C8051F800DK Silicon Laboratories Inc, C8051F800DK Datasheet - Page 4

• Manufacturer Part Number: C8051F800DK
• Description: KIT DEV C8051F800
• Manufacturer: Silicon Laboratories Inc
• Type: MCUr

Specifications of C8051F800DK

• Contents: Board, Cables, CD, Debugger, Power Supply
• Processor To Be Evaluated: C8051F800
• Data Bus Width: 16 bit
• Interface Type: USB
• Operating Supply Voltage: 7 V to 15 V
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant
• For Use With/related Products: C8051F8xx
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Supplier Unconfirmed
• Other names: 336-1797

C8051F800-DK
5.1.2. Getting Started With the Silicon Labs IDE
The following sections discuss how to open an example project in the IDE, build the source code, and download it
to the target device.
5.1.2.1. Running the F800_Blinky example program
The F800_Blinky example program blinks an LED on the target board.
1. Open the Silicon Labs IDE from the Start menu.
2. Select Project
3. Browse to the C:\SiLabs\MCU\Examples\C8051F80x_83x\Blinky directory (default) and select the
4. Once the project is open, build the project by clicking on the Build/Make Project button in the toolbar or
5. Before connecting to the target device, several connection options may need to be set. Open the Connection
6. Click the Connect button in the toolbar or select Debug
7. Download the project to the target by clicking the Download Code button in the toolbar.
8. Click on the Go button (green circle) in the toolbar or by selecting Debug
5.1.2.2. Creating a New Project
Use the following steps to create a new projects. Once steps 1–5 in this section are complete, continue at Step 3 in
Section 5.1.2.1.
1. Select Project
2. Select File
3. Right-click on “New Project” in the Project Window. Select Add files to project. Select files in the file browser
4. For each of the files in the Project Window that you want assembled, compiled and linked into the target build,
5. Save the project when finished with the debug session to preserve the current target build configuration, editor
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F800_Blinky_C.wsp project file and click Open.
selecting Project
Note: After the project has been built the first time, the Build/Make Project command will only build the files
that have been changed since the previous build. To rebuild all files and project dependencies, click on the
Rebuild All button in the toolbar or select Project
Options window by selecting Options
Adapter” option. Next, the correct “Debug Interface” must be selected. C8051F80x-83x devices use Silicon
Labs “C2” 2-wire debug interface. Once all the selections are made, click the OK button to close the window.
Note: To enable automatic downloading if the program build is successful select Enable automatic connect/
download after build in the Project
process, the IDE will not attempt the download.
the firmware. The LED on the target board will start blinking.
recognized extension, such as .c, .h, or .asm, to enable color syntax highlighting.
and click Open. Continue adding files until all project files have been added.
right-click on the file name and select Add file to build. Each file will be assembled or compiled as appropriate
(based on file extension) and linked into the build of the absolute object file.
Note: If a project contains a large number of files, the “Group” feature of the IDE can be used to organize.
Right-click on “New Project” in the Project Window. Select Add Groups to project. Add pre-defined groups or
add customized groups. Right-click on the group name and choose Add file to group. Select files to be added.
Continue adding files until all project files have been added.
settings and the location of all open debug views. To save the project, select Project
the menu. Create a new name for the project and click on Save.
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New File to open an editor window. Create your source file(s) and save the file(s) with a
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Open Project to open an existing project.
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New Project to open a new project and reset all configuration settings to default.
Build/Make Project from the menu.
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Target Build Configuration dialog. If errors occur during the build
Connection Options... in the IDE menu. First, select the “USB Debug
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Rev. 0.1
Rebuild All from the menu.
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Connect from the menu to connect to the device.
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Go from the menu to start running
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Save Project As... from