
UG279: EFR32BG13 Blue Gecko Bluetooth
Starter Kit User's Guide
A Silicon Labs Wireless Starter Kit for the EFR32BG13 Blue
Gecko is an excellent starting point to get familiar with the device,
and it provides all necessary tools for developing a Silicon Labs
wireless application.
The Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard contains sensors and peripherals enabling easy
demonstration of some of the EFR32™'s many capabilities. An on-board J-Link debug-
ger allows debugging of the attached radio board as well as providing a debug connec-
tion for external hardware.
A plug-in Radio Board contains the reference design for the EFR32 itself, including the
RF section and device-specific hardware.
WSTK MAINBOARD FEATURES
• Ethernet and USB connectivity
• Advanced Energy Monitor
• Virtual COM Port
• Packet Trace Interface support
• SEGGER J-Link on-board debugger
• Supports debugging the attached radio
board or an external device
• Silicon Labs' Si7021 Relative Humidity
and Temperature sensor
• Ultra low power 128x128 pixel Memory
LCD
• User LEDs / Pushbuttons
• 20-pin 2.54 mm header for expansion
boards
• Breakout pads for direct access to all radio
I/O pins
• Power sources include USB, CR2032 coin
cell and AA batteries.
BRD4104A RADIO BOARD FEATURES
• EFR32BG13 Blue Gecko Wireless SoC
with 512 kB Flash and 64 kB RAM
(EFR32BG13P632F512GM48).
• Inverted-F PCB antenna (2.4 GHz band)
• 8 Mbit low-power serial flash for over-the-
air upgrades.
SOFTWARE SUPPORT
• Simplicity Studio™
• Energy Profiler
• Network Analyzer
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