AN1047 - Understanding Bit-Error-Rate with HOTLink®
AN1047 explains the concept of an error rate for serial interfaces like Optical & Copper. Understanding Bit-Error-Rate The concept of an error rate for digital systems may seem somewhat foreign to...
View ArticleAN408 - A Design Guide to SPI F-RAM™ Processor Companion - FM33256B
AN408 provides an overview and design guidelines for the SPI F-RAM real-time clock (RTC) Processor Companion part - FM33256B. This document also includes a typical application, an example code, and a...
View ArticleAN76474 - PSoC® 3 Power Supervisor
AN76474 demonstrates how you can quickly implement and customize a full-featured power supervisor that supports up to 13 power supply rails with Cypress’s PSoC® 3. Introduction Power supervision plays...
View ArticleAN1057 - TAXI™ to Cypress CY7C9689A Hotlink® Transceiver Conversion Series:...
AN1057 discusses about the system parallel interface built with the CY7C9689A that are directly compatible with the legacy systems made using AMD TAXI™. Introduction The Cypress CY7C9689A...
View ArticleAN76458 - PSoC® 5LP High Voltage (120-240 VAC) Powerline Communication Solution
AN76458 describes how to develop a complete powerline communication system with the PSoC 5LP family of devices. Attached to the application note is a code example of a 2400 bps FSK modem with the...
View ArticleAN101 - F-RAM™ as One-Chip Solution for Code and Data Memory Applications
AN101 reviews the memory requirements for both code and data, and the design considerations for combining them in a single F-RAM device. Overview Applications for memory technologies are generally...
View ArticleAN57821 - PSoC® 3, PSoC 4, and PSoC 5LP Mixed Signal Circuit Board Layout...
AN57821 introduces basic PCB layout practices to achieve 12- to 20-bit performance for the PSoC® 3, PSoC 4, and PSoC 5LP family of devices. The design practices covered in this application note are...
View ArticleAN58304 - PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5LP – Pin Selection for Analog Designs
AN58304 provides an overview of the analog routing matrix in PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5LP. This matrix is used to interconnect analog blocks and GPIO pins. A good understanding of the analog routing and pin...
View ArticleAN64275 - PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5LP: Getting More Resolution from 8-Bit DACs
AN64275 discusses several methods to increase the resolution of the DACs available in the PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5LP families. These methods can be used to extend the resolution up to 12 bits. An example...
View ArticleAN17006 - High Speed Serial Simulation with HOTLink II™
AN17006 discusses the methodology for simulation of high speed links of the HOTLink II™ over the backplanes, using H-Spice. HOTLink II™ Background The HOTLink II™ family of devices are...
View ArticleAN2361 - USB-Powered Battery Charger for NiCd/NiMH Batteries
This application note describes a USB-powered battery charger for NiCd/NiMH batteries that permits rapid recharging. Dedicated PC-based software has been developed to monitor and control the charging...
View ArticleAN57473 - USB HID Basics with PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5LP
AN57473 describes the basics of the USB Human Interface Device (HID) protocol, and how to implement it in PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5LP. It explains how to configure USB input transactions using the PSoC...
View ArticleAN83902 - PSoC® 3 and PSoC 5LP – Creating a CFP Management Interface
AN83902 shows how to create a CFP (C Form-factor Pluggable) Management Interface using PSoC® 3 or PSoC 5LP. Included are two example projects that demonstrate the Management Data Input/Output (MDIO)...
View ArticleAN49079 - CapSense Plus™: Dynamically Configuring CapSense®
Dynamic reconfiguration is one of the powerful features available in PSoC®. This application note explains how to create a CapSense Plus™ application with dynamic reconfiguration. Introduction...
View ArticleAN2397 - CapSense® Data Viewing Tools
AN2397 shows how to monitor data from any Cypress CapSense® controller using the I2C or UART interface. With the tools described in this application note, you can view and log real-time sensor data...
View ArticleAN2336 - PSoC® 1 - Simplified FSK Detection
AN2336 presents the standard correlator method for frequency shift keying (FSK) demodulation using an efficient almost all-hardware implementation in PSoC® 1. This signal processing technique is...
View ArticleAN407 - A Design Guide to I2C F-RAM™ Processor Companions
AN407 provides an overview of and design guidelines for the I2C F-RAM™ real-time clock (RTC) Processor Companion parts: FM3164, FM31256, FM31276, FM31278, FM31L276, and FM31L278. This document also...
View ArticleAN14278 - PSoC® 1: Measurement and Compensation of the Internal Low Speed...
AN14278 outlines the use of the PSoC® 1 internal main oscillator (IMO) to measure and compensate for wider tolerance on the internal low speed oscillator (ILO). This application note describes how to...
View ArticleAN1044 - Understanding Cypress Asynchronous FIFOs
AN1044 gives an overview of architecture, features, and expansion logic of the asynchronous FIFO CY7C421, and discusses the common FIFO problems and their solutions. Introduction This application note...
View ArticleAN403 - F-RAM RTC Crystals - 6 pF vs. 12.5 pF
This application note has been combined with AN402 - F-RAM™ RTC Oscillator Design Guide
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