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Maker of World's Most Accurate 3-D Motion Control Technology Leverages Programmable USB 3.0 Device to Quickly Transfer Sensor Data to a Computer
Named by Popular Mechanics as one of "The Top 10 Tech Breakthroughs of 2012," Leap Motion's controller creates a three-dimensional interaction space that allows users to control their computer with intuitive hand and finger movements. Leap Motion captures the precise movements of all 10 fingers to 1/100th millimeter — smaller than the tip of a pin. The Leap Motion controller's USB port leverages the Cypress FX3 solution and can connect to any Mac or PC computer with either USB 2.0 or 3.0 capability.
Inside its small (1 inch by 3 inches by 1/2 inch) form factor, the Leap Motion controller contains two image sensors that work with the Cypress FX3 device to capture 16-bit wide data. The Cypress FX3 solution packetizes the data in USB Video Class (UVC) format and sends it to the user's computer via either a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 port. Leap Motion's patented 3-D motion control software then processes the data in real time to create 3-D motion controls.
"Leap Motion set a high standard when we evaluated component providers
for our controller. Our ground-breaking software requires hardware that
provides extremely fast processing power to offer users real-time 3-D
motion control at a level never experienced before," said
"We are very pleased to work with Leap Motion in bringing their
revolutionary 3-D motion controller to the consumer market," said
The Leap Motion controller will start shipping in early 2013. Pre-orders
can be made for US
Cypress's EZ-USB FX3 is the industry's only programmable USB 3.0 peripheral control solution. FX3 is equipped with a fully configurable General Programmable Interface (GPIF™II), which can be programmed in 8-, 16-, and 32-bit configurations. GPIF II enables FX3 to interfaces directly with any processors, ASIC, FPGA, and up to two image sensors. The GPIF Designer, a graphical user interface (GUI) tool kit, helps system designers to configure the GPIF interface to their needs. In addition, FX3's on-chip ARM9 CPU core with 512 KB RAM delivers 200 MIPS of computational power. More information on Cypress's EZ-USB FX3 solution is available at www.cypress.com/fx3.
About Leap Motion
Based in San Francisco, Leap
Motion is a motion-control software and hardware company developing
the world's most powerful and sensitive 3-D motion-control and
motion-sensing technology. Leap Motion's first product, the Leap Motion
controller, will be available in early 2013. Leap Motion is 200 times
more sensitive than existing motion-control technology, making it the
first product to let users navigate and interact with computer
applications using natural hand and finger movements. Leap Motion was
founded in 2010 by
About Cypress
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions
that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system
value. Cypress offerings include the flagship PSoC® 1, PSoC
3, and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip families and derivatives,
CapSense® touch sensing and TrueTouch® solutions
for touchscreens. Cypress is the world leader in USB controllers,
including the high-performance
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