User's Manual

CY8CKIT-042-BLE-A Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) Pioneer Kit Guide, Doc. # 002-11468 Rev. *A 97
Hardware
Note: Take care when powering the Arduino shields via Arduino-compatible power header (J1). The
V3.3 pin will output 5 V when the board is powered from USB/VIN and the system power supply
jumper (J16) is set to 5 V operation.
Additional Functionality of Header J2
The J2 header is a 6×2 header that supports Arduino shields. The Port 2 and Port 3 pins of
PSoC 4BLE and PRoC BLE are brought to this header. The Port 2 pins also connect to the onboard
CapSense slider through 560-ohm resistors. When the CapSense feature is not used, remove these
resistors to help ensure better performance with these pins.
5.1.4.2 Pmod Connector - Digilent Pmod Compatible (J5-unpopulated)
This port supports Digilent Pmod modules (see Figure 5-10). Pmods are small I/O interfaces that
connect with the embedded control boards through either 6- or 12-pin connectors. The BLE Pioneer
Kit supports the 6-pin Pmod Type 2 (SPI) interface. For Digilent Pmod cards, go to
www.digilentinc.com.
This header is not populated on the BLE Pioneer Baseboard. You must populate this header before
connecting the Pmod daughter cards. Refer to the “No Load Components” section of Bill of Materials
(BOM) on page 118 for the header part number.
Figure 5-10. Schematics and Board Highlight of Pmod Connector
Digilent Pmod-
compatible I/O
header (J5)