Cypress CY8C24123A Designing with User Modules, Hardware Tools, Device Editor, Application Editor

CY8C24123A CY8C24223A, CY8C24423A

Debugger

The PSoC Designer Debugger subsystem provides hardware in-circuit emulation, allowing the designer to test the program in a physical system while providing an internal view of the PSoC device. Debugger commands allow the designer to read and program and read and write data memory, read and write IO registers, read and write CPU registers, set and clear breakpoints, and provide program run, halt, and step control. The debugger also allows the designer to create a trace buffer of registers and memory locations of interest.

Online Help System

The online help system displays online, context-sensitive help for the user. Designed for procedural and quick reference, each functional subsystem has its own context-sensitive help. This system also provides tutorials and links to FAQs and an Online Support Forum to aid the designer in getting started.

Hardware Tools

In-Circuit Emulator

A low cost, high functionality ICE (In-Circuit Emulator) is available for development support. This hardware has the capability to program single devices.

The emulator consists of a base unit that connects to the PC through the parallel or USB port. The base unit is universal and operates with all PSoC devices. Emulation pods for each device family are available separately. The emulation pod takes the place of the PSoC device in the target board and performs full speed (24 MHz) operation.

Designing with User Modules

The development process for the PSoC device differs from that of a traditional fixed function microprocessor. The configurable analog and digital hardware blocks give the PSoC architecture a unique flexibility that pays dividends in managing specification change during development and by lowering inventory costs. These configurable resources, called PSoC Blocks, can implement a wide variety of user-selectable functions. Each block has several registers that determine its function and connectivity to other blocks, multiplexers, buses and to the IO pins. Iterative development cycles permit you to adapt the hardware and the software. This substantially lowers the risk of having to select a different part to meet the final design requirements.

To speed the development process, the PSoC Designer Integrated Development Environment (IDE) provides a library of pre-built, pre-tested hardware peripheral functions, called “User Modules.” User modules make selecting and implementing peripheral devices simple, and come in analog, digital, and mixed signal varieties. The standard User Module library contains over 50 common peripherals such as ADCs, DACs Timers, Counters, UARTs, and other uncommon peripherals, such as DTMF Generators and Bi-Quad analog filter sections.

Each user module establishes the basic register settings that implement the selected function. It also provides parameters that allow you to tailor its precise configuration to your particular application. For example, a Pulse Width Modulator User Module configures one or more digital PSoC blocks, one for each 8 bits of resolution. The user module parameters permit you to

establish the pulse width and duty cycle. User modules also provide tested software to cut your development time. The user module application programming interface (API) provides high-level functions to control and respond to hardware events at run-time. The API also provides optional interrupt service routines that you can adapt as needed.

The API functions are documented in user module data sheets that are viewed directly in the PSoC Designer IDE. These data sheets explain the internal operation of the user module and provide performance specifications. Each data sheet describes the use of each user module parameter and documents the setting of each register controlled by the user module.

The development process starts when you open a new project and bring up the Device Editor, a graphical user interface (GUI) for configuring the hardware. Pick the user modules you need for your project and map them onto the PSoC blocks with point-and-click simplicity. Next, build signal chains by interconnecting user modules to each other and the IO pins. At this stage, you can also configure the clock source connections and enter parameter values directly or by selecting values from drop-down menus. When you are ready to test the hardware configuration or move on to developing code for the project, perform the “Generate Application” step. This causes PSoC Designer to generate source code that automatically configures the device to your specification and provides high-level user module API functions.

Figure 4. User Module and Source Code Development Flows

	Device Editor
User		Placement	Source
		and
Module			Code
		Parameter-
Selection			Generator
		ization

Generate

Application

Application Editor

Project	Source	Build
	Code
Manager		Manager
	Editor

		Build
		All
	Debugger
Interface		Storage	Event &
			Breakpoint
to ICE		Inspector
			Manager

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