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C8051F700 DEVELOPMENT KIT USERS GUIDE
1. Relevant Devices
The C8051F700 Development Kit is intended as a development platform for the microcontrollers in the
C8051F70x/71x MCU family. The members of this MCU family are: C8051F700, C8051F701, C8051F702,
C8051F703, C8051F704, C8051F705, C8051F706, C8051F707, C8051F708, C8051F709, C8051F710,
C8051F711, C8051F712, C8051F713, C8051F714, C8051F715.
The target board included in this kit is provided with a pre-soldered C8051F700 MCU.
Code developed on the C8051F700 can be easily ported to the other members of this MCU family.
Refer to the C8051F70x data sheet for the differences between the members of this MCU family.
2. Kit Contents
The C8051F700 Development Kit contains the following items:
C8051F700 Target Board
C8051Fxxx Development Kit Quick-Start Guide
Silicon Laboratories IDE and Product Information CD-ROM. CD content includes:
Silicon Laboratories Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
Evaluation assembler, compiler and linker tools
Source code examples and register definition files
Documentation
AC to DC universal power adapter
USB debug adapter
2 USB cables
3. Hardware Setup
Refer to Figure 1 for a diagram of the hardware configuration.
1. Connect the USB Debug Adapter to the DEBUG connector on the target board with the 10-pin ribbon cable.
2. Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB connector on the USB Debug Adapter.
3. Verify that shorting blocks are installed on the target board as shown in Figure 1.
4. Connect the other end of the USB cable to a USB Port on the PC.
5. Connect the ac/dc power adapter to power jack P2 on the target board.
Notes:
Use the Reset icon in the IDE to reset the target when connected during a debug session.
Remove power from the target board and the USB Debug Adapter before connecting or disconnecting the
ribbon cable from the target board. Connecting or disconnecting the cable when the devices have power can
damage the device and/or the USB Debug Adapter.
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Figure 1. Hardware Setup using a USB Debug Adapter
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USB DEBUG ADAPTER
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Stop Power
USB Debug Adapter
USB Cable
(To PC)
AC to DC Adapter
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DEBUG
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SWITCH P2.1SWITCH P2.0
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J12
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TB1
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4. PC Software Overview
4.1. CP210x USB to UART VCP Driver Installation
The C8051F700 Target Board includes a Silicon Laboratories CP2102 USB-to-UART Bridge Controller (U2).
Device drivers for the CP2102 need to be installed before PC software such as HyperTerminal can communicate
with the target board over the USB connection. If the "Install CP210x Drivers" option is selected during installation,
a driver “unpacker” utility will launch.
1. Follow the steps to copy the driver files to the desired location. The default directory is C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x.
2. The final window will give an option to install the driver on the target system. Select the “Launch the CP210x VCP Driver
Installer” option if you are ready to install the driver.
3. If selected, the driver installer will now launch, providing an option to specify the driver installation location. After pressing
the “Install” button, the installer will search your system for copies of previously installed CP210x Virtual COM Port drivers. It
will let you know when your system is up to date. The driver files included in this installation have been certified by Microsoft.
4. If the “Launch the CP210x VCP Driver Installer” option was not selected in step 3, the installer can be found in the location
specified in step 2, by default C:\SiLabs\MCU\CP210x\Windows_2K_XP_S2K3_Vista. At this location run
CP210xVCPInstaller.exe.
5. To complete the installation process, connect the included USB cable between the host computer and the USB connector
(P4) on the C8051F700 Target Board. Windows will automatically finish the driver installation. Information windows will pop
up from the taskbar to show the installation progress.
If needed, the driver files can be uninstalled by selecting “Silicon Laboratories CP210x USB to UART Bridge (Driver Removal”
option in the “Add or Remove Programs” window.
4.2. Silicon Laboratories Integrated Development Environment
The Silicon Laboratories IDE integrates a source-code editor, source-level debugger and in-system programmer.
The use of third-party compilers, assemblers, and linkers is also supported. This development kit includes
evaluation versions of commercial C compilers and assemblers which can be used from within the Silicon
Laboratories IDE.

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