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Manage the Silicon Labs boards

Install

To install the Silicon Labs board,

  • Ensure the Arduino tools, CLI or IDE, are installed.

  • Ensure the arduino-cli.yaml configuration file for Arduino-CLI or the Additional boards manager URLs for Arduino IDE includes

https://siliconlabs.github.io/arduino/package_arduinosilabs_index.json

  • Open a Terminal window.

  • Run

arduino-cli core install SiliconLabs:silabs

For more information on the installation process,

  • Please refer to the Installation section on the GitHub repository.

Develop

Use the libraries for Bluetooth

The GSDK already includes the Bluetooth features.

  • Ensure the selected board features Bluetooth, like SiliconLabs_BGM220_BLE.

However, the ezBLE library provides an option.

  • Edit the main Makefile to list the required libraries.
APP_LIBS_LIST = ezBLE

Use the libraries for Matter

The GSDK already includes the library for Matter.

  • Ensure the selected board features Matter, like SiliconLabs_xG24_Matter;

  • Edit the main Makefile to list the required libraries.

APP_LIBS_LIST = Matter

Use the libraries for RGB LED

The GSDK already includes the library for the RGB LED.

  • Edit the main Makefile to list the required libraries.
APP_LIBS_LIST = ezWS2812

Warning

The variant ezWS2812gpio does not work as expected. See ticket ezWS2812gpio issue #106 .

Upload

Upload uses the Simplicity Commander utility in command-line mode.

For more information,

On the Arduino Nano Matter and Seeed Xiao MG24, uploading relies on OpenOCD

Debug

The SiliconLabs Debug requires the J-Link Software and Documentation Pack .

On the Arduino Nano Matter and Seeed Xiao MG24, debugging relies on OpenOCD

Debug requires a board without the pre-compiled option, for example SiliconLabs_BGM220 instead of SiliconLabs_BGM220_precompiled.