™ ™ Prototyping Kit guide About this document Scope and purpose This guide helps you get acquainted with the CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit. The ™ ™ document explains the kit operation, describes the out-of-the-box (OOB) example and its operation, and the hardware details of the board.
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping 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).
ModusToolbox software ™ ™ ™ 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 ™...
™ Figure 2 CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit Quick start guide ™ ™ Inspect the kit’s contents; if you find any part missing, go to Infineon's Support page for assistance. User guide 002-38600 Rev. ** 2023-11-29 Arrow.com. Downloaded from...
AN79953 - Getting started with PSoC under “PSoC 4 software resources” ™ ™ 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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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 1 Introduction Table 2 (continued) Document conventions for guides Convention Usage Bold Displays commands, menu paths, and icon names in procedures: Click the File icon and then click Open. Times New Roman...
HW ID 0x03 Proximity Slide Sensor Switch UART UART (DPDT) 5-Segment Slider Voltage KitProg3 Monitoring HW ID Headers Figure 4 Functional block diagram of CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping ™ ™ Board User guide 002-38600 Rev. ** 2023-11-29 Arrow.com. Downloaded from...
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 2 Kit operation Figure 5 PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Board top view ™ ™ PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit focuses on demonstrating the capabilities of 5th-generation ™ ™ CAPSENSE technology like low power operation with always-on sensing, and improved touch sensing ™...
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™ ™ (CSS1) both self-capacitance (CSD) and mutual-capacitance (CSX) operation, allow you to evaluate Infineon’s fifth-generation CAPSENSE technology. The slider have a 1-mm acrylic ™ overlay for smooth touch sensing. USER LED's (LED2, LED3) The user LED’s can operate at the entire operating voltage...
™ Note: At any point in time, if you overwrite the OOB example, you can restore it by programming the PSoC 4: CY8CPROTO-040T demo code example. See Creating a project and program/debug using ™ ModusToolbox software for programming the board.
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 2 Kit operation Figure 6 Connect the USB cable to the USB connector on the board Touch the self-capacitance-based button(CSB1) or the mutual-capacitance-based button(CSB2) with the finger and observe the LED2 turns ON, as shown in...
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 2 Kit operation Figure 8 CAPSENSE button operation with LED indication ™ Touch the slider with the finger and observe that LED3 turns ON, as shown in Figure 9. The LED brightness will vary based on the touch position.
CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 2 Kit operation Note: More code examples are available in the Eclipse IDE for the ModusToolbox software (see Figure ™ or on the GitHub page dedicated to ModusToolbox software-based examples to evaluate the board ™...
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New Application in Quick Panel In Choose Board Support Package (BSP) - Project Creator 2.0 window, expand PSoC 4 BSPs, ™ select CY8CPROTO-040T, and click Next, as shown in Figure Figure 12 Creating a new application: Choose Board Support Package...
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 2 Kit operation Figure 13 Creating a new application: Select Application Select <App_Name> project in the Project Explorer tab to build and program a PSoC 4000T device ™ application. In the Quick Panel tab, scroll to the Launches section, and click the <App_Name> Program...
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 2 Kit operation Figure 14 Building and programming the code example ModusToolbox software has an integrated debugger. To debug a PSoC 4000T device application, in the ™ ™ Project Explorer tab, select <App_Name> project.
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 2 Kit operation In the Quick Panel, scroll to the Launches section, and click the <App_Name> Debug (KitProg3_MiniProg4) configuration, as shown in Figure For a detailed explanation on how to debug using ModusToolbox software, see “Program and debug”...
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 2 Kit operation Figure 16 Debugging the code example User guide 002-38600 Rev. ** 2023-11-29 Arrow.com. Downloaded from...
CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 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 ™ ™...
CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 Hardware Table 4 (continued) Pin assignment of PSoC 4000T MCU in the Prototyping Kit ™ Pin details Primary on board function Secondary on board function P2[1] CAPSENSE CSX button TX (CSB2_TX) –...
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 Hardware In mode 2, the power supply must be regulated externally and must be within the range of 1.71 to 1.89 V, which includes the power supply ripple. In this mode, the VDDD, and VCCD pins are shorted together and bypassed.
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 Hardware Figure 20 Schematic of PSoC 4000T device power ™ A set of decoupling capacitors are provided for both digital and core voltage rails of the MCU (VDDD and VCCD).
CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 Hardware Figure 22 Connecting the current measurement device with the J2 header The on board LED (LED1) indicates the status of PSoC 4000T device power. ™ Figure 23 Schematic of power LED indication (LED1) 3.2.1.2...
CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 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 the PSoC 4000T device.
CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 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.
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 Hardware Legend Power Block Diagram Microcontroller Non-IFX parts No-Load 1.8V 1.8V KP_VBUS External Over Supply Voltage 5V – 1.8V Header Protection VTARG Ferrite Bead Over KP_VBUS 5V – 1.8V P4_VDD...
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 Hardware This board has a provision of a linear voltage regulator at U4 for powering the PSoC 4000T device with a ™ regulated 1.8 V supply derived from the 5 V supply coming from the USB Type-C connector.
CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 Hardware Figure 34 Schematic of PSoC 4000T device power ™ 3.2.3.1 Target reference voltage switch A load switch U5 is used to generate target reference voltage to isolate the leakage currents by the voltage divider used for target voltage measurement.
CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 Hardware Two external modulation capacitors (CMOD capacitors C3 and C6) on the board enable the CAPSENSE ™ functionality. The board supports a driven shield that can drive the hatch pattern surrounding the sensor region;...
CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 Hardware KP_VBUS USB power input. There is a provision provided on the board to drive LED's from the VTARG_REF power rail. Note: P3.0 is shared between LED2 and SW4 through a 3-pin header where you can select either of them by populating the jumper between J6.1, J6.2 or J6.2, J6.3.
Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ 3 Hardware CY8CPROTO-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. 3.3.1 Enabling the external programming/debugging interface to...
CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ Glossary Glossary 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...
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ Glossary Serial Wire Debug UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter Universal Serial Bus XRES external reset User guide 002-38600 Rev. ** 2023-11-29 Arrow.com. Downloaded from...
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CY8CPROTO-040T PSoC 4000T CAPSENSE Prototyping Kit guide ™ ™ Revision history Revision history Document revision Date Description of changes 2023-11-29 Initial release User guide 002-38600 Rev. ** 2023-11-29 Arrow.com. Downloaded from...
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