Silicon Laboratories C8051F336, User Manual

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4.1.  Running Blinky

Each project has its own source files, target configuration, SDK configuration, and build configurations such as the

Debug

 and 

Release

 build configurations. The IDE can be used to manage multiple projects in a collection called a

workspace. Workspace settings are applied globally to all projects within the workspace. This can include settings
such as key bindings, window preferences, and code style and formatting options. Project actions, such as build
and debug are context sensitive. For example, the user must select a project in the 

Project Explorer

 view in order

to build that project.

To create a project based on the Blinky example:

1.  Click the 

Simplicity IDE

 tile from the Simplicity Studio home screen.

2.  Click the 

Create new project

 link from the welcome screen or go to

 File



New



Silicon Labs MCU 

Project

.

3.  In the 

Kit

 drop-down, select 

C8051F338 Development Kit

, in the 

Part

 drop-down, select 

C8051F338

, and 

in the 

SDK

 drop-down, select the desired SDK. Click 

Next

.

4.  Select 

Example

 and click 

Next

.

5.  Under 

C8051F338 Development Kit

 in the 

Blinky

 folder, select 

F336-9 Blinky 

and click 

Finish

.

6.  Click on the project in the 

Project Explorer

 and click 

Build

, the hammer icon in the top bar. Alternatively, 

go to 

Project



Build Project

.

7.  Click 

Debug

 to download the project to the hardware and start a debug session.

8.  Press the 

Resume 

button to start the code running. The LED should blink. 

9.  Press the 

Suspend

 button to stop the code.

10.  Press the 

Reset the device

 button to reset the target MCU.

11.  Press the 

Disconnect

 button to return to the development perspective.

4.2.  Simplicity Studio Help

Simplicity Studio includes detailed help information and device documentation within the tool. The help contains
descriptions for each dialog window. To view the documentation for a dialog, click the question mark icon in the
window:

This will open a pane specific to the dialog with additional details.

The documentation within the tool can also be viewed by going to 

Help



Help Contents

 or 

Help



Search

.