Silicon Laboratories C8051F58 Series, User Manual

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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 C8051F580 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 is selected during installation, a driver
“unpacker” utility will launch.

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 

(P5) on the C8051F580 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.

4.  Software Overview

4.1.  Silicon Laboratories IDE

The Silicon Laboratories IDE integrates a source-code editor, a source-level debugger, and an in-system Flash
programmer. See Section 6. "Using the Keil Software 8051 Tools with the Silicon Laboratories IDE‚" on page 5 for
detailed information on how to use the IDE. The Keil Evaluation Toolset includes a compiler, linker, and assembler
and easily integrates into the IDE. The use of third-party compilers and assemblers is also supported.

4.1.1. IDE System Requirements

The Silicon Laboratories IDE requirements:



Pentium-class host PC running Microsoft Windows 2000 or newer.



One available USB port.

4.1.2. Third Party Toolsets

The Silicon Laboratories IDE has native support for many 8051 compilers. The full list of natively supported tools is:



Keil



IAR



Raisonance



Tasking



Hi-Tech



SDCC

Please note that the demo applications for the C8051F580 Target Board are written to work with the Keil and
SDCC toolsets.