What Would Be Your Favorite Project Build with the Cypress PSoC 6 Pioneer Kit?

Hi RoadTesters!

I recently met with Cypress concerning their new PSoc 6 MCU product line. The company believes the PSoc 6 is a real winner for engineers developing IoT products. In conjunction with the PSoc 6, they've produced a BLE Pioneer Dev Kit, based on its new PSoC 6 dual-core MCU architecture,

Here's an Unboxing Video of the dev kit:

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Here's a quick overview of the PSoc 6 MCU architecture:

What's unique about the PSoc 6 is that it bridges the gap between application processors and standard microcontrollers. It features:

•     Dual-core ARM Cortex-M4 and ARM Cortex-M0+, running at 150-MHz and 100-MHz, ultra-low-power 40nm architecture
•     Ultra-low-power design that consumes as little as 22-μA/MHz in active power mode1 and 4.5-μA in deep sleep modes
•     Flexibility with wired and wireless connectivity options, software defined peripherals, and CapSense
•     Integrated, hardware-based Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) with secure data storage

Power

The PSoC 6 MCU architecture reduces energy consumption with:

•     Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling enabling both performance- and power-critical processing
•     Auxiliary core which can be used as an offload engine for power efficiency, allowing the main core to sleep
•     Ultra-low-power system: 22-µA/MHz active (Cortex-M4) and 15-µA/MHz active (Cortex-M0+)

Dual-Core Architecture

The PSoC 6 has a flexible dual-core architecture to optimize system power consumption and performance. This architecture has two processors CM0+ and CM4 on the same die, with all the memory and peripherals available for use by both the cores. This adds a lot of value to the user who wants to set up a system where the processing load is shared by the two cores.

Security

The PSoC 6 provides secure, internal storage for firmware, applications and secure assets, including:

•     Scalable secure memory for multiple, independent user-defined security policies,
•     Cryptographic algorithms including elliptical-curve cryptography (ECC) and advanced encryption standard (AES) with integrated hardware coprocessors
•     A specialized hardware block designed to offload compute-intensive tasks from the main processor

Are you Looking for a Device That's Built for the Internet of Things? Then Check out the PSoc 6!

Cypress believes that the PSoC 6 will serve as the catalyst for differentiated IoT devices because:

•     Software-defined peripherals can be used to create custom analog front-ends (AFEs) or digital interfaces for innovative system components such as electronic-ink displays.
•     Flexible wireless connectivity options, including fully integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.0.
•     CapSense capacitive-sensing technology, enabling modern touch and gesture-based interfaces
•     Support by Cypress's PSoC Creator Integrated Design Environment (IDE) and the expansive ARM ecosystem.

Click here for some application examples.

If you are new to Cypress PSoC MCUs, click here for a glossary of key PSoC terms.

Before I offer a RoadTest on this product, I'm curious to learn what would be your favorite project builds with this kit? And why the PSoc 6 is a great fit for your idea. Thanks.

Please leave any comments below.

Sincerely,

Randall Scasny

RoadTest Program Manager