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Answer: The following tools and resources will help you quickly develop robust CapSense applications:

1. PSoC Designer: The PSoC Designer 5.2 IDE is a full featured development tool for designing and debugging PSoC applications. The PSoC Designer comes with a free Imagecraft C compiler.
2. PSoC Programmer: The PSoC Programmer 3.15.1 programs PSoC devices using the MiniProg1 programmer.
3. Bridge Control Panel and Multichart: These tools are used to tune your CapSense design. The Bridge Control Panel is installed along with PSoC Programmer. The Multichart tool is available for download.
4. USB-to-I2C Bridge: The USB-I2C Bridge Kit allows you to read data from the CapSense controller through the I2C interface and transmit it to your PC through USB. You can use the Bridge Control Panel to view and log the data. For more details see CapSense Data Viewing Tools -AN2397.This method is used with the following devices: CapSense and CapSense Plus: CY8C21x34, CY8C21x34B, CY8C21x45, CY8C22x45, CY8C24x94, CY8C20xx6A, CY8C20xx6H, CY8C20xx7, CY8C20XX6AS
   CapSense Express: CY8C201xxx
5. USB-to-UART Bridge: Implementing a USB-to-UART Bridge as described in USB-to-UART Bridge-AN49943 allows you to read data from the CapSense controller through an RS232 interface and transmit it to your PC through USB. For more details see CapSense Data Viewing Tools -AN2397. This method is used with the following devices: CapSense Express:CY8CMBR2044, CY8CMBR2016, CY8CMBR2010
6. Development Kits:
   • Universal Controller Kits: These kits feature predefined control circuitry and plug-in hardware to make prototyping and debugging easy. Programming and I2C-to-USB Bridge hardware are included.
     CY3280 - 20xx6
     CY3280 - 21x34
     CY3280 - 24x94
     CY3280 - 22x45
     CY3280 - 20x34
   • Universal CapSense Module Boards
     • The CY3280-BSM Simple Button Module consists of ten CapSense buttons and ten LEDs. This module connects to any CY3280 Universal CapSense Controller Board.
     • The CY3280-BMM Matrix Button Module consists of eight LEDs as well as eight CapSense sensors organized in a 4x4 matrix format to form 16 physical buttons. This module connects to any CY3280 Universal CapSense Controller Board.
     • The CY3280-SLM Linear Slider Module consists of five CapSense buttons, one linear slider (with ten sensors), and five LEDs. This module connects to any CY3280 Universal CapSense Controller Board.
     • The CY3280-SRM Radial Slider Module consists of four CapSense buttons, one radial slider (with ten sensors), and four LEDs. This module connects to any CY3280 Universal CapSense Controller Board.
     • The CY3280-BBM Universal CapSense Prototyping Module provides access to every signal routed to the 44-pin connector on the attached controller board(s). The prototyping module board is used in conjunction with a Universal CapSense Controller board to implement additional functionality that is not part of the other single-purpose Universal CapSense Module boards.
   • CapSense Express Evaluation Kits for CY8C201xx: With Cypress's PSoC Designer visual embedded system design tool and CapSense Express configuration tool, designers configure, monitor, and tune buttons or sliders, LEDs, and other general purpose I/Os over I2C in real time using a graphical user interface.
     CY3218-CAPEXP1 CapSense Express Kit
     CY3218-CAPEXP2 CapSense Express Kit
   • CapSense Express Evaluation Kit for CY8CMBR2044:
     CY3280-MBR-Capsense Express kit with Smartsense Auto-tuning