Programmable system on chip takes centre stage

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Apr 17, 2002

Cypress MicroSystems (CMS) will show its latest generation of PSoC (Programmable System on Chip) microcontroller devices and PSoC Designer software at this years' Embedded System Show.

Cypress MicroSystems (CMS) will show its latest generation of PSoC (Programmable System on Chip) microcontroller devices and PSoC Designer software at this years' Embedded System Show at the ExCel Exhibition Centre, London from 15th-17th May 2002.

Designed for flexibility, the PSoC microcontroller allows the designer to select from a variety of functional "building blocks" to define a specific application - and then change functions on-the-fly as the application is running.

This dynamic reconfiguration capability reduces development time and costs, while providing maximum adaptability throughout the design process.

Adding device configurations is made simple by PSoC Designer, the GUI-based integrated development environment offered by CMS.

The CMS PSoC microcontroller family integrates a fast, 8bit CPU; 8 to 16Kbyte of Flash memory; SRAM; and programmable arrays of analogue and digital system functions - known as PSoC blocks - in low-cost, small-footprint packages.

To save design time, CMS also offers user modules - predesigned peripherals built using these PSoC blocks.

By selecting a PSoC microcontroller with the chosen combination of memory, PSoC blocks and pins, designers have a device that can be configured to any application while reducing costs by eliminating external chips and simplifying system design.