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PSOC™ Edge E84 Evaluation Kit

The PSOC™ Edge E84 Evaluation Kit is a general purpose evaluation kit for PSOC™ Edge with full functional integration of all interfaces. The kit enables applications to use the PSOC™ Edge E84 Series Microcontroller (MCU) together with multiple on-board multimedia, Machine Learning (ML), and connectivity features including custom MIPI-DSI displays, audio interfaces, and AIROC™ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo-based connectivity modules. The kit carries a PSOC™ Edge E84 MCU on a SODIMM-based detachable SOM board connected to the baseboard. The MCU SOM also has 128 MB of QSPI Flash, 1GB of Octal Flash, 128MB of Octal RAM, PSOC™ 4000T as CAPSENSE™ co-processor, and on-board AIROC™ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo. The baseboard has M.2 interface connectors for external radio modules based on AIROC™ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combos and external memory. It also features an on-board programmer/debugger (KitProg3), ETM/JTAG/SWD debug headers, a custom display capacitive touch-panel connector, RPi compatible MIPI-DSI and a MIPI-DSI custom display connectors, analog and PDM microphones, a headphone connector, a speaker, USB host Type-A and USB device Type-C connectors, an RJ45 Ethernet connector, M.2 (B-key) memory and M.2 (E-key) radio interfaces, Infineon's Shield2Go interface, MIKROE's mikroBUST"-compatible headers, a 6-Axis IMU sensor, a 3-axis magnetometer, a microSD card holder, CAPSENSE™ buttons and slider, user LEDs, and user buttons. For more information, refer to KIT_PSE84_EVAL_EPC2/KIT_PSE84_EVAL_EPC4 (opens in a new tab).

Kit contents

The KIT_PSE84_EVAL PSOC™ Edge E84 Evaluation Kit box includes the following:

  • PSOC™ Edge E84 Evaluation Kit
    • PSOC™ Edge E8 base board
    • PSOC™ Edge E84 SOM (MOD_PSE84_SOMS2)
  • USB Type-C to Type-C cable
  • 4.3 Inch Capacitive Touch Display
  • 0.3 MP USB Camera Module with USB Type-A Cable

Key applications

Following are some of the applications that you can build using the kit:

CategoryApplications    
Smart HomeSmart thermostats, smart locks, smart home appliances
HMIAppliances, Industrial HMI, factory automation
WearablesFitness watches, AR/MR/VR glasses & accessories, audio accessories
RoboticsVacuum cleaners, vacuum robots, service robots, industrial robotics

Streaming Firmware for PSOC™ Edge E84 Evaluation Kit

You can flash the PSOC™ Edge E84 Evaluation kit with streaming firmware that streams sensor data from the USB port into DEEPCRAFT™ Studio, enabling rapid data collection and model creation. The streaming firmware is designed to collect data from all the sensors integrated into the kit, including the microphone, accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer.

There are two ways to flash the Streaming Firmware onto the kit:

  • Using Web-based OOB webpage
  • Using ModusToolbox™ Programmer

Flashing the Streaming Firmware using OOB Web Page

To flash the streaming firmware onto the kit, follow the pre-requisites and steps outlined below:

  1. Connect the KitProg3 USB connector (J8) port on the board to the PC using the Type-C to Type-C USB cable. Ensure that the power LED (D1, yellow) on the base board and the power LED (D3, yellow) on the SOM are ON.


  2. Navigate to Web-based OOB webpage (opens in a new tab). The landing page displays a list of available kits.

  3. Locate the PSOC™ Edge Evaluation Kit and click Select.


  4. In Select application and Select Module, select the required application and the use-case respectively


  5. In Select Port for Device, click the Add icon to to initiate the connection. In the dialog, select the device type KitProg3 CMSIS-DAP and click Connect. The device is ready for flashing.


  6. In Select application, navigate to Experience Application with DEEPCRAFT™ Studio and click Continue to program the streaming firmware onto the board.


  7. The flashing process is initiated. The following screen appears.

After the kit is programmed successfully. Refer to Real-Time Data Streaming with PSOC™ Edge E84 Artificial Intelligence Kit to collect and label real-time data into Studio.

Flashing the Streaming Firmware using ModusToolbox™ Programmer

To flash the streaming firmware onto the kit, follow the pre-requisites and steps outlined below:

Pre-requisites:
Steps to flash the Streaming Firmware

  1. Download and unzip the hex file to flash the Streaming Firmware onto the board.

  2. Connect the KitProg3 USB connector (J8) port on the board to the PC using the Type-C to Type-C USB cable. Ensure that the power LED (D1, yellow) on the base board and the power LED (D3, yellow) on the SOM are ON.

  3. Open ModusToolbox™ Programmer from the Windows Start menu. The ModusToolbox™ Programmer window appears.



  4. In Programmer drop-down, select the device type as KitProg3 CMSIS-DAP BULK-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.

  5. In Board drop-down box, select the board type as KIT_PSE84_EVAL for BSP KIT_PSE84_EVAL_EPC2; for BSP KIT_PSE84_EVAL_EPC4, select the board type as custom and device as PSE846GPS4DBZC4A.



  6. Select the External Memory checkbox.

  7. Click Open, browse to the Streaming Firmware (hex file) downloaded earlier, and select the hex file that matches your board: select KIT_PSE84_EVAL_EPC2_data_collection for KIT_PSE84_EVAL_EPC2 and KIT_PSE84_EVAL_EPC4_data_collection for KIT_PSE84_EVAL_EPC4.

  8. Click Connect to establish a connection between the board and the ModusToolbox™ Programmer.



  9. Click Program to flash the Streaming Firmware on the board. The kit is programmed successfully.

What's Next?

After flashing the kit with the streaming firmware, disconnect the KitProg3 USB connector (J8) port and connect the USB connector (J30) port with the PC using the Type-C USB cable. Refer to Real-Time Data Streaming with PSOC™ Edge E84 Evaluation Kit to collect and label real-time data into Studio.