CY8CKIT-043 PSoC® 4 M-Series Prototyping Kit Guide, Doc. #: 001-97606 Rev. **
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2.
Software Installation
This chapter describes the steps to install the software tools and packages on a computer for using
the PSoC 4 M-Series Prototyping Kit. This includes the IDE on which the projects will be built and
used for programming.
2.1
Before You Begin
All Cypress software installations require administrator privileges, but these are not required to run
the software after it is installed. Close any other Cypress software that is currently running before
installing the kit software.
Note:
By default, the kit contents are installed in
C:\Program Files\Cypress
for a 32-bit
machine and
C:\Program Files(x86)\Cypress
for a 64-bit machine. This folder will contain
the kit example project. To open this example, it is recommended to use the procedure described in
the
Code Examples chapter on page 33
. That procedure will create an editable copy of the example
in a path that you chose so that the original installed example will not be modified.
2.2
Install Software
Follow these steps to install the PSoC 4 M-Series Prototyping kit software:
1. Download the kit software from
. The kit software is available for
download in three formats.
a. CY8CKIT-043 Kit Setup: This installation package contains the files related to the kit including
PSoC Creator and PSoC Programmer. However, it does not include the Windows Installer or
Microsoft .NET framework packages. If these packages are not on your computer, the installer
directs you to download and install them from the Internet.
b. CY8CKIT-043 Kit Only: This executable file installs only the kit contents, which include a kit
code example, hardware files, and user documents. This package can be used if all the
software prerequisites (listed in step 5) are installed on your computer.
c. CY8CKIT-043 DVD ISO: This file is a complete package, stored in a DVD-ROM image format,
that you can use to create a DVD or extract using an ISO extraction program such as Win-
RAR. The file can also be mounted similar to a virtual CD/DVD using virtual drive programs
such as Virtual CloneDrive and MagicISO. This file includes all the required prerequisite soft-
ware, utilities, drivers, hardware files, and user documents.
2. If you have downloaded the ISO file, mount it on a virtual drive. Extract the ISO contents if you do
not have a virtual drive to mount. Double-click
cyautorun.exe
in the root directory of the extracted
content or mounted ISO if "Autorun from CD/DVD" is not enabled on the computer. The
installation window will appear automatically.
Note:
If you are using the "Kit Setup" or "Kit Only" file, then go to step 4 for installation.