-on-Chip(TM) (PSoC(TM)) mixed-signal array
devices. The low-cost development tools enable designers of embedded
control systems to design, emulate, debug and prototype PSoC devices
without designing a printed circuit board.
The new kits include the CY3215-DK, a powerful in-system emulator;
the CY3210-PSoCEval1, an evaluation board with mini-programmer; and
Flex-Pod Kits, which integrate a cable, pod, mask and foot into one
component. They expedite and simplify design with Cypress's PSoC
mixed-signal arrays, single-chip devices that integrate a
microcontroller and the analog and digital components that typically
surround it. A single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100
peripheral functions with the microcontroller, saving customers design
time, board space, power consumption, and system costs.
"These kits make designing with PSoC devices simpler, faster and
less expensive," said Greg Verge, Senior Applications Engineer,
Cypress MicroSystems. "We're confident that when engineers begin to
work with these products, they'll realize numerous benefits, including
shorter design cycles, reduced part counts and lower cost."
CY3215-DK Development Kit
The new CY3215-DK professional-class development kit includes a
tiny footprint, high-speed in-circuit USB 2.0-based emulator with a
large trace buffer, which seamlessly integrates with PSoC Designer and
the user's development board. The kit also contains all materials for
the first four "Tele-training" classes offered on-line by Cypress. The
easy-to-use tools support all the advanced PSoC packages and provide
all the features found in tools costing $2,500 or more. Everything a
designer needs to get started with PSoC is included in the development
kit:
-- ICE-Cube In-Circuit Emulator
-- ICE Flex-Pod for CY8C29xxx Family
-- iMAGEcraft C-Compiler (Registration Required)
-- Backward compatibility Cat-5 Adapter
-- ISSP Cable
-- Mini-Eval Programming Board in One
-- USB 2.0 Cable and Blue Cat-5 Cable
-- 110 - 240V Power Supply, Euro-Plug Adapter
-- 2 CY8C29466-24PXI 28-PDIP Chip Samples
CY3210-PsoCEval1 Evaluation Kit
The CY3210-PSoCEval1 evaluation kit features an evaluation board
and mini-programming unit (MiniProg) that supports all PSoC CY8C2x
family members, significantly reducing a designer's learning curve and
product development cycle. Analog and digital board resources include
a 28-pin PSoC socket; an In-System Serial Programming(TM) (ISSP(TM))
connector; a 5-volt regulator powered from a wall transformer or
9-volt battery; an RS-232 serial port with DB-9 for general use; an
LCD display; a solderless breadboard; LEDs for diagnostic tests; and a
potentiometer.
The MiniProg programming unit is also included with the kit and
will program PSoC devices directly on the evaluation board or on other
boards via a 5-pin header. This programming unit is small and compact,
and connects to a PC via a provided USB 2.0 Cable.
CY3210-MiniProg1
The mini-programmer can be purchased separately with a
mini-evaluation PCB board. The mini-evaluation board includes LEDs, a
push-button switch and a potentiometer, but no LCD module or
breadboard prototyping space.
The Flex-Pod Kits
The new CY3215-DK supports new state-of-the-art Flex-Pod
technology. Flex-Pods improve on what used to be a multi-component
approach to emulation. The Flex-Pod integrates the cable, pod, mask,
and foot into one component. This integration enhances signal
integrity and improves both electrical and mechanical reliability. The
small size facilitates emulation on densely packed PCBs.
Pricing and Availability
All of the kits are available today through the "On-Line Store" at
www.cypress.com and through Cypress's worldwide network of authorized
distributors:
Kit Purpose Price
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CY3215-DK Ice Cube Complete emulation and development
Development Kit capability $599.00
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CY3210-PsoCEval1 Extensive evaluations and prototyping
Evaluation Kit $65.00
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CY3210-MiniProg1 Lowest cost programmer, evaluation and
ISSP Programmer demonstration $35.00
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Flex-Pod Kits State-of-the-art emulation pod used
with the CY3215-DK $75.00
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Photo
A high-resolution photo of the kits is available on-line at
www.cypress.com.
About the PSoC Family
PSoC devices are configurable mixed-signal arrays that integrate a
fast 8-bit microcontroller with many peripheral functions typically
found in an embedded design. PSoC devices provide the advantages of an
ASIC without the typical ASIC NRE or turn-around time. A single PSoC
device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral functions along with
the microcontroller, saving customers design time, board space, power
consumption and from 5 cents to as much as $10 in system costs.
Easy-to-use development tools enable designers to select configurable
library elements to provide analog functions such as amplifiers, ADCs,
DACs, filters and comparators and digital functions such as timers,
counters, PWMs, SPI and UARTs. PSoC analog features include
rail-to-rail inputs, programmable gain amplifiers and up to 14-bit
ADCs with exceptionally low noise, input leakage and voltage offset.
PSoC devices include up to 32KB of Flash memory, 2KB of SRAM, an 8x8
multiplier with 32-bit accumulator, power and sleep monitoring
circuits, and hardware I2C communications.
All PSoC devices are dynamically reconfigurable, enabling
designers to create new system functions on the fly. Designers can
achieve more than 120 percent utilization of the die, in many cases,
by reconfiguring the same silicon for different functions at different
times. In the automotive PSoC LIN bus reference design, the same
digital blocks are reconfigured four times to support the different
LIN communication modes; in doing so, these blocks consume less than
10 percent of PSoC hardware resources and less than 10 percent of the
PSoC MCU cycles.
Software and Support
PSoC Designer, the software development environment for PSoC, is a
full-featured, GUI-based design tool suite that enables the user to
configure design-in silicon with simple point-and-click options. With
PSoC Designer, users can code the MCU in either C or assembly
language; and debug the design using sophisticated features such as
event triggers and multiple break points, while single-stepping
through code in C or assembly or a mix of the two. PSoC Designer is
free and can be located and downloaded at www.cypress.com.
About Cypress MicroSystems
Headquartered in Lynnwood, Wash., Cypress MicroSystems develops
and markets the expanding Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) product
family -- high-performance, field-programmable mixed signal
integration products for high-volume embedded control functions in
consumer, industrial, office automation, telecom and automotive
applications. The close association with Cypress Semiconductor allows
access to their process and design technology, and field sales and
applications forces. More information about Cypress MicroSystems and
its successful line of PSoC products-as well as access to over 150
PSoC applications notes-is available on-line at www.cypress.com.
About Cypress
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY) provides high-performance
solutions for personal, network access, enterprise, metro switch and
core communications system applications. Leveraging its process and
system-level expertise, Cypress makes industry-leading physical layer
devices, framers and network search engines, along with a broad
portfolio of high-bandwidth memories, USB devices, timing technology
solutions and reconfigurable mixed-signal arrays. More information
about Cypress is accessible on-line at www.cypress.com.
Cypress and the Cypress logo are registered trademarks of Cypress
Semiconductor Corporation. "Programmable System-on-Chip," PSoC and
PSoC Designer are trademarks of Cypress MicroSystems. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Cypress Public Relations
Don Parkman, 408-943-4885
DSP@cypress.com
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