Cypress MicroSystems Introduces Fluorescent Dimming Ballast Design; PSoC and Design Example Trim Development Cost and Bill of Materials For Electronic Lighting Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LYNNWOOD, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003 Cypress MicroSystems Cypress MicroSystems (CMS) markets high-performance, field Programmable System-on-a-Chip (PSoC) integrated M8 micro-based solutions. CMS is based in Lynnwood, near Seattle, Washington and was established as a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation in the fourth quarter of Inc., a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Cypress Semiconductor is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company. It began operations in 1982 and listed publicly in 1986. Two years later, the company shifted over to the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, (NYSE: CY). Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CY), today announced availability of an electronic ballast bal·last n. 1. Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship or the gondola of a balloon to enhance stability. 2. a. Coarse gravel or crushed rock laid to form a bed for roads or railroads. b. design example using its award-winning Programmable System on Chip(TM) (PSoC(TM)) mixed-signal array with an embedded microcontroller A single chip that contains the processor (the CPU), non-volatile memory for the program (ROM or flash), volatile memory for input and output (RAM), a clock and an I/O control unit. . The flexibility of PSoC allows the design engineer to streamline the development of electronic lighting systems. This design example highlights the single-chip electronic dimming ballast controller that includes Digital Addressable Lighting Interface The Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) is a digital protocol for the controlling of lighting in buildings, such as electrical ballasts and dimmers. (DALI) communication capability. The PSoC family of products provides an easy-to-use, cost-effective solution for engineers building advanced lighting designs. "Thirty to forty percent of the energy used in a typical building is for lighting," said Nathan John, director of strategic marketing for Cypress MicroSystems. "DALI ballasts enable central digital control of fluorescent lighting fixtures, providing the capability to dim individual fixtures in response to changes in ambient light; this `light harvesting' results in substantial energy savings. Using PSoC, designers can quickly implement complete DALI lighting DALI stands for Digital Addressable Lighting Interface and is a protocol set out in the technical standard IEC 60929. DALI allows for individual control of lighting devices without the need for separate wiring. solutions that are fast, inexpensive and highly reliable." The PSoC lighting solution enables 1-100% dimming (per DALI spec EN60929), yielding a considerable energy saving. PSoC manages both the ballast control functions as well as the communication between lighting fixtures and their controllers. This is in contrast to other solutions on the market that require two devices to perform the dimming ballast capability: one chip to control the ballast function and one chip to manage the communication interface. PSoC-based electronic ballast designs typically require a bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. with fewer than 90 parts, contributing to a considerable cost reduction over competing solutions. The PSoC Lighting product family is based on Cypress's reconfigurable mixed-signal array with an on-board controller. PSoC devices offer a highly integrated mix of analog and digital logic, memory and processing circuitry in one small package. In contrast, traditional microcontroller-based solutions require additional chips to perform functions such as signal amplification, filtering, analog-to-digital conversion analog-to-digital or A/D conversion, the process of changing continuously varying data, such as voltage, current, or shaft rotation, into discrete digital quantities that represent the magnitude of the data , LCD control, and real-time clock A real-time clock (RTC) is a computer clock (most often in the form of an integrated circuit) that keeps track of the current time. Although the term often refers to the devices in personal computers, servers and embedded systems, RTCs are present in almost any electronic generation. By leveraging PSoC's flexible hardware resources and intuitive development software, designers can not only reduce development time and costs but can also easily adapt their designs to match the unique requirements of each system. About the PSoC Family Programmable System on Chip (PSoC) devices are high-performance, field-programmable, mixed-signal arrays with on-board microcontrollers for high-volume embedded-control functions in consumer, industrial, office automation, telecom and automotive applications. PSoC devices integrate programmable blocks of analog and digital logic, a fast 8-bit CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , 8 to 16 Kbytes of flash memory and 256 bytes of SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory . The PSoC family includes pre-programmed, specialized versions for lighting, energy, motor control, communications, automotive and battery applications. Each family member comes with a reference design and extensive application notes to speed application development. PSoC devices provide designers with a flexible architecture that can be configured for a broad range of embedded applications and dynamically reconfigured to extend the capabilities and value of their product. The PSoC platform typically reduces customer development time by 33% and lowers bill of material costs by an average of $5 by significantly reducing the number of chips required for solutions utilizing a traditional microcontroller and discrete digital and analog components. Price and Availability Customers starting PSoC designs may purchase the Basic Development Kit, for $399. This kit -- which includes a full featured emulator, as well as software, documentation and samples -- allows engineers to be immediately productive on their PSoC designs. The kit can be purchased from licensed distributors or directly from the Cypress On-Line store. About Cypress MicroSystems Headquartered in Lynnwood, Wash., Cypress MicroSystems develops and markets Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) devices -- high-performance, field-programmable ICs for high-volume embedded control functions in consumer, industrial, office automation, telecom and automotive applications. Established as a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:CY) in the fourth quarter of 1999, Cypress MicroSystems' stockholders are its employees and Cypress Semiconductor. The close association with Cypress Semiconductor allows access to their process and design technology, and field sales and applications forces. More information about Cypress MicroSystems and its products -- as well as access to over 100 PSoC applications notes -- is available online at www.cypress.com. About Cypress Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:CY) is Connecting From Last Mile to First Mile(TM) with high-performance solutions for personal, network access, enterprise, metro switch, and core communications-system applications. Cypress Connects(TM) using wireless, wireline, digital, and optical transmission standards, including USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. , Fibre Channel, SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. , and DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing . Leveraging its process and system-level expertise, Cypress makes industry-leading physical layer devices, framers, and network search engines, along with a broad portfolio of high-bandwidth memories, timing technology solutions, and reprogrammable mixed-signal arrays. More information about Cypress is accessible online at www.cypress.com. Cypress and the Cypress logo are registered trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. "Connectivity From Last Mile to First Mile" and "Cypress Connects" are trademarks of Cypress. "Programmable System on Chip," PSoC and PSoC Designer are trademarks of Cypress MicroSystems. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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