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Development Tools
PSoC Designer™ is a Microsoft
®
Windows-based, integrated
development environment for the Programmable System-on-
Chip (PSoC) devices. The PSoC Designer IDE and application
runs on Windows XP and Windows Vista.
This system provides design database management by project,
an integrated debugger with In-Circuit Emulator, in-system
programming support, and built-in support for third-party assem-
blers and C compilers.
PSoC Designer also supports C language compilers developed
specifically for the devices in the PSoC family.
PSoC Designer Software Subsystems
System-Level View
The system-level view is a drag-and-drop visual embedded
system design environment based on PSoC Express. In this
view you solve design problems the same way you might think
about the system. Select input and output devices based upon
system requirements. Add a communication interface and define
the interface to the system (registers). Define when and how an
output device changes state based upon any/all other system
devices. Based upon the design, PSoC Designer automatically
selects one or more PSoC devices that match your system
requirements.
PSoC Designer generates all embedded code, then compiles
and links it into a programming file for a specific PSoC device.
Chip-Level View
The chip-level view is a more traditional integrated development
environment (IDE) based on PSoC Designer 4.x. You choose a
base device to work with and then select different onboard
analog and digital components called user modules that use the
PSoC blocks. Examples of user modules are ADCs, DACs,
Amplifiers, and Filters. You configure the user modules for your
chosen application and connect them to each other and to the
proper pins. Then you generate your project. This prepopulates
your project with APIs and libraries that you can use to program
your application.
The tool also supports easy development of multiple configura-
tions and dynamic reconfiguration. Dynamic reconfiguration
allows for changing configurations at run time.
Hybrid Designs
You can begin in the system-level view, allow it to choose and
configure your user modules, routing, and generate code, then
switch to the chip-level view to gain complete control over on-
chip resources. All views of the project share common code
editor, builder, and common debug, emulation, and programming
tools.
Code Generation Tools
PSoC Designer supports multiple third-party C compilers and
assemblers. The code generation tools work seamlessly within
the PSoC Designer interface and have been tested with a full
range of debugging tools. The choice is yours.
Assemblers.
The assemblers allow assembly code to be
merged seamlessly with C code. Link libraries automatically use
absolute addressing or are compiled in relative mode, and linked
with other software modules to get absolute addressing.
C Language Compilers.
C language compilers are available
that support the PSoC family of devices. The products allow you
to create complete C programs for the PSoC family devices.
The optimizing C compilers provide all the features of C tailored
to the PSoC architecture. They come complete with embedded
libraries providing port and bus operations, standard keypad and
display support, and extended math functionality.
Debugger
PSoC Designer has a debug environment that provides
hardware in-circuit emulation, allowing you to test the program in
a physical system while providing an internal view of the PSoC
device. Debugger commands allow the designer to read and
program and read and write data memory, read and write IO
registers, read and write CPU registers, set and clear break-
points, and provide program run, halt, and step control. The
debugger also allows the designer to create a trace buffer of
registers and memory locations of interest.
Online Help System
The online help system displays online, context-sensitive help
for the user. Designed for procedural and quick reference, each
functional subsystem has its own context-sensitive help. This
system also provides tutorials and links to FAQs and an Online
Support Forum to aid the designer in getting started.
In-Circuit Emulator
A low cost, high functionality ICE (In-Circuit Emulator) is
available for development support. This hardware has the
capability to program single devices.
The emulator consists of a base unit that connects to the PC by
way of a USB port. The base unit is universal and operates with
all PSoC devices. Emulation pods for each device family are
available separately. The emulation pod takes the place of the
PSoC device in the target board and performs full speed (24
MHz) operation.
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