
CY3280-CPM1 CapSense® Plus Module
Development Kit Quick Start Guide
Doc. # 001-51974 Rev. *A
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1. Kit Contents
Each CY3280-CPM1 CapSense® Plus Module Development Kit contains:
■ CY3280-CPM1 CapSense Plus Module Board
■ CY3280-CPM1 Kit CD
■ Quick Start Guide
Universal CapSense Module boards are available for purchase separately. For more
information, visit http://www.cypress.com/shop.
Prerequisites:
■ CY3280-22x45/CY3280-28xxx Universal CapSense Controller Board
■ PSoC MiniProg
■ USB Mini-B Cable
2. Module Hardware
Buttons
Thermistor
40-Pin
Connector
Loopback Jumper for
SPI Communication
Potentiometer
Reserved for
Speaker Driver
Reserved for
Speaker
LED Bar
LEDs
LED Panel
Reserved for
Thermocouple

The module board consists of an LED panel, a potentiometer, an LED bar, six LEDs, a
thermistor, and two buttons. These are interfaced to the CapSense Controller board
via a 40-pin receptacle connector (J2). The board also consists of two loop-back
connection jumpers (JP3 and JP4) to demonstrate the variable length SPI masterslave communication.
3. Getting Started
CY3280-CPM1 kit can be connected to the CY3280-22x45 or CY3280-28xxx
Universal CapSense Controller boards. Insert the kit CD into the CD/DVD drive of your
PC and follow the instructions to complete the installation.
4. Board Setup
This section uses one example firmware to demonstrate the setup of CY3280-CPM1
with CY3280-20x45 Universal CapSense Controller board. Similar procedure is
followed for the CY3280-28xxx board. Refer to the CY3280-CPM1 kit guide for more
examples.
4.1 Real Time Clock (RTC) Setup
1. Connect the CY3280-CPM1 board to the CY3280-22x45 Universal CapSense
Controller board's P2 receptacle connector.
2. Connect your PC to the CY3280-22x45 Universal CapSense Controller board's
ISSP connector (J3) using a PSoC MiniProg and an USB cable.

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3. Program the RTC lab hex file to the CY3280-22x45 board. Refer to the quick start
guide of CY3280-22x45 UCC board for detailed program procedure.
4. Unplug the MiniProg from the CY3280-22x45 board.
5. Disconnect JP3 and JP4 of CY3280-CPM1 board.
6. Power the CY3280-22x45 board.
5. Test the Board
The elapsed time is displayed on the LED panel in real time. You can also test the
board with the other code examples available on the CD.
6. Design Support and Resources
A wealth of information about PSoC Designer™ and CapSense are available on
www.cypress.com. For knowledge base articles, customer forums, and online
application support, visit www.cypress.com/support.

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