User Manual Part 1

CY8CKIT-042-BLE Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) Pioneer Kit Guide, Doc. # 001-93731 Rev. *A 40
Kit Operation
3.8 Updating the Onboard PSoC 5LP Programmer Firmware
The BLE Pioneer kit and BLE dongle contains the PSoC 5LP programmer (KitProg) required for pro-
gramming, debugging and communication over the COM port. The KitProg normally does not
require any update. If an update is required, then PSoC Programmer will display a warning message
when the kit or dongle is connected to it, as shown in Figure 3-25.
Figure 3-25. Update KitProg
To update the KitProg, go to the
Utilities tab on PSoC Programmer and click Upgrade Firmware, as
shown in Figure 3-26.
Figure 3-26. Update KitProg from PSoC Programmer
3.9 Measure Coin Cell Power Consumption
To measure the power consumption of a project with coin cell, connect the coin cell directly to the
BLE modules, as shown in Figure 3-27. The baseboard is designed with additional circuits to protect
the PSoC 4 BLE/PRoC BLE device and the F-RAM in Arduino environment. Note that power
consumption measurements on the baseboard will also include the power consumed by these
additional circuits.
After you have programmed your application on the CY8CKIT-142 PSoC 4 BLE Module or the
CY5671 PRoC BLE Module, remove the BLE module from the baseboard and connect the coin cell
(Figure 3-27). This setup enables an accurate power consumption measurement for the application.