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Play with the Pre-Programmed Demo While Waiting

The  EFM32GG11  Giant  Gecko  STK  comes  pre-loaded  with  a  demo  called  [

Helge’s  Demo

].  This  demo  showcases  some  of  the

EFM32GG11 MCU and kit features.

1. To run the demo, power the STK from the debug USB connector on the left and set the switch to the [

AEM

] position. Alternatively,

insert a CR2032 battery and set the power-switch to [

BAT

].

2. The display on the kit will show a Silicon Labs logo. This is the first screen of the demo. To move to the next screen, swipe left or

right on the capacitive touch slider beneath the screen. To follow this guide, swipe left.

3. The second screen shows an interface to control the color and intensity of the RGB LEDs on the kit. Press down on the right side

of the touch slider to activate the virtual button shown on the screen, named [

Settings

]. Use the slider to adjust the current setting,

and use the virtual [

Next

] button (tap the slider on the right side) to move to the next setting. Use the virtual [

Exit

] button (tap the

slider on the left side) to return to normal slider operation.

Next

Exit

slide

4. The third screen shows the magnetic field strength measured by the Silicon Labs Si7210 Hall-Effect Sensor, mounted on the lower-

right of the kit. Move a magnet close to it to see what happens.

QSG149: EFM32GG11-SLSTK3701A Quick-Start Guide

Getting Started

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Summary of Contents for EFM32 EFM32GG11 Giant Gecko Series

Page 1: ...ecko microcon trollers The kit contains sensors and peripherals demonstrating some of the MCU s many capa bilities The kit can also serve as a starting point for application development KIT CONTENTS EFM32GG11 Giant Gecko Starter Kit board 1 x mini USB cable 1 x micro USB cable 1 x micro USB to USB A female adapter Getting Started card silabs com Building a more connected world Rev 0 1 ...

Page 2: ...and password Sign up for a new account if you don t already have one This is required to gain access to all of the software components 3 After signing in register your kit with Simplicity Studio If the kit is not registered Simplicity Studio will only enable access to the Micrium Kernel however if the kit is registered Simplicity Studio will enable access to all the other applicable Micrium compon...

Page 3: ...d just the installed software click the Update Software button in the Launcher area In the dialog that opens select the desired software under the SDKs tab and tools under the Tools tab 5 Finalize the installation QSG149 EFM32GG11 SLSTK3701A Quick Start Guide Getting Started silabs com Building a more connected world Rev 0 1 3 ...

Page 4: ...swipe left 3 The second screen shows an interface to control the color and intensity of the RGB LEDs on the kit Press down on the right side of the touch slider to activate the virtual button shown on the screen named Settings Use the slider to adjust the current setting and use the virtual Next button tap the slider on the right side to move to the next setting Use the virtual Exit button tap the...

Page 5: ...ss of metal the TRNG is used to generate a new color for the LEDs Move a piece of metal up to the top of the LC Sense coil to try this out 8 The seventh screen features the backup mode of the EFM32GG11 Giant Gecko This mode leverages a 20 mF super cap to keep the RTC and some memory alive on the MCU in the event of power loss To try it out power the kit from a CR2032 battery and click the Charge O...

Page 6: ... take some time to appear due to driver installations for the debug adapter 4 Once an item with the name J Link Silicon Labs appears expand by clicking the arrow and verify that the detected devices matches the kit Click the EFM32GG11 Giant Gecko Starter Kit 5 The Launcher view will now display a number of available resources including pre compiled demos examples documentation tools and other reso...

Page 7: ...ly available as both demos and examples 1 Under Getting Started in the Launcher scroll down in the Software Examples column until you find SLSTK3701A_helg es_demo Click it then answer Yes when a dialog opens asking to switch to the IDE perspective and create the example project 2 Click the Debug button in the menu bar along the top to compile and download the demo to the MCU Once downloaded the ki...

Page 8: ... Ethernet network The screen on the display should now list the IP address of the kit along with the number of packets sent and recevied 4 Go back to the Launcher and click the Compatible Tools area and select Micrium µC Probe Click Ok 5 If the symbol browser is empty point µC Probe to the image of the project Click the ELF button then find the project On a Win dows machine the file is typically l...

Page 9: ... be accessed using the Get ting Started Demos area in the launcher Software Examples Software examples can be imported compiled and downloaded using the Getting Started Software Examples area in the launch er QSG149 EFM32GG11 SLSTK3701A Quick Start Guide Resources silabs com Building a more connected world Rev 0 1 9 ...

Page 10: ...d device Access these documents using the Documentation area in the launcher Other Documentation Kit documentation application notes and device documentation can be found using the Documentation area of the launcher QSG149 EFM32GG11 SLSTK3701A Quick Start Guide Resources silabs com Building a more connected world Rev 0 1 10 ...

Page 11: ...ort Have a question Visit the community by clicking the Resources Silicon Labs Community area of the launcher QSG149 EFM32GG11 SLSTK3701A Quick Start Guide Resources silabs com Building a more connected world Rev 0 1 11 ...

Page 12: ...mply or express copyright licenses granted hereunder to design or fabricate any integrated circuits The products are not designed or authorized to be used within any Life Support System without the specific written consent of Silicon Labs A Life Support System is any product or system intended to support or sustain life and or health which if it fails can be reasonably expected to result in signif...

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