Quick start

This section provides a simple workflow for how to use the CAPSENSE™ Tuner.

1. Create a CAPSENSE™ application with a Tuner communication interface and program the application into the device. Refer to the

   Eclipse IDE for ModusToolbox ™ user guide

   and the

   CAPSENSE™ Configurator user guide

   for more details.

   
   

   Note: The simplest way to start CAPSENSE™ Tuner is to use the

   PSOC ™ 6 CAPSENSE™ Buttons and Slider

   code example configured to work on PSOC™ 6 MCU kits or

   PSOC™ 4 MSC CAPSENSE™ CSD Button Tuning

   configured to work on PSOC™ 4 MCU kits.

2. Launch the CAPSENSE™ Tuner

   .

3. Start Communication. Click

   Connect

   and select the required communication interface.

   
   
   
   
   

   Note: For MiniProg, first, power the device – click the

   Tuner Communication Setup

   button to select the communication interface, use the

   Power

   button to select and apply the power supply, and proceed with

   Connect

   .

   
   

   Note:Refer to the

   KitProg user guide

   for the supported configurations and modes. For this example, I2C address, sub-address, and speed must match the configuration.

   
   

   Note: For the I2C communication, the Tuner only supports the 2-Bytes Sub-address.

4. Click

   Start

   to extract data.

   
   
   

5. Touch the sensors on the hardware and notice the change in the sensor/widget status on

   Widget View tab

   .

6. Open the

   Graph View

   tab. Check the sensors in the Widget Explorer pane to observe sensor signals on the graph. Touch the sensors and notice the signal change on the

   Graph View tab

   .

7. Change widget/sensor parameter values as needed. Then, apply the new settings to the device using the

   Apply to Device

   command.

   
   
   
   
   

8. Save the Tuner parameters. Click the

   Apply to Project

   command.

9. Exit the Tuner application.