PSoC™ Creator & Designer

Hi Cypress,

I recently looking into the 4700S series, but i found that there are not much code example for this series, only 8 of them. 

I tried to follow those examples from PSoC4 such as 4200 series etc. but they are significantly different now.

Is there any resources you can share?

The way Cypress update or extend your component library is quite hard to do the sustaining process. All the functions and components are part specific, which is not quite user friendly, just my opinion.

Anyway, please see if you can share any helpful tips. Thanks!

Since PSoC Creator still requires Windows, I've been trying to get it to run on a Windows 11 on ARM64 installation. I've tried a variety of systems, but I think the problem is that I need native ARM64 drivers for the KitProg2 device. Are they available?

I have a working BLE project, but need to add test routines for regulatory testing, namely the CyBle_StartReceiverTest and CyBle_StartTransmitterTest. I added calls to these routines and the routines are defined in the generated BLE_Stack.h file, but the source is not found. Also a right click on the BLE icon in the top design produces a datasheet with these routines listed and how they work.

I updated the components to the latest, I've done a clean build in the application and the stack. I've removed the generated file folders in the application. I'm building debug code.

The BLE part is 4.1 and the Component major/minor version is 3/66

I'm building on Windows 64 bit version 1909

Environment:
PSoC Creator 4.4 (4.4.0.80)
Culture: English (United States)
OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.18363.0
CLR Version: 4.0.30319.42000

Installed CyInstaller Products:
Peripheral Driver Library 3.1.3
Peripheral Driver Library 3.1.5
PSoC Programmer 3.29.1
PSoC Creator 4.4

Loaded Plugins:
Name: Customizer Loader
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Loads component customizers.

Name: Addin Discovery
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Discovers PSoC Creator addins (kits, language packs, etc)

Name: Device Catalog
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Device Catalog Plugin

Name: Documentation
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Adds the topics available in the documentation.

Name: Start Page
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Adds a start page to the framework.

Name: Output Window Plugin
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Adds the output window

Name: SCC Manager
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: The Source Code Control Manager is the central class used for SCC actions within PSoC Creator.

Name: Symbol, Schematic and SchMacro Factory
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: The Symbol and Schematic Factory is used to load, cache, and retrieve symbols and schematics.

Name: Project Manager Plugin
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Adds project management related functionality.

Name: GDE Plugin
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Loads the Symbol and Schematic editors

Name: Language Plugin
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Supports user files in multiple languages

Name: Workspace Factory
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: The Workspace Factory is used to retrieve instances of PSoC Creator workspaces.

Name: Project Factory
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: The Project Factory is used to retrieve instances of PSoC Creator projects.

Name: Toolchain Manager
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: PSoC Creator Toolchain Manager

Name: ARM GCC Generic
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: ARM GNU Generic

Name: ARM MDK Generic
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: ARM MDK Generic

Name: ARM IAR Generic
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: ARM IAR Generic

Name: DP8051 Keil Generic
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: DP8051 Keil Generic

Name: Device Selector
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Adds a dialog that allows the user to select a device.

Name: File Editor Factory Plugin
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Add file editors to the framework.

Name: Transport Framework
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Provides a generic device communication framework for use by other plugins.

Name: Debugger Core
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: The Core Debugger provides an architecture independent framework for the common debug features.

Name: PSoC Debugger
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Provides debugging support for the different PSoC families through a GDB back end.

Name: FM Debugger
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Provides debugging support for FM device families

Name: Device IO Transport
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Provides device IO support for Cypress devices though PSoC Programmer APIs.

Name: Serial Transport
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Provides basic serial device support for the rest of the tool.

Name: Bootloader Host
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Provides a host tool to perform bootloading operations.

Name: Background Elaborator
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: PSoC Creator Background Elaborator.

Name: TypeCache Factory
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: The TypeCache Factory is used to retrieve instances of TypeCaches.

Name: PSoC Fitter
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: PSoC Fitter Plugin

Name: FM Fitter
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: FM Fitter Plugin

Name: DWR Plugin
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Registers resource editors with devices.

Name: DMA Wizard
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Enables quick and correct development of applications that use DMA.

Name: Tuner Plugin
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: Manages custom component tuner executables

Name: Notice Window
Version: 4.4.0.80
Company: Cypress Semiconductor
Description: The Notice Window displays notices (status messages / errors with managed lifetimes).

I have a compilation error on psoc creator 4.4 between break point and no break point

Environment:
PSoC Creator 4.4 (4.4.0.80)
Culture: English (United States)
OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.18363.0
CLR Version: 4.0.30319.42000

when there is a break point in file c . run debug the program pointer is wandering. Even though the main program doesn't have any lines of code

result when i run debuger

no lines of code in main.c

cause break point in code

//========================================================= =============================//

after removing break point .compiler program translates correctly

and result when i run debug.i work perfect

So I have this main.c program that was made long ago (by another employee). It was made for CY8C4245PVI-482. I'm trying to understand the program, but there are a bunch of library functions. I don't know where to find documentation on them. For example

    int status = UART_DMX_ReadRxStatus();

I searched for "UART_DMX_ReadRxStatus" online and there is one result. Some documentation would be immensely helpful! Is ther any PDFs or links to relevant documentation available? (The PSoC Creator User Guide does not help.)

I got introduced to the PSoC 5 chip by the freeSOC project on Kickstarter (and smARtDUINO, which is compatible with it). They are part of the Arduino community.

I've tried installing PSoC Creator with wine, with both Mono and Microsoft .NET. That didn't work. Then, I tried, and succeded in installing the separate .msi packages, but the program crashes at startup (I'll try to investigate those).

Now, some questions:

    
• Does the .exe installer do anything important other than running the .msi installers?
    
• How much does your code use native Win32 .dll's? Would it be possible to use only .NET APIs, so as to enable running the program on Mono on Linux or OSX?
    
• Have you considered open sourcing any parts of your PSoC software? I know you've at least used compilers et' al based on the GPL'd gcc compiler suite. Is there any really important IP that mandates keeping the no cost sofware proprietary?
   

I'm sure you know about the success of Arduino and friends. The reason those 8 bit AVR based chips have been much more popular among hobbyists than similar PICs, is the fact that Atmel released their IDE to users at no cost. That is what you have done. Now, what has enabled the multi platform and really easy to use Arduino IDE (and Unix like cmd tools), is the fact that the AVRs are well supported by open source tools like GCC (which Atmel contributes to) and AVRDude.

Now, the Cortex-M3 in PSoC 5 is already supported by GCC (which you use through Sourcery G++), but the programmer protocol and the CPLD hardware configuration have no such support in the open source world (there is an abandoned project from 2006 to create such tools). I urge you to consider the Open Source HardWare movement and the hobbyists using linux, OSX, Android, (and Windows) who are constantly inventing new ways to create and better themselves and the world around us. I know you and them would have much to gain from each other, if you welcome them by realeasing some (simple) portable open source tools to usefully use you hardware in non-Win32 environments, with or without GUIs. You could start by releasing a simple open source tool to upload pre compiled binaries to your hardware, which would be useful for user side firmware upgrades etc. Even just documenting the protocol would help, I'm sure some of the freeSOC board owners will start developing tools if given the chance. I' know I would like to buy a freeSOC board if I can use it without the hassle of installing Windows in a VM, I want the user of my hardware or code to have free and easy to use tools on the platform of their choosing.

Thanks, and sorry for this lengthy post. I hope this will be read by the right people 😉

Hello, 

I am searching for a solution or guide, how to setup PsoC Creator (or other IDE or VSCode) on Windows 10 and OpenOCD/GDB running on Linux. I have connected the MiniProg4 Program and Debug Kit CY8CKIT-005 on remote Linux system. I also established a connection between the computers.
Is it even possible? If not, please let me know how you would establish connection from the above-mentioned configuration.

I look forward to your reply,
AK

Hi,

Are there plans to improve the code editor in PSoC Creator? Here a little list of points i would like to see improved:

- Working bookmarks.

- Dark color scheme for Creator.

- Maybe an easier way to customize the font size/color and the possibility to store the configuration on a file and save/share it.

Regards,

Carlos