The CY8CMBR3x controllers are part of Cypress's Mechanical Button Replacement (MBR) family, which leverages Cypress's SmartSense™ Auto-tuning algorithm to completely eliminate the requirement for manual system tuning. SmartSense Auto-tuning enables automatic tuning of more than 10 parameters to achieve optimal touch sensing performance. The CY8CMBR3x devices are supported by Cypress's EZ-Click™ software tool, which combines GUI-based configuration, product debug and production-line testing with no firmware development required. Cypress offers the CY3280-MBR3 kit for $25, allowing engineers to evaluate the family's advanced features. The kit also provides additional debug and test options, including the ability to vary trace lengths, add parasitic capacitance and change overlay thickness. Cypress has released videos online introducing the solution, software and kit on its Video Library.
"With more than 1 billion CapSense controllers shipped and 5 billion mechanical buttons replaced, our customers know they can count on Cypress for powerful capacitive-sensing solutions with advanced performance and features that are easy to design in," said John Weil, senior director of marketing and applications for PSoC and CapSense at Cypress. "Our new CY8CMBR3x controllers redefine capacitive sensing. Customers no longer have to make a choice between cost and performance, but instead can use low-cost devices with advanced features and proven reliability from the market leader."
The CY8CMBR3x controllers are ideal for applications in a broad range of markets, including consumer, automotive, home appliance, industrial, medical and fitness. The controllers can implement up to 16 capacitive buttons or up to 8 capacitive buttons while driving 8 LEDs. Designers can leverage the devices to add up to two proximity sensors with a 30-cm sensing distance for wake-on-approach applications. Additionally, the CY8CMBR3x controllers feature Flanking Sensor Suppression (FSS) that eliminates false touches when buttons are closely spaced.
Devices in the CapSense MBR family deliver robust sensing in noisy environments using Cypress's patented CapSense Sigma-Delta (CSD) sensing method, ensuring superior immunity to conducted and radiated noise with a signal-to-noise ratio of greater than 100:1. Operating from 1.71V to 5.5V, the devices are ideal for a wide range of regulated and unregulated battery applications, including single coin cell battery operation. The controllers also feature an integrated voltage regulator to address power supply noise, as well as filters for any spurious noise.
Availability
The CY8CMBR3x CapSense MBR controllers will be in production in mid March and are available in 8-pin SOIC, 16-pin QFN, 16-pin SOIC or 24-pin QFN packages.
About CapSense
Cypress has shipped more than one billion CapSense touch-sensing controllers, which have replaced over five billion mechanical buttons in mobile handsets, laptops, consumer electronics, white goods, automotive applications, and virtually any system that has a mechanical button or switch, making Cypress the industry touch-sensing leader. The CapSense portfolio, the industry's broadest and most integrated, enhances industrial design and reliability with the most noise-immune and water tolerant capacitive touch-sensing interfaces, including proximity sensing where direct touch is not required. CapSense proximity sensing can provide power savings by activating an interface only when needed while further enhancing industrial designs by only exposing interfaces when necessary. Learn more about CapSense online at
www.cypress.com/go/capsense.
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About Cypress
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the flagship PSoC® 1, PSoC 3, PSoC 4, and PSoC 5LP programmable system-on-chip families. Cypress is the world leader in capacitive user interface solutions including CapSense touch sensing, TrueTouch® touchscreens, and trackpad solutions for notebook PCs and peripherals. Cypress is a world leader in USB controllers, which enhance connectivity and performance in a wide range of consumer and industrial products. Cypress is also the world leader in SRAM and nonvolatile RAM memories. Cypress serves numerous major markets, including consumer, mobile handsets, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and military. Cypress trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at
www.cypress.com.
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