New Features#
Simplicity Studio® 5 version 5.1.0.0#
This release includes the following key features:
Beta release of GNU Debugger (GDB) support
Simplicity Studio 5.1 includes Beta-level support for a GDB client and SEGGER's GDB server.
GitHub integration for access to software example repositories
Starting in Simplicity Studio 5.1, developers may clone sample projects from within the Gecko SDK or within compatible GitHub repos.
Starting in Simplicity Studio 5.1 and Gecko SDK 3.1, Bluetooth Mesh is supported in the new Project Configurator workflow. Studio 5.1 introduces the all-new Bluetooth Mesh Configurator tool for configuring a Bluetooth Mesh node's Device Composition Data (DCD).
Bluetooth NCP Commander is a new Simplicity Studio 5 interactive console tool for sending BGAPI commands to a Bluetooth NCP application connected to a development host machine.
Simplicity Studio® 5 version 5.0.0.0#
The initial release of SSv5 includes the following key features:
Launcher
Fresh, clean user interface
Automatic detection of connected development boards
Context-aware development board and target device developer resources
SDK download and update manager
Easy programming of pre-built demo apps
Simple cloning of software examples
Quick access to software and hardware documentation with search and filter capabilities
Software creation & management tools
Support for Gecko SDK Suite 3.0 and later
Creation of projects for
The integrated Simplicity Studio IDE
IAR Embedded Workbench
Command-line GNU toolchain (GNU makefiles)
Searchable library of device-relevant software making it easy to add software components to projects
Configure software components in a GUI or text (C source) editor
Configurable peripheral initialization, drivers, middleware, kernels and utilities
Built-in software configuration error-checking
Software dependency manager simplifies porting from
SDK to SDK
Silicon Labs development kits to custom hardware designs
Graphical configuration tools
Pin tool to assign pin and peripheral hardware resources
Proprietary radio configurator tool
Editor for Bluetooth LE Generic Attribute Profile (GATT)
Source/Project management and revision control
Option to copy or link SDK source
No hard-coded paths
Clear separation between SDK and customer source code
Easy transfer of projects (share/import/export of projects)
Source code management and software engineering workflows
Development Tools
Powerful integrated development environment (IDE)
Built on latest Eclipse framework (v4.14 and newer)
C/C++ Development Tooling (CDT, v9.10 and newer)
Eclipse marketplace to enhance and customize
Valuable insights with Silicon Labs analysis tools
Wireless network traffic capture and analysis
Test and analyze the traffic of your wireless devices and networks
Data collected directly from devices under test
Includes signal strength, LQI (Link Quality Indicator) and filtering information (unique to Silicon Labs)
Capture and display energy usage
Monitor single device or multiple nodes on a wireless network
Code-correlated energy data – identify where your embedded application is consuming energy and design power-optimized applications
Advanced trigger and search functions locate power events