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Cypress is not liable, in whole or in part, and you shall and hereby do release Cypress from any claim, damage, or other liability arising from or related to all Unintended Uses of Cypress products.
If such interference is detected, suitable mitigating measures should be taken. The CY8CKIT-031 as shipped from the factory has been verified to meet with requirements of CE as a Class A product.
Handling Boards CY8CKIT-031 boards are sensitive to ESD. Hold the board only by its edges. After removing the board from its box, place it on a grounded, static free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available.
The PSoC CapSense Expansion Board is based on the PSoC 3 and PSoC 5LP device families. These devices are based on Cypress’ Programmable System-on-Chip™ platform for 8-, 16-, and 32- bit applications. PSoC 3/5LP combines precision analog and digital logic with a high-performance CPU.
Find Example Project… under the Example and Kits sec- tion in the Start Page of PSoC Creator or navigate to File > Open > Example Project…. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
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To use a starter design for your project, navigate to File > New > Project and select the design required. Figure 1-2. New Project CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
CY8CKIT-050 PSoC 5LP Development Kit by following the procedure in the knowledge base arti- Migrating CY8CKIT-001 DVK project to CY8CKIT 030/ 050. Apart from the example projects and starter designs that are available within PSoC Creator, Cypress continuously strives to provide the best support. Click here to view a growing list of application notes for PSoC 3 and PSoC 5LP.
Installation CD Installation To install the CY8CKIT-031 PSoC CapSense Expansion Board Kit software, insert the kit CD into the CD drive of your computer. The CD is designed to auto-run and the PSoC CapSense Expansion Board Kit menu appears. Figure 2-1. Kit Menu Note If auto-run does not execute, double-click cyautorun.exe on the root directory of the CD.
If Acrobat Reader application is not installed in your PC, then the installer provides the link to install the same and this does not prevent kit installation. Note that Adobe reader is required to view the kit documents. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
Kit Operation The following figures show the CY8CKIT-031 PSoC CapSense Expansion Board Kit, CY3280 CapSense Matrix Button Module, and CY3280 CapSense Linear Slider Module. Figure 3-1. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC CapSense Expansion Board Kit 2x20-Pin 2x22 Pin Connector for Connector for DVK Interface...
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Note: The figure shows the Capsense Expansion board connections when PSoC 3 Development Kit is used. The same connections need to be done when PSoC 5LP Development Kit is used. 2x20 Connector 2x22 Connector CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
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Note The PSoC CapSense Expansion Board Kit can use only port A of the CY8CKIT-001 PSoC Development Kit. Other ports - port A', port B, and port C cannot be used with this kit. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
Board. The example demonstrates the CapSense button matrix operation. When any button is touched, the corresponding row and column LEDs turn on. This example also shows the calculator application in the PC with the CapSense BMM as a keypad. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
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Select the individual CapSense sensor and configure sensitivity as required. The sensitivity parameter indicates the finger capacitance, which depends on the button area, overlay thickness, and dielectric constant of overlay material. Figure 4-1. Configuring ‘CapSense_CSD’ CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
For the PSoC 3 or PSoC 5LP Development Kit Connect the CapSense Linear Slider Module to connector J2 of the PSoC CapSense Expansion ■ Board. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
PC. Perform different operations such as Play/Pause, Stop, Mute/Unmute, Next, Previous, and System Volume Control using CapSense Linear Slider Module touch controls. Figure 4-3. CapSense Linear Slider Module Project CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
Note See Shielding Electrode on page 31 for more details. 4.4.1.3 Verify Output Touch any button and observe that corresponding row and column LED turns ON. Figure 4-4. CapSense Matrix Button Module Project CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
Note that when MiniProg3 is used for both I2C and programming, the MiniProg3 should be dis- connected from PC every time the connection is changed. Note See Shielding Electrode on page 34 for more details. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
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GUI, follow these steps: 1. Go to the project’s TopDesign.cysch file. 2. To open the tuner, right-click on the CapSense_CSD component in PSoC Creator and click on Launch Tuner. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
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4. Set the I2C communication parameters same as that set in the EZI2C component. 5. Select any option for the I2C Voltage other than External. The external supply pin on the MiniProg3 VTARG connects to NC on the CY8CKIT-031 board. Therefore, the external supply option does not work with the CY8CKIT-030 and CY8CKIT-050LP.
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4-5. See the graph for different vari- ables. 4. Touch the button and observe the increase in counts. Note: The Tuner GUI does not show correct output if multiple buttons are touched. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
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Col 0) to see the sensor response in the tuner window, as shown in Figure 4-6. Also, observe that the corresponding row and col LED on the module board turns on. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
Touch any button and observe the corresponding LED turn on. Place a finger on the slider; the nearest LED turns on and the finger position is displayed on the LCD. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
Connect J1 of the PSoC CapSense Expansion Board Kit to port A of the development kit. ❐ Connect the LCD to P18 and place jumper J12 in the ON position to power on the LCD. ❐ CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
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LED turn on. Place a finger on the slider; the nearest LED turns on and the finger position is displayed on the LCD. Figure 4-9. LCD Showing Slider Position 1. Please note the orientation of MiniProg3 while connecting on the board. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
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Note The CY8CKIT-001 PSoC Development Kit gives lesser SNR performance. The kit is not designed to give optimal CapSense performance. Only 1.5 mm overlay should be used with the PSoC Development Kit. CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H...
This simplifies the high level software API work. The CSD User Module supports separate output for the shielding electrode. Regulatory Compliance Information CY8CKIT-031 has been tested and verified to comply with the following electromagnetic compatibil- ity (EMC) regulations. CISPR 22 - Emissions ■...
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