Silicon Laboratories TOOLSTICK C8051F850 User Manual page 8

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8. Copy the License ID Code (LIC) from the email.
9. Paste the LIC into the New License ID Code (LIC) text box at the bottom of the License Management
window in µVision4.
10. Press the Add LIC button. The window should now list the PK51 Prof. Developers Kit for Silabs as a
licensed product.
11. Click the Close button.
5.5. ToolStick Terminal
The ToolStick Terminal program provides the standard terminal interface to the target microcontroller's UART.
However, instead of requiring the usual RS-232 and COM port connection, ToolStick Terminal uses the USB
interface of the ToolStick Base Adapter to provide the same functionality. The software is available on the ToolStick
webpage (www.silabs.com/toolstick).
In addition to the standard terminal functions (send file, receive file, change baud rate), two GPIO pins on the target
microcontroller can be controlled using the Terminal for either RTS/CTS handshaking or software-configurable
purposes.
To use the ToolStick Terminal program:
1. Download an example to the ToolStick device that uses UART communication. One example of this type is
the F85x-86x STDIO example in the UART folder from the Simplicity Studio example project creation
wizard.
2. Disconnect from the device in the Simplicity IDE. The IDE and the ToolStick Terminal cannot communicate
with the daughter card simultaneously.
3. Open ToolStick Terminal from the Start  Programs  Silicon Labs menu.
4. In the top, left-hand corner of the Terminal application, available devices are shown in the drop-down
Connection menu. Click Connect to connect to the device.
5. If using the F85x-86x STDIO example, text printed from the device will appear in the Receive Data
window.
6. Type in a value in the Transfer Data window and press the Send Data button. The firmware will echo the
value entered, print the value in hexidecimal, and prompt for a new value.
In addition to the standard two UART pins (TX and RX), there are two GPIO/UART handshaking pins on the
ToolStick Base Adapter that are connected to two port pins on the target microcontroller. ToolStick Terminal is used
to configure and read/write these pins. Under Pin State Configuration area in ToolStick Terminal, select the
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