Capacitance measurement of an external component

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Hello,

I have a load cell based on Capacitance variation. The initial value of this sensor is about 100 pF and by applying load the capacitance variation is about 1pF/kg.

I need to measure this capacitance variation using PSOC-4 or PSOC5 kits.

May you please explain how I can make it. Had a look on many of examples and datasheets, none of them is related to my situation.

I have found some functions such as CapSense_ReadSensorRaw() (which returns 0), but have no idea what it does exactly and what other functions should be called before to set it up.

Thanks,

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RyanZhao
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Hi Amir,

The BIST functions of CapSense may help to measure external capacitance.

For more details, read datasheet of CapSense Component.

If you are a beginner of PSoC CapSense, recommend to learn it with start from:

http://www.cypress.com/documentation/application-notes/an64846-getting-started-capsense

http://www.cypress.com/file/46081/download

Thanks,

Ryan

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