Silicon Laboratories C8051F540DK, User Manual

Rev. 0.1 4/09

Copyright © 2009 by Silicon Laboratories

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1.  Relevant Devices

The C8051F540 Development Kit is intended as a development platform for the microcontrollers in the C8051F54x
MCU family. The members of this MCU family are: C8051F540, C8051F541, C8051F542, C8051F543,
C8051F544, C8051F545, C8051F546, and C8051F547.

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The target board included in this kit is provided with a pre-soldered 

C8051F540

 MCU (QFN32 package) and a 

C8051F542

 (QFN24 package).

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Code developed on the C8051F540 can be easily ported to the other members of this MCU family.

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Refer to the C8051F54x data sheet for the differences between the members of this MCU family.

2.  Kit Contents

The C8051F540 Development Kit contains the following items:

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C8051F540 Target Board

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C8051Fxxx Development Kit Quick-Start Guide

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Silicon Laboratories IDE and Product Information CD-ROM. CD content includes the following:

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Silicon Laboratories Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

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

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Source code examples and register definition files

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Documentation

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C8051F540 Development Kit User’s Guide (this document)

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Optional Third Party Tools CD

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AC to DC Power Adapter

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USB Debug Adapter (USB to Debug Interface)

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Two USB Cables

3.  Hardware Setup

Refer to Figure 1 for a diagram of the hardware configuration.

1. Connect the USB Debug Adapter to the DEBUG A connector on the target board with the 10-pin ribbon cable.

2. Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the USB Debug Adapter.

3. Verify that shorting blocks are installed on the target board as shown in Figure 4 on page 9.

4. Connect the other end of the USB cable to a USB Port on the PC.

5. Connect the ac/dc power adapter to power jack P1 on the target board.

Notes:

• Use  the 

Reset

 icon in the IDE to reset the target when connected during a debug session.

• Remove power from the target board and the USB Debug Adapter before connecting or disconnecting the 

ribbon cable from the target board. Connecting or disconnecting the cable when the devices have power can 
damage the device and/or the USB Debug Adapter.