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Additional CapSense Kits

For more information on these kits, please go to 

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.

Evaluation Kits

Development Kit

CapSense 

Express: 

Quickest 

and Easiest to Use 

Touch Sensing

CY3218

CAPEXP1/CAPEXP3

For Buttons

(Up to 10 or 4 IOs)

CY3218

CAPEXP2

For Sliders

(Up to 10 IOs)

CY3280-BK1

Universal CapSense

CapSense: 

Programmable 

Touch Sensing

CY3203A

CapSense CSA

CapSense Plus: 

CapSense with Non-

Touch Sensing 

Functionality (Motor 

Control, Power 

Management, Gyro 

Sensing, etc.)

CY3213A

CapSense CSD

CY3214

PSoCEvalUSB

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CY3218-CAPEXP2 CapSense™ Express

Evaluation Kit Quick Start

Summary of Contents for CapSense Express CY3218-CAPEXP2

Page 1: ...ore information on these kits please go to www cypress com CapSense Evaluation Kits Development Kit CapSense Express Quickest and Easiest to Use Touch Sensing CY3218 CAPEXP1 CAPEXP3 For Buttons Up to...

Page 2: ...Designer s Guide to Rapid Prototyping of Capacitive Sensors on any Surface Controls Sensors Touch Sensors Spread Out White Paper Cypress s CapSense Successive Approximation Algorithm The Art of Capaci...

Page 3: ...ense Express in Production AN44209 CapSense Express Power and Sleep Considerations AN2292 Layout Guidelines for PSoC CapSense AN2318 EMC Design Considerations for PSoC CapSense Applications AN2394 Cap...

Page 4: ...s Front of Board Mini USB Port 6 22 In the Pin Specific Tuning pane check Show Differences 6 23 Slowly move your finger from left to right across the slider The LEDs light clockwise start ing with the...

Page 5: ...g appears click OK If your board is already programmed with the cor rect design the Apply to board button is grayed out 6 17 Click OK to close the User Pin Assignment window 6 18 Click Apply to board...

Page 6: ...a slider segment is touched 5 11 Press the mechanical button at the bottom of the board to turn on all four LEDs Tune the Slider 5 12 From the Select Pin menu select Slider 5 13 Check Show Differences...

Page 7: ...r4 G4 G1 Sldr1 G4 G2 Sldr2 G4 G3 Sldr3 G4 5 14 Slide your finger across the slider Notice the difference bars above the green position bar Also notice how the LEDs illuminate in a clockwise direction...

Page 8: ...wood What s Next Now that you know how easy it is to tune a CapSense slider with PSoC Express learn how to create the project from scratch in Section 6 6 11 Since there are four LEDs and five slider...

Page 9: ...ss Project Start the Project 6 1 Connect your computer to the CapSense test board I2C Connector J5 using the CY3240 I2USB Bridge Board and a USB cable When connected correctly the USB con nector on th...

Page 10: ...r is listed in the Config ure Local Parameters pane Configure the Drivers 6 8 By default all driver types in the Configure Local Parameters pane are set to CapSense Slider Sensor To setup the LEDs set...

Page 11: ...r is listed in the Config ure Local Parameters pane Configure the Drivers 6 8 By default all driver types in the Configure Local Parameters pane are set to CapSense Slider Sensor To setup the LEDs set...

Page 12: ...ss Project Start the Project 6 1 Connect your computer to the CapSense test board I2C Connector J5 using the CY3240 I2USB Bridge Board and a USB cable When connected correctly the USB con nector on th...

Page 13: ...wood What s Next Now that you know how easy it is to tune a CapSense slider with PSoC Express learn how to create the project from scratch in Section 6 6 11 Since there are four LEDs and five slider...

Page 14: ...r4 G4 G1 Sldr1 G4 G2 Sldr2 G4 G3 Sldr3 G4 5 14 Slide your finger across the slider Notice the difference bars above the green position bar Also notice how the LEDs illuminate in a clockwise direction...

Page 15: ...a slider segment is touched 5 11 Press the mechanical button at the bottom of the board to turn on all four LEDs Tune the Slider 5 12 From the Select Pin menu select Slider 5 13 Check Show Differences...

Page 16: ...g appears click OK If your board is already programmed with the cor rect design the Apply to board button is grayed out 6 17 Click OK to close the User Pin Assignment window 6 18 Click Apply to board...

Page 17: ...s Front of Board Mini USB Port 6 22 In the Pin Specific Tuning pane check Show Differences 6 23 Slowly move your finger from left to right across the slider The LEDs light clockwise start ing with the...

Page 18: ...ense Express in Production AN44209 CapSense Express Power and Sleep Considerations AN2292 Layout Guidelines for PSoC CapSense AN2318 EMC Design Considerations for PSoC CapSense Applications AN2394 Cap...

Page 19: ...Designer s Guide to Rapid Prototyping of Capacitive Sensors on any Surface Controls Sensors Touch Sensors Spread Out White Paper Cypress s CapSense Successive Approximation Algorithm The Art of Capaci...

Page 20: ...ore information on these kits please go to www cypress com CapSense Evaluation Kits Development Kit CapSense Express Quickest and Easiest to Use Touch Sensing CY3218 CAPEXP1 CAPEXP3 For Buttons Up to...

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