Date: 08/12/2008

Wireless sensing kit for atmospheric pressure, humidity, temperature and ambient light

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. introduced the CY3271-EXP1 Environmental Sensing Kit. The new kit is the first of many future expansion offerings for the recently introduced PSoC FirstTouch Starter Kit with CyFi Low-Power RF.

This environmental sensing kit includes two boards - a weather station expansion board that includes sensors for atmospheric pressure, humidity, temperature and ambient light (all of which can be operated and monitored simultaneously); along with a pigtail thermistor board for measuring temperature in remote locations. The new kit is ideal for designers of systems such as HVAC system monitors, weather stations, and environmental sensor alarms.

The other features of the new kit are:

1. Designers can use the "Sense and Control Dashboard" software included in the FirstTouch Starter Kit to quickly set-up and monitor a wired or wireless sensor network through visual dashboard.
2. The combination of the Environmental Sensing Kit and the dashboard enable data logging, data aggregation, alarms, and sensor calibration for nearly any type of sensor.
3. The kit supports custom expansion for designers who want to develop their own applications.
4. The CyFi Low-Power RF solution delivers reliable connectivity, power-efficiency and superior range, and is supported by PSoC programmable system-on-chip.
5. PSoC reduces the complexity of quantifying a sensor's signal by integrating the amplification, filtering, and ADC stages into a single device.
6. PSoC's analog MUX allows multiple sensors to be connected concurrently.

Availability: The CY3271-EXP1 Kit is available from cypress website and from authorized distributors.

Pricing: The CY3271-EXP1 Environmental Sensing Kit is priced at US$99.99.
The CY3271 PSoC FirstTouch Starter Kit is priced at $69.95

Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com