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2. Contents
The C8051F850 ToolStick Daughter Card kit (
TOOLSTICK850-B-DC
) contains the following items:
ToolStick C8051F850 Daughter Card (
TOOLSTICK850DC
)
A ToolStick daughter card requires a ToolStick Base Adapter to communicate with the PC. ToolStick Base Adapters
can be purchased at
www.silabs.com/toolstick
.
The C8051F850 ToolStick Starter Kit (
TOOLSTICK850-B-SK
) contains the following items:
ToolStick C8051F850 Daughter Card (
TOOLSTICK850DC
)
ToolStick Base Adapter (
TOOLSTICKBA
)
USB extension cable
3. ToolStick Overview
The purpose of the ToolStick is to provide a development and demonstration platform for Silicon Labs
microcontrollers and to demonstrate the Silicon Labs Simplicity Studio software tools.
The ToolStick development platform consists of two components: the ToolStick Base Adapter and a daughter card.
The ToolStick Base Adapter provides a USB debug interface and data communications path between a Windows
PC and a target microcontroller.
The target microcontroller and application circuitry are located on the daughter card. Some daughter cards, such
as the C8051F850 Daughter Card, are used as general-purpose development platforms for the target
microcontrollers and some are used to demonstrate a specific feature or application.
The C8051F850 Daughter Card includes a pair of GPIO-controlled LEDs, a potentiometer, two switches connected
to GPIO, and a small prototyping area which provides access to all of the pins of the device. This prototyping area
can be used to connect additional hardware to the microcontroller and use the daughter card as a development
platform.
Figure 3 shows the ToolStick C8051F850 Daughter Card and identifies the various components.
Figure 3. ToolStick C8051F850 Daughter Card
Potentiometer
Push-Button
Switches
LEDs
Power LED
Current Measure
Jumper
C8051F850 and
Port Access
