Rev. 0.2 10/05
Copyright © 2005 by Silicon Laboratories
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1. Kit Contents
The ToolStick kit contains the following items:
• ToolStick
• Silicon Laboratories Evaluation Kit IDE and Product Information CD-ROM. CD content includes:
• Silicon Laboratories Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• Keil Software 8051 Development Tools (evaluation assembler, linker and C compiler)
• Source code examples and register definition files
• Documentation
• Demo software
• ToolStick User’s Guide (this document)
2. ToolStick Overview
The purpose of the ToolStick is to provide a way to easily evaluate the Silicon Laboratories Integrated Development
Environment (IDE) and the on-chip debug capabilities of the microcontrollers.
The ToolStick is a fully contained evaluation board. The target microcontroller on the board is a Silicon Laboratories
C8051F300. The target device is connected to a C8051F320 microcontroller which provides a USB debug
interface between the PC and the target device. The ToolStick enumerates as a Human Interface Device and so
drivers are not necessary to communicate with the device. For more information regarding the C8051F300, see the
C8051F30x data sheet.
Two of the digital I/O pins on the target C8051F300 microcontroller are connected to two pairs of LEDs. These
LEDs provide feedback for the user. The ToolStick kit includes two example programs that make use of the LEDs.
These examples are detailed in Sections 5 and 6 of this User’s Guide.
Figure 1 shows the ToolStick without the plastic case and identifies the various components.
Figure 1. ToolStick Board
C8051F321
provides USB
debug interface
Green and
Red LEDs
C8051F300 Target Device
Debug LEDs
