Daily Development Workflow#

A typical daily development workflow uses Silicon Labs Tool (SLT) to install packages, the Silicon Labs Configurator command-line interface (SLC-CLI) to generate the project, CMake to build, and Commander to flash the device.

Developer
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Pull latest source
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slt install
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slc generate app.slcp
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cmake --build build
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commander flash application.hex
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Test on hardwareDeveloper
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Pull latest source
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slt install
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slc generate app.slcp
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cmake --build build
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commander flash application.hex
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Test on hardware

Summary#


Task	SLT	SLC
Install SDK	✓
Install compiler	✓
Install build tools	✓
Install SLC-CLI	✓
Manage package versions	✓
Generate projects		✓
Configure components		✓
Upgrade project metadata		✓
Validate component definitions		✓
Build project	External (CMake/Ninja)
Flash device	Commander

Recommended Workflow#

slt install
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Install SDK + Tools
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slc generate app.slcp
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cmake --build build
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commander flash application.hex
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Run and Debugslt install
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Install SDK + Tools
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slc generate app.slcp
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cmake --build build
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commander flash application.hex
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Run and Debug

This workflow provides a clean separation of responsibilities:

SLT manages SDKs, toolchains, and development tools.
SLC-CLI generates and configures embedded projects.
CMake/Ninja builds the generated project.
Commander programs and debugs Silicon Labs devices.