PSoC Creator 2.1 is out on the streets today. And it has wobbly wires (the engineers call it rubber-banding)! When you move something around in a schematic the wires don't break any more. The tool re-draws the wires for you so you don't lose the connections between components. It saves a lot of time when you're cleaning up the design. It's great to finally have wobbly wires because a lot of you have been asking for the feature for longer than I care to admit.

I recommend installing 2.1 today (http://www.cypress.com/go/psoccreator) and trying it out. Remember that you can still do breaking moves by presssing the Control key when you move things around (and there is a Tools->Options parameter to reverse the behavior if you prefer it the other way around).

Happy wobbling!

I just installed PSoC Creator 2.0 Component Pack 1. I didn't like it much. The installation I mean, not the actual product. It was all over very quickly. Too quickly. It takes longer to say "PSoC Creator 2.0 Component Pack 1" than to install it. I didn't have time to go get a coffee. I like those really long install procedures where your PC is basically thrashing around, spraying files all over the place for hours. Then I can take a long lunch. This isn't like that at all. The component pack only adds a few files for the new and updated components. So it was a bit disappointing, really, and I am back to munching cafeteria sandwiches at my desk. I suppose I'll use the time I saved to try out the new components. Maybe I'll fiddle with the Filter. It does biquad filters now. I don't know what one of those is but now I have time to figure it out.

Maybe you should too?

I am at ESC in Boston this week, helping to launch PSoC Creator 2.0. And this time I got to actually leave the convention center for a few hours and tuck into some East Coast seafood. To be honest, after four days out here, I'm kinda done with the fish-fest. Too much of a good thing methinks.

It's been a great week at the show as well. I made the PSOC Creator presentations in the booth again - running through ten sessions in two days. That schedule can get a bit mind-numbing but I have realized that my inability to stick anywhere near a script really helps keep the material fresh. No-one fell asleep and we had good crowds every time. Was it me or the dev kits we were giving away? (it was me)!

We ran some cool demos too. Each one highlighted a particular core value of PSoC; Integration, Acceleration and Innovation. I'll write a blog on those tomorrow.

Stop the press – there’s a new release of PSoC Creator out now. It has an improved debugger, with faster stepping on PSoC 5 devices, and beefed-up bootloader support. You now have drop-in bootloader support for all configurations of I2C and USB. Plus, you can choose the bootloader channel at run-time. If your application’s not getting a response on one I2C connection, switch to another I2C channel or try USB instead. With CRC download checking available too, this is the most reliable and flexible bootloader ever.

It’s PSoC – did you expect anything else?

If your Cypress Update Manager didn’t already wake you up this morning with the news go fetch your copy from: http://www.cypress.com/go/psoccreator.

New to PSoC Creator? We are starting up a PSoC Creator webinar series targeted at first-time users. We are hosting live one-hour training sessions to introduce you to PSoC Creator, walk through a live demo, and tell you about other resources you can use to get the most out of PSoC.

Our next event will be on Wednesday, June 1^st at 9am Pacific Daylight Time. This is a free event and registration is not required. To join, please navigate to https://cypress.webex.com/ and use meeting number 925777058.

Sounds a little unfair, don't you think? Genetically programmed navigation versus a PDF file... but, no!

The new release of our migration guide tells you all about updating from PSoC Creator 1.0 Beta to the Production version and also the upcoming switch from "ES2" to production silicon. It's only 5 pages long - because there really isn't too much you need to know about - and most of that is a component-silcon compatibility matrix. And that turns out to be a long-winded way of saying "use the latest versions of components because they are better than the pre-production versions from the Beta releases". So, if you're a Beta software and ES2 silicon user today, get this guide and the switch to production software and silicon shouldn't ruffle your feathers.

Plus, our migration does not require any ferros oxide to be injected in your beak and it won't make your wings sore!

Don't get in a flap with your migration to PSoC 3 production silicon - get the PSoC Creator Migration Guide now.