SLSTK2011A

EFM8 Sleepy Bee Family QSG130: EFM8SB2-SLSTK2011A Quick Start Guide The EFM8SB2-SLSTK2011A is an excellent starting point to get familiar with the EFM8 Sleepy Bee microcontrollers. The kit contains sensors and peripherals demonstrating some of the MCU's many capabilities. The kit can also serve as a starting point for application development. KIT CONTENTS • EFM8SB2 Sleepy Bee Starter Kit Board • 1 x mini USB cable • 1 x CR2032 coin cell battery • Getting Started card silabs.com | Smart. Connected. Energy-friendly. Rev. 0.2 QSG130: EFM8SB2-SLSTK2011A Quick Start Guide Getting Started 1. Getting Started • Install Simplicity Studio Simplicity Studio is a free software suite needed to start developing your application. Download the latest version of Simplicity Studio from the Silicon Labs website: http://www.silabs.com/simplicity-studio Note: The board comes pre-loaded with a default application, Clock, to play with while the software downloads. • Set Up Your Kit 1. Provide power to the board by connecting the DBG USB connector to the PC using the provided USB cable. • Detect Your Device 1. Wait for the J-Link debug adapter to appear in the [Devices] area. The board may take some time to appear due to driver installations for the debug adapter. 2. Click the J-Link debug adapter or the board information corresponding to the board. This will verify that the installation was successful, identify the MCU on the kit hardware, and automatically configure the software tools for use with your device. silabs.com | Smart. Connected. Energy-friendly. Rev. 0.2 | 1 QSG130: EFM8SB2-SLSTK2011A Quick Start Guide Getting Started • Run Blinky Click the [Demos] tile to load the available demos. Select [Rainbow Blinky] and click [Start] to download and run the demo. Follow the instructions on the kit LCD screen to run the demo. silabs.com | Smart. Connected. Energy-friendly. Rev. 0.2 | 2 QSG130: EFM8SB2-SLSTK2011A Quick Start Guide Resources 2. Resources Demos Demos are a quick and easy way to evaluate a device without compiling or debugging code. Demos can be accessed using the [Getting Started]>[Demos] area in the launcher. silabs.com | Smart. Connected. Energy-friendly. Rev. 0.2 | 3 QSG130: EFM8SB2-SLSTK2011A Quick Start Guide Resources Software Examples Software examples can be imported, compiled, and downloaded using the [Getting Started]>[Software Examples] area in the launcher. Software Documentation Software documentation provides more information on the firmware libraries available for the selected device. Access these documents using the [Documentation] area in the launcher. silabs.com | Smart. Connected. Energy-friendly. Rev. 0.2 | 4 QSG130: EFM8SB2-SLSTK2011A Quick Start Guide Resources Kit Documentation and User’s Guide Kit documentation like the schematic and detailed board user guide can be found using the [Documentation] area of the launcher. Application Notes Application Notes on peripherals and other various topics can be accessed using the [Getting Started]>[Software Examples] area of the launcher. silabs.com | Smart. Connected. Energy-friendly. Rev. 0.2 | 5 QSG130: EFM8SB2-SLSTK2011A Quick Start Guide Resources Community and Support Have a question? Visit the community by clicking the [Resources]>[Silicon Labs Community] area of the launcher. silabs.com | Smart. Connected. Energy-friendly. Rev. 0.2 | 6 Simplicity Studio One-click access to MCU and wireless tools, documentation, software, source code libraries & more. Available for Windows, Mac and Linux! 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