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The PSoC Poet

Dave Van Ess is an Application Engineer and Member of Technical Staff at Cypress Semiconductor focusing on PSoC. Dave has nearly 30 years of design experience and unique personal style have been key to the success of PSoC.  In this section of PSoCDeveloper Dave shares whatever is on his mind.  Welcome to his mind. Please wipe your feet before coming in!

 

The views expressed here are those of the authors and not necessarily those of PSoCDeveloper or Cypress Semiconductor.

 

PSoC met von Neumann, slapped his Mama
Tuesday, September 2, 2008

I have really enjoyed the answers for the how tough is PSoC contest.  but I think you can do better.  Dig down into that twisted evil region of your mind and find inspiration.  I will accept entries up to and including this next Sunday.

 

Then I will award the prizes.

 

I have included a new prize.  It is a "I would rather see my sister use crack than a brother use...

Comments: 16, Category: Dave Van Ess

PSoC is so Tough
Monday, August 18, 2008

I am offically sarting a "How tough is PSoC".   Prizes include

 

First Place: choice of an ICE, PSoC Eval 1 board, or PSoC USBeval board.

Second Place:  One of the remaining two.

Third Plaice:    What ever second place didn't take

 

 

Here are my entries.

When Chuck Norris saw PSoC he backed down.

 

My PSoC was able to do an infinite loop in 7 seconds.  I upgraded...

Comments: 32, Category: Dave Van Ess

WWJD
Monday, August 11, 2008

Last weekend I was in North Seattle and came upon a church that had just finished its service.  I saw a young upwardly mobile couple putting something in their trunk of their Pruis.  I noticed they had a bumper sticker that said "WHAT WOULD JESUS DRIVE?"  I said that he would drive the arrogant, smug, and self righteous from the temple.

 

It has always concerned me when a group of...

Comments: 2, Category: Dave Van Ess

Designer 5 User Module Update
Monday, August 11, 2008

I have talked to the Software Engineering Director for Tools and he is setting up a UM boot camp for me to take.  It it I will learn what it takes to get custom UMs into Designer 5.  I will pass the information  on once I am full of knowledge. 

Comments: 3, Category: Dave Van Ess

Designer 5
Monday, July 21, 2008

Well I upgraded to PSoC Designer 5 ans frankly I'm impressed.

 

First of all they got rid of the User Module view (I call it the useless view). It is now one surface with windows on the side.  I don't like splitting up a project between hardware and software.  (I have spent a lot of time in the middle trying to troubleshoot).  With 5  I can be changing hardware and software...

Comments: 10, Category: Dave Van Ess

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