Introduction; Kit Contents - Cypress CY8CKIT-059 PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit Manual

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Introduction

Thank you for your interest in the CY8CKIT-059 PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit. This kit is designed as an
easy-to-use and inexpensive prototyping platform. The PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit supports the
PSoC 5LP device family, delivering a complete system solution for a wide range of embedded
applications at a very low cost. The PSoC 5LP is the industry's most integrated SoC with an Arm
Cortex™-M3 CPU. It combines programmable and reconfigurable high-precision analog and digital
blocks with flexible automatic routing. The unique flexibility of the PSoC 5LP architecture will help
those who want to rapidly develop products using the PSoC 5LP device family.
The PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit offers an open footprint breakout board to maximize the end-utility of
the PSoC 5LP device. This kit provides a low-cost alternative to device samples while providing a
platform to easily develop and integrate the PSoC 5LP device into your end-system. In addition, the
board includes the following features:
Micro-USB connector to enable USB application development
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Onboard CMOD capacitors to enable CapSense
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Bypass capacitors to ensure the high-quality ADC conversions
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An LED to provide feedback
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A push button to provide a simple user input
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Load capacitors to connect 32-kHz external crystal oscillator
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3.3-V to 5.5-V operation
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The PSoC 5LP prototyping kit also integrates the Cypress KitProg that enables onboard
programming, debugging, and bridging functionality, such as USB-UART and USB-I2C. The KitProg
is used to program and debug the target PSoC 5LP device (see
allows you to separate the KitProg board from the PSoC 5LP target board.
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Kit Contents

This kit contains only the PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit board.
Figure 1-1. CY8CKIT-059 PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit
CY8CKIT-059 PSoC® 5LP Prototyping Kit Guide, Doc. #: 001-96498 Rev. *G
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Figure 1-1). The prototyping kit
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