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Rev. 0.6 9/06 Copyright © 2006 by Silicon La boratories C8051F04x-DK C8051F04x-DK C8051F04 X D EVELOPMENT K IT U SER ’ S G UIDE 1. Kit Content s The C8051F04x Developm ent Kit contains the following items: • T wo C8051F040 T arget Boards • C8051Fxxx Development Kit Quick- S tart Guide • Silicon Laboratories IDE a nd Produc t Information CD[...]
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C8051F04x-DK 2 Rev. 0.6 3. Sof tware Setup The included CD-ROM contains the Silic on Laboratories Integrated Developm ent Environment (IDE), Keil software 8051 tools and additio nal documentation. Insert the CD-ROM into your PC’ s CD-ROM drive. An installer will auto- matically launch, allowing you to insta ll the IDE soft ware or read document a[...]
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C8051F04x-DK Rev. 0.6 3 4.4.1. Creat ing a New Project 1. Select Project → New Project to open a new project and reset all configuration settings to defa ult. 2. Select File → New File t o open an edito r window . Create your source file(s) and save the file(s) with a rec - ognized extension, such as .c, .h, or .asm, to enable color synt ax hig[...]
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C8051F04x-DK 4 Rev. 0.6 5. Exampl e Source Code Example source code and register defi nition files are provided in the “ SiLabsMCUExampl es C8051F04x ” directory during I DE installati on. Thes e files ma y be used as a te mplate for code development. Exa mple applications include a blinking L ED example which configur es the green LED on th[...]
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C8051F04x-DK Rev. 0.6 5 5.3. Controller Area Networ k (CAN) Application Example Configuration and use of the CAN con troller is documented in the Bosch CAN User’s Guide, located in the “ Documen - tat i on ” directory on the CD-ROM. Accessing the CAN controll er (i.e., accessing the CAN RAM, CAN registers, and moving data to and from the CAN [...]
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C8051F04x-DK 6 Rev. 0.6 Y ou ma y run the example with the Debug Adapter connecte d to vie w CAN registers, and CAN message object s in CAN RAM. While co nnected to one tar get board, run th e cod e. Depress the RESET button on the othe r target board. Y ou may use debug and view features of the S ilicon Laboratories IDE and on-chi p debug logic. T[...]
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C8051F04x-DK Rev. 0.6 7 6. T arget Board The C8051F04x Development Kit includes a target board with a C8051F040 device pre-installed for eva luation and preliminary sof tware development. Numerous input/output ( I/O) connectio ns are provided to facilitate prototyp ing using the t arget board. Refer to Figure 3 for the locatio ns of the various I/O[...]
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C8051F04x-DK 8 Rev. 0.6 6.1. System Clock Sources The C8051F040 device insta lled on the target board features a calibrated programmable int ernal oscillator which is enabled as the system clock source on reset. After reset, the internal oscillator operates at a freque ncy of 3.0625 MHz (±2%) by default but may be configured by software to ope rat[...]
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C8051F04x-DK Rev. 0.6 9 6.4. Serial Interface (J5) A RS232 transceiver circuit an d DB-9 (J5) connector are provided on the target bo ard to facilit ate serial connec- tions to UART0 of the C8051 F040. The TX, RX , RTS and CTS signals of UAR T0 may be connected to the DB-9 connector and transceiver by inst alling shorting blocks on headers J6, J8, [...]
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C8051F04x-DK 10 Rev. 0.6 6.6. Controller Area Netw ork (CAN) Interface (J25) A DB-9 (J25) co nnector is provided to facilit ate serial connection s to the CAN interface on the C8051040. In addi- tion, when a shorting block is installed on header J7, writin g a logic 'high ' to port pin P4.2 will place the CAN trans- ceiver in lo w-current[...]
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C8051F04x-DK Rev. 0.6 11 6.9. Exp ansion I/O Connector (J24) The 96-pin exp ansion I/O connector J24 is use d to connect daughter boards to th e main target board. J24 p rovides access to m any C805 1F040 sign al pins. Pins for +3 V , digital ground, analog ground and the un regulated power supply (VUNREG) are also availa ble. The VUNREG pin is con[...]
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C8051F04x-DK 12 Rev. 0.6 6.10. VREF Connector (J22) The VREF connector (J22) can be used to connect the VREF (V oltage Referen ce) output of the C8051F040 to any (or all) of its volt age reference inputs. Inst all shorting blocks on J22 in the following manner: 1-2 to connect VREF to VREFD 3-4 to connect VREF to VREF0 5-6 to connect VREF to VREF2[...]
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C8051F04x-DK Rev. 0.6 13 7. Schematic Figure 5. C8051F040 T a rget Board Schematic[...]
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C8051F04x-DK 14 Rev. 0.6 D OCUMENT C HANGE L IST Revision 0.4 to Revision 0.5 Section 1, added USB Debug Adapter a nd USB Cable. Section 2, changed name from "Hardware Setup " to "Hardware Setup using an EC2 Serial Adap ter". Section 2, added 2 Notes bullet s. Section 2, re moved Note f rom bottom of page. Ad[...]
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C8051F04x-DK Rev. 0.6 15 N OTES :[...]
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C8051F04x-DK 16 Rev. 0.6 C ONT ACT I NFORMATION Silicon Laboratories Inc. 4635 Boston Lane Austin, TX 78735 T el: 1+(512) 416-8 500 Fax: 1+(512) 416-9669 T oll F ree: 1+(877) 444-3032 Email: MCUinfo@silabs.com Internet: www .silabs.co m Silicon Laboratories and Silicon Labs are trademarks of Silico n Laboratories Inc. Other products or brandnames m[...]