The following development tools and software are available to assist with embedded RF design.
Wireless Development Kits
| AES Wireless Security Demo Kit |
AES wireless automated control demo utilizing the Si4010 in the controller and the Si4311 with an LCD screen as the receiver to indicate which of the five buttons on the key fob was pressed |
| EZLink Development Kit |
Schematically compatible to the full SDBC-DK3 software development environment, the EZLink fast prototyping kit is designed to allow engineers to test their code in a small footprint design |
| ISM-DK3 |
Design environment for EZRadio® and EZRadioPRO® RF chipsets |
| RF to USB Reference Design |
Two-board RF-to-USB reference design that wirelessly streams data from a transmit board to a computer via a USB dongle to demonstrate low power RF communication |
| SDBC-DK3 |
Standalone demonstration and software development platform for EZRadio® and EZRadioPRO® wireless products |
| Si1000DK |
Combination of hardware and software to assist with the development of wireless-based embedded applications |
| Si1010DK |
Combination of hardware and software to assist with the development of wireless-based embedded applications |
| Si4010 Wireless Automated Control Development Kit |
Platform for developing software and testing the whole system using the Silicon Laboratories software development IDE. The platform also allows programming of the NVM on chip. |
| Wireless Remote Control Demo Kit |
Simple wireless automated control demo utilizing the Si4010 in the controller and the Si4320 with 4 LEDs as the receiver to indicate which of the 5 buttons on the controller was pressed |
| Wireless M-Bus Evaluation Kit |
Easy and effective way to demonstrate the low power characteristics of a virtual utility meter running the wireless M-Bus stack |
Wireless Test Cards
EZRadio®
Test Cards |
Add on test cards to aid engineers in developing RF links using designs similar to those they will use in their final board layouts. Designs include those focused on regional regulations and features such as antenna diversity.
Note: requires either ISM-DK3 or SDBC-DK3. |
EZRadioPRO®
Test Cards |
Add on test cards to aid engineers in developing RF links using designs similar to those they will use in their final board layouts. Designs include those focused on regional regulations and features such as antenna diversity.
Note: requires either ISM-DK3 or SDBC-DK3. |
Wireless MCU
Test Cards |
Add on test cards to aid engineers in developing RF links using designs similar to those they will use in their final board layouts. Designs include those focused on regional regulations and features such as antenna diversity.
Note: requires ISM-DK3, Si100DK or Si1010DK. |
Wireless Demo Boards
| Si4311 Demo Board |
Complete FSK radio design that demonstrates the capabilities of the Si4311 FSK RF receiver |
| Si4312 Demo Board |
Complete OOK radio design that demonstrates the capabilities the Si4312 OOK RF receiver |
Software
| EZLink Fast Prototyping Module |
Schematically compatible to the Software Development Boards (SDBs), the EZLink modules are designed to enable quick mockups of a final product. |
| EZMac® Embedded Media Access Control Software |
Developed in C code for use with our RF ISM transceiver products and MCUs to create very low cost mesh networks |
| Wireless Development Suite |
Comprehensive toolset to quickly and easily create and deploy efficient, robust, and low-cost wireless applications with little or no specific RF design and measurement experience |