ToolStick-CapTouchSenseDC TOOLSTICK CAPTOUCHSENSE DAUGHTER CARD USERS GUIDE 1. Handling Recommendations To enable development, the ToolStick Base Adapter and daughter cards are distributed without any protective plastics. To prevent damage to the devices and/or the host PC, please take into consideration the following recommendations when using the ToolStick: Never connect or disconnect a daughter card to or from the ToolStick Base Adapter while the Base Adapter is connected to a PC. Always connect and disconnect the ToolStick Base Adapter from the PC by holding the edges of the boards. Figure 1. Proper Method of Holding the ToolStick Avoid directly touching any of the other components. Figure 2. Improper Method of Holding the ToolStick Manipulate mechanical devices on the daughter cards, such as potentiometers, with care to prevent the Base Adapter or daughter card from accidentally dislodging from their sockets. Rev. 0.2 5/08 Copyright 2008 by Silicon Laboratories ToolStick-CapTouchSenseDCToolStick-CapTouchSenseDC 2. Contents The ToolStick-CapTouchSenseDC kit contains the following items: ToolStick CapTouchSense Daughter Card One A76 battery A ToolStick daughter card requires a ToolStick Base Adapter to communicate with the PC. ToolStick Base Adapters can be purchased at www.silabs.com/toolstick. The ToolStick-CapTouchSenseDC is also available as part of a ToolStick Starter Kit (CapTouchSenseSK) that includes a CapTouchSenseDC, Toolstick Base Adapter, and USB Extension Cable and may be purchased from the same link. 3. ToolStick Overview The purpose of the ToolStick is to provide a development and demonstration platform for Silicon Laboratories microcontrollers and to demonstrate the Silicon Laboratories software tools, including the Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The ToolStick development platform consists of two components: the ToolStick Base Adapter and a daughter card. The ToolStick Base Adapter provides a USB debug interface and data communications path between a Windows PC and a target microcontroller. The target microcontroller and application circuitry are located on the daughter card. Some daughter cards, such as the CapTouchSense Daughter Card, are used to demonstrate a specific feature or application and some are used as general-purpose development platforms for the target microcontrollers. The CapTouchSense Daughter Card includes a C8051F931 MCU, four GPIO controlled LEDs, a switch connected to a GPIO, four capacitive touch sense switches, and a small prototyping area which provides access to all of the pins of the device. This prototyping area can be used to connect additional hardware to the microcontroller and use the daughter card as a development platform. The CapTouchSense Daughter Card also includes an A76 1.5 V alkaline battery which can be used to power the board when not connected to the Toolstick Base Adapter. The C8051F931 MCU on this daughter card will continue to operate from the single button cell battery until the supply voltage drops below 0.9 V. Figure 3 shows the ToolStick CapTouchSense Daughter Card and identifies the various components. P1.1 Voltage Regulator Green LED P1.0 (3.3 V to 1.5V) P1.6 Blue LED Full Pin Access ToolStick Power Available Yellow LED Red LED Power Source Indicator Yellow LED Power Source Selector Switch (S1) P1.5 C8051F931 Red LED 1.5V Battery Capacitive Touch MCU P0.2 Push Holder Sense Switches Button Switch (S2) Figure 3. ToolStick CapTouchSense Daughter Card 2 Rev. 0.2