AN91267 - Getting Started with PSoC® 4 BLE
AN91267 introduces you to PSoC® 4 BLE, an ARM® Cortex®-M0 based Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) that integrates a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio system. This application note helps you explore...
View ArticleAN404 - F-RAM RTC Backup Supply (VBAK pin) and UL Compliance
AN404 discusses the F-RAM RTC processor companion’s backup power sources, the internal charging circuit, and the associated issues. Overview The FM31xx and FM33xx families are the Integrated Processor...
View ArticleAN400 - Generating a Power-Fail Interrupt using the F-RAM Processor Companion...
AN400 describes the implementation of an early power-fail warning using the general-purpose comparator on the F-RAM Integrated Processor Companion. This warning signal can be used to drive a...
View ArticleAN401 - Charging Methods for the F-RAM RTC Backup Capacitor
AN401 describes the charging methods for the F-RAM RTC (FM31xxx/FM33xxx Processor Companion family) backup capacitor. A backup capacitor is used for backing up the real-time clock and event counters....
View ArticleAN402 - F-RAM™ RTC Oscillator Design Guide
AN402 describes the real-time clock (RTC) oscillator and provides design considerations for using the RTC in the F-RAM™ processor companions. Overview The FM31xxx and FM33xxx are integrated processor...
View ArticleAN84060 - QDR®-IV Design Guide
AN84060 describes the key features, functional description, operational modes, power calculation, and board design guidelines of QDR®-IV, Cypress’s quad data rate family of networking SRAMs. This...
View ArticleAN1162 - HOTLink® Design Considerations
The HOTLink® family of data communication products provides a simple and low-cost solution to high-speed data transmission. While these products are easy to use, the methods used to connect them to...
View ArticleAN1184 - Frequently Asked Questions About HOTLink®
AN1184 discusses frequently asked questions by customers who are evaluating HOTLink® products.
View ArticleAN304 - SPI Guide for F-RAM™
AN304 provides the functional description, timing, and example code for SPI F-RAMs. It also gives a PSoC 3-based user module for SPI F-RAM™. Introduction The FM25xxx F-RAM™ product family employs an...
View ArticleAN13652 - Schematic Review Checklist for West Bridge® Antioch™
West Bridge® Antioch™ is a USB mass storage control device that contains three main ports: processor interface (P-port), mass storage support (S-port), and USB Interface (U-port). This application...
View ArticleAN4017 - Understanding Temperature Specifications: An Introduction
AN4017 gives a basic understanding of the temperature specifications found in Cypress's product datasheets. There are many factors that affect the thermal operation of a device. This application note...
View ArticleAN302 - F-RAM SPI Read & Write Internal Operation and Data Protection
AN302 discusses the importance of keeping C S high during power transitions and suggests a circuit to accomplish this. It also describes the internal operation of Cypress's high-speed SPI F-RAM...
View ArticleAN34359 - PCB Layout Guidelines for West Bridge™ Generation A Peripheral...
The West Bridge™ peripheral controllers support high-speed USB as well as mass storage access and are available in a wafer level chip scale package (WLCSP) with 81-balls. The size of this package is...
View ArticleAN6022 - A Comparison between nvSRAMs and BBSRAMs
AN6022 describes the comparison of features, capabilities, and benefits between Cypress nvSRAM and BBSRAMs. Introduction With lead-free initiatives being implemented globally, nvSRAMs have become a...
View ArticleAN89878 - WUSB-NX Hardware Design Guidelines
AN89878 provides the hardware design guidelines for Cypress WUSB-NX (WirelessUSB™ NX) transceiver. It provides details to create schematics and PCB layouts for a WUSB-NX application. This note also...
View ArticleAN60305 - Using PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5LP IDACs to build a better VDAC
This application note describes how to configure the PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5LP IDACs as a flexible analog source. It presents different approaches for using the IDACs in applications, and discusses the...
View ArticleAN1038 - Upgrade Your TAXI-275 with HOTLink®
AN1038 will explain how to upgrade TAXI-275 devices with the HOTLink® devices. It will aid in the migration of TAXI-275 designs to the HOTLink architecture.
View ArticleAN1130 - Interfacing the CY7B923 and CY7B933 (HOTLink®) to Clocked FIFOs
AN1130 discusses the interfacing issues between the Cypress HOTLink® Transmitter/Receiver and Cypress Clocked FIFOs. Introduction This application note describes the interfacing issues between the...
View ArticleAN1089 - Parallel Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) for HOTLink®
AN1089 discusses using CRC codes to insure data integrity over high-speed serial links, such as Fibre Channel, ESCON and other standards supported by Cypress's CY7B923 and CY7B933 HOTLink devices. It...
View ArticleAN17004 - Decoupling Guidelines for the CYS25G0101DX OC-48 SONET Transceiver
This application note gives some decoupling guidelines, loop-filter requirements, and CM_SER pin requirements for the CYS25G0101DX OC-48 SONET Transceiver. Introduction The CYS25G0101DX SONET/SDH...
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