Tech First Kit-CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR-CY3271-PSOC-Dev kit

tech2 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:43:18 GMT

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Overview
Kit Contents
Key Features
Ordering Information
Documents

Overview

The CY3271 is designed to quickly evaluate the flexibility, integration, and mixed signal capabilities of Cypress Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC). This evaluation is aided by a wide variety of sample projects.

You can use the sample projects to explore:

PSoC's programmable analog and digital blocks to interface to common sensors (such as thermistors) and actuators (such as LEDs). In addition, you can also create common serial interfaces (for example, SPI and I2C).
PSoC Designer Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to create embedded designs using two methods: traditional chip-level designs that involve writing code, and code free system level designs.
Cypress 2.4 GHz CyFi Low-Power RF technology to easily add reliable, simple, and powerefficient wireless connectivity to your embedded designs.

Kit Contents

One PC dongle with RF
One RF expansion card with power amplification for long-range applications
One multifunction expansion card
Two battery packs (2xAAA and CR2032)

Key Features

PC Bridge (FTPC)

Program all PSoC devices in the CY3271 kit
Act as a bridge between all boards in the CY3271 system and the PC, using a USB-to-I2C interface
Feature a CyFi low-power RF transceiver (with RF output power up to +20 d Bm). When this is combined with an onboard PSoC, it acts as the Hub in CyFi wireless networks.

RF Expansion Card (FTRF)

The RF Expansion Card (FTRF) features a PSoC device and a CyFi transceiver (with RF output power up to +20 dBm). FTRF serves the following functions:

Combined with one of the power packs, it can act as a standalone CyFi wireless node with an onboard thermistor for temperature measurements.
With its female expansion header, it can be used as a CyFi low-power RF module to add wireless connectivity to boards that are connected to it. For example, connecting the MultiFunction Expansion Card (FTMF) into the FTRF Card enables you to wirelessly transmit the values of the sensors on FTMF to the PC.
Its male interface header features an I2C interface and unused GPIOs. This enables you to use

MultiFunction Expansion Card (FTMF)

The MultiFunction Expansion Card (FTMF) features a PSoC device, and several sensors and actuators that enable easy experimentation:

7-element CapSense slider
CapSense proximity sensor
Thermistor
Ambient light level sensor
Red or green or blue triple LED cluster
Speaker

The FTMF interface header also features an I2C interface and four unused GPIOs for prototyping in your own system.

AAA Power Pack (AAA)

The AAA Power Pack houses 2 AAA batteries, and can be used to power either the FTRF, FTMF, or both of them in series.

CR2032 Power Pack (CR2032)

The CR2032 Power Pack houses a CR2032 coin cell battery, and can be used to power the FTRF for ultra low-power wireless applications.

Ordering Information

Products

Supplier	Part Number
Cypress Semiconductor	CY3271CY3271

Associated Products

Supplier	Description	Part Number
Cypress Semiconductor	Environmental Sensing Kit for CY3271	CY3271-EXP1CY3271-EXP1
Cypress Semiconductor	RF Expansion Kit for CY3271	CY3271-RFBOARDCY3271-RFBOARD

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Document List

Data Sheet

Part Number	Description	Size
CY3271	PSoC FirstTouch Starter Kit with CyFi Low-Power RF	2.87 MB

Application Notes

File Name	Size
Guidelines for Evaluating WirelessUSB(TM) RF System - AN5028	100 KB
PSoC Designer(TM) Device Selection Guide - AN2209	744 KB
Implementing Ambient Light Sensing using PSoC® and Analog Ambient Light Sensors - AN52491	426 KB
Sensing - A Thermistor-Based Thermometer, PSoC Style - AN2017	107 KB

Others Resources

File Name	Size
Rapid Intro to CyFi
CY3271 Kit Guide.	2MB

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