1. Introduction
1.1 Description
The SLSTK3701A is an excellent starting point to get familiar with the EFM32 Giant Gecko GG11 Microcontrollers. The kit contains
sensors and peripherals demonstrating some of the EFM32 Giant Gecko GG11's many capabilities. The kit can also serve as a starting
point for application development.
In addition to supporting application development on the starter kit itself, the board is also a fully featured debugger and energy monitor-
ing tool that can be used with external applications.
1.2 Features
• EFM32 Giant Gecko GG11 Microcontroller
• 2048 kB Flash
• 512 kB RAM
• BGA192 package
• Advanced Energy Monitoring system for precise current and voltage tracking
• Integrated Segger J-Link USB debugger/emulator with the possiblity to debug external Silicon Labs devices
• 20 pin expansion header
• Breakout pads for easy access to I/O pins
• Power sources include USB and CR2032 battery
• Silicon Labs Si7021 Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor
• Silicon Labs Si7210 Hall-Effect sensor
• Ultra low power 128x128 pixel Color Memory-LCD
• Digital stereo MEMS microphones
• USB Micro-AB connector supporting both host and device mode USB applications
• 10/100Base-TX ethernet PHY and RJ-45 jack
• Micro-SD slot supporting SD memory cards and SDIO expansion cards
• 32 Mbit QSPI serial flash supporting execute-in-place (XIP)
• 2 push buttons and 2 RGB LEDs connected to EFM32 for user interaction
• LC tank circuit for inductive proximity sensing of metallic objects
• Backup battery
• 4-segment capacitive touch slider
• Crystals for LFXO and HFXO: 32.768 kHz and 50.000 MHz.
1.3 Getting Started
Detailed instructions for how to get started with your new SLSTK3701A can be found on the Silicon Labs web pages:
http://www.silabs.com/start-efm32gg1
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Introduction
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