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1. Handling Recommendations
To enable development, the ToolStick Base Adapter and daughter cards are distributed without any protective
plastics. To prevent damage to the devices and/or the host PC, consider the following recommendations when
using the ToolStick:
Never
connect or disconnect a daughter card to or from the ToolStick Base Adapter while the Base Adapter
is connected to a PC.
Always connect and disconnect the ToolStick Base Adapter from the PC by holding the edges of the
boards.
Figure 1. Proper Method of Holding the ToolStick
Avoid
directly touching any of the other components.
Figure 2. Improper Method of Holding the ToolStick
Manipulate
mechanical devices on the daughter cards, such as potentiometers, with care to prevent the
Base Adapter or daughter card from accidentally dislodging from their sockets.
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2. Contents
The C8051F850 ToolStick Daughter Card kit (TOOLSTICK850-B-DC) contains the following items:
C8051F850 Daughter Card (TOOLSTICK850DC)
A ToolStick daughter card requires a ToolStick Base Adapter to communicate with the PC. ToolStick Base Adapters
can be purchased at
www.silabs.com/toolstick.
The C8051F850 ToolStick Starter Kit (TOOLSTICK850-B-SK) contains the following items:
ToolStick
ToolStick
C8051F850 Daughter Card (TOOLSTICK850DC)
ToolStick Base Adapter (TOOLSTICKBA)
USB extension cable
3. ToolStick Overview
The purpose of the ToolStick is to provide a development and demonstration platform for Silicon Labs
microcontrollers and to demonstrate the Silicon Labs Simplicity Studio software tools.
The ToolStick development platform consists of two components: the ToolStick Base Adapter and a daughter card.
The ToolStick Base Adapter provides a USB debug interface and data communications path between a Windows
PC and a target microcontroller.
The target microcontroller and application circuitry are located on the daughter card. Some daughter cards, such
as the C8051F850 Daughter Card, are used as general-purpose development platforms for the target
microcontrollers and some are used to demonstrate a specific feature or application.
The C8051F850 Daughter Card includes a pair of GPIO-controlled LEDs, a potentiometer, two switches connected
to GPIO, and a small prototyping area which provides access to all of the pins of the device. This prototyping area
can be used to connect additional hardware to the microcontroller and use the daughter card as a development
platform.
Figure 3 shows the ToolStick C8051F850 Daughter Card and identifies the various components.
Push-Button
Switches
Current Measure
Jumper
Power LED
C8051F850 and
Port Access
LEDs
Potentiometer
Figure 3. ToolStick C8051F850 Daughter Card
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4. Getting Started
The necessary software to download, debug, and communicate with the target microcontroller must be
downloaded from
www.silabs.com/toolstick.
The following software is necessary to build a project, download code
to, and communicate with the target microcontroller:
Simplicity
Studio
Keil C51 Tools
ToolStick Development Tools
The software described above is provided in the Simplicity Studio and 8-bit microcontroller studio download
packages. The
ToolStick Development Tools
selection includes example code specifically for the ToolStick
daughter card, documentation including user’s guides and data sheets, and the ToolStick Terminal application.
After downloading and installing these packages, see the following sections for information regarding the software
and running one of the demo applications.
5. Software Overview
Simplicity Studio greatly reduces development time and complexity with Silicon Labs EFM32 and 8051 MCU
products by providing a high-powered IDE, tools for hardware configuration, and links to helpful resources, all in
one place.
Once Simplicity Studio is installed, the application itself can be used to install additional software and
documentation components to aid in the development and evaluation process.
Figure 4. Simplicity Studio
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The following Simplicity Studio components are required for the C8051F850 ToolStick Starter Kit:
Products Part Support
Simplicity Developer Platform
Download and install Simplicity Studio from
www.silabs.com/8bit-software
or
www.silabs.com/simplicity-studio.
Once installed, run Simplicity Studio by selecting
Start
Silicon Labs
Simplicity Studio
Simplicity Studio
from the start menu or clicking the
Simplicity Studio
shortcut on the desktop. Follow the instructions to install the
software and click
Simplicity IDE
to launch the IDE.
The first time the project creation wizard runs, the
Setup Environment
wizard will guide the user through the
process of configuring the build tools and SDK selection.
In the
Part Selection
step of the wizard, select from the list of installed parts only the parts to use during
development. Choosing parts and families in this step affects the displayed or filtered parts in the later device
selection menus. Choose the C8051F85x family by checking the
C8051F85x/86x
check box. Modify the part
selection at any time by accessing the
Part Management
dialog from the
Window
Preferences
Simplicity
Studio
Part Management
menu item.
Simplicity Studio can detect if certain toolchains are not activated. If the
Licensing Helper
is displayed after
completing the
Setup Environment
wizard, follow the instructions to activate the toolchain.
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5.1. Running Blinky
Each project has its own source files, target configuration, SDK configuration, and build configurations such as the
Debug
and
Release
build configurations. The IDE can be used to manage multiple projects in a collection called a
workspace. Workspace settings are applied globally to all projects within the workspace, and can include settings
such as key bindings, window preferences, and code style and formatting options. Project actions such as build
and debug are context sensitive. For example, the user must select a project in the
Project Explorer
view in order
to build that project.
To create a project based on the Blinky example:
1. Click the
Simplicity IDE
tile from the Simplicity Studio home screen.
2. Click the
Create new project
link from the welcome screen or go to
File
New
Silicon Labs MCU
Project.
3. In the
Kit
drop-down, select
C8051F850 ToolStick Starter Kit,
in the
Part
drop-down, select
C8051F850,
and in the
SDK
drop-down, select the desired SDK. Click
Next.
4. Select
Example
and click
Next.
5. Under
C8051F850 ToolStick Starter Kit
in the
Blinky
folder, select
F85x-86x Blinky
and click
Finish.
6. Click on the project in the
Project Explorer
and click
Build,
the hammer icon in the top bar. Alternatively,
go to
Project
Build Project.
7. Click
Debug
to download the project to the hardware and start a debug session.
8. Press the
Resume
button to start the code running. The LED should blink.
9. Press the
Suspend
button to stop the code.
10. Press the
Reset the device
button to reset the target MCU.
11. Press the
Disconnect
button to return to the development perspective.
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5.2. Simplicity Studio Help
Simplicity Studio includes detailed help information and device documentation within the tool. The help contains
descriptions for each dialog window. To view the documentation for a dialog, click the question mark icon in the
window:
This will open a pane specific to the dialog with additional details.
The documentation within the tool can also be viewed by going to
Help
Help Contents
or
Help
Search.
5.3. Simplicity Configurator
The Simplicity Configurator is a configuration and code generation tool. This utility helps accelerate development
by automatically generating initialization source code to configure and enable the on-chip resources needed by
most design projects. In just a few steps, the wizard creates complete startup code for a specific Silicon Labs MCU.
To create a new Simplicity Configurator project:
1. Click the
Create new project
link from the welcome screen or go to
File
New
Silicon Labs MCU
Project.
2. In the
Kit
drop-down, select
C8051F850 ToolStick Starter Kit
or
None,
in the
Part
drop-down, select
C8051F850,
and in the
SDK
drop-down, select the desired SDK. Click
Next.
3. Select
Simplicity Configurator Program
and click
Next.
4. Fill in the
Project name
and select the desired device. The
C8051F850-C-GU-QSOP
device is on the
C8051F850 ToolStick. Click
Finish.
The Simplicity Configurator project displays properties for each peripheral. To configure a peripheral, click on the
DefaultMode Peripherals
tab at the bottom and click on a peripheral. Checking the box for a peripheral will add it
to code generation. Once a peripheral is selected, configure the registers using the
Properties
view. Select a new
value for a property with either an input box or a drop-down menu and press
Enter
to set it.
Figure 5. Simplicity Configurator – Configuring Peripheral Properties
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