Psoc 1-5? Creator or designer?

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        Hello So I have to choose what I will work with. I was told the new PSOC4 is great, but I cant even find a forum part in here about it. How great is it really, anything else than it can use shields? I am used to PSOC designer and PSOC1. I cant figure out why Creator should be better than designer? Is there any real difference? I just do smaller projects really, but now I have to teach young people (14) the ground principles of Uc, electronic and programming. I have to choose what side I will go, either the Creator or the designer? What and why would you choose? And what boards would you choose? I hope you can help me get an idea of the differences, strength and weaknesses. Thanks   
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Anonymous
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        PSoC1 has simple architecture   
Has simple out-line Dip-package   
Those are easy to understanding   
Easy to learn basic handling of electronics devices   
But flexibility in design is lower.   
   
Other hand, Design by the Creator   
Flexibility is more than the Designer   
Easy to setting each user modules   
But actual basic handling is a little bit harder   
cause of small package.   
   
That is my opinions.   
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Anonymous
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        Recommended development kits are ...   
CY3210-PSoCEval1   
http://www.cypress.com/?rID=2541   
   
CY8CKIT-003 PSoC® 3 FirstTouch™ Starter Kit   
http://www.cypress.com/?rID=38235   
   
CY8CKIT-050 PSoC® 5LP Development Kit   
http://www.cypress.com/?rID=51577   
   
Every kits has a programmer & debugger   
Do you need many quantity of Kits...   
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Bob_Marlowe
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Question already handled in the "other" forum at www.psocdeveloper.com/forums/viewtopic.php

   

Simon, please avoid postings to both forums.

   

 

   

Bob

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Anonymous
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        I had no idea the forums was the same. Are they? Thank you for your replies   
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Anonymous
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        I don't need that many, maybe like 10 devices   
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Bob_Marlowe
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No, Simon, the forums are not the same, but some of us look for posts in both forums.

   

This one here is maintained by Cypress Engineers, so when one of them reacts here you can rely on an official answer.

   

 

   

Bob

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ETRO_SSN583
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http://www.schmartboard.com/index.asp?page=products_dev&id=648      PSOC 3 & 5LP proto dips

   

 

   

http://www.cypress.com/?rID=60890      PSOC Family Comparisons

   

 

   

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8480     PSOC 1 Proto Boards

   

 

   

http://www.cypress.com/?rID=2545     PSOC Brochure

   

 

   

All families mainly SMT packages, PSOC 1 limited DIP, mostly SMT.

   

 

   

Additional capability in PSOC 1 family of Power PSOC, and Wireless Capability

   

 

   

PSOC 1 parts as low as < $ 1, PSOC 3 as low as $ 1

   

 

   

PSOC 1 Proprietary core     Switch cap analog blocks     32K FLASH limitation               Fixed function Digital

   

PSOC 3 8051 Core                                       Digital Filter      Verilog Design Capability       Very diverse digital

   

PSOC 4 ARM Cortex M0       Low end         32 x 32 MUL     Verilog Design Capability       Very diverse digital

   

PSOC 5 ARM Cortex M3        High end       Digital Filter       Verilog Design Capability      Very diverse digital

   

 

   

Attached comparison.

   

 

   

Regards, Dana.

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ETRO_SSN583
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A farily good comparison of all families -

   

 

   

    

   

          

   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSoC     PSOC Family Comparison

   

 

   

Regards, Dana.

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