EC2 Silicon Laboratories Inc, EC2 Datasheet - Page 3

• Manufacturer Part Number: EC2
• Description: SERIAL ADAPTOR FOR C8051FXXXMCU
• Manufacturer: Silicon Laboratories Inc

Specifications of EC2

• Accessory Type: Serial Cable
• Interface Type: RS-232
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• For Use With/related Products: C8051FxDK Development Kits
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: EHW-EC2; EHW-EC2; Q1603466

4. Software Setup using a RS232 Serial Adapter
The Silicon Laboratories Integrated Development Environment (IDE) along with other software tools are provided
for device development and debugging. The IDE is available for download from the Silicon Laboratories website
and is also available on microcontroller development kit CD-ROMs. Once the IDE has been installed and the hard-
ware has been connected as shown in Section 3, follow the steps below to built a project, connect and download to
a target board using the Serial Adapter.
1. Select Project
2. Before connecting to the target device, several connec-
3. Select RS232 Serial Adapter (EC2) in the “Serial
4. Choose the correct COM Port from the drop-down list and
5. Next, the correct “Debug Interface” must be selected.
6. Once all the selections are made, click the OK button to
7. Click the Connect button in the toolbar or select
8. Download the project to the target by clicking the
9. Save the project when finished with the debug session
saved project.
tion options may need to be set. Open the Connection
Options window (shown in Figure 3) by selecting
Options
Adapter” section.
select the desired Baud Rate.
Check the Debug Interface corresponding to the Silicon
Laboratories device on the target board.
close the window.
Debug
device.
Download Code button in the toolbar.
to preserve the current target build configuration, editor
settings and the location of all open debug views. To
save the project, select Project
from the menu. Create a new name for the project and
click on Save.
→
→
Connect from the menu to connect to the
Connection Options... in the IDE menu.
→
Open Project... to open a previously
→
Save Project As...
Rev. 0.1
Figure 3. Connection Options
RS232 Adapter
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