Sep 26, 2012
By Paul Clark
The next major improvement in Designer 5.3 is the device catalog. We ve completely rewritten how you select your device to make it quicker and easier to find the right PSoC for your project. You can now filter the list based on device characteristics (such as pin count, package or available peripherals) or by typing in a substring of your part number. In the image below, for example, the list has been filtered to show only the 28pin SSOP CapSensePlus parts (they support CapSense and 4 or more digital blocks).
On the right side of the window, you can see the pinout and list of supported user modules for the selected device.
Note for power users: if you know a portion of the MPN for the device you want to use, you can also just type it in the Find box in the top of the window, and the list will filter live as you type. You can also right-click a device in the catalog to add it to your favorites. These two methods are the quickest ways to select your device.