I will be launching a roadtest on the Infineon PSoC 62 Eval Kit with ModusToolbox. This roadtest is somewhat unique in that the sponsor would like to have your your getting started experience of the ModusToolbox
as a key element of the review. The sponsor has provided me with some specific questions for the roadtester to answer, which I have listed below. But first let me talk about the hardware.
Here's some information on the The PSoC 62S2 evaluation kit:
The PSoC 62S2 evaluation kit (CY8CEVAL-062S2) enables you to evaluate and develop applications using the PSoC 62 MCU. The kit features the PSoC 62 MCU (CY8C624ABZI-S2D44): 150-MHz Arm® Cortex®-M4 and 100-MHz Arm® Cortex®-M0+ cores, 2MB of Flash, 1MB of SRAM, hardware crypto accelerator, rich analog and digital peripherals, audio and communication interfaces, and industry-leading capacitive-sensing with CAPSENSE technology.
Here are some features of the kit:
- PSoC 62 MCU (CY8C624ABZI-S2D44)
- M.2 interface connector to connect the M.2 radio modules
- By default, the kit package includes Sterling-LWB5+ M.2 radio module from Laird Connectivity for out-of-the-box evaluation
- OPTIGA Trust-M security controller
- mikroBUS interface for hardware expansion using Click boards
- Headers compatible with Arduino Uno R3 for hardware expansion using Arduino shields
Here's some information on the Modus Toolbox:
ModusToolbox software supports application development using the PSoC 62S2 evaluation kit by providing board support package (BSP), and validated code examples to get you started.
Here's what you get with the kit:
- PSoC 62S2 evaluation board
- Sterling-LWB5+ Wi-Fi / Bluetooth® M.2 radio module from Laird Connectivity based on AIROC CYW4373E Wi-Fi & Bluetooth® combo chip (plugged into the M.2 interface of the PSoC 62S2 evaluation board)
- FlexPIFA antenna from Laird Connectivity to mount on the Sterling-LWB5+ M.2 module
- USB Type-A to Micro-B cable
- Four jumper wires (four inches each), two jumper wires (five inches each)
- Quick start guide
Here's some documentation:
User Manual
Product Page
ModusToolbox Software Web Page
Github
Schematic
Design Support
Sponsor's Questions
Test the getting started experience of ModusToolbox
- Are the resources you need readily available to start developing with ModusToolbox?
- What is your assessment on getting started with ModusToolbox from a new user’s perspective?
- What documentation/content was most beneficial in your ModusToolbox development experience? (User Guides, Videos, Training Classes, Community)
- Which available Code Examples did you find most useful in getting started?
Explore the flexibility of ModusToolbox
- Are you able to use the ModusToolbox Library Manager to integrate additional software? What middleware did you utilize?
- Which IDE do you prefer to use with ModusToolbox?
- Are you able to utilize both cores available on the PSoC 62 device within ModusToolbox?
- Did you use PDL drivers, Hardware Abstraction APIs, or a combination of both?
Tes, Experiment and/or Build with the PSoC Evaluation Kit and ModusToolbox
- How easy was it to leverage the capabilities on the board and the expansion interfaces?
- How easy was it to program and debug your application with the evaluation board?
- Are you able to utilize the wireless connectivity applications (Wi-Fi, BLE) in ModusToolbox with PSoC 6 MCU and AIROC combo module on the kit?
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