Pin Mapping Differences Between the EZ-BLE PSoC Evaluation Board (CYBLE214009-EVAL) and the BLE Pioneer Kit (CY8CKIT-042-BLE) – KBA210894

Anonymous · ‎Feb 04, 2016

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Translation - Japanese: EZ-BLE PSoC評価ボード(CYBLE214009-EVAL) と BLEパイオニアキット(CY8CKIT-042-BLE) とのピンマッピングの違い - KBA210894 - Communi...

Question:

What are the differences between the pins exposed on J1 and J2 headers of the EZ-BLE™ PSoC^® Evaluation Board (CYBLE-214009-EVAL) and the pins expected by the J10 and J11 headers on the BLE Pioneer Kit (CY8CKIT-042-BLE)?

Answer:

Yes, there are differences between the pins exposed. The EZ-BLE PSoC Evaluation Board quick start guide explains how to use the board with the BLE Pioneer Kit and the differences in pin mapping. The details are also explained here.

Figure 1 shows the J10 and J11 headers on the BLE Pioneer Kit.

Figure 1. J10 and J11 Headers on BLE Pioneer Kit

The EZ-BLE PSOC Evaluation Board can be plugged on to these headers as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. EZ-BLE PSoC Evaluation Board Plugged on BLE Pioneer Kit

Figure 3 shows the pinout and details of the EZ-BLE PSoC Evaluation Board (CYBLE-214009-EVAL), which is a fan-out board for the EZ-BLE PSoC Module (CYBLE-214009-00).

Figure 3. EZ-BLE PSoC Evaluation Board (CYBLE-214009-EVAL) Pinout

The EZ-BLE PSoC Module exposes a subset of the GPIOs that are expected on the BLE Pioneer Kit. Therefore, the evaluation board for the module has several pins that do not map to any port of the module. In addition, some pins exposed on the J1 and J2 headers of the evaluation board differ from the pins expected on the J10 and J11 headers of the BLE Pioneer Kit. Table 1 shows the complete pin mapping and highlights the differences. Table 1 specifies NC (No Connect) for the pins that are not available on the evaluation board.

Table 1. Complete Pin Mapping

CY8CKIT-042-BLE J11 Header	CYBLE-214009-EVAL J2 Header	CY8CKIT-042-BLE J10 Header	CYBLE-214009-EVAL J1 Header
VDDD	VDD*	VDDA	VDD[1]
VREF	VREF	VDDR	VDDR
XRES	XRES	GND	GND
GND	GND	GND	GND
P0_0	NC	P2_0	P0_1[2]
P0_1	NC**	P2_1	P2_1
P0_2	NC	P2_2	P2_2
P0_3	NC	P2_3	P2_3
P0_4	P0_4	P2_4	P2_4
P0_5	P0_5	P2_5	P2_5
P0_6	P0_6	P2_6	P2_6
P0_7	P0_7	P2_7	P3_52
P1_0	P1_0	P3_0	P3_0
P1_1	P1_1	P3_1	P3_1
P1_2	P1_2	P3_2	P3_2
P1_3	P1_3	P3_3	P3_3
P1_4	P1_4	P3_4	P3_4
P1_5	P1_5	P3_5	P3_5
P1_6	NC	P3_6	P3_6
P1_7	NC	P3_7	P3_7
		P4_0	NC[3]
		P4_1	NC
		P5_0	NC
		P5_1	NC

[1] EZ-BLE PSoC Module shorts the digital and analog power rails of PSoC 4 BLE (highlighted rows in blue)

[2] Pins differ from the pins expected on the BLE (highlighted rows in yellow)

[3] The EZ-BLE PSoC Module has the P4_0 pin however this is connected to the Cmod capacitor on the EZ-BLE PSoC Evaluation Board (and similarly P4_1 pin is connected to Ctank capacitor) and is not exposed on the J1 header.

Note: The EZ-BLE PSoC Module is supported on PSoC Creator^TM 3.3 SP1 and later versions. While the GPIOs available on the EZ-BLE PSoC Module and consequently on the EZ-BLE PSoC Evaluation Board are limited, every functionality available on a PSoC 4 BLE silicon is available on the EZ-BLE PSoC Module. The only exception is the CapSense^® Gestures Component that handles one- and two-finger gestures. This Component is not available on the EZ-BLE PSoC Module.

Headers (on CYBLE-214009-EVAL)

Table 2. Usage Description

Headers	Usage description
J3	Used to short VDDD and VDDR. Note: J3 can be ignored for usage if customers insert CYBLE-214009-EVAL into CY8CKIT-042-BLE since VDDD and VDDR are short in CY8CKIT-042-BLE. However, if customers use the CYBLE-214009-EVAL separately, customer need to short J3 based on application requirement.
J5	Used to short VDDD and VDDA. Note: J5 can be ignored for usage if customers insert CYBLE-214009-EVAL into CY8CKIT-042-BLE since VDDD and VDDA are short in CY8CKIT-042-BLE. However, if customers use the CYBLE-214009-EVAL separately, customer need to short J5 based on application requirement.
J6	Used to short P3.5 of CYBLE-214009-00 module to either/both of P3.5 and P2.7 of CY8CKIT-042-BLE

Applicable Kits

Table 3. Applicable Kits

EZ-BLE PSoC Evaluation Board	PRoC BLE Modules		PSoC 4 BLE Modules
CYBLE-214009-EVAL	CY5671	CY5674	CY8CKIT-142	CY8CKIT-141
YES	NO	NO	NO	NO