We’ve always found the Cypress PSoC an interesting beast. It’s a CPU with functional blocks that you can configure to build various I/O devices, including incorporating FPGA logic using Verilog.

I like the Cypress Semiconductor programmable system-on-a-chip (PSoC) approach to microcontrollers, and the PSoC software, which simplifies designs and code. A new development board makes it easy for ...

There was a time when building something yourself probably meant it didn’t look very much like a commercial product. That’s not always a bad thing. We’ve seen many custom builds that are nearly works ...