User`s guide

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4. Hardware Setup
Setup the C8051F850 ToolStick hardware:
Figure 3. Hardware Setup Diagram
1. Verify that the shorting block on JP1 is installed on the TOOLSTICK850-DC daughter card.
2. Connect the daughter card to the ToolStick Base Adapter.
3. Connect one end of the USB extension cable to the ToolStick Base Adapter and connect the other end to a
PC. The USB connection provides power to the ToolStick Debug Adapter and daughter card. The ToolStick
Debug Adapter can be used to write to the C8051F850 flash and to enable on-chip debug support.
5. Software Setup
Install Simplicity Studio as described in "3. Installing Simplicity Studio" on page 2, select a Typical or 8051
installation. Select the C8051F85x/86x devices in the Part Selection window.
6. Using Configurator to Pulse Width Modulate (PWM) an LED
The PWM LED project uses a potentiometer sampled by the ADC to control the brightness of an LED by controlling
the duty cycle of an output pin using the Programmable Counter Array (PCA) to generate a PWM waveform.
After configuring the Simplicity IDE, the next step is to create a new project using the New Silicon Labs MCU
Project wizard. Each project has its own source files, target configuration, SDK configuration, and build
configurations such as the Debug and Release build configurations. The IDE can be used to manage multiple
projects in a collection called a workspace. Workspace settings are applied globally to all projects within the
workspace. This can include settings such as key bindings, window preferences, and code style and formatting
options. Project actions, such as build and debug are context sensitive. For example, the user must select a project
in the Project Explorer view in order to build that project.