AN958: Debugging and Programming

Interfaces for Custom Designs

The Silicon Labs MCU and Wireless Starter Kits and Simplicity

Studio provide a powerful development and debug environment.

In order to take advantage of these capabilities and features on custom hardware, Sili-

con Labs recommends including debugging and programming interface connector(s) in

custom hardware designs. Possible options include full support of all debugging and

programming capabilities of the STK, to serial wire programming only. This application

note describes the benefits of including these connector interfaces in custom hardware

designs and provides the details regarding these interfaces.

KEY POINTS

• Wireless starter kits along with Simplicity

Studio provide a powerful development

and debug environment

• Use the debugging and programming

interface connector(s) to take advantage of

these capabilities

Simplicity Debug Adapter Board

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