Silicon Laboratories C8051F530A, User Manual

C8051F530A-DK

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Rev. 0.3

3.  Software Overview

All software required to develop firmware and communicate with the target microcontroller is included in the CD-
ROM. The CD-ROM also includes other useful software. 
Below is the software necessary for firmware development and communication with the target microcontroller:

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Silicon Laboratories Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

„

Keil 8051 Development Tools (macro assembler, linker, evaluation C compiler)

Other useful software provided on the CD-ROM includes the following:

„

Configuration Wizard 2

„

Keil uVision Drivers

„

CP210x USB to UART Virtual COM Port (VCP) Drivers

3.1.  Software Installation

The included CD-ROM contains the Silicon Laboratories Integrated Development Environment (IDE), Keil software
8051 tools and additional documentation. Insert the CD-ROM into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. An installer will
automatically launch, allowing you to install the IDE software or read documentation by clicking buttons on the
Installation Panel. If the installer does not automatically start when you insert the CD-ROM, run 

autorun.exe

 found

in the root directory of the CD-ROM. Refer to the 

ReleaseNotes.txt

 file on the CD-ROM for the latest information

regarding known problems and restrictions. After installing the software, see the following sections for information
regarding the software and running one of the demo applications.

3.2.  CP210x USB to UART VCP Driver Installation

The C8051F530A Target Board includes a Silicon Laboratories CP2102 USB-to-UART Bridge Controller. Device
drivers for the CP2102 need to be installed before PC software (such as HyperTerminal) can communicate with the
target board over the USB connection. If the "Install CP210x Drivers" option was selected during installation, this
will launch a driver “unpacker” utility.
1. Follow the steps to copy the driver files to the desired location. The default directory is 

C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x

.

2. The final window will give an option to install the driver on the target system. Select the “Launch the CP210x 

VCP Driver Installer” option if you are ready to install the driver.

3. If selected, the driver installer will now launch, providing an option to specify the driver installation location. After 

pressing the “Install” button, the installer will search your system for copies of previously installed CP210x 
Virtual COM Port drivers. It will let you know when your system is up to date. The driver files included in this 
installation have been certified by Microsoft.

4. If the “Launch the CP210x VCP Driver Installer” option was not selected in step 3, the installer can be found in 

the location specified in step 2, by default 

C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x\Windows_2K_XP_S2K3_Vista

. At this 

location, run 

CP210xVCPInstaller.exe

.

5. To complete the installation process, connect the included USB cable between the host computer and the USB 

connector (P1) on the C8051F530A Target Board. Windows will automatically finish the driver installation. 
Information windows will pop up from the taskbar to show the installation progress.

6. If needed, the driver files can be uninstalled by selecting “Silicon Laboratories CP210x USB to UART Bridge 

(Driver Removal)” option in the “Add or Remove Programs” window.