TOOLSTICK311DC Silicon Laboratories Inc, TOOLSTICK311DC Datasheet - Page 3

• Manufacturer Part Number: TOOLSTICK311DC
• Description: TOOLSTICK DAUGHTER CARD
• Manufacturer: Silicon Laboratories Inc
• Series: ToolStickr
• Type: MCUr

Specifications of TOOLSTICK311DC

• Contents: Daughter Card
• Processor To Be Evaluated: C8051F311
• Interface Type: USB
• Operating Supply Voltage: 2.7 V to 3.6 V
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• For Use With/related Products: C8051F311
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

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:
The Keil Demo Toolset includes a compiler, assembler, and linker. See “5.2.2. Keil Demonstration C51 C Compiler”
for more details about the demo tools. ToolStick Terminal communicates with the target microcontroller's UART
through the ToolStick Base Adapter. It can also read/write the two GPIO pins available on the ToolStick Base
Adapter.
Other useful software that is provided on the Silicon Labs Downloads (www.silabs.com/mcudownloads) website
includes:
All of the above software is described in more detail in Section “5. Software Overview”.
To simplify the download process, the necessary software described above is provided in two download packages.
The IDE Download package includes the Silicon Labs IDE and the Keil Demo Toolset. The ToolStick Download
package includes example code, documentation (including user’s guides and data sheets), and the ToolStick
Terminal application. The Configuration Wizard 2 and Keil uVision Drivers are available as separate downloads.
After downloading and installing these two packages, see the following sections for information regarding the
software and running one of the demo applications.
5. Software Overview
5.1. Silicon Laboratories IDE
The Silicon Laboratories IDE integrates a source-code editor, source-level debugger, and an in-system Flash
programmer. See Section “6. ToolStick C8051F311 Daughter Card Features Demo” for detailed information on how
to use the IDE. The Keil Demonstration Toolset includes a compiler, linker, and assembler and easily integrates
into the IDE. The use of third-party compilers and assemblers is also supported.
5.1.1. IDE System Requirements
The Silicon Laboratories IDE requirements:
5.1.2. 3rd Party Toolsets
The Silicon Laboratories IDE has native support for many 8051 compilers. The full list of natively supported tools is:
Please note that the demo applications for the C8051F311 Daughter Card are written for the Keil toolset.
Silicon Laboratories Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Keil Demonstration Tools
ToolStick Terminal application
Configuration Wizard 2
Keil uVision2 and uVision3 Drivers
Pentium-class host PC running Microsoft Windows 2000 or newer.
One available USB port.
64 MB RAM and 40 MB free HD space recommended.
Keil
IAR
Raisonance
Tasking
Hi-Tech
SDCC
Rev. 0.1
ToolStick-F311DC
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