Silicon Laboratories C8051F983-GM, User Manual

C8051F99x

Rev. 0.2

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4.  Software Setup

Simplicity Studio greatly reduces development time and complexity with Silicon Labs EFM32 and 8051 MCU
products by providing a high-powered IDE, tools for hardware configuration, and links to helpful resources, all in
one place.

Once Simplicity Studio is installed, the application itself can be used to install additional software and
documentation components to aid in the development and evaluation process.

Figure 3. Simplicity Studio

The following Simplicity Studio components are required for the C8051F996 Development Kit:



8051 Products Part Support

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Simplicity Developer Platform

Download and install Simplicity Studio from 

www.silabs.com/8bit-software

 or 

www.silabs.com/simplicity-studio

.

Once installed, run Simplicity Studio by selecting 

Start



Silicon Labs



Simplicity Studio



Simplicity Studio

from the start menu or clicking the 

Simplicity Studio

 shortcut on the desktop. Follow the instructions to install the

software and click 

Simplicity IDE

 to launch the IDE.

The first time the project creation wizard runs, the 

Setup Environment

 wizard will guide the user through the

process of configuring the build tools and SDK selection.

In the 

Part Selection

 step of the wizard, select from the list of installed parts only the parts to use during

development. Choosing parts and families in this step affects the displayed or filtered parts in the later device
selection menus. Choose the C8051F99x family by checking the 

C8051F99x/98x 

check box. Modify the part

selection at any time by accessing the 

Part Management

 dialog from the 

Window



Preferences



Simplicity

Studio



Part Management

 menu item.

Simplicity Studio can detect if certain toolchains are not activated. If the 

Licensing Helper

 is displayed after

completing the 

Setup Environment

 wizard, follow the instructions to activate the toolchain.