Some of the new User Modules in Version 5.3 are a Gas-sensing analogue front end, a fan controller, a voltage sequencer, an SMBus Slave, and a Thermistor interface. These User Modules can be dragged and dropped as icons into a design. They are pre-tested and pre-characterized, and each comes with a datasheet that designers can use to customize the functionality for their specific designs. PSoC Designer 5.3 includes over 150 of these User Modules, making designing with PSoC 1 devices fast and easy.
In addition to the new User Modules, Cypress has added a new auto-routing capability that radically simplifies the creation of systems using PSoC. Additional ease-of-use features in PSoC Designer 5.3 include a filterable device catalogue, GUI improvements, easier User Module customization, and a project archive capability.
“PSoC Designer is a revolutionary concept that fundamentally changed embedded design,” said Kapil Rai, Senior Director of PSoC 1 Products for Cypress. “Version 5.3 includes the biggest enhancements we’ve ever made to PSoC Designer, making designing with PSoC 1 devices faster and easier than ever before for a wide range of applications.”