Table Of Contents - Cypress CapSense CY8CKIT-024 Manual

Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Kit Contents ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.2.1 Beginner's Resources ............................................................................................................................... 7
1.2.2 Hardware Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.3 Software Requirements ............................................................................................................................ 8
1.2.4 Application Notes and Projects ................................................................................................................. 9
1.3 Technical Support .................................................................................................................................................. 9
1.4 Acronyms............................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.5 Document Conventions ....................................................................................................................................... 10
2. Kit Hardware ................................................................................................................................................................ 11
2.1 Board Details ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Theory of Operation ............................................................................................................................................. 13
2.2.1 Principle of Capacitive Proximity Sensing ............................................................................................... 13
2.2.2 CY8CKIT-024 System ............................................................................................................................ 14
2.3 Functional Description ......................................................................................................................................... 14
2.3.1 Sensor Pattern ........................................................................................................................................ 14
2.3.2 Arduino-Compatible Headers ................................................................................................................. 16
2.3.3 Hatch Pattern .......................................................................................................................................... 18
2.3.4 Slide Switch SW1 ................................................................................................................................... 18
2.3.5 C Capacitor ...................................................................................................................................... 18
TANK
2.3.6 LEDs ....................................................................................................................................................... 19
3. Example Projects ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
4. Design Support ............................................................................................................................................................ 22
Appendix A: Schematics, Layout, and BOM ...................................................................................................................... 23
A.1. Schematics .......................................................................................................................................................... 23
A.2. Board Layout ....................................................................................................................................................... 26
A.3. Bill of Materials .................................................................................................................................................... 28
Revision History ................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Document Revision History ........................................................................................................................................... 29
CY8CKIT-024 CapSense® Proximity Shield Kit Guide, Doc. No. 001-92568 Rev. *A 3