Kionix Accelerometer Revs up Cypress PSoC First Touch KitsKionix 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.