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CY8CKIT-059 PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit Guide

User guide for the CY8CKIT-059 PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit, covering hardware features, KitProg debugging, software setup, schematics, and example projects.

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Overview

This document provides a comprehensive guide for the CY8CKIT-059 PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit. It details the kit's hardware architecture, which includes a target board featuring the PSoC 5LP microcontroller and a detachable KitProg board for programming and debugging via USB. The guide covers software installation for PSoC Creator and PSoC Programmer, kit operation including USB-UART and USB-I2C bridging, and hardware specifics such as header pinouts and power supply configurations. It includes code examples for basic functions like LED blinking, ADC to UART communication, and USB HID mouse emulation. Technical appendices provide full schematics and a bill of materials featuring components from Taiyo Yuden, Panasonic, and ON Semiconductor.

Use Cases

  • Embedded system prototyping
  • USB peripheral development
  • Analog and digital circuit design with PSoC
  • Educational learning for ARM Cortex-M3
  • Evaluation of PSoC 5LP features

Topics

CY8CKIT-059
PSoC 5LP
Cypress Semiconductor
Infineon
KitProg
microcontroller development kit
ARM Cortex-M3
USB-UART bridge
schematic
bill of materials
PSoC Creator

Referenced Parts

NTZD3152PT1G

Onsemi

430mA SOT-563 ON Semiconductor NTZD3152PT1G

MiniProg3

Cypress Semiconductor

The MiniProg3 device provides an interface for flash programming and debug.

PSoC 5LP

Cypress Semiconductor

The PSoC 5LP is the industry’s most integrated SoC with an Arm ® Cortex™-M3 CPU.

SOT-563

ON Semiconductor

430mA SOT-563 ON Semiconductor NTZD3152PT1G

1/10W

Panasonic

JUMPER 06O3 1/10W Panasonic - ECG ERJ-3GEY0R00V