Mouser Electronics now stocking Cypress' Universal PSoC CapSense Controller Development Kit

Cypress is a leading supplier of high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions. This development kit includes pre-defined control circuitry and plug-in hardware, as well as controller boards for the CY8C20x34 and CY8C21x34 Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) devices. The kit also offers a breadboard module and a module for implementing up to five buttons and a slider with sample overlays to encompass a wide variety of designs.

The kit works with both PSoC Designer and PSoC Express, allows for monitoring and tuning of CapSense designs via an I²C-to-USB bridge included in the kit, and supports the CapSense Successive Approximation (CSA) and Sigma-Delta (CSD) capacitive sensing method. CSA offers outstanding interference immunity and low-power consumption, making it suitable for portable consumer applications. Ideal for moisture-sensitive systems, CSD delivers superb temperature response and flawless operation in wet conditions.

A single CapSense device can replace dozens of mechanical switches and controls with an elegant touch-sensitive interface. The solution supports touch screens and proximity sensing for superior product differentiation. PSoC devices employ a highly configurable system-on-chip architecture for embedded control design, offering a Flash-based equivalent of a field programmable ASIC without lead-time or NRE penalties.