AN54181 - Getting Started with PSoC® 3

AN54181 introduces you to PSoC® 3, an 8051-based programmable system-on-chip. It helps you explore the PSoC 3 architecture and development tools and shows you how to create your first project using PSoC Creator™, the development tool for PSoC 3. This application note also guides you to more resources to accelerate in-depth learning about PSoC 3.

Introduction

PSoC 3 is a true programmable embedded system-onchip, integrating custom analog and digital peripheral functions, memory, and an 8051 microcontroller on a single chip.

This type of system is different from most mixed-signal embedded systems, which use a combination of a microcontroller unit (MCU) and external analog and digital peripherals, such as opamps, ADCs, and applicationspecific integrated circuits (ASICs).

The following video guides how to create projects using PSoC3:

The following table indicates the PSoC devices, PSoC Creator versions, compilers, and development kits that will work with this application note project:

*Refer to Migrating CY8CKIT-001 DVK project to CY8CKIT 030/050. 

1. Click on AN77835 - PSoC® 3 to PSoC 5LP Migration Guide to learn differences between PSoC 3 and PSoC 5LP.
2. For PSoC 5 project and related document, please download file AN54181_Archive.zip.

Projects associated with this application note can be downloaded from the ‘Related Files’ section below. For your convenience, we have provided projects that are compatible with the two most recent versions of PSoC Creator:

• AN54181.zip is used with PSoC Creator 3.0 SP2
• AN54181_Archive.zip is used with PSoC Creator 3.0 SP1/V2.1 SP1.

The project’s default settings may not be compatible with your device or kit, and you may need to change your project settings. For more information, see: