...the world's most energy friendly microcontrollers
2013-10-10 - t0028_0.11 28 www.silabs.com
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 2
1.1. Description .................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2. Features ....................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3. Getting Started ............................................................................................................................... 2
2. Kit Block Diagram ..................................................................................................................................... 3
3. Kit Hardware Layout .................................................................................................................................. 4
4. Power Supply and Reset ............................................................................................................................ 5
4.1. MCU Power Selection ..................................................................................................................... 5
4.2. Board Controller Power .................................................................................................................... 5
4.3. Backup Power Domain .................................................................................................................... 6
4.4. MCU Reset ................................................................................................................................... 6
4.5. Board Controller Reset .................................................................................................................... 6
5. Peripherals ............................................................................................................................................... 7
5.1. Push Buttons and LEDs ................................................................................................................... 7
5.2. LCD ............................................................................................................................................. 7
5.3. Capacitive Touch Slider ................................................................................................................... 8
5.4. Ambient Light Sensor ...................................................................................................................... 8
5.5. LC Sensor ..................................................................................................................................... 9
5.6. NAND Flash ................................................................................................................................. 10
5.7. Backup Domain Capacitor .............................................................................................................. 10
5.8. USB Micro-AB Connector ............................................................................................................... 11
5.9. Op-Amp Footprint .......................................................................................................................... 11
6. Advanced Energy Monitor ......................................................................................................................... 12
6.1. Usage ......................................................................................................................................... 12
6.2. AEM theory of operation ................................................................................................................. 12
6.3. AEM accuracy and performance ...................................................................................................... 12
7. Board Controller ...................................................................................................................................... 13
8. Board Support Package ............................................................................................................................ 14
8.1. Installation location ........................................................................................................................ 14
8.2. Application Programming Interface ................................................................................................... 14
8.3. Example Applications ..................................................................................................................... 14
8.4. How to include in your own applications ............................................................................................ 14
9. Connectors ............................................................................................................................................. 16
9.1. Breakout pads .............................................................................................................................. 16
9.2. Expansion header ......................................................................................................................... 16
9.3. Debug connector ........................................................................................................................... 19
9.4. Trace Header ............................................................................................................................... 19
10. Integrated Development Environments ....................................................................................................... 21
10.1. IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM ............................................................................................... 21
10.2. Rowley Associates - CrossWorks for ARM ....................................................................................... 21
10.3. CodeSourcery - Sourcery G++ ....................................................................................................... 21
10.4. Keil - MDK-ARM ......................................................................................................................... 21
11. energyAware Commander and Upgrades ................................................................................................... 22
11.1. eA Commander Operation ............................................................................................................. 22
11.2. Upgrades ................................................................................................................................... 22
12. Schematics, Assy Drawings and BOM ....................................................................................................... 23
13. Kit Revision History and Errata ................................................................................................................. 24
13.1. Revision History .......................................................................................................................... 24
13.2. Errata ........................................................................................................................................ 24
14. Document Revision History ...................................................................................................................... 25
A. Disclaimer and Trademarks ....................................................................................................................... 26
A.1. Disclaimer ................................................................................................................................... 26
A.2. Trademark Information ................................................................................................................... 26
B. Contact Information ................................................................................................................................. 27
B.1. ................................................................................................................................................. 27