Release Notes

CY3271-EXP1 Environmental Sensing Kit Release Date: September 28, 2011 Thank you for your interest in the CY3271-EXP1 Environmental Sensing Kit. This document lists installation requirements, software and hardware updates, limitations, and known issues with the kit. System Requirements and Recommendations Hardware/Operating System Requirements Processor speed RAM Free hard drive space Screen resolution CD/DVD drive USB Windows XP (SP2 or higher), Vista, or Windows 7 Software Prerequisites Microsoft Internet Explorer Adobe Reader (for PDF documentation) Windows Installer .NET Framework PSoC Programmer PSoC Designer Sense and Control Dashboard (SCD) *Go to http://www.cypress.com/go/CY3271-EXP1 documentation, and code examples. Installation To install, insert the kit CD/DVD into your PC's CD/DVD-ROM drive. If the installer does not start automatically, run cyautorun.exe in the root directory of the CD/DVD. Follow the installation instructions. Kit Revision New Feature In Rev. *A, the kit hardware and firmware have been updated to increase humidity sensor accuracy. To achieve accuracy within 5%, follow the instructions in the Sensor Calibration section of the kit guide. for Minimum 1 GHz 1 GB 800 MB 1024768 Full Speed Minimum 7 6 3.1 2.0 SP1 3.12 5.1 2.0 the latest Recommended 2 GHz 2 GB 1 GB 12801024 2.0 Hi-Speed Recommended 9+

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Documentation
Kit documents are located in the default install location: <Install_Directory>:\Cypress\CY3271-EXP1\<version>\Documentation The following files are available: CY3271-EXP1 Kit Guide.PDF CY3271-EXP1 Quick Start Guide.PDF CY3271-EXP1 Release Notes.PDF Data sheets, including: GE Pressure Sensor NPP_301_4_03.PDF GE Sensor Brochure.PDF Vishay Humidity Sensor 238169190001.PDF Vishay Sensor Brochure.PDF Ambient Light Thermistor Datasheet Links.PDF

Silicon Errata
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Technical Support
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Additional Information
For more information about PSoC Designer functionality and releases, go to: http://www.cypress.com/go/psocdesigner For more information about PSoC Programmer, supported hardware, and COM layer, visit the PSoC Programmer web page: http://www.cypress.com/go/psocprogrammer For more information about the Sense and Control Dashboard, visit the Sense and Control Dashboard web page: http://www.cypress.com/?rID=40364 For a list of trainings on PSoC Designer, visit http://www.cypress.com/?rID=40543

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