Now that we’ve picked out the important parts, it’s time to get a general overview of the project from a systems perspective. The trick here is to put in the hooks that we need at this stage of the design so that we have access to the critical ...
Do I have double vision?Here are two PSoC 4 Pioneer Kits rigged up for testing.I just thought this looked novel.If you looked carefully you might have noticed that I have installed a connector to each of the Pioneer Kits' Pmod compatible ports.I&...
I’ve been thinking about a portable prototyping box for a while when I saw this pencil box in the after school markdown bin at my local Staples, I think it was $4. It is the right size and I thought it might make a decent box to transport and protect...
I received the pioneer kit the other day, it was all pretty quick and easy in terms of getting sample projects up and running so that's great. I'm thinking I'll probably spin a shield with a bunch of hardware options on it to create a solid platform ...
There has been some suggestions about the motors in the comments from my previous post, which I will try to address in this post. My primary concern for choosing components is acoustic noise. A secondary consideration is power consumption....
I spent most of the time this weekend trying to get familiar with PSoC evaluation kit and PSoC Creator software. I started a little bumpy with the installation, which did not behave at all at the beginning until I figured out that it was a conf...
Local Motionplayers.brightcove.net/.../index.html Gromit and Rocky Rhodes have come to help me demonstrate the PSoC 4 driving two servos simultaneously.I connected two servos to a Pmod CON3 that is subsequently connected to the Pmod compatible p...
Well still dealing with some leg issues and was stranded in bed most of the weekend. But I did make a little progress on the watering system. First thing I mixed up a batch of potting soil. I used a 2.5:1 topsoil to vermiculite. Decided to go do...
Hello All, I've been taking a crack at the system. Here's where I am at so far: I've gotten the ADC and analog chain to work in its most basic form. I substituted a potentiometer for the thermistor for the time being. The next s...
A small introduction to myself:Hi, I'm Victor Sluiter, and I've taken part in both the Energy Harvesting Solutions and the Wireless Power Solution RoadTest Challenges. Unfortunately I didn't have time to contribute much to this challenge, but I did w...
Being Thrifty like a Radio HamOh right, I am an Amateur Radio Ham and being so we like to make reuse and recycle stuff wherever possible.I'm taking the punt that I can successfully use a Pioneer Kit an external PSoC 4.This is described stealthily...
A friend of mine at the MakerSpace has a spare espresso machine he's planning to give to me. So that will help with that aspect. It sounds like my coworkers care far more about espresso drinks than coffee, and I am planning to install this at my offi...
So here I am writing my first blog on Smarter Life Challenge. Let me start with how I got here – it was just the chance of noticing the word “Challenge” in the subject of an email that I was about to delete together with many other emails that make i...
Pioneering Pmodifications Pmods are a quick way of getting peripherals connected and working.They are trademarked and designed by Digilent for use with their CPLD and FPGA training kits. The designers of the PSoC 4 Pioneer Kit had the fores...
In this post I would like to share with you my opinion on some types of light sources you can buy at stores. There are divided opinions about the LED supremacy (or not) over CFLs (energy saving bulbs). I did some calculations and reading what could b...
PSoC - The Electronic Duct Tape Literally, within seconds I had my first SPI project up and working.Just plop a SPI Master onto the Schematic Diagram.Hook up the input and output pins (internally).Reconfigure the input pin to use a resistive pul...
Hello, i would like to present my Smart Life challenge idea. I am thinking about making reflow oven. It will have 3.7 inch capacitive touchscreen with 800x480 AMOLED or SLCD screen for user interace as well as encoder for setting up time and tem...
First week almost over.Have been reading other participants posts and all are very interesting in their unique ways. Props to all and honor to be sharing this experience with you all.The PSoC is almost here and will be just in time to carry it with m...
The UnCoStat (Unnecessarily Complex Thermostat) design process has officially kicked off! I received my PSoC4 Pioneer kit yesterday and ordered a bunch of parts today. Concept and Block DiagramFirst I started with a block diagram to get a handle...
I have some updates on what was achieved in this week. Some risks loom large. However its Deepawali folks so Enjoy! Here is the progress so far on the first stage of the project: Stage 1: PreparationDownload necessary software + Datasheets ...
PreparationsWith my own deadline of the week before Christmas I commenced procuring the important parts for the prototype.These are the PSoC 4 Pioneer Kit and WS2812B LEDs.Element14 Australia had the Pioneer Kits in stock and they arrived the next da...
So I got a little package in the mail today. Thanks to Cypress Semiconductor for the development board, and many thanks to element14 for this great contest. Since I need to do some research before ordering parts or getting equipment,...
