Cypress USB-Serial Configuration Utility

1.0 User Guide

Doc. No. 001-86781 Rev. *B

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Contents

Contents
1.
1.1
2.
2.1
2.2

2.3

3.
3.1

3.2

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Software Requirements ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Cypress USB-Serial Configuration Utility.......................................................................................................... 5
Start Page .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Select Target ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2.1 Select Device ............................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2.2 Device Information .................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2.3 Connect to Target ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Device Configuration ............................................................................................................................................. 7
2.3.1 USB Descriptor and System Configuration ............................................................................................... 7
2.3.2 Serial Configuration Block (SCB) Configuration ...................................................................................... 15
2.3.3 Device GPIOs ......................................................................................................................................... 25

2.3.4 CapSense /BCD/GPIO Configuration..................................................................................................... 26

2.3.5 Program Device ...................................................................................................................................... 36
2.3.6 Save Configuration ................................................................................................................................. 36
2.3.7 Open Device Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 36
2.3.8 Batch Program ........................................................................................................................................ 37
2.3.9 Restore Default Settings ......................................................................................................................... 41
2.3.10 Cycle Port ............................................................................................................................................... 41
2.3.11 Reset Device .......................................................................................................................................... 41
2.3.12 Disconnect .............................................................................................................................................. 41
Appendix ............................................................................................................................................................ 42
Driver Binding for USB-Serial Devices with Custom VID/PID .............................................................................. 42
3.1.1 Driver INF File Changes ......................................................................................................................... 42
3.1.2 Master Interface Number of USB-Serial Device Configuration ............................................................... 46
Default Value for various configurable fields........................................................................................................ 47
3.2.1 CY7C65213 ............................................................................................................................................ 47
3.2.2 CY7C65215 ............................................................................................................................................ 48
3.2.3 CY7C65211 ............................................................................................................................................ 51

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1. Introduction

The Cypress USB-Serial Configuration Utility provides an easy-to-use graphical interface to configure
manufacturing settings and options for Cypress USB-Serial devices. With this utility, you can connect to USBSerial devices, modify the configuration settings, and program the configuration to the device.
This user guide describes the USB-Serial Configuration Utility features and how to use the utility to configure a
supported device. The current version of the utility supports configuring the Cypress USB-Serial device part
numbers listed in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1. Supported USB-Serial Devices

Part Number

Description

CY7C65211-24LTXI

USB-Serial (Single Channel)

CY7C65213-32LTXI

USB-UART LP (QFN Package)

CY7C65215-32LTXI

USB-Serial (Dual Channel)

CY7C65213-28PVXI

USB-UART LP (SSOP Package)

1.1 Software Requirements

Table 1-2 lists the software prerequisites needed to run the configuration utility.
Table 1-2. Software Requirements

Software

Version

1.

Operating System

Microsoft Windows XP or later

2.

.NET Framework

.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or later

3.

Runtime Libraries

Microsoft VC++ 2008 SP1 runtime re-distributable

Note 1:
Microsoft .NET framework 3.5 SP1 can be downloaded and installed from Microsoft.com. The link to the
installable on Microsofts website is: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=22
Note 2:
Microsoft VC++ 2008 runtime re-distributable is packaged along with USB-Serial SDK for Windows. The redistributable can be located under the <sdk_install_path>\prerequisite directory. The package can
also be downloaded and installed from the Microsoft site. The link to the installable is. http://www.microsoft.com/enus/download/details.aspx?id=11895.

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2. Cypress USB-Serial Configuration Utility

Run USB-Serial Configuration Utility.exe from Start > All Programs > Cypress > Cypress USB-Serial Configuration
Utility to launch the configuration utility. On start-up, the utility comes up with two active tabs Start Page and
Select Target. These tabs are always visible and you can navigate between these tabs at any time during the
configuration session.
After you connect to an attached Cypress USB-Serial device (from the Select Target tab), the utility opens a third tab
(the Device tab) for the part number of the device selected. This tab allows you to view and configure the device
settings.
Note
The exact name of the third tab will be the device part number. The device part numbers are listed in Table 1-1.
Throughout the document this tab will be referred to as the Device tab.

2.1 Start Page

This tab provides a brief description about Cypress USB-Serial products

2.2 Select Target

This tab displays all the USB-Serial devices attached to the machine. Figure 2-1 shows the Select Target tab of the
utility. The utility lists all the USB-Serial device interfaces that bind to the Cypress cyusb3.sys driver.
Figure 2-1: Select Target

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2.2.1 Select Device

The Select Device drop-down list box lists all the USB-Serial devices attached to the machine. The device, which is to
be configured, should be selected from this list.

2.2.2 Device Information

The Device Information section displays information about the currently selected device. This section displays the
details listed (see Table 2-1).
Table 2-1. Device Information

Property

Remarks

1.

Vendor ID (VID)

Vendor ID in 2-byte HEX format

2.

Product ID (PID)

Product ID in 2-byte HEX format

3.

Device name

Device-friendly name. This name comes from the device driver INF
file

4.

Manufacturer

Device manufacturer name

5.

Product

Product name

6.

Serial number

Device serial number

7.

Version

Device firmware version

8.

Windows device instance

ID

Windows-assigned device instance ID

2.2.3 Connect to Target

2.2.3.1 Connect
After you select the required device from the Select Device field, click Connect to establish connection with the
device. On successful connection, the utility opens the Device tab.

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2.3 Device Configuration

This tab allows viewing and modifying the device configuration settings. From this tab, the target device can be
programmed with the modified configuration settings.
Figure 2-2: USB Configuration settings

The following device configuration settings can be viewed and modified:

1. USB Descriptors and system-level settings
2. Serial Configuration Block (SCB)
3. CapSense/BCD/GPIO

2.3.1 USB Descriptor and System Configuration

The USB tab (Figure 2-2) displays some of the device USB descriptor values. The USB configuration and system
settings are categorized into four groups:
1. Basic
2. Power
3. String Descriptor
4. System

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2.3.1.1 Basic
The basic descriptor settings include the device Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) values. The device can be
configured to either use the default Cypress-provided VID and PID combination or to use a custom VID and PID
combination.
Figure 2-3: USB - Basic settings

2.3.1.1.1 Vendor ID (VID)

This field accepts a 2-byte hexadecimal value. This field cannot be left empty and the value cannot be zero.
2.3.1.1.2 Product ID (PID)
This field accepts a 2-byte hexadecimal value. This field cannot be left empty and the value cannot be zero.
2.3.1.1.3 Use Cypress VID/PID
Select this option to use the default Cypress VID and PID combination for the current SCB settings. When you select
this option, the VID and PID fields are not editable. The major advantage of using this option is that the default drivers
shipped with the product can be used directly without any modification.
Table 2-2 captures the Cypress-provided PID for USB-Serial devices based on the device configuration:
Table 2-2: Cypress USB-Serial Device PIDs
#

1.

2.

Part Number

SCB 0

SCB 1

PID

Mode

Protocol

Mode

Protocol

UART

CDC

NA

NA

0x0002

UART/ SPI

Vendor / PHDC

NA

NA

0x0004

I2C

Vendor

NA

NA

0x0004

CY7C65213-32LTXI

UART

CDC

NA

NA

0x0003

Or

UART

Vendor / PHDC

NA

NA

0x0006

UART

CDC

UART

CDC

0x0005

UART

CDC

UART / SPI / I2C /

JTAG

Vendor / PHDC

0x0007

UART / SPI

Vendor / PHDC

UART

CDC

0x0009

I2C

Vendor

UART

CDC

0x0009

UART / SPI

Vendor / PHDC

UART / SPI

Vendor / PHDC

0x000A

I2C / JTAG

Vendor

0x000A

UART / SPI

Vendor / PHDC

0x000A

I2C / JTAG

Vendor

0x000A

CY7C65211-24LTXI

CY7C65213-28PVXI
3.

CY7C65215-32LTXI

I2C

Vendor

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CDC: CDC device referred in this document is a UART device that follows USB Standard Communication Device
Class Specification. And, this device binds to a Virtual COM port driver for the supported operating system.
Vendor: Vendor operational mode device doesnt follow any USB standard class specification. They are custom or
vendor USB class devices that follow custom data transfer protocol. USB to (SPI or I2C or JTAG) Bridge is always
configured as Vendor Device. UART can also be a vendor device and in this mode, UART device doesnt bind to
Virtual COM port driver. Instead, the UART device will bind to cypress generic USB driver or vendor mode driver in
the supported Operating System.
PHDC: Device that follow Personal Healthcare Device Class Specification is referred as PHDC devices. USB
Serial Bridge supports PHDC USB to UART and PHDC USB to SPI Bridge. PHDC device binds to generic USB
device driver otherwise called as vendor mode driver.

Figure 2-4: USB - Use Custom VID/PID

To use a custom VID and PID for your device, uncheck the Use Cypress VID / PID option. On unchecking this option,
the VID field becomes editable. Enter the required VID (other than Cypress VID [0x04B4]) and hit the Tab or Enter
key to enable the PID field. Refer to Appendix (section 3.1 ) for binding the driver to USB-Serial devices with custom
VID/PID.

2.3.1.2 Power Settings

The utility allows for configuring the USB power settings of your device. Figure 2-5 shows the configurable USB power
settings.
Figure 2-5: USB - Power settings

2.3.1.2.1 Power Mode

The device power mode can be set to either self-powered or bus-powered. The default value for this field is Bus
powered.
2.3.1.2.2 bMaxPower (mA)
This field allows setting the maximum power the device drains from the USB bus. The value is in units of mA. The
default value for this field is 100 mA. This field cannot be zero when the device power mode is set to Bus Powered.
USB specification has say on the maximum current drawn from a USB port. And, hence this field can be up to 500 mA
Max.
2.3.1.2.3 Remote wake-up / Suspend Configuration
Click on the Configure button (shown in Figure 2-5) to open the Remote Wake-up & Suspend configuration editor.
Figure 2-6 shows the Remote Wake-up & Suspend Editor for CY7C65211-24LTXI and CY7C65215-32LTXI devices.

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Figure 2-6: Remote Wake-up & Suspend Editor

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2.3.1.2.3.1 Remote Wake-up

Select the Remote wake-up Enable option to enable GPIO remote wake-up for the device. The editor also provides
an option to invert the polarity of the remote wake-up GPIO line. The remote wake-up GPIO line for the device is fixed.
Refer to the device datasheet for the exact remote wake-up GPIO pin.
2.3.1.2.3.2 Suspend
Select the Suspend Enable option to enable the GPIO suspend notification for your device. The editor also provides
an option to invert the polarity of the suspend line. The suspend wake-up line is fixed for CY7C65211-24LTXI and
CY7C65215-32LTXI devices. Refer to the respective device datasheets for the exact suspend GPIO pin. For the
CY7C65213-32LTXI or CY7C65213-28PVXI devices, the suspend GPIO is configurable. That is, one of the available
GPIOs can be configured as the suspend line. Figure 2-7 shows the Suspend & Remote Wake-up editor for the
CY7C65213-32LTXI or CY7C65213-28PVXI device.
Figure 2-7: CY7C65213-32LTXI or CY7C65213-28PVXI Suspend & Remote Wake-up Editor

2.3.1.2.3.3 Power#
Select a GPIO from the Power# drop-down list to enable power notification. To disable this option, select Not
enabled from the drop-down list.

2.3.1.3 String Descriptors

This utility allows configuration of the following USB string descriptors for the device:
1. Manufacturer string
2. Product string
3. Serial Number string
Figure 2-8 shows the default USB string descriptor configuration settings for the CY7C65215-32LTXI device.
Figure 2-8: USB String Descriptors

2.3.1.3.1 Manufacturer string

Enter the manufacturer string to be used for the device in this field. The text field accepts up to 32 Unicode characters.
Default value: Cypress Semiconductor

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2.3.1.3.2 Product string

Enter the product string to be used for the device in this field. The text field accepts up to 32 Unicode characters. The
following table lists the default values for all the supported devices.
Table 2-3. Default Product Strings

Part Number

Default value

CY7C65211-24LTXI

USB-Serial (Single Channel)

CY7C65213-32LTXI

USB-UART LP

CY7C65215-32LTXI

USB-Serial (Dual Channel)

CY7C65213-28PVXI

USB-UART LP

2.3.1.3.3 Serial number

To enter a serial number for the device, select the Serial Number checkbox field. On selecting the checkbox, the
serial number text box field becomes editable. Enter the required serial number for the device in this text box field. The
text field accepts up to 32 Unicode characters. If the device does not need a serial number, uncheck the checkbox.
Default value: NULL (No serial number)

2.3.1.4 System settings

The utility supports configuring three other system-level settings shown in Figure 2-9.
Figure 2-9: Other system settings

2.3.1.4.1 VBUS Voltage is 3.3 V

This option needs to be checked if the VBUS line is supplied with 3.3 V and unchecked if the VBUS line is supplied
with 5 V. Checking this option results in the USB regulator being bypassed. By default, this option is unchecked. A
warning message pops up in the utility (as shown in Figure 2-10) when this option is checked.
Figure 2-10: Bypass USB Regulator Warning

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2.3.1.4.2 VDD is less than 2 V

This option needs to be checked only if the VDD is less than 2 V. This option results in bypassing the system regulator.
Bypassing the regulator and supplying more than 2 V may damage the device. Not bypassing when the VDD is less
than 2 V may result in device reset. By default, this option is unchecked. A warning message pops up in the utility (as
shown in Figure 2-11) when this option is checked.
Figure 2-11: Bypass system regulator warning

2.3.1.4.3 Enable Manufacturing Interface

The utility provides an option to include an additional interface for the device. This additional interface can act as the
manufacturing mode interface for re-programming the device. The manufacturing interface must bind to the Cypress
Vendor Class driver (CyUsb3.sys) for the utility to connect to the device. This interface can be disabled if not required.
A warning message pops up in the utility (as shown in Figure 2-12) when this option is unchecked.
Caution: Disabling this interface may prevent you from re-programming the device in the future.
Figure 2-12: Disable manufacturing interface warning

By default, this option is enabled.

2.3.1.4.4 I/O Level
The device allows setting the GPIO logic to be used. The device supports logic levels CMOS and LVTTL. The default
is CMOS logic. LVTTL logic supports device input level only. Changing the I/O Level to LVTTL will pop a caution
message box as shown in Figure 2-12a.
Caution: Device Input logic supports LVTTL levels but the output level from the device is always CMOS.

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Figure 2-12a: Device Support for LVTTL - Warning

2.3.1.4.5 I/O Mode

The device allows slowing the GPIO edge transitions up to 5X for EMI considerations. Setting the I/O mode to slow
reduces the transitions by up to 5 times. The default value is fast mode.

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2.3.2 Serial Configuration Block (SCB) Configuration

The utility allows configuration of the following SCB parameters

Operation mode
USB-SCB protocol
Notification LED

2.3.2.1 SCBs in USB-Serial Devices

The number of SCBs and the available configuration options for the SCBs depend on the device part number. Table
2-4 captures the number of SCBs present in the USB-Serial device parts.
Table 2-4: Device SCB count

Part Number

SCB Count

CY7C65211-24LTXI

CY7C65213-32LTXI

CY7C65215-32LTXI

CY7C65213-28PVXI

The following sections capture the configurable options available for these devices.
2.3.2.1.1 USB-Serial (Single Channel) [Part Number: CY7C65211-24LTXI]
The USB-Serial (Single Channel) device, as the name suggests, has only one SCB (SCB0). The SCB supports the
following modes of operation:
1. UART
2. I2C (Master / Slave)
3. SPI (Master / Slave)
2.3.2.1.2 USB-UART LP [Part Number: CY7C65213-32LTXI and CY7C65213-28PVXI]
The USB-UART LP device, similar to the USB-Serial (Single Channel) device, has only one SCB (SCB0). The SCB in
this device is pre-configured to a 8-pin UART. The device does not support other operational modes.
2.3.2.1.3 USB-Serial (Dual Channel) [Part Number: CY7C65215-32LTXI]
The USB-Serial (Dual Channel) device has two SCBs (SCB 0 and SCB 1). Both SCB0 and SCB1 support the following
operation modes:
1. UART
2. I2C (Master / Slave)
3. SPI (Master / Slave)
In addition to these operation modes, SCB1 also supports JTAG mode. If needed, SCB1 can also be disabled to free

up SCB GPIOs to be used for Cypress CapSense . Figure 2-13 and Figure 2-14 shows the default configuration for
SCB0 and SCB1.

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Figure 2-13: SCB 0 Configuration

Figure 2-14: SCB 1 Configuration

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2.3.2.2 Select SCB Operation Mode

The Mode drop-down combo box lists all the supported SCB operation modes. Select the required operation mode
from this list. Most of these modes provide additional configuration settings. These mode-specific configurations can
be edited by clicking the Configure button.
The following sections describe the configurable options available for each of the supported SCB modes.

2.3.2.3 Enable SCB-SCB Mode

This is only valid for the USB-Serial (dual-channel) device. The device allows for transferring data from one SCB to
another when the USB is not connected. This mode is available only in the self-powered use case where the two serial
peripherals can do data transfers with each other. In this mode, only the following SCB configurations are supported:

SPI slave to UART When one of the SCB is acting as an SPI slave and another as UART, and the data
received by the SPI slave is being transmitted over UART. In this case, the data received from the UART shall
also be transmitted over the SPI slave interface.
SPI slave to SPI slave When both SCBs are configured as SPI slave interface, data received on one is
transmitted on the other and vice versa.
UART to SPI master When one of the SCB is configured as UART and another as SPI master, data
received by the UART interface shall be transmitted over SPI master interface. When this happens, the data
received on the SPI master interface shall also be transmitted out on the UART interface.
UART to UART When both SCBs are configured as UART, the data received on one is transmitted on the
other and vice versa.

2.3.2.3.1 UART Mode

Select UART from the Mode drop-down list and then click Configure button to open the UART settings editor.
Figure 2-15 shows the UART configuration settings.
Figure 2-15. UART Configuration

The UART operation mode supports the following configurable settings:

1. Baud Rate
2. Type
3. Data Width
4. Stop Bits
5. Parity
6. Drop packets on RX error
7. Disable CTS, DSR and DCD pull-up / pull-down during suspend

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2.3.2.3.1.1 Baud Rate

Select the required baud rate from the standard baud rates listed in the combo box or enter a custom baud rate. The
UART supports a baud rate in the range 100 to 3000000.
The default value is 115200
2.3.2.3.1.2 Type
The UART can be configured to one of the following types:

2-pin (2-pin UART: Only RX and TX lines)

4-pin (4-pin UART: RX, TX, RTS and CTS lines)
6-pin (6-pin UART: RX, TX, RTS, CTS, DSR and DTR lines)

The default value is 2-pin.

For the USB-UART LP device, the UART is pre-configured to 8-pin UART with RX, TX, RTS, CTS, DSR, DTR, DCD,
and RI lines.
2.3.2.3.1.3 Data Width
The UART data width can be set to one of the following two options:

7 bits
8 bits

The default value is 8 bits.

2.3.2.3.1.4 Stop Bits
The number of UART stop bits can be set to one of the following options:

1 bit
2 bits

The default value is 1 bit.

2.3.2.3.1.5 Parity
The UART parity can be set to one of the following options:

None
Odd
Even
Mark
Space

The default value is None.

2.3.2.3.1.6 Drop packets on RX error
This option can be selected to drop the data packets when there is a receive error. By default, this option is
unchecked.
2.3.2.3.1.7 Disable CTS, DSR and DCD pull-up / pull-down during suspend
In order to save power, the device disables the internal pull-up / pull-down resistors on the CTS, DSR and DCD GPIO
lines during suspend state. Uncheck this option to retain the internal resistors.

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2.3.2.3.1.8 Invert Signal Polarity

The USB-UART LP device supports inverting the polarity of the UART signals. The polarity of all the UART lines,
except the RX and TX lines, can be inverted. Figure 2-16 shows the UART configuration editor for the USB-UART LP
device.
Figure 2-16: USB-UART LP UART Configuration

This feature is not available in the USB-Serial (single-channel) and USB-Serial (dual-channel) devices.
2.3.2.3.2 I2C Mode
Select I2C from the Mode drop-down list and then click Configure button to open the I2C settings editor. Figure 2-17
and Figure 2-18 shows the I2C Master and Slave mode configuration settings.
The I2C operation mode supports the following configurable settings:

Frequency
Mode
Slave Address (Slave mode only)
Use as wake-up source (Slave mode only)
Enable Clock Stretching (Slave mode only)

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Figure 2-17. I2C Master Configuration

Figure 2-18. I2C Slave Configuration

2.3.2.3.2.1 Frequency (Hz)

Select the required frequency from the frequencies listed in the combo box or enter a custom frequency in Hz. The I2C
supports frequency in the range 1000 (1 KHz) to 4,00,000 (400 KHz). In the slave mode operation, the frequency
should be greater than or equal to other masters on the bus.
The default value is 100 KHz.
2.3.2.3.2.2 Mode
The I2C operation mode can be set to either Master or Slave. By default, the I2C is configured to operate in the master
mode.
2.3.2.3.2.3 Slave Address
This field allows for setting the 7-bit I2C slave address in the hexadecimal format. The device supports only even
numbers for the slave address. Although based on the I2C specification, the valid 7-bit address ranges from 0x08 to
0x77, the utility does not restrict you from setting any even number address in the range 0x02 to 0x7F. The address
limitation is only on the slave mode operation and the master can be used to access all the 7-bit address space.
2.3.2.3.2.4 Use as wake-up source
The utility supports using I2C, configured in the slave mode, as a host remote wake-up source. Select this option to
use it as a remote wake-up source.

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2.3.2.3.2.5 Enable Clock Stretching

This option allows the device to emulate flow control. When this option is set, the clock is stretched (held low) until the
buffer is available
2.3.2.3.3 SPI Mode
Select SPI from the Mode drop-down list and then click Configure to open the SPI settings editor. Figure 2-19
shows the SPI configuration settings.
The SPI function mode supports the following configurable settings:
1. Frequency
2. Data width
3. Protocol
4. SPI mode
5. SSN Toggle mode
6. Bit Order
7. CPHA & CPOL mode
8. Enable Select Precede
9. Use as wake-up source (Slave mode only)
Figure 2-19: SPI Configuration

2.3.2.3.3.1 Frequency
This field allows setting of the SPI operating frequency in Hz. The SPI mode supports operating frequencies in the
range 1 KHz to 3 MHz (1000 to 3000000). In the slave mode operation, the slave should be clocked at a higher or
same frequency as that of the master.
The default frequency is 1000 Hz (1 KHz).

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2.3.2.3.3.2 Data width

The SPI data width can be set to one of the values in the drop-down list. SPI supports data width in the range 4 bits to
16 bits. By default, the data width is set to 8 bits.
2.3.2.3.3.3 Protocol
SPI can be configured to operate in one of the following protocols.

Motorola
Texas Instruments (TI)
National Semiconductor (NS)

The following table briefly describes each of the supported protocols.

Table 2-5. SPI Supported Protocols

#
1.

Mode
Motorola

Description
In Master mode,
1. When not transmitting data (SELECT line is inactive), SCLK
is stable at CPOL
2. When there is no data to transmit (TX FIFO is empty),
SELECT line is inactive
In Slave mode,
1. When not selected, SCLK is ignored (SCLK can be either
stable or clocking)

2.

TI (supports
only mode 1)

In Master mode,
1. When not transmitting data, SCLK is stable at 0
2. When there is no data to transmit (TX FIFO is empty),
SELECT line is inactive
In Slave mode,
1. When not selected, SCLK is ignored (SCLK can be either
stable or clocking)

3.

NS (supports
only mode 0)

In Master mode,
1. When not transmitting data, SCLK is stable at 0
2. When there is no data to transmit (TX FIFO is empty),
SELECT line is inactive
In Slave mode,
1. When not selected, SCLK is ignored (SCLK can be either
stable or clocking)

The default mode is Motorola.

2.3.2.3.3.4 SPI Mode
The SPI can be configured to operate as either master or slave. By default, the operating mode is set to Master.
2.3.2.3.3.5 SSN Toggle mode
The SSN toggle mode can be configured to either Frame or Continuous. The following table describes these options.

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Table 2-6. SSN Toggle Modes

#

Toggle Mode

Description

1.

Frame

Individual data frame transfers are always separated by slave

de-selection. Independent of the availability of TX FIFO data
frames, data frames are sent out with slave de-selection.

2.

Continuous

Individual data frame transfers are not necessarily separated by

slave de-selection (as indicated by the SELECT line). If the TX
FIFO has multiple data frames, data frames are sent out
without slave de-selection.

This field is used for master mode configuration. The Slave mode supports both continuous and frame mode data
transfers.
The default value is Continuous.
2.3.2.3.3.6 Bit Order
You can set the SPI data transfer bit order to one of the following options:

LSB first
MSB first

The default value is MSB first.

2.3.2.3.3.7 CPHA and CPOL modes
CPHA stands for Clock Phase and CPOL stands for Clock Polarity. You can set the CPOL and CPHA values to either
Low or High from the drop-down list. The following table describes the clock polarity values.
Table 2-7. SPI CPOL Values

CPOL

Description

1.

Low

SCLK is 0 when not transmitting data

2.

High

SCLK is 1 (high) when not transmitting data

The CPHA and CPOL fields combine to form the four modes supported by the Motorola protocol. The following table
captures the four Motorola modes:
Table 2-8. SPI Motorola Modes

Mode

CPOL

CPHA

Description

1.

Mode 0

Low

Low

Data is captured on the rising edge of SCLK and data is

propagated on the falling edge of SCLK

2.

Mode 1

Low

High

Data is captured on the falling edge of SCLK and data is

propagate on the rising edge of SCLK

3.

Mode 2

High

Low

Data is captured on the falling edge of SCLK and data is

propagated on the rising edge of SCLK

4.

Mode 3

High

High

Data is captured on the rising edge of SCLK and data is

propagated in the falling edge of SCLK

The CPHA and CPOL fields are available only when the SPI protocol is set to Motorola. By default, the CPOL and
CPHA values are set to Low.

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2.3.2.3.3.8 Enable Select Precede

This field is available only when the SPI protocol is set to the Texas Instruments (TI) mode. The following table
describes the behavior when this field is enabled or disabled.
Table 2-9. SPI Select Precede

Options

Description

1.

Enabled
(checked)

Data frame start indication pulse on the SELECT line precedes

the transfer of the first data frame bit

2.

Disabled
(unchecked)

Data frame start indication pulse on the SELECT coincides

with the transfer of the first data frame bit

2.3.2.3.3.9 Use as wake-up source

The device supports using the SPI slave as a host remote wake-up source. Select this option (as shown in Figure
2-20) to use SPI as a remote wake-up source.
Figure 2-20: Use SPI as remote wake-up source

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2.3.2.3.4 JTAG Mode

Select JTAG from the Mode drop-down list to configure SCB to operate as JTAG. This mode has pre-configured, but
not configurable, settings.

2.3.2.4 USB-SCB Protocol

After selecting the SCB operation mode, select the USB-SCB protocol. Each mode supports a fixed set of protocols.
The Protocol drop-down box lists all the supported protocols.
Table 2-10 captures the protocols supported by each of the SCB operation modes.
Table 2-10. USB-SCB Protocols

Modes

Supported Protocols

1.

Disabled

Disabled

2.

UART

CDC, PHDC, Vendor

3.

I2C

Vendor

4,

SPI

PHDC, Vendor

5.

JTAG

Vendor

2.3.2.5 Configure SCB Activity Notification

The USB-Serial devices support three types of notification
1. Drive a GPIO on USB transmit
2. Drive a GPIO on USB receive
3. Drive a GPIO on both USB transmit and receive (SCB: TX & RX LED)
The device can simultaneously support all three notifications. Therefore, for a particular SCB, the device can be
configured for more than one notification.
Figure 2-21 shows the SCB notification configuration editor. To enable a notification, select a GPIO from the respective
GPIO drop-down list. To disable a notification, select None from the drop-down list.
Figure 2-21: Notify SCB Activity Configuration Editor

The device supports individual notification for each of the SCBs in the device. Notification can be configured for either
one of the SCBs or both the SCBs or none.

2.3.3 Device GPIOs

USB-Serial devices have a pool of configurable GPIOs. The number of GPIOs varies from one device part to another.
Refer to the device datasheet to get the available GPIO count for your device.
Each SCB uses GPIOs from this GPIO pool. The number of required GPIOs varies from one SCB configuration to
another. Refer to the device datasheet for more information on what GPIOs are used for your SCB configuration.

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After the required GPIOs are consumed for the SCB configuration, the device may still be left with some unused / free
GPIOs in the device GPIO pool. These free GPIOs can be used for other features supported by the device.
Note: The device datasheet maps the GPIO numbers to the corresponding device physical pin.

2.3.4 CapSense/BCD/GPIO Configuration

The CapSense /BCD/GPIO tab allows configuration of the system-level settings of the device. The following settings
can be configured
1. Cypress CapSense

2. GPIO Drive Modes

3. Battery Charging Detect (BCD)

2.3.4.1 Cypress CapSense

Capacitance sensing systems can be used in many applications in place of conventional buttons, switches, and other
controls, even in applications that are exposed to rain or water. Such applications include automotive, outdoor
equipment, ATMs, public access systems, portable devices such as cell phones and PDAs, and kitchen and bathroom
applications.
To understand the basics of capacitive touch sensing and to learn the key design considerations and layout best
practices, read the document, Getting Started with CapSense
USB-Serial (Single Channel) and USB-Serial (Dual Channel) devices support up to eight CapSense buttons depending
on the free GPIOs. The device supports only single-button detection. The CapSense output is indicated over binary

coded output GPIO lines. LED based indication (ON/OFF) is also provided as output. The CapSense /BCD/GPIO tab
of the utility allows configuration of CapSense in the device.
Figure 2-22: CapSense Configuration & Validation

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2.3.4.1.1 CapSense Configuration

To configure CapSense on the device, click the CapSense Configure button to launch the CapSense Configuration
editor (see Figure 2-23).
Figure 2-23: CapSense Configuration Editor

2.3.4.1.1.1 Enable CapSense

To enable CapSense in the device, select Enable from the CapSense drop-down list. This enables the CapSense
block in the device and other configuration options in the editor (see Figure 2-24).
Figure 2-24: Enable CapSense

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2.3.4.1.1.2 Debounce
The Debounce value defines the number of scan cycles that a button needs to be in pressed state for the device to
detect and report the button press status. For example, if the debounce value is set to two, the device reports a button
press status only when it detects the button press for two continuous scan cycles.
Debounce ensures that a high-frequency, high-amplitude noise does not cause false detection of a pressed button.
The debounce value can be set to any value between 1 and 5. By default, the debounce value is set to 1.
2.3.4.1.1.3 Scan Rate
The scan rate is the delay (in ms) between two button scans. For example, if the device has three CapSense buttons
and the scan rate is set to 2 ms, each button will be scanned once in every 6 ms.
Scan rate can be set to any value between 1 ms and 100 ms. By default, the scan rate is set to 1 ms.
2.3.4.1.1.4 Water Shield
The device can be configured to suppress the influence of water on the CapSense system. Select the GPIO to be used
as WaterShield I/O from the drop-down list. This GPIO will be used to compensate for the influence of water drops on
the sensor at the hardware level.
2.3.4.1.1.5 Activity LED Selection
The device supports the following activity notifications for CapSense buttons.
1. None
2. Individual
3. Common
Figure 2-25: Activity LED

Activity LED selection affects the maximum number of CapSense buttons that can be configured. Therefore, select the
required notification before selecting the required CapSense buttons.
2.3.4.1.1.6 None
To disable the notification for the CapSense button, select the None radio button from the Activity LED group. In this
configuration, there will no LED notification for the CapSense button pressed state.
2.3.4.1.1.7 Individual
Select the Individual radio button to get an individual notification LED for each of the selected CapSense buttons.
2.3.4.1.1.8 Common
Select the Common radio button to get a single notification LED for all the selected CapSense buttons. When this
option is selected, you can choose the GPIO to be used for notification from the drop-down list.

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2.3.4.1.1.9 Select CapSense Buttons

CapSense uses GPIOs from the device pool (refer to section 2.3.3 ). The number of CapSense buttons that can be
selected for configuration depends on the availability of the GPIOs. The USB-Serial devices can support a maximum of
eight CapSense buttons.
Select the number of CapSense buttons required from the Buttons needed drop-down list. After selecting the number
of CapSense buttons required, configure the GPIOs to be used for sensing the CapSense buttons, activity LEDs
(based on the selection made under Activity LED section), and the encoded output lines.
2.3.4.1.1.10 CapSense GPIO Assignment
GPIOs can be either manually selected from the drop-down list or click Auto Assign button to automatically assign the
GPIOs. All fields which require a GPIO to be assigned are marked with an error icon as shown below (Figure 2-26).
Figure 2-26: Unassigned CapSense fields

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On clicking the Auto Assign button, the utility automatically assigns the GPIOs from the available free pool as shown
in Figure 2-27.
Figure 2-27: Auto Assign GPIOs

The Auto Assign feature also works with partial GPIO assignments. Select GPIOs for some of the required fields and
then click Auto Assign. The utility will populate the remaining fields with the available GPIOs.
Figure 2-28: Modify automatic GPIO assignments

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The utility enables modification of the auto-assigned pins. In Figure 2-28, the Input GPIO assignment for Button 2 is
modified from GPIO 07 to GPIO 18.

Figure 2-29: CapSense GPIO re-assignment

The utility also allows re-assigning an already selected GPIO for another field. In Figure 2-29, GPIO 01 is re-assigned
to Button 2 Activity LED GPIO from Button 1 Input GPIO. Note the error icon next to the Button 1 Input GPIO field after
re-assignment.
2.3.4.1.1.11 Sensitivity
The utility allows configuration of the individual button sensitivity in terms of finger capacitance. The sensitivity can be
set to any value between 0.1 pF and 0.4 pF from the drop-down list. By default, the sensitivity of all the buttons is set
to 0.1 pF.
2.3.4.1.1.12 Encoded output GPIO
The number of encoded output GPIO lines required, depends on the number of CapSense buttons selected. Table
2-11 captures the number of output GPIOs required for the selected CapSense buttons.

Table 2-11: Encoded output GPIO count

#
1.
2.
3.
4

# of CapSense Buttons
1
2 to 3
4 to 7
8

# of Output GPIOs Required

1
2
3
4

The encoded GPIO lines indicate the button press status as binary coded output. For example, consider a design with
three CapSense buttons B1, B2 and B3. The design would require two encoded output GPIOs O1 and O2.
Table 2-12 illustrates the mapping between the button press state and the output GPIO states.

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Table 2-12: Encoded Output GPIO state

#
1
2
3
4
5
6

CapSense Buttons Pressed

B1
B2
B3
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES

Output GPIOs state

O1
O2
Drive 0
Drive 0
Drive 0
Drive 1
Drive 1
Drive 0
Drive 1
Drive 1
Drive 0
Drive 1
Drive 0
Drive 1

The device supports only single button detection. When multiple buttons are pressed at the same time, the lowest
button number will be indicated.
2.3.4.1.2 CapSense Validation
The utility allows validating the behavior of the configured CapSense buttons by plotting a graph of the CapSense
parameters in real-time. Follow these steps to begin the CapSense validation:
1. Configure the CapSense from the CapSense Configuration Editor as discussed in section 2.3.4.1.1
2. Program the configuration (see section 2.3.5 )
3. Reset the device for the programmed configuration to take effect

4. Connect to the device again and navigate to the CapSense /BCD/GPIO sub-tab under the Device tab
5. Click Launch to launch the CapSense Validation window
The utility monitors and plots the following CapSense parameters:

Raw Count: Button capacitance is converted into a count value by the CapSense algorithm. The
unprocessed count value is referred to as raw count. Processing of the raw count results in ON/OFF states for
the button
Baseline: The baseline is an estimate of the average sensor count level when the sensor is in the OFF state.
The baseline provides a reference level for the ON/OFF comparison.
Difference Count: Subtracting the baseline level from the raw count produces the difference count that is
used in the ON/OFF decision process. The actual baseline is dynamically adjusted by the user module to
compensate for environmental changes through a process called baseline update.
Finger Threshold: Threshold value used by the CapSense algorithm to identify button status changes. If the
difference count us increasing and exceeds the level of finger threshold, then the button state changes from
OFF to ON. If the difference count is decreasing and drops below the level of finger threshold, then the button
state changes from ON to OFF
Noise Threshold: If the difference count is below the noise threshold, then the baseline is updated
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR): Ratio of difference count to noise threshold

The CapSense validation window supports two modes of validation

Button Specific Validation

Parameter Specific Validation

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2.3.4.1.2.1 Button-Specific Validation

In this validation mode, the utility plots the CapSense parameter values for a selected button. The utility allows you to
choose the button for which the utility needs to collect real-time data. To load this validation mode, select the
Button Specific Validation option from the Select View drop-down list and click Load view.
Select Button
After the utility loads the validation view, select the button for which the utility needs to collect data. By default, the first
CapSense button is selected and the utility collects data for Button 1. The Select Button drop-down lists all the
buttons configured in the device. The utility allows changing the button to view at any time during the validation
process.
Button Status
The Button Status, located to the right of the validation window, indicates the current status of the selected button.
Select Graph
For the selected button, the utility allows selecting from three different graphs to view the CapSense parameters.

Raw Count Vs. Baseline: The utility plots the raw count values against the baseline values for the selected
button
Difference Count Vs. Finger Threshold: Plots the difference count values for the selected button against
the finger threshold
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR): Plots the SNR calculated for the selected button

The utility allows changing the graph at any time during the validation process.
2.3.4.1.2.2 Parameter-Specific Validation
In this mode, the utility monitors and plots the selected CapSense parameter for all the configured buttons. You can
select the CapSense parameter for which the utility needs to collect real-time data. To load this validation mode, select
Parameter Specific Validation from the Select View drop-down list and click Load view button.
Select Parameter
After the utility loads the validation view, select the parameter to monitor from the Select Parameter drop-down list.
The utility allows selecting one of the following CapSense parameters:

Raw Count
Difference Count
SNR

Monitor Buttons
This section of the utility displays all the configured buttons in the device. For the selected parameter, the utility allows
selection of the buttons to be viewed or hidden by checking or unchecking the checkbox.

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2.3.4.2 Battery Charging Detect (BCD)

The device supports battery charger detection based on the Battery Charging Specification, version 1.2. The device
does not support ID pin-based (ACA) detection. The detection output is indicated to the external processor / PMIC
through the configured GPIO lines (BCD0 and BCD1). The external processor is expected to handle GPIO signaling
for configuring the power management circuitry to initiate battery charging. The charger detection is useful only when
the device functions in the self-power mode where there is a battery available for the device to charge. While using
BCD, the VBUS must be routed to BUS_DETECT GPIO line through resistor dividers so that the voltage on the line
never exceeds 5 V. This shall be used for detecting connect / disconnect.
To launch the BCD configuration editor, click on the BCD Configure button shown in Figure 2-30.
Figure 2-30: Open BCD Configuration

The editor (shown in Figure 2-31) allows selection of GPIOs for the BCD pins and sets the BCD pin drive state for
each of the different battery detection modes.
Figure 2-31: BCD Configuration Editor

2.3.4.2.1 Enable BCD

Select the Enable BCD checkbox to enable BCD for the device.
2.3.4.2.2 Assign BCD GPIOs
On enabling BCD, the BCD0, BCD1, and Bus Detect fields become editable. BCD requires these fields to be
assigned a GPIO. Select the required GPIO from the drop-down list.
2.3.4.2.3 Charging Mode Indication
The utility allows configuration of the BCD0 and BCD1 line drive mode to indicate the charging state. The BCD0 and
BCD1 drive state for the charging states may vary from one PMIC to another. The utility allows the flexibility to
configure the BCD feature to match the PMIC used in the system.
The utility allows configuration of the following charging states:

Unconfigured SDP state (up to 100 mA)

Configured SDP state (up to 500 mA or whatever is set in the Current Draw field)
DCP / CDP charging (up to 1.5 A)
Not charging (USB bus suspended)

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These four states can be represented by the BCD0 and BCD1 lines using the BCD drive mode options. If the PMIC
supports only two current limits (500 mA and 1.5 A), then only the BCD0 line needs to be connected to the PMIC. The
BCD1 line shall be ignored and shall not be connected to the PMIC. The polarity of BCD0 and BCD1 can be
configured to match the PMIC settings.

2.3.4.3 GPIO Drive Modes

After configuring the main features of the device, the remaining free GPIOs of the device can be configured to one of
the following drive modes:
1. Drive 0 Drives the GPIO low on startup
2. Drive 1 Drives the GPIO high on startup
3. Input Configures the GPIO as input on startup
4. Tristate Configures the GPIO in tri-state on startup.
Click on the Drive Mode Configure button (shown in Figure 2-32) to open the Drive Mode configuration editor.
Figure 2-32: Open Drive Mode Configuration

The configuration editor (shown in Figure 2-33) lists all the remaining free GPIOs in the device. Select the drive mode
for each of these GPIOs from the drop-down list. By default, the free GPIOs are configured as Tristate.
Figure 2-33: GPIO Drive Mode Editor

Refer to the device datasheet and the Cypress USB-Serial API guide on the functionalities supported by the GPIOs.

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2.3.5 Program Device

The device configuration changes made in the utility do not update the configuration until the device is programmed
with the new settings. To program the device, click Program at the bottom of the Device tab. The device can also be
programmed from the Device menu (Device > Program Device) or by clicking the Program Device button ( ) in the
toolbar.

2.3.6 Save Configuration

The utility allows saving the current device configuration settings to a configuration file. The saved configuration file
can be loaded whenever required. In addition, the batch programming feature (described in section 2.3.8 ) of the utility
uses this configuration file as input.
Follow these steps to save the current settings:
1. In the File menu, click Save to open the Save Configuration dialog
2. This is a regular Windows Save dialog. Choose the location on disk to export the configuration and give a
name for the configuration file
3. Click Save to save the configuration. The configuration file will be saved with the extension .cyusb
The configuration can also be saved by clicking the Save button (

) on the toolbar.

2.3.7 Open Device Configuration

The utility allows loading the device configuration from two sources
1. Target device
2. Configuration file

2.3.7.1 Open Configuration from Device

The utility allows loading the current configuration in the connected device. To do this, select
File > Open Configuration from > Device. The utility then attempts to read the configuration from the device. If
successful, the device configuration settings in the Device tab are updated. On failure to correctly read the settings, the
current settings in the Device tab will be unmodified. The configuration in the connected device can also be loaded by
clicking the Open Configuration from Device button ( ) on the toolbar.
This option can be used to review the current configuration of the device.

2.3.7.2 Open Configuration from File

The utility allows loading a saved configuration from configuration file (see section 2.3.6 ) on disk. Follow these steps
to load the configuration from disk:
1. Select File > Open Configuration from > Disk to open the Open Configuration dialog
2. This is a regular Windows File Open dialog. Navigate to the location where the configuration file is stored and
select the configuration file (*.cyusb)
3. Click Open to load the configuration.
The configuration file can also be loaded by clicking the Open Configuration from Disk button ( ) on the toolbar.
On successful loading, the configuration settings in the Device tab are updated. If the configuration file is corrupted or
invalid, the current configurations are unmodified.

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2.3.8 Batch Program

When there are multiple devices to be programmed with the same configuration, the utility provides an option to
program these devices in batch mode. The Batch Programmer (shown in Figure 2-34) allows programming one or
more devices connected to the machine with the click of a button.
Figure 2-34: Batch Programmer

Follow these steps to program the devices in the batch mode:

1. The Batch Programmer uses the saved configuration file. If the configuration settings are not saved yet, follow
the steps mentioned in section 2.3.6 .
2. After a saved configuration file is available, select File > Batch Program to launch the Batch Programmer.
3. In the Batch Programmer dialog, select the configuration file to be used for programming by clicking on the
ellipses () button.
4. On clicking the ellipses button, the utility opens the Open Configuration dialog (similar to the one described in
section 2.3.7.2). Select the configuration from the disk and click Open.
5. Now, click Load to load the configuration file.
6. In case the loaded configuration file has a serial number and this serial number presence can lead to the
possibility of having multiple devices programmed with the same serial number. Default Windows Operating
System doesnt accept multiple USB devices with same serial number in the same PC. To avoid this scenario,
a warning message Box (Figure 2-35a) is popped up to alert the user about a potential risk of programming
same serial number to multiple devices. User still can use the batch programmer to program multiple devices
with same serial number, provided the user understands that this isnt a usage scenario issue.

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Figure 2-35a: Serial Number Presence Warning Message Box.

7. On successfully loading, the utility searches for the attached devices and lists the devices, which support the
selected configuration, in the Devices table as shown in Figure 2-35). The Devices table allows viewing some
of the basic details of the device like Device Name and Windows Device Instance ID.
Figure 2-35: Load configuration file

6. The utility allows selecting the devices to be programmed by checking the checkbox corresponding to the
device of interest. The utility also allows selecting all the devices simultaneously by clicking the Select All
button. All the selected devices are added to the programming queue as indicated by the Program Status
field of the device as shown in Figure 2-36.

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Figure 2-36: Devices queued for programming

7. A device can be removed from the programming queue by unchecking the checkbox. To remove all the
devices from the queue, click on the De-select All button.
8. After choosing the devices to be programmed, click Program to start the batch programming. The utility starts
to program the devices sequentially in the order listed in the Device table. The progress bar and the Program
Status field in the Device table are updated to notify the progress (Figure 2-37).
Figure 2-37: Batch programming in-progress

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Figure 2-38: Batch programming completed

9. The utility allows cancelling or stopping the batch programming by clicking the Cancel button. The utility
stops the programming process after completing the current device. The status of all devices, which were
cancelled are indicated as Cancelled in the Program Status field.
Figure 2-39: Batch programming cancelled

10. Click Close to exit the Batch Programmer and return to the main utility window.

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2.3.9 Restore Default Settings

To restore the silicon default settings in the utility, select Restore Default Settings from the File menu. The default
settings for the fields are captured in the respective device datasheets.

2.3.10 Cycle Port

To power cycle the host port to which the device is connected, select Cycle Port from the Device menu. The device
will re-enumerate after the power cycle.

2.3.11 Reset Device

The USB-Serial device needs to be reset after programming the configuration for the new configuration to take effect.
To trigger a software reset of the device, select Reset Device from the Device menu.

2.3.12 Disconnect
The utility allows connecting to only one device at a time. To connect to another device that is attached to the machine,
the utility needs to disconnect from the current device.
To disconnect from the connected device, click the Disconnect button at the bottom of the device tab. The device can
also be disconnected by selecting Disconnect from the Device menu (Device > Disconnect).

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3.1 Driver Binding for USB-Serial Devices with Custom VID/PID

The Cypress-provided drivers, out-of-the-box, can bind to USB-Serial devices using the Cypress-provided VID/PID
captured in Table 2-2. The customer can also choose to use a custom VID/PID for their USB-Serial device. In this
case, customers can decide to either use the Cypress driver or the custom driver for their devices.
The following sections discuss how to use Cypress drivers for USB-Serial devices with a custom VID/PID. Using
custom drivers for USB-Serial devices is outside the scope of this document.

3.1.1 Driver INF File Changes

The driver INF file contains the entries for all the devices supported by the driver. The operating system can bind a
driver to a device only if the driver INF file contains information about the device. Therefore, to use the Cypress driver
with a custom VID/PID, the driver INF file must be modified to include references to the new VID/PID.
Note:
The Microsoft WHQL certification becomes void when INF is modified. Therefore, the customer must make sure to get
the driver WHQL tested and certified from Microsoft for the new VID/PID.

3.1.1.1 Modifying Cypress Generic USB 3.0 Driver INF

The Cypress generic USB 3.0 driver (cysub3.sys) is packaged along the USB-Serial SDK and can be located on the
disk at <install_path>/driver/cyusb3/bin, where <install_path> is the location where the SDK is
installed.
Figure 3-1 shows the driver directory structure under the bin directory.

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Figure 3-1: Cypress Generic USB 3.0 Driver Directory Structure

Follow these steps to modify the INF file to use Cypress generic USB 3.0 driver with custom VID/PID:
1. Open the cyusb3.inf file located in the win7\x86 directory (as shown in Figure 3-1) in a text editor like
Notepad.
2. Scroll down in the text editor until the section [Device.NT] is visible
3. The [Device.NT] section contains entries for all the devices supported by the driver. Add an entry for the new
device in the following format:
%VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY&MI_ZZ.DeviceDesc%=CyUsb3, USB\ VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY&MI_ZZ
Where,
XXXX Device Vendor ID (VID) in hexadecimal
YYYY Device Product ID (PID) in hexadecimal
ZZ Master Interface Number in hexadecimal
4. Copy the entry created in step 3 and paste it under the sections [Device.NTx86] and [Device.NTamd64]
5. Scroll down in the text editor until the [String] section is visible
6. Under the [String] section add an entry in the following format:
VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY&MI_ZZ.DeviceDesc=<Device Friendly Name>
Where,
XXXX Device Vendor ID (VID) in hexadecimal
YYYY Device Product ID (PID) in hexadecimal
ZZ Master Interface Number in hexadecimal (refer to section 3.1.2 )
<Device Friendly Name> -- String to be used by the OS for the device in the Device Manager (as
highlighted in Figure 3-2).
7. The values of XXXX, YYYY, and ZZ should match with value mentioned in step 3.

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Figure 3-2: Device Friendly Name for Cypress Generic USB 3.0 Devices

8. Repeat steps 2 to 6 for all device interfaces, which needs to bind to the Cypress Generic USB 3.0 driver
9. Repeat steps 2 to 7 for all the cyusb3.inf files located under the <install_path>/driver/cyusb3/bin
directory.

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3.1.1.2 Modifying Cypress CDC Driver INF

The Cypress CDC driver (CypressUsbConsoleWindowsDriver.sys) is packaged along the USB-Serial SDK and can be
located on the disk at <install_path>/driver/cyusbserial/bin, where <install_path> is the location
where the SDK is installed.
Figure 3-3: Cypress CDC Driver Directory Structure

Figure 3-3 shows the driver directory structure under the bin directory.
Follow these steps to modify the INF file to use the Cypress CDC driver with a custom VID/PID:
1. Open the CypressUsbAndBus.inf file located in win7\x86 directory (as shown in Figure 3-3) in a text editor
like Notepad.
2. Scroll down in the text editor until section [Cypress] is visible. For INF files under x64 directory this will be
[Cypress.NTamd64]
3. [Cypress] or [Cypress.NTamd64] section contains entries for all the devices supported by the driver. Add an
entry for the new device in the format
%VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY&MI_ZZ.DeviceDesc%=CypressUsb, USB\ VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY&MI_ZZ
Use the following format for the INF files under the x64 directory:
%VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY&MI_ZZ.DeviceDesc%=CypressUsb.NTamd64, USB\
VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY&MI_ZZ
Where,
XXXX Device Vendor ID (VID) in hexadecimal
YYYY Device Product ID (PID) in hexadecimal
ZZ Master Interface Number in hexadecimal (refer to section 3.1.2 )
4. Then, scroll down in the text editor until the [String] section is visible
5. Under the [String] section, add an entry in the following format:
VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY&MI_ZZ.DeviceDesc=<Device Friendly Name>

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Where,
XXXX Device Vendor ID (VID) in hexadecimal
YYYY Device Product ID (PID) in hexadecimal
ZZ Master Interface Number in hexadecimal
<Device Friendly Name> -- String to be used by the OS for the device in the Device Manager (as highlighted in
Figure 3-4).
6. The values of XXXX, YYYY, and ZZ should match with value mentioned in step 3.
Figure 3-4: Device Friendly Name for Cypress CDC Device

7. Repeat steps 2 to 5 for all device interfaces that must bind to the Cypress CDC driver
8. Repeat steps 2 to 6 for all the CypressUsbAndBus.inf files located under the
<install_path>/driver/cyusbserial/bin directory

3.1.2 Master Interface Number of USB-Serial Device Configuration

Table 3-1 captures the Master Interface number (MI #) for the various USB-Serial device configuration combinations.
Table 3-1: Master Interface Numbers for USB-Serial Devices

Part Number

SCB 0
Mode

Protocol

SCB 1
MI #

Mode

Protocol

MI #

MFG
Interface
MI #

1.

2.

CY7C65211-24LTXI

UART

CDC

00

NA

NA

NA

02

UART/ SPI/
I2C

Vendor /
PHDC

00

NA

NA

NA

01

CY7C65213-32LTXI

UART

CDC

00

NA

NA

NA

02

Or

UART

Vendor /
PHDC

00

NA

NA

NA

01

UART

CDC

00

UART

CDC

02

04

UART

CDC

00

UART /
SPI / I2C
/ JTAG

Vendor /
PHDC

02

03

UART / SPI
/ I2C

Vendor /
PHDC

00

UART

CDC

01

03

UART / SPI
/ I2C

Vendor /
PHDC

00

UART /
SPI / I2C
/ JTAG

Vendor /
PHDC

01

02

CY7C65213-28PVXI
3.

CY7C65215-32LTXI

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3.2 Default Value for various configurable fields

Out of the box default values for each configurable parameter is consolidated in the following table. Please refer to
part specific table.

3.2.1 CY7C65213
Sl. No

Parameter

Default Value

Brief description.

USB Configuration
1.)

VID

0x04B4

2-byte value VID in hex.

2.)

PID

Refer Table 2.2

2-byte cypress PID value in hex.

3.)

Power Mode

Bus Powered

Is the device Bus Powered or Self Powered?

4.)

bMaxPower

100 mA

USB Specification has say on the maximum

current drawn by a device. So, the value can be
between 1 mA to 500 mA.

5.)

RI#, Sleep# and Power#

Enabled.

Remote Wake up, Suspend and Power Enable.

Sleep and Power Enable needs GPIO. GPIO

6.)

Manufacturing String

Cypress Semiconductor

32 characters string descriptor.

7.)

Product String

USB-UART LP

32 characters string descriptor.

8.)

Serial Number

NULL

32 character space for Unique Serial Number.

9.)

Vcc voltage is 3.3v

Disabled.

Check this option to bypass the voltage regulator

in the silicon. Otherwise you expect to supply 5v
to silicon Vcc.

10.)

VCCIO voltage less than

2.0v

Disabled.

Enable / disable the voltage regulator for VCC-IO.

Enable this option only when you supply VCCIO
with less than 2 volts.

11.)

Enable Manufacturing
Interface

Enabled.

This option enables additional Manufacturing

Interface for device configuration downloads.

12.)

I/O Level

CMOS

GPIO Logic level selection (CMOS or LVTTL)

13.)

I/O Mode

Fast

Configures the GPIO edge transition time. Slower

transition rate reduces EMI. This parameter has
two static settings Fast/Slow.

UART Configuration. (CDC Mode or Vendor Mode or PHDC Mode)

Sl. No

Parameter

Default Value

Brief description.

14.)

Baud Rate

115200 Bauds

Normally, UART baud rate is driven by host

software and hence this value is expected to
change dynamically. This default value is the
startup baud rate value for the hardware UART
module.

15.)

Type

8 Pins

UART type can be 2, 4, 6, or 8 pin module. Lesser

the UART pin, higher the GPIO pins.

16.)

Data Width

8 bits

UART data width can be 7 or 8 bits value.

17.)

Stop bits

1 bit

Number of STOP bits needed to complete a

UART transaction. 1bit or 2 bit are the available

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options.
Sl. No

Parameter

Default Value

Brief description.

18.)

Parity

NONE

UART Parity bit can be NONE, ODD, EVEN,

SPACE or MARK.

19.)

Signal Polarity & Error

Polarity Inversion and

data drop on receive
errors is Disabled.

Invert polarity on any of signals such as RTS,

CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD and RI is disabled by
default.
UART Rx module (receive pin) can receive errors
such as Frame error, Parity error, Break errors or
overrun errors. The user has the option to keep or
drop the data byte associate to the error? By
default, there is no data drop happens on error.

20.)

Disable CTS & RTS

internal pull-up during
suspend

Enabled.

Disabling internal pull up on CTS & RTS pins will

reduce current consumption during suspend state.
BCD and GPIOs.

Sl. No

Parameter

Default Value

Brief description.

21.)

Battery Charger
Detection Functionality

DISABLED.

Enabling the BCD functionality needed three free

GPIO.

22.)

GPIO 0

TXLED

GPIO 1

RXLED

GPIO 2

TRISTATE

GPIO 3

POWER#

GPIO 4

SLEEP#

GPIO 5

TRISTATE

GPIO 6

TRISTATE

GPIO 7

TRISTATE

3.2.2 CY7C65215
Sl. No

Parameter

Default Value

Brief description.

USB Configuration
1.)

VID

0x04B4

2-byte value VID in hex.

2.)

PID

Refer Table 2.2

2-byte cypress PID value in hex.

3.)

Power Mode

Bus Powered

Is the device Bus Powered or Self Powered?

4.)

bMaxPower

100 mA

USB Specification has say on the maximum

current drawn by a device. So, the value can be
between 1 mA to 500 mA.

5.)

RI# and Sleep#

Enabled.

Remote Wake up and Suspend.

6.)

Manufacturing String

Cypress Semiconductor

32 characters string descriptor.

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7.)

Product String

USB-Serial (Dual Channel)

32 characters string descriptor.

8.)

Serial Number

NULL

32 character space for Unique Serial Number.

9.)

Vcc voltage is 3.3v

Disabled.

Check this option to bypass the voltage

regulator in the silicon. Otherwise you expect to
supply 5v to silicon Vcc.

10.)

VCCIO voltage less than

2.0v

Disabled.

Enable / disable the voltage regulator for VCCIO. Enable this option only when you supply
VCCIO with less than 2 volts.

11.)

Enable Manufacturing
Interface

Enabled.

This option enables additional Manufacturing

Interface for device configuration downloads.

12.)

I/O Level

CMOS

GPIO Logic level selection (CMOS or LVTTL)

13.)

I/O Mode

Fast

Configures the GPIO edge transition time.

Slower transition rate reduces EMI. This
parameter has two static settings Fast/Slow.

UART Configuration. (CDC Mode or Vendor Mode or PHDC Mode)

Sl. No

Parameter

Default Value

Brief description.

14.)

Baud Rate

115200 Bauds

Normally, UART baud rate is driven by host

software and hence this value is expected to
change dynamically. This default value is the
startup baud rate value for the hardware UART
module.

15.)

Type

6 Pins

UART type can be 2, 4, or 6 module. Lesser the

UART pin, higher the GPIO pins.

16.)

Data Width

8 bits

UART data width can be 7 or 8 bits value.

17.)

Stop bits

1 bit

Number of STOP bits needed to complete a

UART transaction. 1bit or 2 bits are the available
options.

18.)

Parity

NONE

UART Parity bit can be NONE, ODD, EVEN,

SPACE or MARK.

19.)

Drop Packets on RX
Error

DISABLED.

UART Rx module (receive pin) can receive errors

such as Frame error, Parity error, Break errors or
overrun errors. The user has the option to keep or
drop the data byte associate to the error? By
default, there is no data drop happens on error.

20.)

Disable CTS & RTS

internal pull-up during
suspend

Enabled.

Disabling internal pull up on CTS & RTS pins will

reduce current consumption during suspend state.

SPI Configuration. (Vendor Mode or PHDC Mode)

Sl. No

Parameter

Default Value

Brief description.

21.)

Frequency (Hz)

100,000

This default value is the startup clock frequency

value for the hardware SPI module. This value
can be dynamically changed from host
application.

22.)

Data Width

8 bits

SPI data width can be from 4 bits to 16 bits value.

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23.)

SPI Mode

Master

Master or Slave operational mode settings.

24.)

Protocol

Motorola

SPI data transfer protocol definition. Motorola, TI

and NS are possible options. Please refer section
2.3.2.3.3.3 for more information.

25.)

CPHA mode

Low

Clock Phase definitions. Please refer section

2.3.2.3.3.7

26.)

CPOL Mode

Low

Clock Polarity definitions. Please refer section

2.3.2.3.3.7 for more information

27.)

SSN Toggle Mode

Continuous

Data frame separation handling through slave deselection. Please refer section 2.3.2.3.3.5

28.)

Bit Order

MSB First

Bit ordering meant LSB first or MSB first setting.

By default its MSB first.

I2C Configuration. (Vendor Mode)

29.)

Frequency (Hz)

100,000

This default value for startup I2C clock frequency.

This value can be dynamically changed from host
application.

30.)

Mode

Master

I2C Master or I2C Slave

31.)

Slave Address

0x02

Enabled in slave mode. 7 bit even address are

expected here.

32.)

Enable Clock Stretching

Disabled

Enabled in slave mode. This functionality will hold

the clock line low till the time input buffer become
available.

33.)

Use as wake-up source

Disabled

Enabled in slave mode. This functionality is used

to wake the USB host from sleep.

CapSense, BCD and GPIOs.

Sl. No

Parameter

Default Value

Brief description.

34.)

Enable / Disable
CapSense

DISABLED.

Based on the configuration few GPIOs are

needed to enable this functionality.

35.)

Battery Charger
Detection Functionality

DISABLED.

Enabling the BCD functionality needed three free

GPIO.

36.)

GPIO 0

TXLED

GPIO 1

RXLED

GPIO 6

POWER#

GPIO 7

TRISTATE

GPIO 16

TRISTATE

GPIO 17

TRISTATE

GPIO 18

TRISTATE

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3.2.3 CY7C65211
Sl. No

Parameter

Default Value

Brief description.

USB Configuration
1.)

VID

0x04B4

2-byte value VID in hex.

2.)

PID

Refer Table 2.2

2-byte cypress PID value in hex.

3.)

Power Mode

Bus Powered

Is the device Bus Powered or Self Powered?

4.)

bMaxPower

100 mA

USB Specification has say on the maximum

current drawn by a device. So, the value can
be between 1 mA to 500 mA.

5.)

RI# and Sleep#

Enabled.

Remote Wake up and Suspend.

6.)

Manufacturing String

Cypress
Semiconductor

32 characters string descriptor.

7.)

Product String

USB-Serial (Single
Channel)

32 characters string descriptor.

8.)

Serial Number

NULL

32 character space for Unique Serial Number.

9.)

Vcc voltage is 3.3v

Disabled.

Check this option to bypass the voltage

regulator in the silicon. Otherwise you expect
to supply 5v to silicon Vcc.

10.)

VCCIO voltage less than

2.0v

Disabled.

Enable / disable the voltage regulator for

VCC-IO. Enable this option only when you
supply VCCIO with less than 2 volts.

11.)

Enable Manufacturing
Interface

Enabled.

This option enables additional Manufacturing

Interface for device configuration downloads.

12.)

I/O Level

CMOS

GPIO Logic level selection (CMOS or LVTTL)

13.)

I/O Mode

Fast

Configures the GPIO edge transition time.

Slower transition rate reduces EMI. This
parameter has two static settings Fast/Slow.

UART Configuration. (CDC Mode or Vendor Mode or PHDC Mode)

Sl. No

Parameter

Default Value

Brief description.

14.)

Baud Rate

115200 Bauds

Normally, UART baud rate is driven by host

software and hence this value is expected to
change dynamically. This default value is the
startup baud rate value for the hardware
UART module.

15.)

Type

8 Pins

UART type can be 2, 4, 6, or 8 pin module.

Lesser the UART pin, higher the GPIO pins.

16.)

Data Width

8 bits

UART data width can be 7 or 8 bits value.

17.)

Stop bits

1 bit

Number of STOP bits needed to complete a

UART transaction. 1 or 2 bits available
options.

18.)

Parity

NONE

UART Parity bit can be NONE, ODD, EVEN,

SPACE or MARK.

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19.)

Drop Packets on RX Error

DISABLED.

UART Rx module (receive pin) can receive

errors such as Frame error, Parity error,
Break errors or overrun errors. The user has
the option to keep or drop the data byte
associate to the error? By default, there is no
data drop happens on error.

20.)

Disable CTS & RTS internal

pull-up during suspend

Enabled.

Disabling internal pull up on CTS & RTS pins

will reduce current consumption during
suspend state.

SPI Configuration. (Vendor Mode or PHDC Mode)

Sl. No

Parameter

Default Value

Brief description.

21.)

Frequency (Hz)

100,000

This default value is the startup clock

frequency value for the hardware SPI module.
This value can be dynamically changed from
host application.

22.)

Data Width

8 bits

SPI data width can be from 4 bits to 16 bits

value.

23.)

SPI Mode

Master

Master or Slave operational mode settings.

24.)

Protocol

Motorola

SPI data transfer protocol definition. Motorola,

TI and NS are possible options. Please refer
section 2.3.2.3.3.3 for more information.

25.)

CPHA mode

Low

Clock Phase definitions. Please refer section

2.3.2.3.3.7

26.)

CPOL Mode

Low

Clock Polarity definitions. Please refer section

2.3.2.3.3.7 for more information

27.)

SSN Toggle Mode

Continuous

Data frame separation handling through slave

de-selection. Please refer section 2.3.2.3.3.5

28.)

Bit Order

MSB First

Bit ordering meant LSB first or MSB first

setting. By default its MSB first.

I2C Configuration. (Vendor Mode)

29.)

Frequency (Hz)

100,000

This default value for startup I2C clock

frequency. This value can be dynamically
changed from host application.

30.)

Mode

Master

I2C Master or I2C Slave

31.)

Slave Address

0x02

Enabled in slave mode. 7 bit even address

are expected here.

32.)

Enable Clock Stretching

Disabled

Enabled in slave mode. This functionality will

hold the clock line low till the time input buffer
become available.

33.)

Use as wake-up source

Disabled

Enabled in slave mode. This functionality is

used to wake the USB host from sleep.

CapSense, BCD and GPIOs.

Sl. No

Parameter

Default Value

Brief description.

34.)

Enable / Disable CapSense

DISABLED.

Based on the configuration few GPIOs are

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needed to enable this functionality.

35.)

Battery Charger Detection

Functionality

DISABLED.

36.)

GPIO 0

TXLED

GPIO 1

RXLED

GPIO 8

TRISTATE

GPIO 9

TRISTATE

GPIO 10

TRISTATE

GPIO 11

POWER#

Enabling the BCD functionality needed three

free GPIO.

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Document History
Document Title: Cypress USB-Serial Configuration Utility User Guide
Document Number: 001-86781
Revision

ECN

Orig. of
Change

Submission
Date

Description of Change

**

3944703

BAAM

03/26/2013

New document

*A

4103549

BAAM

08/23/2013

Added new sections on CapSense and BCD configuration

Added a new section on batch programming

Restructured section 2.3 to match the configuration utility
usage flow
Added an appendix on binding drivers to USB-Serial
devices with custom VID/PID

*B

4257858

JEGA

01/23/2014

Added new device CY7C65213-28PVXI.

Added new warning message for LVTTL logic.
Added default value table reference for all the supported
parts.
Format changes need to represent device classification
data.

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