CY8CKIT-046 PSoC® 4 L-Series Pioneer Kit Guide, Doc. #: 002-03344 Rev. *D
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2.
Software Installation
This chapter describes the steps to install the software tools and packages on a PC for using the
CY8CKIT-046 PSoC 4 L-Series Pioneer Kit. This includes the PSoC Creator IDE on which 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.
2.2
Install Software
Follow these steps to install the CY8CKIT-046 PSoC 4 L-Series Pioneer Kit software:
1. Download the kit software from
. The kit software is available for
download in three formats.
a.
CY8CKIT-046 Kit Complete 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-046 Kit Only
: This executable file installs only the kit contents, which include kit
code examples, 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-046 DVD ISO
: This file is a complete package, stored in a DVD-ROM image format,
which you can use to create a DVD or extract using an ISO extraction program such as
Winzip
®
or WinRAR. 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 software, 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 Complete Setup
" or "
Kit Only
" file, then go to step 4 for installa-
tion.