Oscium’s New WiPry™ Family Powered by Cypress’s PSoC® 3 Device Turns iPod touch, iPhone & iPad into Spectrum Analyzer ...
November 16 2011 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq:CY) today announced that
Oscium has selected the PSoC® 3 programmable system-on-chip for its
new WiPry™ family of products for iPod touch, iPhone and iPad. The
WiPry family is the first RF test equipment for iOS devices. It
turns an iOS device into a spectrum analyzer, dynamic power meter
or both. The PSoC 3 device in the WiPry seamlessly manages a
Cypress WirelessUSB LP transceiver, and handles Apple’s proprietary
MFi protocol to communicate with iOS devices.
The WiPry from Oscium is the first ever RF test equipment that
leverages Apple’s ubiquitous iOS devices. It is the ideal solution
for IT professionals and RF engineers, as well as hobbyists and
students. The low power WiPry family includes the 2.4-2.495GHz
WiPry-Spectrum Analyzer, the 100MHz-2.7GHz WiPry-Power Meter, and
the WiPry-Combo, which combines all the features of both
WiPry-Spectrum and WiPry-Power. WiPry-Spectrum, a spectrum analyzer
accessory, delivers real-time views of RF activity. WiPry-Power, a
power meter accessory, graphically displays RF data and has the
ability to capture, trigger and record the actual power output of
RF amplitude. An optional accessory kit that boosts the products
capabilities by giving the user the ability to make conducted
measurements is also available. The third product, the WiPry-Combo,
along with its WiPry iOS app, utilizes an attractive and mobile
package while offering a modern interface that PC-based instruments
can’t match. More information is available at www.oscium.com.
All three units are available to be purchased now.
WiPry-Spectrum is $99.97, WiPry-Power is $149.97, and WiPry-Combo
is $199.97. The WiPry iOS app is available for download from the
Apple App Store. More information is available at
www.oscium.com.
Oscium engineers were able to interface to iOS devices using
Cypress’s CY8CKIT-023 PSoC Expansion Board Kit For iPhone &
iPod Accessories – a plug-in board to Cypress’s CY8CKIT-001 PSoC
Development Kit. The kit streamlines design of innovative mobile
accessories using the flexible PSoC architecture, and helped Oscium
be first to market with iOS test products. It leverages Apple’s iOS
operating system and its corresponding SDK (Software Development
Kit) to provide a two-way communication interface between apps and
connected accessories. Details on the new kit and a video
demonstration are available at www.cypress.com/go/cy8ckit-023. For
more information on Apple’s (MFi) Made for iPod touch, iPhone and
iPad program, visit http://developer.apple.com/mfi.
“This new category of test equipment that we at Oscium call ‘iOS
Test™’ has the potential to change the benchtop-dominated landscape
by establishing the touchscreen-based iPad (or iPhone, iPod touch)
as the new standard in ease of use,” said Bryan Lee, President of
Oscium. “Cypress’s PSoC and MFi development platform has once again
helped Oscium be the first to market in this exciting new market
for test equipment.”
“It is refreshing to see PSoC 3 not only continue in the
footsteps of PSoC 1, but to advance to a higher level of
functionality across many different products and markets,” said
Gahan Richardson, vice president of Cypress’s PSoC Business Unit.
“By embracing the PSoC vision, many other companies will develop
great products such as the ones that Oscium creates.”
“Apple’s iOS and MFi developer programs continue to be a
platform for innovation to occur,” said Leon Tan, marketing manager
for Cypress’s MFi and mobile accessories solutions. “We’re excited
to see that because of the power and programmability of PSoC,
Cypress is a significant catalyst of this momentum.”
PSoC -- Because Change Happens
PSoC devices employ a highly configurable system-on-chip
architecture for embedded control design, offering a flash-based
equivalent of a field-programmable ASIC without lead-time or NRE
penalties. PSoC devices integrate configurable analog and digital
circuits, controlled by an on-chip microcontroller, providing both
enhanced design revision capability and component count savings. A
single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral
functions saving customers design time, board space and power
consumption while improving system quality and reducing system
cost.
The new PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 architectures include high-precision
programmable analog capability (up to 20-bit resolution for an
Analog to Digital Converter) and expanded programmable digital
resources integrated with powerful, industry-standard MCU cores and
ample memory and communications peripherals. PSoC 3 devices are
based on a high-performance 8-bit 8051 processor, while PSoC 5
devices include a powerful 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 processor. The
products provide designers with a seamless, programmable design
platform, enabling easy migration from 8 to 32 bits. The robust
features of these new solutions dramatically expand the
applications and markets that PSoC can address, including
automotive, portable medical, industrial and many more. The PSoC 1
family is based on a cost-optimized 8-bit M8C core. More
information about PSoC products is available at
www.cypress.com/psoc and free online training is at
www.cypress.com/psoctraining.
About Oscium
Oscium delivers innovative test equipment that leverages the
easy-to-use interface of the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. As an
MFi-approved developer, Oscium interfaces with the iOS family of
products through the 30-pin dock connector, making our design both
convenient and practical. Using the best in touchscreen-based
technology, Oscium is making cutting edge test equipment more
intuitive and easy to use. Oscium has created a new category in
test equipment called iOS Test, which includes iMSO, the world’s
first mixed signal oscilloscope for iPod touch, iPhone, & iPad
and now WiPry, the world’s first hardware-based spectrum analyzer
and/or dynamic power meter for iPod touch, iPhone, & iPad.
Visit Oscium online at www.oscium.com.
About Cypress
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable
solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and
exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the flagship
PSoC® programmable system-on-chip families and derivatives such as
PowerPSoC® solutions for high-voltage and LED lighting
applications, CapSense® touch sensing and TrueTouch™ solutions for
touchscreens. Cypress is the world leader in USB controllers,
including the high-performance West Bridge® solution that enhances
connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress is
also a leader in high-performance memories and programmable timing
devices. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, mobile
handsets, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial
and military. Cypress trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market
under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at
www.cypress.com.
Cypress, the Cypress logo, PSoC, PowerPSoC, CapSense and West
Bridge are registered trademarks and PSoC Creator, PSoC Designer
and TrueTouch are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Oscium,
Innovation for Inventors, and iMSO are trademarks of Dechnia, LLC.
Apple, iPhone, and iPod are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in
the U.S. and other countries. iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc. All
other trademarks are property of their owners.
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