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Hello everybody
I'm a university student and new to PSOC5 world. I have done a couple of projects using PIC microcontrollers and I want to learn PSOC5.
I have been looking at the the kits and they seem a bit pricey. wich kit do you think I should buy?
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If you want to start with psoc5 I say get the CY8c-050 kit, otherwise the new PSOC4 Pioneer kit is the cheapest way to start but with a cortex-m0 PSOC4
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If you want to start with psoc5 I say get the CY8c-050 kit, otherwise the new PSOC4 Pioneer kit is the cheapest way to start but with a cortex-m0 PSOC4
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Welcome in the fascinating world of PSoC!
Best Kit for your needs seems to be the -050 Kit. Make sure to get a new one with a PSoC5 LP. You will not get more for your money.
Have a look here http://www.cypress.com/?rID=51577&source=shop
Bob
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Maybe you can manage to get your university into the Cypress University Alliance (http://www.cypress.com/?id=1163 )
Apart from that, the cheapest PSoC5 board available right now seems to be the FreeSoC mini (http://freesoc.net/ ). But this is not a Cypress board, though.
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Keep in mind there is a series of videos to get an overview
and a first level of knowledge -
www.cypress.com/ PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 101/192/103/104
Regards, Dana.
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I would say get the PSoC4 kit first. as you should be able to get cypress support in case there are issues.
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The psoc4 kit should introduce you to PSOC design, also install psoc creator and follow the example projects there to get a feel of how is a psoc design.
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I would not recommend a PSoC4 Kit as a starter for getting acquainted to PSoCs. The chip is too small and the internal resources are quite difficult to handle. A PSoc1 is too difficult to debug, what remains is a PSoC3 or a PSoC5. From this starting point I would choose the larger of the two, a PSoC 5 LP development kit. When it comes to coding a real project, the PSoC5 has more capabilities and it is always easier to shrink a project into something smaller (cheaper) than using a bigger hrdware device.
Bob
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A couple of observations -
1) You can port designs between PSOC 3, 4, 5 as they all use same tool, Creator,
and have roughly same catalog of components, PSOC 3 being closest to PSOC 5
in catalog.
2) Cost of a finished design from lowest to highest PSOC 4, PSOC 1, PSOC 3, PSOC 5,
"approximately". That is also ~ true of FLASH and SRAM size.
3) Core perfromance is ~
PSOC 4 fits in between 3 and 5
4) Debug is best in PSOC 3/4/5, less so in PSOC 1.
5) PSOC 4, 5 based on ARM cores, best code density.
6) Some HW differences, like TCPOWM and 32 x 32 in PSOC 4, DFB and DelSig in 3/5,
spend some time looking at page 1 of datasheets with summaries.
Regards, Dana.
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TCPOWM should be TCPWM in prior post.
Regards, Dana.
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wouldn't a miniprog3 plus one of the cheap psoc kits (freesoc mini/Pioneer/Schmartboard , etc ) be more cost effective, I mean a 050 kit is awesome but when it is time to build a dedicated circuit you will always need a miniprog.
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Both FreeSOC (mini too) and Pioneer have a programmer on board, so you don't need a MiniProg for them. You this one only for the SchmartBoard PCB.
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Thank for your comments,
I'm going to get the CY8CKIT-050. I hope you won't mind if I pop up with a few noobish questions.
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You are always welcome!
Bob
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As suggested, try some of the examples and modify it to see how those components works. PSoC is a very flexible. It may be a little bit of confusion from people used to use other uC. , But once you learn how to use it, you would love it.
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reading the manual and trying things for yourself before asking questions is the proper way to get help. If people think you are really working on it rather than just asking people to do your homework for you then they will be more inclined to help.