Simplicity Studio™ Ecosystem Enhances Developer Productivity for IoT
Projects with Concurrent 8/32-Bit Microcontroller and Wireless Design
NUREMBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Silicon
Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leading provider of microcontroller, wireless
connectivity, analog and sensor solutions for the Internet
of Things (IoT), today introduced the next generation of Simplicity
Studio™, the industry's first integrated MCU/wireless development
environment enabling concurrent MCU and RF design for a wide range of
IoT applications. This new software release inherits the best features
of the original Simplicity Studio platform and adds support for Silicon
Labs' new 8-bit
EFM8 MCU family, new EZR32
sub-GHz wireless MCUs and EM35xx
Ember ZigBee® wireless SoCs - the most widely used 2.4 GHz
connectivity solution in the 802.15.4 mesh networking market.
Simplicity Studio simplifies the process of developing IoT applications
by providing MCU and wireless developers with one-click access to
everything they need to complete their projects, from initial concept to
final product, in a unified software environment. Simplicity Studio
includes an Eclipse-based integrated development environment (IDE),
graphical configuration tools, energy profiling tools, network analysis
tools, demos, software examples, documentation, technical support and
community forums. All of these integrated features combine to make
embedded development simple and productive for IoT developers.
Simplicity Studio offers built-in intelligence to automatically detect
the connected 8-bit or 32-bit MCU or wireless IC, graphically configure
the device, and show supported configuration options to help developers
get their projects up and running in minutes. Simplicity Studio is a
contextually aware development environment that provides developers with
product information that is relevant to their project. Integrated
real-time energy profiling and network packet analyzer tools also enable
developers to create robust networks and energy-efficient wireless nodes
and to enhance energy consumption for optimal battery life and size.
Concurrent MCU and wireless design within the same development
environment helps customers save time and effort by eliminating context
switching during the embedded design process. Embedded developers can
use the integrated Simplicity Studio IDE for rapid application
development of target applications based on EZR32 wireless MCUs, Ember
ZigBee wireless SoCs and 8/32-bit MCUs. The IDE supports enhanced
usability features such as full integration of the wireless embedded
software framework, intelligent code completion, and compatibility with
other value-added extensions available from the Eclipse ecosystem.
Silicon Labs also provides the Keil® PK51 build tools for 8-bit 8051
MCUs at no charge ($2,500 savings for customers). GNU Compiler
Collection (GCC) build tools are included for EFM32
Gecko MCU designs while EZR32 designs use the IAR EWARM compiler
with Silicon Labs' wireless stacks. Developers who prefer to use their
own IDE can launch Keil µVision or IAR Embedded Workbench through
Simplicity Studio by configuring their "preferred IDE."
"Embedded development in the IoT age is an increasingly complex
endeavor, especially when developing ultra-low-power, wireless-enabled
connected devices," said Daniel Cooley, vice president of MCU and
wireless products at Silicon Labs. "Fractured tool chains also place a
growing training and overhead burden on embedded developers,
particularly for IoT projects that require MCU, wireless and sensor
components. Our new version of Simplicity Studio dramatically simplifies
the design process by enabling IoT developers to concurrently work with
MCUs and wireless devices in the same unified environment."
The Simplicity Studio development platform is available to developers at
no charge and can be downloaded by visiting www.silabs.com/simplicity-studio.
Simplicity Studio Platform Highlights
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NEW: Concurrent MCU and wireless design capabilities
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NEW: Support for the new EFM8 Bee 8-bit MCU family
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NEW: Support for the new EZR32 wireless MCU family
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NEW: Packet Trace analyzer for real time inspection of network traffic
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COMING SOON: Support for the EM35xx Ember ZigBee wireless SoC family
available by late Q1 2015
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COMING SOON: Integrated AppBuilder tool for rapid development of
ZigBee applications available by late Q1 2015
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Eclipse-based integrated development environment (IDE) for both 8- and
32-bit MCUs
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Auto-configuration for connected MCU, simplifying embedded development
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Energy profiler to analyze power consumption and optimize code
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Configurator tool to quickly configure MCUs and wireless MCUs and
generate C-code for pinout, peripherals and mode transitions
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One-click access to demos, software examples, data sheets, application
notes, technical support and community forums
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Capacitive Sense Profiler tool enabling developers to view the
library's measured performance on C8051F97x
and C8051F99x MCU families, providing real-time output of measured
counts as well as button/slider event detection
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Mac® OS X and Linux support in addition to existing Windows® OS support
Silicon Labs
Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is a leading provider of silicon, software
and system solutions for the Internet of Things, Internet
infrastructure, industrial automation, consumer and automotive markets.
We solve the electronics industry's toughest problems, providing
customers with significant advantages in performance, energy savings,
connectivity and design simplicity. Backed by our world-class
engineering teams with unsurpassed software and mixed-signal design
expertise, Silicon Labs empowers developers with the tools and
technologies they need to advance quickly and easily from initial idea
to final product. www.silabs.com
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