CY8CKIT-031 PSoC® CapSense® Expansion Board Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-66474 Rev. *H
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Introduction
Thank you for your interest in the CY8CKIT-031 PSoC
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CapSense
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Expansion Board Kit. The
PSoC CapSense Expansion Board Kit interfaces either of the CY3280 Universal CapSense Module
boards with the CY8CKIT-001 PSoC Development Kit, CY8CKIT-030 PSoC 3 Development Kit, or
CY8CKIT-050 PSoC 5LP Development Kit. This kit enables you to develop CapSense solutions with
the CY3280 Universal CapSense Module boards. The CapSense component in PSoC Creator™
allows you to develop CapSense solutions with ease. The code examples provided along with this kit
give sample solutions.
The PSoC CapSense Expansion Board is based on the PSoC 3 and PSoC 5LP device families.
These devices are based on Cypress’ Programmable System-on-Chip™ platform for 8-, 16-, and 32-
bit applications. PSoC 3/5LP combines precision analog and digital logic with a high-performance
CPU. With the PSoC, you can create the exact combination of peripherals and integrated proprietary
IP to meet your application needs.
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Kit Contents
The CY8CKIT-031 kit includes:
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CY8CKIT-031 PSoC CapSense Expansion Board
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CY3280-BMM Universal CapSense Matrix Button Module Kit
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CY3280-SLM Universal CapSense Linear Slider Module Kit
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Two 1.5-mm thick overlay and one 3-mm thick overlay
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Quick Start Guide
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Resource CD
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PSoC Creator
Cypress' PSoC Creator software is a state-of-the-art, easy-to-use integrated development
environment (IDE) that introduces a hardware and software design environment based on classic
schematic entry and revolutionary embedded design methodology.
With PSoC Creator, you can:
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Automatically place and route select components and integrate simple glue logic normally
located in discrete muxes.
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Trade off hardware and software design considerations allowing you to focus on what matters
and getting to market faster.
PSoC Creator also enables you to tap into an entire tools ecosystem with integrated compiler tool
chains, RTOS solutions, and production programmers to support both PSoC 3, PSoC 4 and
PSoC 5LP.