Kionix Accelerometer Revs up Cypress PSoC First Touch Kits

Kionix Inc. announced that CypressSemiconductor Corp. has selected the Kionix KXSC7 accelerometer for use in thenew CY8CKIT-014 PSoC(R) 5FirstTouch(TM) Starter Kit for the PSoC5 programmable system-on-chiparchitecture, powered by the 32-bit ARM^(R) Cortex(TM)-M3 processor.

Inaddition to its low-power feature, the KXSC7 series ofhigh-performance accelerometers offers several preset internal low-pass filterswith an option for user-definable bandwidth if required for the application. Thesesensors offer a high signal-to-noise ratio. The sensitivity is factoryprogrammable, allowing customization for applications requiring from plus or minus 2 to plus or minus 6g inrange, and they accept supply voltages between 1.8 and 3.6V.

PSoC 5 devices offer unique programmable analog and digitalperipherals, along with the high-performance 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 processor.They include integrated analog resources and PLD-based Universal Digital Blocksfor implementing standard and custom digital peripherals.

The PSoC 5 FirstTouch Starter Kit helps designers get acquaintedwith the new PSoC 5 architecture. It includes software and example projectsthat take advantage of the kit's onboard sensors including the Kionixaccelerometer, a thermistor, proximity sensing and CapSense. The kit enableseasy development via 28 general-purpose I/O pins, a 12-pin wireless moduleheader and Serial Wire Debugging (SWD). It also includes the PSoC Creator IDE.

TheCY8CKIT-014 PSoC 5 FirstTouch Starter Kit is priced at $49.