Silicon Laboratories TOOLSTICK C8051F850, User Manual

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8.  Copy the License ID Code (LIC) from the email.

9.  Paste the LIC into the 

New License ID Code (LIC)

 text box at the bottom of the License Management 

window in µVision4.

10.  Press the 

Add LIC

 button. The window should now list the 

PK51 Prof. Developers Kit for Silabs

 as a 

licensed product.

11.  Click the 

Close

 button.

5.5.  ToolStick Terminal

The ToolStick Terminal program provides the standard terminal interface to the target microcontroller's UART.
However, instead of requiring the usual RS-232 and COM port connection, ToolStick Terminal uses the USB
interface of the ToolStick Base Adapter to provide the same functionality. The software is available on the ToolStick
webpage (

www.silabs.com/toolstick

).

In addition to the standard terminal functions (send file, receive file, change baud rate), two GPIO pins on the target
microcontroller can be controlled using the Terminal for either RTS/CTS handshaking or software-configurable
purposes.

To use the ToolStick Terminal program:

1.  Download an example to the ToolStick device that uses UART communication. One example of this type is 

the 

F85x-86x STDIO 

example in the 

UART

 folder from the Simplicity Studio example project creation 

wizard.

2.  Disconnect from the device in the Simplicity IDE. The IDE and the ToolStick Terminal cannot communicate 

with the daughter card simultaneously.

3.  Open ToolStick Terminal from the 

Start 



 Programs 



 Silicon Labs

 menu.

4.  In the top, left-hand corner of the Terminal application, available devices are shown in the drop-down 

Connection menu. Click 

Connect

 to connect to the device.

5.  If using the 

F85x-86x STDIO

 example, text printed from the device will appear in the 

Receive Data

window.

6.  Type in a value in the 

Transfer Data

 window and press the 

Send Data

 button. The firmware will echo the 

value entered, print the value in hexidecimal, and prompt for a new value.

In addition to the standard two UART pins (TX and RX), there are two GPIO/UART handshaking pins on the
ToolStick Base Adapter that are connected to two port pins on the target microcontroller. ToolStick Terminal is used
to configure and read/write these pins. Under 

Pin State Configuration

 area in ToolStick Terminal, select the