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CapSense® Express

These entry level series of CapSense Controllers enable the user to integrate up to 16 GPIOs for a sleek and trendy Capacitive sensing solution. The addition of the ultra-low power CY8CMBR2xxx series into this family, coupled with the SmartSense Auto-tuning algorithm, revolutionizes the simplicity and ease with which up to 16 GPIOs can be integrated into CapSense solutions without the mundane and tiresome process of manual tuning. This enables quick turn time-to-market, while also maintaining flexibility for customer projects.
 

Salient features include:
 
  • Up to 16 CapSense buttons can be integrated with the revolutionary SmartSense Auto-tuning algorithm.
  • Small footprint package: 16-pad QFN (3x3x0.6mm).
  • The LED drive capability with the CY8CMBR2xxx series eliminates the tuning process and compensates for environmental changes during runtime.
  • 15μA per button in run mode.  
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CapSense® Express Categories:
  1. Product Selector
  2. Getting Started with CapSense Express

First Steps


Watch the "CapSense Express with SmartSense Demo" video
  • This demo walks viewers through the features of Cypress's CapSense® Express™ technology, including SmartSense™ which automatically tunes touch-sensing "buttons" when capacitance is changed. No software or firmware development is required.
Download the "Getting started with CapSense Design Guide"
Watch the "Design Toolbox tutorial for MBR2044" video.
  • The CapSense Express Design Toolbox provides step-by-step guidance for the sensor design and layout process, which saves valuable engineering resources and test time, improves yield and speeds time-to-volume.
Purchase the "Evaluation kit for CY8CMBR2044-24LKXI"
  • Evaluate CapSense Express, solution, CY8CMBR2044-24LKXI, the world's easiest Capacitive sensing solution. The CY8CMBR2044 solution provides up to four hardware configurable CapSense buttons with direct LED drive capability. The CY3280-MBR kit evaluates the CY8CMBR2044.
Download "CapSense Design Guides Cross ref table"
Download "CY8CMBR2044 CAPSENSE® Design Guide"
Join the Cypress Developer Community.


Documentation



Family Product Overview
    The CapSense Express product brochure provides an overview of the simple, configurable and high performance CapSense Express family.
Family Datasheet
    The family datasheet is intended to provide a quick reference to a specific CapSense Express device .
CapSense Express Design Guides
    CapSense Express family Design guides provide design guidance for the CapSense Express device family. It is intended for design engineers who are familiar with capacitive sensing technology and have chosen this family for their applications.
Technical Reference Manual
    Technical Reference Manuals provide detailed information on device features and is intended to be a technical reference to clarify device behavior.
Software and drivers
    The I2C configurable devices of the CapSense Express family requires configuration tools. This link provides details of the innovative and powerful GUI tool, the EZClick.
Family Errata
    The family errata documents deviation from a specified operation of a device, when compared to its published datasheet.
Knowledgebase (KB) Articles
    These articles are a collection of knowledge in the form of subject-problem-solution information that pertains to topics related to CapSense Express devices.


Training



Videos
    Videos related to the CapSense Express family focuses on specific topics such as demonstration of the SmartSense feature in the MBR2044 device and the - MBR Design Toolbox. The design toolbox tutorial walks you through a fast and easy way to an MBR2044 CapSense design.


Kits



Development/Evaluation Kits
    These kits are not only designed to evaluate device capability but also to serve as a platform to enable application specific board designs.


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