Silicon Labs QSG153 QuickStart Guide

QSG153: Micrium’s μC/Probe Tool Quick­Start Guide

This document explains how to run Micrium's µC/Probe tool on
the following EFM32 MCU boards from Silicon Labs:

•

Giant Gecko Starter Kit (EFM32GG-STK3700)

• Giant Gecko GG11 Starter Kit (EFM32GG-STK3701A)

• Pearl Gecko Starter Kit (SLSTK3401A)

• Leopard Gecko Starter Kit (EFM32LG-STK3600)

• Wonder Gecko Starter Kit (EFM32WG-STK3800)

The instructions given here should be applicable to other J-Link-equipped, Cortex-M­based boards from Silicon Labs, but only the aforementioned boards have been tested
with µC/Probe. If you're interested in running µC/Probe on a platform not officially cov­ered by this document, contact [e-mail] for information on compatibility.

KEY FEATURES

• Building and running software examples in
Simplicity Studio

•

Creating drag-and-drop µC/Probe
workspaces

• Visualizing C variables with µC/Probe

• Establishing a target connection in µC/
Probe via the SEGGER J-Link

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Required Software Tools

1. Required Software Tools

µC/Probe is a unique Graphical Live Watch tool that allows developers to read and write a running embedded system's variables. An
Educational edition of µC/Probe exists as a free option for developers seeking to evaluate the tool. The procedure given in this docu­ment was tested using v4.2.17 of the Educational edition of µC/Probe. Although it should be possible to follow the procedure using
other versions of µC/Probe, only the results for v4.2.17 have been confirmed.

Any of a wide range of IDEs can be run alongside µC/Probe, but this document assumes the use of Silicon Labs’ Simplicity Studio
environment. Simplicity Studio is an Eclipse-based IDE that, as the below “Download Links” section indicates, now is not only compati­ble with µC/Probe but offers a built-in version of the tool. The contents of this document were tested using v4.0.5 of Simplicity Studio’s
ARM IDE. If you’re interested in pairing µC/Probe with a different IDE, contact [e-mail] to learn more about your options.

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Download Links

2. Download Links

Simplicity Studio: http://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/simplicity-studio

µC/Probe

A visit to Micrium’s Web site to download µC/Probe is not necessary, since the tool was recently integrated into Simplicity Studio. How­ever, you may need to use the IDE’s [Package Manager] to update your install and gain access to µC/Probe. Within the [Package
Manager], which you can find by clicking the button with the green, downward-facing arrow appearing near the upper-left corner of
Simplicity Studio in the [Launcher] perspective, the link for installing µC/Probe is located on the [Tools] page, as indicated in the below
screen shot. The link corresponds to the free, Educational edition of µC/Probe mentioned in the previous section of this document. To
use the full-featured, Professional edition of the tool, contact [e-mail] for licensing information.

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