# 32: Woo Woo Woo

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2013-12-24
- Length: 41m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-12-24-32-woo-woo-woo
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/mes-ep32-mp3

## Summary

Patrick Kane, Director of the Cypress University Alliance at Cypress Semiconductor, discusses his work providing educational resources and the CY8CKIT-042 (PSoC 4 Pioneer Kit) to students. He explains how Cypress uses university outreach to train future engineers on programmable system-on-chip technology, which combines programmable digital logic, programmable analog, and ARM Cortex-M0 processors. The conversation covers the kit's Arduino-compatible headers, the software development environment, and Kane's dissertation on using physical hardware kits for online IoT education to democratize access to embedded systems engineering.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-12-24-32-woo-woo-woo#t=6) Introduction: Patrick Kane and the Cypress University Alliance
- [1:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-12-24-32-woo-woo-woo#t=78) Cypress Semiconductor's History and University Outreach Strategy
- [4:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-12-24-32-woo-woo-woo#t=264) The CY8CKIT-042 PSoC 4 Pioneer Kit and Arduino Compatibility
- [8:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-12-24-32-woo-woo-woo#t=481) PSoC Architecture: Programmable Digital, Analog, and ARM Cortex-M0
- [13:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-12-24-32-woo-woo-woo#t=837) Software Development Environment: Schematic Capture vs. Code
- [19:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-12-24-32-woo-woo-woo#t=1164) Workshop Curriculum: Blink, PWM, Capacitive Sensing, and Signal Generation
- [23:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-12-24-32-woo-woo-woo#t=1393) Student Projects: Raspberry Pi Integration and Open Source Hardware
- [28:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-12-24-32-woo-woo-woo#t=1711) Kane's Dissertation: Democratizing IoT Education with Physical Kits
- [38:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-12-24-32-woo-woo-woo#t=2289) Contacting the Cypress University Alliance and Future Plans

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Cypress Semiconductor (company)
- CY8CKIT-042 (product)
- PSoC 4 (chip)
- Arduino (other)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- Adafruit (company)
- SparkFun (company)
- RadioShack (company)
- Xilinx (company)
- Altera (company)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- Motorola (company)
- ARM (company)
- CodeSourcery (tool)
- Keil (tool)
- Electrical Imp (chip)

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