Date: 07/12/2011

New CY8CKIT-025 Development Kit for PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 chips

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has announced the new CY8CKIT-025 Development Kit for its PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip architectures.

The new kit includes each of four different types of analog temperature sensors, including a thermocouple, a diode, a thermistor and a resistance temperature detector (RTD). It also includes a bonus CY8CKIT-012 PSoC Prototyping and Development Expansion Board. Designers can buy the new development kit for US$115 at www.cypress.com/go/cy8ckit-025.

"The precision analog capability of our PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 products is one of the unique capabilities that sets PSoC apart from standard MCUs," said Gahan Richardson, vice president for Cypress's PSoC Platform. "In order to get this level of measurement accuracy with a standard controller, a designer would need to add a standalone differential ADC device that adds cost, power, board space and complexity to the design."