PSOC™ 4100S Plus: Reconfigurable MCU with flexible analog and digital blocks, CAPSENSE™, and standard peripherals.

PSOC™ Automotive 4100S Plus extends the PSOC™ S series and is a combination of a microcontroller with standard communication and timing peripherals, a capacitive touch-sensing system (CAPSENSE™) with best-in-class performance, programmable general-purpose continuous-time and switched-capacitor analog blocks, and programmable connectivity.

Key features​

  • Automotive electronics council (AEC) AEC-Q100 qualified

  • 32-bit MCU subsystem

    • 48 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M0 CPU

    • Up to 128 KB of flash with Read Accelerator

    • Up to 16 KB of SRAM

    • 8-channel DMA engine

  • Programmable analog blocks

    • Two opamps with reconfigurable high-drive external and high-bandwidth internal drive and Comparator modes and ADC input buffering capability. Opamps can operate in Deep Sleep low-power mode

    • 12-bit 1-Msps SAR ADC with differential and single-ended modes, and channel sequencer with signal averaging

    • Single-slope 10-bit ADC function provided by a capacitance sensing block

    • Two current DACs (IDACs) for general-purpose or capacitive sensing applications on any pin

    • Two low-power comparators that operate in Deep Sleep low-power mode

  • Programmable digital

    • Programmable logic blocks allowing Boolean operations to be performed on port inputs and outputs

  • Low power 1.71 V to 5.5 V operation

    • Deep Sleep mode with operational analog and 2.5 µA digital system current

  • Capacitive sensing

    • Capacitive sigma-delta (CSD) provides best-in-class signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) (>5:1) and water tolerance

    • Infineon-supplied software component makes capacitive sensing design easy

    • Automatic hardware tuning (SmartSense)

  • Serial communication

    • Five independent run-time reconfigurable serial communication blocks (SCBs) with re-configurable I2 C, SPI, UART functionality, or LIN slave functionality

  • LCD drive capability

    • LCD segment drive capability on GPIOs

  • Timing and pulse-width modulation

    • Eight 16-bit timer/counter/pulse-width modulator (TCPWM) blocks

    • Center-aligned, Edge, and Pseudo-random modes

    • Comparator-based triggering of Kill signals for motor drive and other high-reliability digital logic applications

    • Quadrature decoder

  • Clock sources

    • 4 to 33 MHz external crystal oscillator (ECO)

    • PLL to generate 48 MHz frequency

    • 32 kHz watch crystal oscillator (WCO)

    • ±2% internal main oscillator (IMO)

    • 32 kHz internal low-power oscillator (ILO)

  • True random number generator (TRNG)

    • TRNG generates truly random number for secure key generation for cryptography applications

  • CAN block

    • CAN 2.0B block with support for time-triggered CAN (TTCAN)

  • Up to 54 programmable GPIO pins

    • 40-pin QFN, 48-pin QFN, 64-pin QFN, and 64-pin TQFP packages

    • Any GPIO pin can be CAPSENSE™, analog, or digital

    • Drive modes, strengths, and slew rates are programmable

  • PSOC™ Creator design environment

    • Integrated development environment (IDE) provides schematic design entry and build (with analog and digital automatic routing)

    • Applications programming interface (API) component for all fixed-function and programmable peripherals

  • Industry standard tool compatibility

    • After schematic entry, development can be done with Arm® based industry-standard development tools

  • Temperature ranges

    • A Grade: −40°C to +85°C

    • S-Grade: −40°C to +105°C

    • E-Grade: −40°C to +125°C

Key benefits​

  • Fourth-generation CAPSENSE™

    PSOC™ 4 S series delivers robust noise immunity with superior SNR (>300:1), allowing home appliance customers to easily pass IEC 61000 standards. CAPSENSE™ fourth-generation also implements robust liquid-level sensing solutions with mutual-capacitance sensing support and improving manufacturing robustness with SmartSense auto-tuning

  • Solves complex design problems with PSOC™ 4

    PSOC™ 4 S series expands the portfolio by introducing Infineon’s fourth-generation CAPSENSE™, smart I/Os to implement pin-level digital logic and the 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M0+ for all your mixed-signal embedded requirements.

  • Simplified low-power system design

    PSOC™ 4 S series reduces average power consumption by boosting performance. Processing instructions at more than 2x the rate of legacy 8-bit and 16-bit MCUs the system is allowed to spend more time in sleep modes. CAPSENSE™ fourth-generation also simplifies low-power system design with a low 3 µA average current.

  • CAPSENSE™: Industry’s best capacitive sensing solution

    • Enables a touch user interface with up to 24 I/Os

    • SmartSense Auto-tuning speeds time-to-market and eliminates the need for manual system tuning

    • Prevents false touches caused by liquids

    • Implements advanced proximity sensing: wake-on-approach, liquid level detection, and IR sensor replacement

  • Reduced system costs

    PSOC™ 4 Automotive reduces system cost with programmable digital blocks, programmable analog blocks, CAPSENSE™ and LIN slave to:

    • Create custom AFEs for sensors and add sophisticated user interfaces

    • Communicate to car network with integrated LIN

    • Slave controllers

    • PSOC™ Creator enables easy integration of multiple ICs and system interfaces into one PSOC™

  • Reliable operation in harsh Automotive EM environment

    • Zero false touches reported by the touch sensors in harsh Automotive environment

    • Reduces radiated emissions (RE) by easily modifying CAPSENSE™ Component parameters in PSOC™ Creator IDE

    • Complies with standard emission and immunity specifications such as CISPR 25, ISO 11452, IEC 61967, and IEC 62132

Key application​

  • PSOC™ for Infotainment/HVAC systems

    • HVAC

    • Infotainment and Navigation

    • Integrated systems

  • PSOC™ for interior HMI

    • Interior HMI

    • Natural HMI surfaces

  • PSOC™ for automotive exterior HMI

    • Door lock/unlock

    • Foot-kick, emblem touch

  • PSOC™ for steering wheel HMI

    • Buttons/Sliders/TP

    • Force-sensing, haptics

  • PSOC™ for liquid level sensing

    • AdBlue

    • Water and fuel, quality

    • Smart sensor

  • PSOC™ for passenger occupant and hands-on-detection

    • POD

    • HOD

Software​

Easy-to-use software for prototyping end applications


ModusToolbox™

ModusToolbox™ Software is a modern, extensible development environment supporting a wide range of Infineon microcontroller devices, including automotive PSOC™ Arm® Cortex® Microcontrollers. Infineon's Modustoobox offers a variety of code repositories on GitHub that are comprehensive, flexible, and atomic. This means that you will have access to all of the resources you need, can use them in your own workflow, and obtain only those resources which are necessary for your project. These repositories include board support packages (BSPs), low-level resources like a hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and peripheral driver library (PDL), and middleware that enables industry-leading features such as CAPSENSE™.

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ModusToolbox™


PSOC™ Creator

PSOC™ Creator is an integrated design environment (IDE) that enables concurrent hardware and firmware editing, compiling, and debugging of PSOC™ and FM0+ systems. Applications are created using schematic capture and over 150 pre-verified, production-ready peripheral components.

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PSOC™ Creator

Preferred design houses​

Automotive PSOC™ preferred design houses

Our Automotive PSOC™ preferred design houses is a trusted partners' ecosystem that extends the support force by tailoring their know-how to meet your specific needs.

By partnering with one of our qualified preferred design houses, you can be assured that you'll receive expert advice and customized support to help you achieve your goals. Our team of professionals brings added value to customer service, working together to optimize your design and help you succeed in your business objectives.

We understand that every customer is unique, which is why we offer tailored solutions to meet your specific needs. From product-specific support to application-specific advice, our preferred design house is fully trained to use Automotive PSOC™ 4, PSOC™ High Voltage and PSOC™ Automotive Multitouch and provides a wealth of knowledge and expertise to help you succeed.

Together with our partners, we offer optimized customer support for systems using our products. Our preferred design houses are committed to delivering exceptional service and support to ensure your success.

PSOC™ preferred design houses

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Products​

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