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Automotive Instrument Cluster
Automotive Instrument Cluster
Automotive Instrument clusters provide drivers a centralized and easily viewable location for displaying all critical automobile information. Today’s instrument clusters provide graphical gauge readouts on large, high resolution color displays.
Cypress’ Quad SPI, HyperFlash™ and HyperRAM™ memory products provide performance and density scalability to match instrument cluster system requirements. These high-performance NOR Flash memory devices provide the ideal solution for fast bootup times, while the low-pin-count interfaces reduce design complexity and PCB size.
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Automotive Instrument Cluster Block Diagram
PSoC© 4000: Entry-level MCU
PSoC® 4000 is a scalable, reconfigurable, cost-optimized, entry-level Arm® Cortex®-M0 MCU. It combines programmable and reconfigurable analog and digital blocks with flexible automatic routing.
PSoC 4000 Solution
- Industry’s Best CapSense including liquid-tolerant capacitive touch interface.
- Low power operation from 1.71V to 5.5V
- Programmable analog and digital blocks for a customizable solution
Key Product Features
- AEC Q100 qualified
- Up to 10-bit, 11.6 Ksps ADC
- CapSense block supporting mutual-capacitance sensing
- Up to 36 GPIO
CXPI Transceiver
The Clock eXtension Peripheral Interface replaces the LIN protocol reducing the bill-of-material costs. CXPI has the CSMA/CR system built into the polling system providing higher response time and scalability, as well as reducing HMI and development costs.
CXPI Transceiver Solution
- Reduced wiring weight, & BOM cost
- Quick response time
- Improved reliability with CRC error detection
Key Product Features
- Compliant with JASO and SAE CXPI standards
- Supports 2.4 Kbps to 20 Kbps bitrate
- Operating voltage range from 5.3 V to 18 V
Traveo Automotive MCU
Traveo™ II for automotive body electronics applications offers cutting-edge performance, safety, and security features. The Traveo II family is designed for cars of the future. With processing power and network connectivity built into a single Arm® Cortex®- M4F and dual Cortex®- M7F, this family of microcontrollers has enhanced performance from 400 DMIPS in Traveo, to 1500 DMIPS in Traveo II.
Traveo™ Solution
- Scalability across memory size and pin count
- Cutting-edge security features and cryptography engine
- Optimized software platform available for Cypress AUTOSAR MCAL
Key Product Features
- Six power modes that enable ECUs to minimize consumption
- ARM® Cortex®-M4F and M7F processors
- S- and E-Grade temperature ranges available
Automotive Power Management ICs (PMICs)
Cypress automotive power management ICs (PMICs) provide highly-integrated and robust power management solutions for automotive applications. The PMICs support comprehensive power supply for the system by a small form factor and complement Cypress’ solution with Traveo™ automotive MCU family.
PMIC Solution
- Manage extreme battery voltage fluctuations
- Minimize physical size
- Extend battery life
- Support system safety functions
Key Product Features
- AEC Q100 compliant
- Wide input voltage range: 2.5 V to 42 V
- Wide operating frequency range: 200 kHz to 2.1 MHz
NOR Flash
Cypress offers the highest performance, low pin-count Quad SPI serial NOR Flash and the highest performance fast random-access and high bandwidth parallel NOR Flash. With the introduction of Semper™ Nor Flash memories, Cypress adds a high-density NOR flash memory which exceeds automotive quality and functional safety requirements.
NOR Flash Solutions
- Up to 400 MBps perfomance
- Low pin-count Quad SPI
- Options for Automotive Grade temperatures and ISO 26262 automotive functional safety standards
Key Product Features
- 16 Mbit – 1 Gbit Serial NOR Flash options
- 8 Mbit – 2 Gbit Parallel NOR Flash options
- 1.8 – 3.0 V
HyperRAM
Cypress HyperRAM™ memory is a self-refresh DRAM operating on the 12-pin HyperBus interface. With a read throughput up to 333 MB/s, the HyperRAM devices are ideal for SoCs with limited on-board RAM providing external scratch-pad memory for fast read and write operations, allowing fast delivery of high-resolution graphics in the early part of the boot process for automotive, industrial and IoT applications.
HyperRAM Solution
- Manage extreme battery voltage fluctuations
- Minimize physical size
- Extend battery life
- Support system safety functions
Key Product Features
- 3.0 V I/O, 11 bus signals
- 1.8 V I/O, 12 bus signals
- Up to 333 MBps
HyperFLASH
HyperFlash™ NOR Memory Flash devices are the first family of products based on the Cypress HyperBus™ interface.
HyperFlash NOR Flash memories deliver the performance required for the highest-performance embedded systems found in automotive advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), automotive instrument cluster, automotive infotainment systems, and communication equipment. They deliver high read bandwidth at 333MB/s, over four times faster than Quad SPI NOR flash with one-third the number of pins of parallel NOR flash.
HyperFlash Solution
- Manage extreme battery voltage fluctuations
- Minimize physical size
- Extend battery life
- Support system safety functions
Key Product Features
- 3.0 V I/O, 11 bus signals
- 1.8 V I/O, 12 bus signals
- Up to 333 MBps sustained read throughput
Recommended Memories
Category | Product | Features |
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NOR Flash | HyperFlash S26KL-S S26KS-S |
128 Mb - 512 Mb, 3.0V and 1.8V HyperBus Interface 333 MBps Read Bandwidth AEC-Q100 Qualified at 125°C, 105°C, 85°C |
NOR Flash | Quad SPI NOR S25FL-S |
128 Mb - 1 Gb, 3.0V, Hybrid sector size 80 MBps Read Bandwidth AEC-Q100 Qualified at 125°C, 105°C, 85°C |
NOR Flash | Quad SPI NOR S25FS-S |
64 Mb - 1 Gb, 1.8V, Hybrid sector size 80 MBps Read Bandwidth AEC-Q100 Qualified at 125°C, 105°C, 85°C |
NOR Flash | Quad SPI NOR S25FL-L |
64 Mb - 256 Mb, 3.0V, 4KB sector size 67 MBps Read Bandwidth AEC-Q100 Qualified at 125°C, 105°C, 85°C |
DRAM | HyperRAM S27KL-S S27KS-S |
64Mb - 256Mb, 3.0V and 1.8V HyperBus Interface 333MBps Read Bandwidth AEC-Q100 Qualified at 125°C, 105°C, 85°C |