New Scalable Platform Combines Programmable Precision Analog and Digital Logic with High Performance ARM-Cortex M3 and 8051-Based MCU Sub-Systems, Delivering Unmatched Time-to-Market, Integration, and Flexibility for 8-, 16- and 32-bit Applications
• Integrates high-precision integrated analog with up to 20-bit resolution
• Delivers large library of drop-in programmable analog and digital peripherals
• Enables ultra low power applications with industry’s widest voltage range
• Provides easy migration from 8- to 32-bit architectures with pin and API compatibility
• Increases addressable market for PSoC by greater than 10x to over $15 Billion
• Powered by revolutionary PSoC Creator™ Integrated Development Environment
PSoC Creator enables engineers to design the way they think and dramatically shorten time-to-market. More information, including data sheets, application notes, online training, development kits, free PSoC Creator downloads and device samples, is available at http://www.cypress.com/
The unique programmable analog and digital peripherals in PSoC 3 and PSoC 5, along with new high performance 8-bit and 32-bit MCU sub-systems, enable new capabilities such as motor control, intelligent power supply and battery management, human interfaces such as CapSense® touch sensing, LCD segment display, graphics control, as well as audio/voice processing and communication protocols.
The new PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 architectures are powered by high performance, industry-standard processors. The PSoC 3 architecture is based on a new, high-performance 8-bit 8051 processor with up to 33 MIPS, while the PSoC 5 architecture includes a powerful 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 processor with up to 100 DMIPS. Both architectures meet the demands of extremely low power applications by delivering the industry’s widest voltage range from 5.5V down to 0.5V along with low 200nA hibernate current. They provide a seamless, programmable design platform from 8- to 32-bit architectures with pin and API compatibility between PSoC 3 and PSoC 5, along with programmable routing, allowing any signal, whether analog or digital, to be routed to any general-purpose I/O to ease circuit board layout.
“These new families, along with the revolutionary PSoC Creator Software, will change the way embedded designers solve problems,” said T.J. Rodgers, Cypress’s President and CEO. “The PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 architectures deliver a scalable platform with the computing power of high-performance MCUs, the precision of stand-alone analog devices and the flexibility of PLDs, all with a powerful, easy-to-use design environment. This combination gives designers of 8-, 16- and 32-bit applications the flexibility and integration of true ‘system-level’
“The PSoC is the only architecture that extends the concept of programmability beyond instructions for the processor to configuring peripherals and customization of digital functions,” said Tom Starnes, principal analyst at Objective Analysis in Austin, Texas. “Coupled with analog precision on-chip beyond that found in any other MCU, these highly-integrated PSoCs are more highly-programmable than any other chip. The addition of precision analog and the ARM Cortex processor to the family should bring the performance needed for any modern application.”
Features of the New PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 Architectures
Programmable Precision Analog Sub-system
• Up to 20-bit resolution for Delta-Sigma ADC
• Sample rates up to 1 MSPS in 12-bit SAR ADC
• Reference voltage accurate to /- 0.1% over industrial temperature and voltage range
• Up to four 8-bit resolution, 8 Msps DACs; 1x to 50x PGA; general purpose Op-amps with 25mA drive capability; up to four comparators with 30 ns response time
• DSP-like digital filter implementation for instrumentation and medical signal processing
• Large library of pre-characterized analog peripherals in PSoC Creator Software
• CapSense® functionality on all devices
Programmable High-Performance Digital Sub-system
• Array of “Universal Digital Blocks” (UDBs) each consisting of a combination of uncommitted logic (PLD), structured logic (datapath), and flexible routing to other UDBs, I/O or peripherals
• Large library of pre-characterized digital peripherals in PSoC Creator Software such as 8-, 16-, 24- and 32-bit Timers, Counters, PWMs
• Ability to customize digital system through full featured general purpose PLD-based logic
• High-Speed Connectivity:
High-Performance CPU Sub-systems
• 8-bit 8051 core with 33 MIPS performance (PSoC 3)
• 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 core with 100 MIPS performance (PSoC 5)
• 24-Channel multilayer Direct Memory Access (DMA) with simultaneous access to SRAM and CPU
• On-chip debug and trace functionality with JTAG and Serial Wire Debug (SWD)
• Complete Ecosystem of industry-standard compilers and real time operating systems
Industry Leading Low Power
• Industry’s widest operating range of 0.5V to 5.5V with no degradation in analog performance
• Active power consumption:
• Sleep-mode power consumption:
• Hibernate-mode power consumption:
Sample and Kit Availability
Samples of the PSoC 3 devices are available today, with full production expected in the first quarter of 2010. The architecture includes three families with varying amounts of memory, digital and analog performance. PSoC 5 samples will be available in the first quarter of 2010 with full production in the second half of the year. The PSoC 5 architecture includes four different families. A high-resolution photo is available at http://www.cypress.com/
Cypress is offering two design kits to help engineers get started on PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 projects. The PSoC Development Kit (CY8CKIT-001)
PSoC -- Because Change Happens
PSoC devices employ a highly configurable system-on-chip architecture for embedded control design, offering a flash-based equivalent of a field-programmable ASIC without lead-time or NRE penalties. PSoC devices integrate configurable analog and digital circuits, controlled by an on-chip microcontroller, providing both enhanced design revision capability and component count savings. A single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral functions saving customers design time, board space and power consumption while improving system quality and reducing system cost.
The flexible PSoC resources allow designers to future-proof their products by enabling firmware-based changes during design, validation, production, and in the field. The unique PSoC flexibility shortens design cycle time and allows for late-breaking feature enhancements. All PSoC devices are also dynamically reconfigurable, enabling designers to morph internal resources on-the-fly, utilizing fewer components to perform a given task. More information about PSoC products is available at http://www.cypress.com/
About Cypress
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the PSoC® programmable system-on-chip, USB controllers, general-purpose programmable clocks and memories. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, and industrial. Cypress trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at http://www.cypress.com.
