PSOC™ 6 Peripheral Driver Library (PDL) for PSOC™ Creator

Overview

The Peripheral Driver Library (PDL) simplifies software development for the PSOC™ 6 MCU architecture. The PDL reduces the need to understand register usage and bit structures, thus easing software development for the extensive set of peripherals available.

The ModusToolbox™ software version of PDL is available at the Infineon GitHub site. It is not compatible with PSOC™ Creator. The ModusToolbox™ version of the PDL includes support for new PSOC™ 6 MCU devices and drivers. It also supports macOS and Linux hosts, as well as Windows. Developers should move to the ModusToolbox™ package as projects and schedules permit.

PDL v3.1 is designed for and works with PSOC™ Creator. PDL v3.1 is expected to be the final PSOC™ Creator-compatible release. PDL v 3.0.x is installed along with the PSOC™ Creator development tools. This is no longer the newest version of PDL.

What’s New

PDL v3.1 includes the Cypress USB Device Middleware Library. The USB Device middleware provides a full-speed USB 2.0 Chapter 9 specification-compliant device framework. It uses the USBFS driver from PDL to interface with the hardware. Consistent with the ModusToolbox™ cross-platform design, there is no PSOC™ Creator Component for this middleware. To configure the USB Device Middleware, use the usbdev-configurator application. It is in the <PDL directory>\tools folder. it is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

The Bootloader SDK has been replaced with Device Firmware Upgrade middleware.

Many individual drivers have been upgraded, particularly the System Power Management (SysPM) driver. These upgrades may add new capabilities and function calls. Occasionally an older function call may be deprecated. In the case that a call is deprecated, older code still functions because older names are redirected to new versions of the function. See the PDL Release Notes for detailed changes.

Developers can also use the PDL with third-party IDEs to develop firmware. The template projects for IAR and Keil IDEs have been updated. They are much easier to use and are consistent with changes implemented for ModusToolbox™ software.

Different versions of the PDL support different architectures. Earlier versions of the PDL support the FM0+, FM3, and FM4 architectures.

PDL Version Supported Architectures Get It Now
PDL v3.1.x PSOC™ 6 MCU Download
PDL v3.0.x PSOC™ 6 MCU Download
PDL v2.1.x FM4, FM0+ Download
PDL v2.0.x FM4, FM3, FM0+ Download

The PDL is a superset of all the code required to build any driver for the supported architecture. It provides a high-level API to configure, initialize, and use a peripheral. PDL v3.x is a complete redesign of the library to support the dual core and unique peripherals of the PSOC™ 6 MCU architecture. Code written in PDL v2 is not forward compatible to PSOC™ 6 MCU.

Developers who wish to program at the register level should also use the PDL. Each version of the PDL includes the necessary startup code and IDE project files for each supported device. In addition, most of the PDL is provided as source code. By examining the PDL source code, along with the appropriate data sheets and technical collateral, you can learn the information you need to program a peripheral at the register level.

For PDL v2.1 and older, please visit the Peripheral Driver Library (PDL) Software and Documentation Archive page for software and documentation.

 

PDL v3.1 is a complete software development kit that occupies the space between the PSOC™ 6 MCU hardware and your application. It includes all required device-specific files, as well as higher-level middleware and RTOS support.

A PSOC™ 6 device has an Arm Cortex M4 and a Cortex M0+ processor in a single die, with multiple peripherals. The PDL is designed so that in most cases either core can use any peripheral. The PDL is designed to be both comprehensive and flexible to handle PSOC™ 6 devices.

The PDL also includes middleware and RTOS code that is fully integrated with the PDL. If you have your own middleware or preferred RTOS, use the resources provided as examples of how to integrate such code with the PDL.

Resource Path Description
Bluetooth Low Energy Library middleware\ble A Bluetooth Core Specification v5.0 compliant protocol stack
Emulated EEPROM Library middlware\em_eeprom Create an emulated EEPROM in flash with wear leveling and ability to restore corrupted data
Segger emWin Library middleware\emWin A GUI library for embedded devices
USBFS Device Library middleware\usb_dev A full-speed USB 2.0 Chapter 9 specification-compliant device framework
FreeRTOS rtos A small operating system intended for use on microcontrollers
Secure Image security Reference design for building a secure system in user Flash and RAM
Device Firmware Update dfu Low-level SDK for updating firmware images
Retarget I/O utilities\retarget_io Retarget the I/O functions of the standard C run-time library to a user-defined target

Peripheral Description API Functionality
BLE ECO BLE ECO Clock Block Manage the high-accuracy BLE clock
CRYPTO Cryptographic Accelerator Perform cryptographic operations on user-designated data; PDL provides public header files and binary libraries
CTB Continuous Time Block Configure and manage the analog continuous time block
CTDAC Continuous Time Digital-to-Analog Converter Configure and manage the 12-bit, continuous time digital to analog converter
DMA Direct Memory Access Perform direct memory transfers
EFUSE Electronic Fuses Read the customer-accessible electronic fuses
FLASH Flash Memory Manage flash memory operations
GPIO General Purpose I/O Ports Configure and access device input/output pins
I2S Inter-IC Sound Manage digital audio streaming to external I2S devices
IPC Inter-Processor Communication Manage data transfer between CPUs or processes in a device
LPCOMP Low-Power Comparator Fast comparison of internal and external analog signals in all power modes
LVD Low-Voltage Detect Configure and manage low-voltage detection
MCWDT Multi-Counter Watchdog Timer Manage counters to create a free-running timer or periodic interrupts
PDM_PCM PDM to PCM Converter Convert one-bit digital audio streaming data to PCM data
PROFILE Energy Profiler Measure relative energy consumption of monitored operations
PROT Memory Protection Manage the MPU, Shared MPU (SMPU), and Peripheral Protection Unit (PPU)
RTC Real Time Clock Manage calendar date and clock time
SAR Successive Approximation Register Analog-to-Digital Converter Configure and manage the 12-bit SAR ADC
SCB Serial Communication Block Manage serial communication as I2C, SPI, or UART
SMIF Serial Memory Interface Manage an SPI-based interface to external memory devices
SYSANALOG System Analog Reference Generate highly-accurate reference voltages and currents for the analog subsystem
SYSCLK System Clock Manage system and peripheral clocks
SYSINT System Interrupt Manage interrupts and exceptions, in conjunction with the ARM Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard (CMSIS) Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller (NVIC) API
SYSLIB System Library Utility functions to handle delays, register read/write, asserts, software reset, silicon unique ID, and more
SYSPM System Power Management Manage power modes and get power mode status
SYSTICK ARM System Timer Manage a 24-bit down-counter timer
TCPWM Timer Counter PWM and Quadrature Decoder Manage a 16- or 32-bit periodic counter, PWM, or Quadrature decoder
TRIGMUX Trigger Multiplexer Manage the multiplexing of trigger outputs to specific trigger inputs across multiple peripherals
USBFS USB Full-Speed Device Configure and manage a USB full speed device
WDT Watchdog Timer Manage the watchdog timer

In addition to PSOC™ Creator, the PDL is tested with and project files are provided for:

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