Need Someone for a Project: Cypress PSoc6 BLE kit +  Honeywell Pressure Sensor Shield

To the 5 project builders.....

jomoenginer

balearicdynamics

BigG

dougw

geralds

I wanted to post an update to this.

First off: anyone who needs a PSoC 6 Pioneer kit, they are on their way to me. I got the tracking number so I should get them shortly. In addition, I have ordered 5 Honeywell Sensor Shields (SEK002) for all of you. Before looking at the datasheet, I casually assumed that the sensors were placed on the shield, as they are on other shields/expansion boards. After looking at the datasheet, I assumed incorrectly. I believe Enrico mentioned that too. So, I need to get some information regarding the sensors, etc. This is what is happening:

I will order everyone a micropressure sensor (MRP) series. But you have to tell me which one. So go here, and select the one that you need. If you don't need one, tell me that too:

https://uk.farnell.com/w/c/sensors-transducers/sensors/pressure-sensors-transducers/pressure-transducers?product-range=m…

ABP Series

Tell me which one you need from the ABP series: https://uk.farnell.com/search?st=honeywell%20abp

Humidicon Series

Tell me which one you need from this series: https://uk.farnell.com/search?st=honeywell%20humidicon

I'm not including the particle count sensors because I don't expect they are need for the medical application.

So look over these links and tell me which ones you need and I'll order them.

Randall

It looks like we need to select digital sensors only...(all the digital sensors on the Farnell page are I2C)

I believe the i2C or SPI reference is just the communication protocol.  The device may send digital or analog values over i2C or SPI depending on the part that is ordered. Both types are listed on the Farnell page for the ABP sensors.  The micropressure sensor (MRP) listed seem to be all Digital.

I believe the i2C or SPI reference is just the communication protocol.  The device may send digital or analog values over i2C or SPI depending on the part that is ordered. Both types are listed on the Farnell page for the ABP sensors.  The micropressure sensor (MRP) listed seem to be all Digital.

Analog sensors give an analog output, but I believe you are indeed right, we do have flexibility and we can use these sensors with the PSoC 6 via the SEK002 kit.

I need to review the datasheet again to be sure but I believe that with the PSoC 6 we can use the analog versions of the ABP sensors with the SEK002 kit as we are not reliant on the EXE (GUI output) and Arduino HEX files to make things work and we have way more flexibility as to which PSoC 6 pins are assigned as an analog input pins.

Here is the pinout for the ABP sensor (from the datasheet) based on the different communication protocols:

So for Analog (which is an analog reading based on voltage input), Pin 3 is the output, which if you placed analog sensor on the SPI footprint then you would get an output reading from the SS pin on the SEK002 kit or if placed on the I2C footprint it would be the INT pin. The analog sensor supply current is 2 to 3 mA and a PSoC 6 GPIO can sink 8mA or source 4mA as you would need to supply a voltage into Pin 6 of the sensor.

If you plan to use the humidicon sensors (temp/humidity) then you cannot use I2C footprint for the ABP sensor on the SEK002 kit as this will cause a conflict with the I2C clock line.