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Development Tools
PSoC Designer is a Microsoft® Windows-based, integrated
development
environment
for
the
Programmable
System-on-Chip (PSoC) devices. The PSoC Designer IDE runs
on Windows XP or Windows Vista.
This system provides design database management by project,
an integrated debugger with In-Circuit Emulator, in-system
programming support, and built-in support for third-party assem-
blers and C compilers.
PSoC Designer also supports C language compilers developed
specifically for the devices in the enCoRe and PSoC families.
PSoC Designer Software Subsystems
Chip-Level View
The chip-level view is a traditional integrated development
environment (IDE) based on PSoC Designer 4.4. Choose a base
device to work with and then select different onboard analog and
digital components called user modules that use the PSoC
blocks. Examples of user modules are ADCs, DACs, Amplifiers,
and Filters. Configure the user modules for the chosen appli-
cation and connect them to each other and to the proper pins.
Then generate your project. This prepopulates your project with
APIs and libraries that you can use to program your application.
The tool also supports easy development of multiple configura-
tions and dynamic reconfiguration. Dynamic reconfiguration
enables changing configurations at run time.
System-Level View
The system-level view is a drag-and-drop visual embedded
system design environment based on PSoC Designer.
Hybrid Designs
You can begin in the system-level view, allow it to choose and
configure your user modules, routing, and generate code, then
switch to the chip-level view to gain complete control over
on-chip resources. All views of the project share common code
editor, builder, and common debug, emulation, and programming
tools.
Code Generation Tools
PSoC Designer supports multiple third-party C compilers and
assemblers. The code generation tools work seamlessly within
the PSoC Designer interface and have been tested with a full
range of debugging tools. The choice is yours.
Assemblers. The assemblers allow assembly code to be
merged seamlessly with C code. Link libraries automatically use
absolute addressing or are compiled in relative mode, and linked
with other software modules to get absolute addressing.
C Language Compilers. C language compilers are available
that support the enCoRe and PSoC families of devices. The
products allow you to create complete C programs for the PSoC
family devices.
The optimizing C compilers provide all the features of C tailored
to the PSoC architecture. They come complete with embedded
libraries providing port and bus operations, standard keypad and
display support, and extended math functionality.
Debugger
PSoC Designer has a debug environment that provides
hardware in-circuit emulation, allowing you to test the program in
a physical system while providing an internal view of the PSoC
device. Debugger commands allow the designer to read and
program flash, read and write data memory, read and write I/O
registers, read and write CPU registers, set and clear break-
points, and provide program run, halt, and step control. The
debugger also allows the designer to create a trace buffer of
registers and memory locations of interest.
Online Help System
The online help system displays online, context-sensitive help
for the user. Designed for procedural help and quick reference,
each functional subsystem has its own context-sensitive help.
This system also provides tutorials and links to FAQs and an
Online Support Forum to aid the designer in getting started.
In-Circuit Emulator
A low cost, high functionality ICE (In-Circuit Emulator) is
available for development support. This hardware has the
capability to program single devices.
The emulator consists of a base unit that connects to the PC by
way of a USB port. The base unit is universal and operates with
all enCoRe and PSoC devices. Emulation pods for each device
family are available separately. The emulation pod takes the
place of the PSoC device in the target board and performs full
speed (24 MHz) operation.
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