Getting Started with Simplicity Studio 5 and the Proprietary Flex SDK#

Simplicity Studio 5 (SSv5) is a free Eclipse-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and a collection of value-add tools provided by Silicon Labs. Developers can use SSv5 to develop, debug and analyze their Flex and other Silicon Labs SDK-based applications. Its main goal is to reduce development time so that you can focus on your application instead of researching the hardware reference manuals.

The online Simplicity Studio 5 User’s Guide provides both a summary overview of SSv5 functions and how to use it with Flex SDK, as well as detailed references to the various SSv5 tools and perspectives.

This guide assumes that you have downloaded SSv5 and the Gecko SDK, which includes the Flex SDK, and are familiar with the features of the SSv5 Launcher perspective.

You should have your mainboard connected.

Note: For best performance in Simplicity Studio 5, be sure that the power switch on your mainboard is in the Advanced Energy Monitoring or “AEM” position, as shown in the following figure.