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Development Tools
PSoC Designer is a Microsoft® Windows based, integrated
development environment for Programmable System-on-Chip
(PSoC) devices. The PSoC Designer IDE and application run on
Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium (Me),
Microsoft Vista, and Windows XP.
PSoC Designer helps the customer to select an operating
configuration for the PSoC, write application code that uses the
PSoC, and debug the application. This system provides design
database management by project, an integrated debugger with
In-Circuit Emulator, in-system programming support, and the
CYASM macro assembler for the CPUs.
PSoC Designer also supports a high level C language compiler
developed specifically for the devices in this family.
Figure 2. PSoC Designer Subsystem
PSoC Designer Software Subsystems
Device Editor
The Device Editor subsystem enables the user to select different
onboard analog and digital components called user modules,
using the PSoC blocks. Examples of user modules are ADCs,
DACs, nvSRAM, Amplifiers, and Filters.
The device editor also supports easy development of multiple
configurations
and
dynamic
reconfiguration.
Dynamic
configuration enables changing configurations at run time.
PSoC Designer sets up power on initialization tables for selected
PSoC block configurations and creates source code for an
application framework. The framework contains software to
operate the selected components. Also, if the project uses more
than one operating configuration, the framework contains
routines to switch between different sets of PSoC block
configurations at run time. PSoC Designer can print out a
configuration sheet for a given project configuration, for use
during application programming in conjunction with the Device
Data Sheet. After the framework is generated, the user can add
application specific code to flesh out the framework. It is also
possible to change the selected components and regenerate the
framework.
Design Browser
The Design Browser enables users to select and import
preconfigured designs into their project. Users can easily browse
a catalog of preconfigured designs to facilitate time to design.
Examples provided in the tools include a 300 baud modem, LIN
Bus master and slave, fan controller, and magnetic card reader.
Application Editor
In the Application Editor you can edit C language and Assembly
language source code. You can also assemble, compile, link,
and build.
Assembler. The macro assembler seamlessly merges the
assembly code with C code. The link libraries automatically use
absolute addressing or are compiled in relative mode, and linked
with other software modules to get absolute addressing.
C Language Compiler. A C language compiler that supports
Cypress PSoC family devices is available. Even if you have
never worked in the C language before, the product quickly
enables you to create complete C programs for the PSoC family
devices.
The embedded, optimizing C compiler provides all the features
of C tailored to the PSoC architecture. It is complete with
embedded libraries providing port and bus operations, standard
keypad and display support, and extended math functionality.
Debugger
The PSoC Designer Debugger subsystem provides hardware
in-circuit emulation, which enables the designer to test the
program in a physical system while providing an internal view of
the PSoC device. Debugger commands enable the designer to
read and program, read and write data memory, read and write
IO registers, read and write CPU registers, set and clear
breakpoints, and provide program run, halt, and step control. The
debugger also enables the designer to create a trace buffer of
registers and memory locations of interest.
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