PSoC® Programmer 3.

11 Release Notes
PSoC Programmer version 3.11

PSoC® Programmer 3.11 Release Notes

PSoC Programmer version 3.11

Release Date: March 19, 2010

®
Thank you for your interest in PSoC Programmer 3.11. These release notes list all new features,
installation requirements, supported devices and defects fixed from the previous release.
PSoC Programmer supports PSoC Creator™ and PSoC Designer™ applications as well as
supporting secondary application such as the Bridge Control Panel and the Clock Programmer. PSoC
Programmer provides a COM layer customers can use to create applications using Cypress
hardware.
PSoC Programmer supports all PSoC devices families including PSoC® 1, PSoC 3 and PSoC 5.

Contents
New Features for PSoC Programmer 3.11 ................................................................................................... 1
Redesigned Release Notes: ..................................................................................................................... 2
New Programming Options:...................................................................................................................... 2
Firmware Update for Miniprog1 ................................................................................................................ 2
Performance Enhancements .................................................................................................................... 2
Bridge Control Panel v1.1......................................................................................................................... 3
Clock Programmer v1.3 ............................................................................................................................ 3
New Supported Devices................................................................................................................................ 3
Update / Upgrade Notes ............................................................................................................................... 4
Upgrade Using Update Manager .............................................................................................................. 4
PSoC3 ES1 vs. ES2 Support for PSoC3.................................................................................................. 4
Coexistence with Older PSoC Programmer Releases ............................................................................. 4
Defects Fixed ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Known Issues ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Limitations ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Installation ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
System Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 8
Prerequisite Software ............................................................................................................................... 9
Applications Dependent on a PSoC Programmer Installation.................................................................. 9
Update Instructions ................................................................................................................................... 9
Installation Notes ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Device Driver Re-Installation .................................................................................................................. 10
Further Reading .......................................................................................................................................... 10

New Features for PSoC Programmer 3.11

This release expands device support for the PSoC Designer 5.1 Beta 1 release, fixes critical defects
from the PSoC Programmer 3.10.1 release and has incorporated new selection features for
programming and upgrading hardware. This release also contains updates to the Bridge Control
Panel.

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Redesigned Release Notes:

The PSoC Programmer 3.11 release has overhauled the look and feel of the release notes to better
convey new features, updates, installation instructions and critical defect fixes.

New Programming Options:

This release of PSoC Programmer includes expanded programming options. These new features are
located under the Options menu, Programmer Options. The two new features include:
Automatic firmware updates for supported programmers, which allows the user to select automatic
firmware updates.
Auto-Reset of Chip after Reset programming, which allows the user to select if there will be an XRES
pin toggle after reset programming.
The image below is screenshot of the User selection for these new features.

Both of these new features are detailed in the PSoC Programmer User Guide located in the
Documents folder in the root installation directory or linked from the Start menu, Start>All
Programs>Cypress>PSoC Programmer 3.11>Documentation.

Firmware Update for Miniprog1 and Miniprog3

PSoC Programmer 3.11 will support a firmware update for the Miniprog1 and Miniprog3
programmers.
Miniprog1 (version 1.78) update supports a minor fix to enable a reset at the end of reset
programming.
Miniprog3 (version 2.92/1.12) update contains significant updates to the ISSP and I2C protocol which
will contain noticeable improvements in programming time and communication efficiency.

Performance Enhancements for Miniprog3

There were improvements to the PSoC Programmer 3.11 hardware layer, which have improved
programming and bridging times.
The following results were tested using the Miniprog3 programmer.

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Firmware updates have been made and users will see reduced programming times with PSoC1
devices. The programming time reductions range from 10-50% and depend on device flash size.
The USB-I2C bridging capabilities for Miniprog3 have also been improved.
Programmer Clock Speed Sample Rate Improvement Comments
Miniprog3 100k 123% Over BCP v1.0 capabilities
400k 147% Over BCP v1.0 capabilities

Bridge Control Panel v1.1

PSoC Programmer 3.11 release includes the Bridge Control Panel v1.1. Bridge Control Panel v1.1
includes the following new features:
New import mechanism to support the Mailbox Manager User Module configuration file.
Allows the user to import configurations into the Bridge Control Panel for rapid serial debugging and
tuning. These new features are detailed in the Bridge Control Panel help guide.
The Bridge Control Panel now supports an expanded flag visualization mechanism. This new features
improves the drawing of flags to help users analyze logical values within a stream of data. This
feature is detailed in the Bridge control Panel help guide.

Clock Programmer v1.3

There are no updates to the Clock Programmer for this release.

New Supported Devices

The following table lists the new device support for PSoC Programmer 3.11
Device Family Device
CY7C603xx CY7C60323-LTXC
CY7C60333-LTXC
CY7C638xx CY7C63833-QXC
CY7C63833-LFXC
CY7C63833-LTXC
CY7C643xx CY7C64315-16LKXI(T)
CY7C64343-32LQXI(T)
CY7C64345-32LQXI(T)
CY7C64356-48LTXI(T)
CY7C64215 CY7C64215-56LTXC
CY7C64215-56LTXI
CY8C20x24 CY8C20424-12LQXI
CY8C20x66 CY8C20346H-24LQXI
CY8C20446H-24LQXI
CY8C20746A-24FDXI
CY8C20766A-24FDXI
CY8C22x45 CY8C22345-24PVXA
CY8C22345H-24PVXA
CY8C22645-24PVXE
CY8C22645-24PVXA
CY8C24x94 CY8C24794-24LQXI
CY8C24894-24LTXI
CY8C24894-24LTXA

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Device Family Device

CY8CLED0x CY8CLED02-24LTXI
CY8CLED16P01 CY8CLED16P01-48LTXI
CY8CPLC20 CY8CPLC20-48LTXI
CY8CTMA120 CY8CTMA120-56LTXI
CY8CTMG120 CY8CTMG120-56LTXI
CY8CTST120 CY8CTST120-56LTXI
CYRF69103 CYRF69103-40LTXC
CYRF69213 CYRF69213-40LTXC
CY8CTMA3xx CY8CTMA375-LTI-07
CY8CTMA375-LTI-06
CY8CTMA375-LTI-04
CY8CTMA375-LTI-02
CY8CTMA375-LTI-00
CY8CTMA370-LTI-00
CY8CTMA391-LTI-02
CY8CTMA391-LTI-00
CY8CTMA390-LTI-02
CY8CTMA390-LTI-00
CY8CTMA370-LTI-02
PSoC 3 CY8CTMA393-LTI-00
CY8CTMA393-LTI-02
CY8CTMA395-LTI-00
CY8CTMA395-LTI-02
CY8CTMA395-LTI-04
CY8CTMA395-LTI-06
CY8CTMA395-LTI-07
CY8CTMA395-LTI-08

Update / Upgrade Notes

Upgrade Using Update Manager
All users who installed PSoC Programmer 3.10 or the update, 3.10.1, using CyInstaller should utilize
the Update Manager to upgrade their programmer release.

PSoC3 ES1 vs. ES2 Support for PSoC3

PSoC Programmer 3.11 only allows Hex files compiled for ES1 silicon to be programmed into ES1
silicon. The same is true for ES2 silicon. Warning messages will be displayed to users who attempt to
program the wrong Hex file revision into the wrong silicon revision. Users will need to update either
their software tools (Creator and Programmer) or request ES2 silicon.

Coexistence with Older PSoC Programmer Releases

Users should uninstall all releases of PSoC Programmer 3.06 and earlier prior to installing or
updating PSoC Programmer 3.11.

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Defects Fixed
The following defects were fixed in this release of PSoC Programmer

Defect Type Defect Fix and Impact Defect #

Programmer Reset programmer always AutoReset option is implemented 52818

Application resets the target device after now for all Programmers. The user
programming. can select the AutoReset options
by clicking Options>Programmer
Options.

Speed up the Miniprog3 Port The Open port operation, for the 64749
open procedure. Miniprog3, was reduced by about
one second.

CY8C27002-24PVXI Pod can The new CY8C27002-24PVXI 69112

not be detected. silicon revisions have been added
to the development tools.

The device family CY8C28x33 The part numbers were updated. 65898
included errors in the parts
displayed.

When the user initiates the Updates were made to the COM, 60360
abort command when Service Level and Miniprog3
programming with a Miniprog3, Firmware to abort actions faster.
there is a noticeable lag before
the action is aborted.

Firmware Program/Read /Verify/EraseAll An update was made to the 61125

options intermittently fail with Miniprog3 firmware to fix this
CY8C21x23 devices. intermittent failure.

Hardware Reduce PSoC1 Programming An update to the Miniprog3 64750

time. firmware has been made to
increase PSoC1 programming
times.

Can’t read back the flash after When the Vdd regulator jumper is 64684
programming successfully the set to 1.8V and MiniProg3 voltage
CY8C300x device on the is set to 1.8V from PSoC
CY3290 DVK. Programmer, the output of Vdd
regulator is about 1.65V. The chip-
acquire procedure takes too long
or fails.

If the Vdd regulator jumper is set

to 3.6V or 5V, both Reset and
Power Cycle mode works
correctly. If the Miniprog3 voltage

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is set to 2.5V or above and the

Vdd regulator jumper is set to 1.8V
both reset and power cycle modes
work correctly.

Installer A case was found where a user The user had uninstalled their 65277
could not install PSoC .NET 2.0 framework. The user
Programmer on an XP pro SP3 reinstalled .NET2.0, uninstalled
machine. PSoC Programmer and reinstalled
PSoC Programmer. The issue was
resolved.

A case was found where the It was found that the user had a 65292
user could not launch PSoC corrupted installation of .NET. The
Programmer without errors user updated their version of .NET
appearing. Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1.

A case was found where a It was found that the customer’s 66029
customer experienced issues anti-virus settings were restricting
while installing PSoC driver installation. The anti-virus
Programmer. software was McAfee.

Documentation and Error in the I2C_ReadData The documentation was updated. 64746
Example Code COM documentation, it was
missing the parameter and the
number of bytes.

Users do not have a Visual Users can use Microsoft Visual 64751
Studio license to use example Studio Express which is a free
code. development environment for C#.

Close port from script, the user The user was opening and closing 64752
can’t open the port again. the programmer port repeatedly
from a script. The rate of opening
and closing was unusually high
and caused connection issues.
The user needs to be aware that
the port cannot be opened and
closed at a high rate as this affects
the PC’s ability to connect to the
programmer.

Bridge Control Panel A variable of more than 15 Issue was resolved within the 62596
characters triggered a syntax application.
error.

Float Values not implemented This issue has been resolved and 66246
correctly with Charting. float values now chart correctly.

Chart background is too dark This is due to the current window’s 70870
on my PC. theme. The Bridge Control Panel
now sets the chart background

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color to a light blue.

Known Issues
The following is a list of know issues for PSoC Programmer 3.11 release.

Defect Fix and Impact Defect

The CY3240 does not The user must disconnect the reset line 60251
operate with the from the CY3240 USB-I2C bridge. The
CY8CTMA3xx device Miniprog3 does not experience this issue
family. and is a replacement for the CY3240
USB-I2C bridge.

Miniprog1 firmware v1.77 In previous releases of the Miniprog1 69058

causes acquire failure. firmware the reset line was pulled low
during power cycle programming. The
Miniprog1 now supports devices that have
active high reset line states. To account
for this, the Miniprog1 now leaves the
reset line in a high-z state. The customer
needs to be aware of any pull up or pull
down resistor circuitry that could hold the
chip in a reset state.

Power Cycle Mode for The Power Cycle mode for the Miniprog3 69694
PSoC3 and PSoC5 using is currently using the reset line to acquire
the Miniprog3 is the target device using both SWD and
implemented with reset JTAG protocols. A true Power Cycle
toggling. implementation will be released with
PSoC Programmer 3.12.

Unable to use the Beta The Beta Minprog3 units are no longer 68688
Miniprog3 programmer. supported. Users who receive the warning
message, that their Beta Miniprog3 is no
longer supported, should file a tech
support case to receive a production
version of Miniprog3.

Limitations
The following are known limitations with PSoC Programmer:
• You must change the programming mode manually using the provided buttons.
• The supported programming and bridging hardware can only be used by one application at a
time. Closing the port in one application releases the hardware for other client applications.
• There is no programming support for wafer sale parts.
• When programming verification fails, the specific failing location(s) are not indicated.

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• ICE4000 is no longer supported in PSoC Programmer.

• When using the ICE-Cube or MiniProg1 for programming, PSoC Programmer applies 3.3V to
the XRES pin during connection. This may cause power to be applied to the target system.
During programming, 3.3V is applied to the target system's SCLK(P1-1), SDATA (P1-0), and
XRES pins.
• The MiniProg1 programmer does not support CY8C25/26xxx parts. The ICE-LPT and ICE-
4000 programmers supported the CY8C25/26xxx parts. Users will need to user PSoC
Programmer version 2.33 or earlier if needed.
• A very infrequent USB connection issue notifies you that an unknown device was detected
when a MiniProg is plugged in. Unplugging the MiniProg1 and then reconnecting it solves this
issue.
• PSoC Programmer may experience “Can't Acquire Device” errors for CYRF69103-
40LFXC.There have been intermittent reports of “Can't Acquire Device” errors, which may be
individually chip dependent. Programming another device clears the problem.
• If you select the Fixed Reminder option, please know that there may not be an update for
PSoC Programmer currently available. Please reset the reminder interval under the Fixed
Reminder, switch to an automatic web update, or disable the update reminder. Close and
restart PSoC Programmer to reset the notification in the banner and in the status window.
• CY3210-Miniprog1 may have two capacitors soldered onto the SCL and SDA programming
lines causing failures during programming. To remove these capacitors, please contact
Cypress technical support for additional steps in addressing this issue.
• The CY3240 USB-I2C Bridge firmware cannot be upgraded in the field. Users are urged to
purchase a Miniprog3 programmer-bridge which supports USB-I2C functionality and supports
field upgrades.

Installation
System Requirements
The following minimum configuration is required to run PSoC Programmer:

PC-running Windows operating systems, including:

Windows 2000

Windows XP (32- and 64-bit)

Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit)

Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit)

Intel CPU @ 2GHz

1GB memory

200MB of hard disk space

USB 2.0

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Prerequisite Software
In order to install and run PSoC Programmer, you will also need to install one or more following
software programs. CyInstaller will test for these requirements and provide respective download links
if the requirements are not met.

Windows Installer 3.1

.Net Framework 2.0 SP1 (or higher)

Adobe Reader (Needed to view any PDF files)

Applications Dependent on a PSoC Programmer Installation

The following applications either require PSoC Programmer to be preinstalled or are included in the
PSoC Programmer installation:
PSoC Designer
PSoC Creator
Bridge Control Panel (included in PSoC Programmer Installation)
Clock Programmer (included in PSoC Programmer Installation)

Update Instructions
As part of the installation process, the Cypress Update Manager utility will also be installed and
located on the Start menu under the Cypress folder. You can use this utility to update all programs
you have installed when updates for them become available.
Follow the instructions provided by CyInstaller.

Installation Notes
The installation process is a set of wizards that walk you through installing various components. You
can install PSoC Programmer and various prerequisites from the web, or from a CD. There are slight
differences in the process, based on the medium used to install the software. CyInstaller is supported
by both a web installation and through an ISO image that can be downloaded and burned to a CD.
The CDs provide the necessary prerequisites and the wizards to guide you through installing the
appropriate software. The Web installation requires you to download and install the executables
separately. The following sections contain more specific installation details.
Note Do NOT plug in any programming hardware until all software installation is complete.
PSoC Programmer CD Installation
The PSoC Programmer CD contains PSoC Programmer, as well as various prerequisites.
1. Load the CD. The main installer program should run automatically. If not, double-click the
cyautorun.exe file to launch it.
2. On the main installer, click the Install Software for PSoC… button to launch the PSoC Creator
InstallShield Wizard.
3. Follow the prompts on the wizard. The first step will prompt to install PSoC Programmer.
The CyInstaller for PSoC Programmer opens and displays a series of steps to install PSoC
Programmer and various drivers.

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4. Continue to follow the prompts until PSoC Programmer and the drivers are installed, and then
resume with the main installer program.
Cypress PSoC Kit CD Installation
A kit CD contains PSoC Programmer as well as additional applications such as PSoC Creator or
PSoC Designer, documentation, and prerequisites needed for the associated kit. The installation
process is very similar to the PSoC Programmer CD installation; however the overall process differs,
as follows:
1. Load the CD. The kit installer program should run automatically. If not, double-click the autorun
program to launch it.
2. On the kit installer, follow the prompts to begin the installation process. The first step will prompt
to install PSoC Programmer.
3. The CyInstaller for PSoC Programmer opens and displays a series of steps to install PSoC
Programmer and various drivers.
4. Continue to follow the prompts until PSoC Programmer and the drivers are installed, then resume
with the kit installer program.
5. Continue the prompts to install the application IDE’s, PSoC Creator or PSoC Designer. Please
see the respective release notes for these tools for detailed instructions.
Web Installation
If you are downloading the software from the web you should run the PSoC Programmer executable.
1. Double-click the PSoC Programmer executable file to launch PSoC Programmer InstallShield
Wizard.
2. Install all prerequisites as needed.
3. Follow the prompts to install PSoC Programmer. The CyInstaller for PSoC Programmer opens
and displays a series of steps to install PSoC Programmer and various drivers. When complete,
close the installer.
Please note that some users will experience installation failure using the web installation method, this
is commonly due to firewall or administration privileges. Please contact your IT individual for
assistance or download the ISO image provided on the Programmer web page and burn the image
and install Programmer from the CD.

Device Driver Re-Installation

During installation of PSoC Programmer you are prompted to install the device drivers for PSoC
Programmer. If you clicked “Cancel” originally, and now you want to re-install the drivers, please do
the following:
Navigate to the PSoC Programmer root installation directory.
Open the Drivers folder and run the driver.bat file. This installs the PSoC Programmer drivers.

Further Reading
Documentation
Documentation is available in the PSoC Programmer Root Directory under Documents. The
documents include Programmer User Guide, PSoC Programmer COM Interface Guide, and PSoC
Programmer Command Line Interface Guide.

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Updates
Check for software updates to the Cypress PSoC development tools on the following web pages:
PSoC Software Tool Web Link
PSoC Designer http://www.cypress.com/go/psocdesigner
PSoC Creator http://www.cypress.com/go/psoccreator
PSoC Programmer http://www.cypress.com/go/psocprogrammer

Customer Issues
We recommend that customers who experience any issues with software or PSoC devices please
contact customer support at the following phone numbers 1-800-541-4736 (ext. 8) or 1-425-787-
4814.
Customers may also file a Tech Support Case at the following web page:
http://www.cypress.com/MyAccount/index.cfm?id=7&source=header

Silicon Errata
The most up-to-date versions of the silicon errata are available on the website at
http://www.cypress.com/psoc under Related Documentation.

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