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Figure 6. Hardware Setup using a Serial Adapter
Figure 7. Hardware Setup using a USB Debug Adapter
3. Before connecting to the target device, several connection options may need to be set. Open the “Connection
Options” window by selecting “Options→Connection Options...” in the IDE menu. First, select the adapter that
you are using in the “Serial Adapter” section. Next, the correct “Debug Interface” must be selected. C8051F30x
family devices use the Silicon Labs 2-wire (C2) debug interface. Once these selections are made, click the OK
button to close the window.
4. Click the “Connect” button in the toolbar or select “Debug→Connect” from the menu to connect to the device.
You will see the text “Target: C8051F300” in the status bar of the IDE if the connection was successful.
5. Choose the “Project→Download Object File…” option. This shows a “Download” dialog. Click the ”Browse”
button and select the TC-RTC firmware pre-linked OMF file from this path:
C:\Silabs\MCU\TemperatureCompensated_RTC_RD\Firmware\TEMPCOMPRTC_RD_SMBUS.OMF
6. Click the “Download” button to download this firmware to the ‘F300 device. You will see the text “Download
successful” in the Build window if the firmware was downloaded successfully.
7. Disconnect the dc power adapter and the ribbon cable from the target board.
6.2.2. Hardware Setup
1. Connect the DB25 parallel cable provided with the kit between the PC’s parallel port (printer port) and the 25-pin
connector on the TC-RTC Evaluation board (J6).
2. Apply power to the board by connecting the dc power adapter.
