Cypress Semiconductor CapSense CY8CKIT-022, Manual

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CY8CKIT-022 CapSense® Liquid Level Sensing Shield Kit Guide, Doc. #: 002-09825 Rev. ** 10
Introduction
1.5 Software Requirements
The CY8CKIT-022 kit does not have any programmable/configurable devices onboard, so it does not
need any software for configuration. However, the PSoC device present on the CY8CKIT-042
baseboard requires firmware which you can develop with the PSoC Creator IDE (Version 3.3 CP1 or
later).
1.5.1 PSoC Creator
PSoC Creator allows concurrent hardware and application firmware design of PSoC 3, PSoC 4, and
PSoC 5LP systems. PSoC systems are designed using classic, familiar, schematic-capture technol-
ogy supported by pre-verified, production-ready PSoC Components™.
PSoC Components are analog and digital virtual chips represented by icons that you can drag and
drop into a design and configure to suit a broad array of application requirements. You can configure
each Component in the rich, mixed-signal Cypress Component Catalog with the Component Cus-
tomizer tool. These Components include a full set of dynamically generated API libraries. After you
have configured the PSoC system, you can write, compile, and debug the firmware within PSoC
Creator, or export the firmware to other IDEs such as those from IAR, Keil, and Eclipse.
You can download the latest version of the PSoC Creator software from http://www.cypress.com/
psoccreator . Refer to the Release Notes for the minimum and recommended system requirements.
1.5.2 PSoC Programmer
The PSoC Programmer software is used to program the PSoC devices on the CY8CKIT-042 kit with
hex files. You can download PSoC Programmer at http://www.cypress.com/go/psocprogrammer .
1.6 Application Notes and Projects
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AN202478 - PSoC 4 - Capacitive Liquid Level Sensing provides detailed theory, design
guidance, and sensor layout information for explaining this kits operation as well as developing a
new liquid level sensing design.
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CE202479 contains example projects that demonstrate the following features of the
CY8CKIT-022 kit:
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Liquid level measurement using capacitive sensors
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Two sensor (2RX) project for use with the low cost 2RX flexible sensor
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Twelve sensor (12RX) project for use with the increased accuracy 12RX flexible sensor
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See the 3. Example Projects chapter in this kit guide for details.
1.7 Technical Support
For assistance, visit Cypress Support or contact customer support at +1 (800) 541-4736 Ext. 2 (in
the USA) or +1 (408) 943-2600 Ext. 2 (International).
You can also use the following support resources if you need quick assistance:
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Self-help (Technical Documents)
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Local Sales Office Locations .