Co-creators produce flexible platform for faster IoT-device development

RS Components has worked with Cypress Semiconductor Corp and MikroElektronika to create Clicker 2 for PSoC 6, the development kit for faster prototyping with Cypress' PSoC 6 ultra-low-power MCUs. Spanning the gap between costly, power-hungry application processors and low-performance MCUs, PSoC 6 MCUs achieve advanced compute performance for energy-conscious devices like IoT endpoints or other little battery-powered objects. Its dual-core architecture merges an Arm Cortex M4 and an Arm Cortex M0+ on the same chip, giving the flexibility to assign tasks for optimum performance and power-efficiency. Its best-in-class flexible architecture allows interfacing with various types of sensors and creating custom interfaces. Lightweight, state-of-the-art security based on TEE gives protection including secure data storage, secure boot, and advanced cryptographic algorithms without the burden of external memory or a secure element. Developers can now rapidly bring their PSoC 6 projects to life using the new Clicker 2 development kit. The board includes a PSoC 63 Connectivity Line device, which is Bluetooth 5 compliant and simplifies interfacing with many different types of devices. Two separate mikroBUS interface headers ensure plenty of expandability using MikroElektronika click boards. Aleksandar Mitrovic, MikroElektronika product marketing manager, commented, "Clicker 2 is the ideal platform to begin PSoC 6 projects, combining ease of use, flexibility and economy." "The Clicker 2 for PSoC 6 marks our introduction into the flourishing MikroElektronika click board community utilising our PSoC 6 MCU solution, which is purpose-built for the IoT," said Jim Davis, Marketing Director of the MCU Business Unit at Cypress. "In line with Cypress' focus on solving problems for our customers to enable their next-generation products, we are expanding our reach into strong partner ecosystems, and RS and MikroElektronika are a perfect fit." "Working together with MikroElektronika and Cypress, we have addressed important engineering challenges for developers to ensure Clicker 2 for PSoC 6 provides the best possible kick-start for our customers' projects," said Andy Keenan, Vice President Category Management for Semiconductors and Passives at RS. Embedded World 2018, Hall 4A, Stand 148