RS Components, MikroElektronika, Cypress co-create flexible platform for faster IoT-device development

RS Components has worked with Cypress Semiconductor and MikroElektronika to create Clicker 2 for PSoC® 6, the development kit for faster prototyping with Cypress’ PSoC 6 ultra-low-power microcontrollers (MCUs).

Bridging the gap between expensive, power hungry application processors and low performance MCUs, PSoC 6 MCUs deliver advanced compute performance for energy-conscious devices like IoT endpoints or other small battery-powered objects. Its dual-core architecture combines an Arm® Cortex® M4 and an Arm® Cortex® M0+ on the same chip, delivering flexibility to assign tasks for optimum performance and power-efficiency. Its best-in-class flexible architecture enables interfacing with different types of sensors and creating custom interfaces. Lightweight, state-of-the-art security based on trusted execution environment (TEE) provides protection including secure boot, secure data storage, and advanced cryptographic algorithms without the overhead of external memory or a secure element.

Two separate mikroBUS™ interface headers ensure ample expandability using MikroElektronika click boards™. Literally hundreds of click boards are available, each with working example code, giving easy access to functions such as GSM, GPS/GNSS, motor control, sub-GHz or 2.4GHz radio, speech recognition, sensors, meters, LCD or OLED displays, and many more.