Cypress Releases “Component Pack” Update for PSoC Creator™ 2.0 Design Environment
February 27 2012 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq:CY) has released an
extension to Version 2.0 of its revolutionary PSoC Creator™ Design
Environment for the PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip
families. Known as a “Component Pack,” the update includes new
peripheral functions that customers can easily drop into existing
PSoC devices to realize new capabilities within their designs.
The new Component Pack takes advantage of PSoC’s unique
programmability to offer new peripheral functions with a quick and
easy update that does not require users to download the entire PSoC
Creator program. Each component is fully tested and characterized,
speeding time-to-market and assuring high quality end products for
customers. Cypress intends to release new Component Packs
approximately every eight weeks going forward.
Component Pack 1 adds the following new capabilities to the
platform:
- Up to 4 SD Card interfaces and royalty
free FAT File System
- Graphics LCD component with royalty
free Graphics Library
- Standard 4-Wire Resistive Touch
interface
- Enhanced Digital Filter IIR (Biquad)
support added to the Digital Filter Block
“While standard MCUs must create new silicon to add or enhance
peripherals, the unique programmability of PSoC allows Cypress to
deliver new capabilities to our users through Component Packs every
6 weeks enabling unmatched time-to-market,” said Gahan Richardson,
Vice President of Cypress’s Platform PSoC Business Unit. “We say
‘MCUs Can’t and PSoC Can’ because standard microcontrollers can’t
offer this flexibility and customization that PSoC does. We’re
excited to provide regular Component Pack updates to our customers
to offer an even greater array of solutions on a continual
basis.”
Availability
A free download of Component Pack 1 for existing PSoC Creator
2.0 users is available now at www.cypress.com/go/psoccreator. Users
downloading PSoC Creator 2.0 for the first time will automatically
receive the Component Pack. Going forward, registered users will
receive alerts when new Component Packs are released.
About PSoC Creator
PSoC Creator is a revolutionary graphical design tool that
allows users to customize the PSoC device to their unique system
requirements in minutes. The design environment includes a rich
library of fully tested and characterized analog and digital
components that can be drag-and-dropped into a design and
configured to suit a broad array of application requirements. The
tool automatically places components into the PSoC device, routes
all on-chip signals and directs I/O to the optimum pins. Each
peripheral component is carefully parameterized so that the
implementation is automatically optimized to fit the developer’s
needs perfectly with no wasted resources. The build process
generates a consistently-named set of APIs for each component that
allows the software developer to control the hardware without
knowing the underlying register set. Customized designs, and their
associated APIs, can even be saved in a library for future reuse
and easily shared within an organization. With PSoC Creator,
customers create designs according to application requirements, not
the limitations of the target device. Re-targeting to new devices
is as simple as rebuilding an application, so porting designs
between PSoC devices becomes a snap, including migrating working
designs seamlessly from 8- to 32-bit devices.
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 flexible PSoC resources allow designers to future-proof
their products by enabling firmware-based changes during design,
validation, production, and in the field. The unique PSoC
flexibility shortens design cycle time and allows for late-breaking
feature enhancements. All PSoC devices are also dynamically
reconfigurable, enabling designers to morph internal resources
on-the-fly, utilizing fewer components to perform a given task.
More information about PSoC products is available at
www.cypress.com/psoc and free online training is at
www.cypress.com/psoctraining.
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, CapSense, West Bridge and
TrueTouch are registered trademarks and PSoC Creator is a trademark
of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are property of
their owners.
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