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7. Software Setup using a USB Debug Adapter
www.silabs.com/mcudownloads
) and is also available on microcontroller development kit CD-ROMs.
7.1. Configuring the USB Debug Adapter in the Silicon Labs IDE
Once the IDE has been installed and the hardware has been connected as shown in Section 5, follow the steps
below to built a project, connect and download to a target board using the USB Debug Adapter.
1. Select
Project
Open Project...
to open a previously
saved project.
2. Before connecting to the target device, several
connection options may need to be set. Open the
Connection Options
window (shown in Figure 4) by
selecting
Options
Connection Options...
in the IDE
menu.
3. Select USB Debug Adapter in the
Serial Adapter
section.
4. If more than one adapter is connected, choose the
appropriate serial number from the drop-down list.
5. Check the
Power target after disconnect
option if the
target board is currently being powered by the USB
Debug Adapter. The board will remain powered after a
software disconnect by the IDE.
6. Next, the correct
Debug Interface
must be selected.
Check the
Debug Interface
corresponding to the
Silicon Laboratories device on the target board.
7. Once all the selections are made, click the
OK
button to
close the window.
8. Click the
Connect
button in the toolbar or select
Debug
Connect
from the menu to connect to the
device.
9. Download the project to the target by clicking the
Download
Code
button in the toolbar.
10. Save the project when finished with the debug session
to preserve the current target build configuration, editor settings and the location of all open debug views.
To save the project, select
Project
Save Project As...
from the menu. Create a new name for the
project and click on
Save
.
Figure 4. Connection Options
