Application Notes - Cypress.com http://www.cypress.com/?app=search&searchType=advanced&keyword%3D%26rtID%3D76%26id%3D1578%26applicationID%3D0%26l%3D0 AN50099 - Switching Regulators: Component Design Guide http://www.cypress.com/?rID=34331 This application has been integrated into a design guide. Please check the updated design guide at CY8CLED0xx0x: Topology and Design Guide for Circuits using PowerPSoC®

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:55:50 -0600 AN52518 - Driving LED Fixtures with Reduced Wire Count http://www.cypress.com/?rID=35363 This application has been integrated into a design guide. Please check the updated design guide at CY8CLED0xx0x: Topology and Design Guide for Circuits using PowerPSoC®

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:50:32 -0600 AN54390 - PowerPSoC® in a 5 V Input Supply System http://www.cypress.com/?rID=37972 This application has been integrated into a design guide. Please check the updated design guide at CY8CLED0xx0x: Topology and Design Guide for Circuits using PowerPSoC®

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:45:00 -0600 AN61668 - PowerPSoC - Configuring LED Driver Circuits in Boost Topology http://www.cypress.com/?rID=43798 This application has been integrated into a design guide. Please check the updated design guide at CY8CLED0xx0x: Topology and Design Guide for Circuits using PowerPSoC®

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:36:14 -0600 AN60142 - PowerPSoC® - Configuring LED Driver Circuits in Floating Load Buck-Boost Topology http://www.cypress.com/?rID=41010 This application has been integrated into a design guide. Please check the updated design guide at CY8CLED0xx0x: Topology and Design Guide for Circuits using PowerPSoC®

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:35:38 -0600 AN56778 - PowerPSoC® - MPPT Solar Charger with Integrated LED Driver http://www.cypress.com/?rID=39126 The Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithm is used in solar applications to track the peak power delivered by a solar panel and maximize the energy harvested by the panels. AN56778 describes the use of PowerPSoC® for an integrated solar charge controller based on MPPT algorithm with LED drive functionality. It provides an overview of the battery-charging scheme using the Cypress PowerPSoC device and describes the state machine used in the algorithm.

PowerPSoC MPPT solution

Please contact Innovatech Switching Power India Pvt. Ltd. to buy evaluation boards shown in this applicaiton note. Please refer http://ispipl.com/contact_us for more information.

The video demonstrates a PowerPSoC based battery charger and LED controller for standalone solar electric systems.


 

]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:24:29 -0600 AN56581 - PowerPSoC® - Designing LED Driver Circuits For MR-16 Lamps With DMX-512 Interface http://www.cypress.com/?rID=38830 MR-16 PowerPSoC

PowerPSoC product family provides a highly integrated platform for designing intelligent LED driver circuits that can be used in small form factors such as MR-16. This application note describes the design of a DMX512-enabled LED driver circuit for MR-16 using PowerPSoC. The application note also gives a top level description of the MR-16 fixture and the LED driver board reference design. It also briefly explains the board bring up and operation procedure. The application has an associated code example, which has sample firmware for multicolor lamps and tunable white light systems with DMX512 interface using PowerPSoC. A brief descirpion of the code example is also included in the applicaiton note.


PowerPSoC(R) - Designing LED Driver Circuits For MR-16 Lamps With DMX-512 Interface

]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:24:24 -0600 AN51188 - EZ Color - Multi Channel Color Mixing Using HB LEDs http://www.cypress.com/?rID=34809 Due to advancements in solid-state lighting, many lighting applications are moving to color mixing high brightness LEDs. Cypress EZ-Color solution combines the color mixing intelligence with LED modulation capabilities in one device. This application note describes the use of EZ-Color to implement a four channel color mixing solution which can be used in tunable white light or multi color LED lighting applications. The attached code example contains commented firmware, which implements the four-channel color mix function along with LED modulation using PrISM technology. 
 
Multi Channel Color Mixing Using HB LEDs
]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:20:02 -0600 AN47372 - PowerPSoC - PrISM(TM) Technology for LED Dimming http://www.cypress.com/?rID=2922 Precision Illumination Signal Modulation (PrISM) is a Cypress technology that uses stochastic signal density modulation, which can be used for controlling the intensity of LEDs in lighting applications. This document describes the key characteristics of PrISM and its implementation using PSoC user modules. The application note also explains the challenges faced in implementing high resolution PrISM and recommends solutions to address these issues. The attached code examples explain the implementation of 8-bit, 16-bit, and variable resolution PrISM using SSDM user modules in PowerPSoC devices.

PrISM block diagram

]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:20:00 -0600 AN60934 - PLC/PowerPSoC - High Brightness LED Control with Powerline Communication Interface http://www.cypress.com/?rID=43202 Cypress’ PowerPSoC devices are highly integrated programmable power controllers that can be used in LED driver circuits to create smart LED lighting applications. In order to exploit the flexibility and intelligence of these systems, there is now a need for an advanced communication interface between the light switch and the lighting fixture. This application note describes how to add a Powerline communication interface using Cypress’ PLC solution to PowerPSoC based LED driver circuits. The attached code example for PowerPSoC interfaces with CY8CPLC10 device, receives color information sent over the Powerline, and drives up to four LED channels in the circuit.

]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:41:04 -0600 AN53781 - PowerPSoC - Thermal Design Guidelines for LED Driver Circuits http://www.cypress.com/?rID=37394 This application has been integrated into a design guide. Please check the updated design guide at CY8CLED0xx0x PowerPSoC® – Hardware Design Guidelines ]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:09:27 -0600 AN53127 - PowerPSoC® - Minimizing Power and Ground Transients in LED Driver Circuits http://www.cypress.com/?rID=36831 This application has been integrated into a design guide. Please check the updated design guide at CY8CLED0xx0x PowerPSoC® – Hardware Design Guidelines ]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:31:31 -0600 AN68806 - PowerPSoC - System Level ESD Considerations for LED Driver Systems http://www.cypress.com/?rID=50231 This application has been integrated into a design guide. Please check the updated design guide at CY8CLED0xx0x PowerPSoC® – Hardware Design Guidelines ]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:28:51 -0600