This project was created by the Cypress Partner: Arrow who is a global distributor as well as a strategic partner for creating development platforms based on Cypress technology.
Project Technology Focuses
- CYW43907 Dual-Band 802.11n Wi-Fi Arm® Cortex®-R4 MCU
- PSoC® 5LP Arm Cortex-M3 MCU
- IBM Watson IoT Cloud
- Gesture Control via CapSense® capacitive sensing
Project Requirements
Hardware
- Quicksilver IoT Dev Kit (QUICKSILVER-EVL)
- PSoC 5LP Prototyping Kit (CY8CKIT-059)
- Valve, Faucet Head, Mount/Hinge Components (see tutorial below)
Software
Project Description
This project showcases Arrow’s own IoT Development Kit: Quicksilver featuring Cypress Wi-Fi as well as utilizing PSoC 5 for control. The idea was to build a smart water dispenser that tracks the amount of water remaining in the container, daily water usage, and employee water consumption by day. At fixed time intervals, water level percentages are sent up a cloud-based IBM database with associated time stamps so that water levels can be tracked remotely, and water refills can be planned accordingly. Additionally, gesture control using CapSense was included for ease of use and controlled water pouring.
Project Links
- Project Code
- Full Project Tutorial
Resource List
- Arrow Quicksilver IoT Dev Kit Sell Sheet
- Arrow Quicksilver IoT Dev Kit Landing Page
- Arrow Quicksilver IoT Dev Kit Quick Start Guide
- Cypress CYW43907 Dual-Band 802.11n Wi-Fi Arm® Cortex®-R4 MCU Datasheet
- Murata 1GC Certified Wi-Fi Module (CYW43907 Based) Info Page
- Cypress WICED Studio SDK
- Cypress WICED Studio Wi-Fi/Combo Forum
- Cypress Developer Community Arrow Partner Forum