This kit is intended for all technical specialists familiar with PSoC™ 4 MCU and CAPSENSE™. Note: This kit is intended to be used under laboratory conditions. User guide Please read the sections “Important notice” and “Warnings” at the end of this document 002-34870 Rev. *B www.infineon.com 2023-06-24...
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CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Safety precautions Safety precautions Note: Please note the following warnings regarding the hazards associated with development systems Table 1 Safety precautions Caution: The evaluation or reference board contains parts and assemblies sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD).
You can use ModusToolbox™ software to develop and debug your PSoC™ 4 projects. ModusToolbox™ software is a set of tools that enables you to integrate Infineon devices into your existing development methodology. If you are new to PSoC™ 4 and ModusToolbox™ software IDE, see the application note AN79953 - Getting started with PSoC™...
Water dropper • Quick start guide (part of packaging) • CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ EVK contents Inspect the kit’s contents; if you find any part missing, contact your nearest Infineon sales office for help: www.infineon.com/support. User guide 002-34870 Rev. *B 2023-06-24...
I2C/UART header provision to interface PSoC™ 4000T device with an external host device. • Additional learning resources Infineon provides a wealth of data in the PSoC™ 4 product webpage to help you to select the suitable PSoC™ device for your design and to help you quickly and effectively integrate the device into your design.
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CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Kit operation Kit operation This chapter provides an overview of the features of the PSoC™ 4000T device and a quick review of the OOB project pre-programmed in this kit. It also provides the steps to create a project and program/debug using the ModusToolbox™...
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CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Kit operation Figure 3 shows the block diagram of the PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ EVB. Mode Reset I2C 4-Pin Status LED 10-Pin Switch Button Header Header Proximity RESET Loop KitProg3 KitProg3 USB Button (PSoC 5LP) PSoC 4000T (Micro-B) HW ID 0x09...
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16. Capacitive button (CSB1): One 7-mm diameter capacitive sensing button, configured as a self-capacitance (CSD) button, allows you to evaluate Infineon’s fifth-generation CAPSENSE™ technology. It has a 1.2-mm thick surface of polycarbonate enclosure for smooth touch sensing.
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Kit operation Using the OOB example – CE234752 The PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ EVB is pre-programmed with the CE234752 – PSoC™ 4: MSC-LP robust low-power liquid-tolerant CAPSENSE™ code example (CE). This CE demonstrates the key features of fifth-generation CAPSENSE™...
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CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Kit operation CAPSENSE™ button operation with LED indication 3. Touch the touchpad with your finger as shown in the image and observe that LED1 (U12) and LED3 (U14) turn ON in green with medium brightness as Figure 7 shows.
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CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Kit operation Spray water droplets on top of the widgets, as shown in Figure 8. Water tolerance with water droplets sprayed on sensors a) Place water droplets on top of the sensors using a water dropper. b) Dip the kit inside the water (up to the immersible line) for some time and remove it.
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Kit operation Note: More code examples are available in Eclipse IDE for ModusToolbox™ software (see Figure 13) or on the GitHub page dedicated to ModusToolbox™ software based examples to evaluate the board: PSoC™ 4: Blinky, PSoC™...
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CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Kit operation On the Choose Board Support Package (BSP) - Project Creator 2.0 window, expand PSoC™ 4 BSPs, select CY8CKIT-040T, and click Next, as shown in Figure Creating a new application: Choose Board Support Package User guide 002-34870 Rev.
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CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Kit operation b) Select the required application and click Create, as shown in Figure The right pane shows the description of the code example and the link to view the README file on GitHub. Creating a new application: Select Application User guide 002-34870 Rev.
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CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Kit operation 3. To build and program a PSoC™ 4000T device application, in the Project Explorer tab, select <App_Name> project. In the Quick Panel tab, scroll to the Launches section, and click the <App_Name> Program (KitProg3_MiniProg4) configuration, as shown in Figure Building and programming the code example...
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CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Kit operation 4. ModusToolbox™ software has an integrated debugger. To debug a PSoC™ 4000T device application, in the Project Explorer tab, select <App_Name> project. In the Quick Panel, scroll to the Launches section, and click the <App_Name>...
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware Hardware Schematics See the schematic files available on the webpage. Functional description This section describes the individual hardware blocks. The kit comes with a PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ EVB. It consists of the PSoC™ 4000T device, KitProg3 programmer/debugger and bridge, voltage regulators, CAPSENSE™...
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CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware Schematic of current measurement header (J4) For current measurement, remove this jumper and connect it to a current measurement device (ammeter) between the pins of J4, as Figure 19 shows. Note: Do not remove the jumper while the target device is powered. Connection diagram of the current measurement device with J4 header The onboard LED (LED4) indicates the status of PSoC™...
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware Schematic of power LED indication (LED4) 3.2.1.2 PSoC™ 4000T device 10-pin programming/debugging header The target MCU default programming/debugging interface is through the onboard KitProg3 programmer/debugger. In addition, you can use an external MiniProg4 programmer/debugger through the 10-pin header (J6) provision (no load by default).
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware 3.2.1.3 PSoC™ 4000T device 4-pin I2C/UART expansion header The target MCU can be interfaced with an external host over I2C with a 4-pin expansion header provision (no load by default). MCU GPIO pins P2[2] and P2[3] supports I2C and UART. Therefore, the same header can be used for UART too.
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware 3.2.2 PSoC™ 5LP based KitProg3 programmer and debugger An onboard PSoC™ 5LP (CY8C5868LTI-LP039 - U2) device is used as the KitProg3 programmer/debugger to program and debug PSoC™ 4000T device. The PSoC™ 5LP device is connected to the USB port of a PC through a USB connector and to the SWD and other communication interfaces of the PSoC™...
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware 3.2.2.1 KitProg3 onboard target voltage measurement PSoC™ 5LP of KitProg3 uses an ADC to measure the onboard target voltage. There is a voltage divider before the ADC input to bring the target voltage within the dynamic range. Schematic of KitProg3 onboard target voltage monitoring circuit 3.2.2.2 KitProg3 programming mode selection button and status LED...
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware 3.2.3 Power supply system The PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ EVB has only one input power source: a USB connector (J1). Low capacitance bi- directional TVS diodes (D1 and U11) to provide ESD and overvoltage protection (OVP). The current-limiting load switch (U5) at the USB power output limits the maximum current to 400 mA.
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware Schematic of voltage regulators 3.2.4 CAPSENSE™ 3.2.4.1 Capacitive sensing PSoC™ 4000T EVB consists of a 4x5 touchpad (CST1), a button (CSB1), and a proximity sensor (CSP1). Two external modulation capacitors (CMOD capacitors C36 and C37) on the board enable the CAPSENSE™ functionality.
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware Schematic of capacitive sensing widgets 3.2.5 User LED and serial RGB LEDs The PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ EVB has one single-color user LED (LED6, green) and three serially controlled RGB LEDs LED1 (U12), LED2 (U13), and LED3 (U14). Note that the LED intensity does not change according to the target voltage as LED6 is driven by MOSFET Q6.
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware Schematic of user LED and serial RGB LEDs 3.2.6 Enclosure of PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ EVB The PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ EVB is enclosed in a 2-part enclosure (enclosure base and cover). The enclosure base houses the EVB and serves as an overlay for the capacitive sensors.
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware CY8CKIT-040T kit rework for evaluating additional features This section explains modifications to the board to evaluate different features that are not available out of the box. Note: While performing reworks with the enclosure, ensure the rework station temperature should not exceed the melting temperature of the enclosure.
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware Pin details Kit function MiniProg4 interface function J6.4 P3[3], Port 3 Pin 3 GPIO of PSoC™ 4000T device SWDIO, SWD clock interface with the target that supports the SWD interface with an SWDCLK signal connection to the target MCU J6.5 GND, ground reference of an EVB...
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Hardware Pin details Kit function External host I2C/UART interface function J8.3 MCU-GPIO P4[0] which can be configured as an Connect to interrupt input of external host output to interrupt the host based on data availability J8.4 GND, ground reference of an EVB...
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Glossary Glossary analog-to-digital converter bill of materials board support package command line interface CMOD modulator capacitor CMSIS-DAP Cortex® Microcontroller System Interface Standard – Debug Access Port central processing unit self-capacitance mutual-capacitance electromagnetic compatibility electrostatic discharge Evaluation Board Evaluation Kit...
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CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Glossary light emitting diode microcontroller unit multi sense converter out-of-the-box PSoC™ programmable system on chip serial clock (I2C) serial data (I2C) Serial Wire Debug UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter Universal Serial Bus XRES external reset User guide 002-34870 Rev.
CY8CKIT-040T PSoC™ 4000T CAPSENSE™ Evaluation Kit guide Revision history Revision history Document Date Description of changes revision 2022-06-15 Initial release 2023-03-06 Fixed hyperlinks throughout the document Updated Figure Figure 15, and Figure 29 2023-06-24 Updated the content to Rev 03 board User guide 002-34870 Rev.
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