Developer Software and Tools
Explore the features, tools, and resources available for building apps on Silicon Lab's wide portfolio of IoT products. Designed to aid product development you can access Reference Designs, 8-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers, interface, wireless Bluetooth®, Proprietary, Thread, Wi-Fi®, Wi-SUN, Zigbee®, and Z-Wave development.
Explore Silicon Labs software platform, Simplicity Studio, featuring precompiled demos, app notes, and advanced tools including energy profiling and network analysis to optimize your wireless systems.
Resources
Documentation
Read software developer documentation
Release Notes
Check out the latest releases from Simplicity Studio software
Community
Explore the knowledge base and forum to get help and support
GitHub
Learn about Silicon Labs GitHub repos containing code examples, utilities, and more
Wireless
Featured Wireless Software
The following components are available as part of Simplicity Studio.
Explore the available SDKs below.
Bluetooth Low Energy SDK
Bluetooth Low Energy software development kit helps designers develop Bluetooth LE, and Bluetooth 5 solutions for the IoT.
Bluetooth Mesh SDK
Bluetooth Mesh software development kit helps designers develop Bluetooth mesh solutions for the IoT.
Zigbee SDK - EmberZNet
A complete Zigbee networking protocol stack containing elements required for robust and reliable mesh networking applications.
Flex SDK - RAIL
RAIL (Radio Abstraction Interface Layer) lets you adopt the latest RF technology without sacrificing the investment you’ve made in your wireless protocol.
Flex SDK - Connect Stack
Connect is an IEEE 802.15.4 based wireless networking stack for broad-based proprietary applications and is optimized for devices that require low power consumption.
Thread SDK - OpenThread
Registered customers of the Thread kits can access the Thread SDK and development tools through Simplicity Studio
Wi-Fi SDK
The Wi-Fi software package contains a complete software development kit for developing Wi-Fi IoT applications
Z-Wave End Device SDK
The Z-Wave software developer kit intended to help developers creating Z-Wave Plus compliant products in a fast and cost-effective manner.
Wi-SUN SDK
Wi-SUN SDK includes industry-leading software stacks and development tools for Wi-SUN applications.
Gateways
Featured Gateway Software
Unify SDK
Explore our open, unified framework for host processor-based gateway and end device designs
Z-Wave Controller SDK
Explore the legacy Z-Wave controller SDK that helps developers create Z-Wave Plus controllers and gateways
Unify SDK GitHub Repository
Start here to find the source code for Unify SDK for supported wireless protocols. Explore the Unify SDK repository to simplify IoT infrastructure development including gateways, access points, hubs, bridges, and application processor-based end products.
MCU
Featured Microcontroller Software
Simplicity Studio
Explore the ultimate tool for users to download and get all the help they need when developing
8-bit 8051 Studio
These tools help develop, download, and debug firmware to the 8051 8-bit MCU devices. Now includes an unlimited Keil® PK51 Professional Developer's Kit
Interface
Featured Interface Software
Simplicity Studio
Explore the ultimate tool for users to download and get all the help they need when developing
CP210x VCP Drivers
Drivers for CP210x products for Windows, Mac, and Linux
Direct Access Drivers
Drivers, Firmware and Host API for CP210x and USB microcontroller products
RTOS
Featured RTOS Software
FreeRTOS
One of the embedded space’s most popular real-time kernels, well-suited for resource-constrained projects.
Amazon FreeRTOS
A software package for IoT developers that combines the FreeRTOS kernel with easy-to-use connectivity libraries.
Micrium OS
A complete set of RTOS components with a track record of successful deployments on EFR32 devices.
Azure RTOS
Microsoft’s lightweight but professional-grade solution for Azure-connected devices.