User Manual Part 1

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Example Projects
4.2.4 Verify Output
The project can be verified by two methods: using the CySmart PC tool and dongle or using the
CySmart iOS/Android BLE app.
To install and use the CySmart PC tool, see CySmart PC Tool on page 160.
To install and use the CySmart iOS/Android app, see CySmart iOS/Android Application on page 152.
4.2.4.1 CySmart PC Tool
To verify the CapSense and LED project using the CySmart PC tool, follow these steps:
Note: See CySmart PC Tool on page 160 to learn how to use the tool.
1. Connect the dongle to one of the USB ports on the PC.
2. Start the CySmart PC tool on the PC by going to
Start > All Programs > Cypress > CySmart
<version> > CySmart <version>. You will see a list of dongles connected to it. If no dongle is
found, click Refresh. Select the BLE dongle and click Connect.
Figure 4-12. Connect to BLE Dongle
3. Place either the PSoC 4 BLE Module or PRoC BLE Module, on the BLE Pioneer kit, depending
on the project chosen.
4. Power the BLE Pioneer kit through the USB connector
J13.
5. Program the BLE Pioneer kit with the CapSense and LED example projects. Follow steps in
Using Example Projects on page 42 to program the device.
6. After programming successfully, press the user button (
SW2) on the BLE Pioneer kit to start the
advertisement. Advertisement is indicated by a blinking red LED on the baseboard.
Note: The project has an advertisement timeout of 30 seconds. If the BLE client device does not
connect to this peripheral within 30 seconds of starting the advertisement, the system goes back
to low-power mode. Press SW2 again to restart the advertisement.
7. On the CySmart PC tool, click
Start Scan to see the list of available BLE peripheral devices. You
can confirm your device by the device name and Bluetooth address on the list. This should be
same as the one configured in the BLE component GUI.