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CY8CKIT-046 PSoC® 4 L-Series Pioneer Kit Guide, Doc. #: 002-03344 Rev. *D 11
Introduction
1.3 PSoC Creator
PSoC Creator is a state-of-the-art, easy-to-use IDE. It introduces revolutionary hardware and
software co-design, powered by a library of fully verified and characterized PSoC Components™, as
shown in
Figure 1-4 . With PSoC Creator, you can:
1. Drag and drop Components to build your hardware system design in the main design workspace
2. Co-design your application firmware with the PSoC hardware
3. Configure Components using Component Configuration Tools
4. Explore the library of 100+ Components
5. Access Component datasheets
Figure 1-4. PSoC Creator Features
PSoC Creator also enables you to tap into an entire tool ecosystem with integrated compiler chains
and production programmers for PSoC devices.
For more information, visit www.cypress.com/psoccreator .
1.3.1 PSoC Creator Code Examples
PSoC Creator includes a large number of code examples. These examples are accessible from the
PSoC Creator
File menu, as shown in Figure 1-5 .
Code examples can speed up your design process by starting you off with a complete design,
instead of a blank page. The code examples also show how to use PSoC Creator Components for
various applications. Code examples and documentation are included, as shown in
Figure 1-6 .
In the Find Code Example dialog shown in Figure 1-6 , you have several options:
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Filter for examples based on device family or keyword.
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Select from the list of examples offered based on the Filter Options.
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View the documentation for the selection (on the Documentation tab).