Installing Course Software

  1. Download Simplicity Studio v5. For this you will be asked to create an account at silabs.com. This account can be used for downloading Studio features, ordering samples, posting forum messages, and other things. Downloaded installation file is about 480Mb ISO image which you can directly open with Windows version 10 (64-bit), or Mac OS, or Linux. Windows versions prior to 10 as well as 32-bit ones are not supported.
  2. Launch Simplicity Studio installation and agree with all license agreements and default settings. It will take some time.
  3. After Simplicity Studio is installed, click Help->Update Software (see below).
  4. In the opened window click on Install by Technology Type. Your account will be shown in the top right corner.
  5. In the next screen select 32-bit Microcontrollers and Bluetooth and click Next.
  6. Once Installation Manager opens, select Advanced and click Next.
  7. Finally, in Select Development Packages window select 3 packages shown below and click Next. It will again take some time to complete the installation.

At this point all Simplicity Studio features needed for this class are installed. Make sure to install: