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Official basic SDK for all Silicon Labs Gecko devices: EFM32, EZR32 and EFR32 Now Available on GitHub
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Gecko SDK
The Silicon Labs Gecko SDK is software development kit developed by Silicon Labs for the EFM32, EFR32 and EZR32. It contains the basic software needed for development, covering everything from the low-level hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and peripheral drivers to communication stacks and example code. The Gecko SDK is also part of the Simplicity Studio toolsuite from Silicon Labs. Downloading Simplicity Studio also gives you access to a large range of tools, like Configurator and Energy Profiler together with access to all software and documentation.
Importing into Simplicity Studio
To import the downloaded version of the Gecko SDK into Simplicity Studio, follow the steps below:
- Extract the zip-file
- Open Simplicity Studio
- Click settings
- Browse to Simplicity Studio -> SDKs
- Click Add...
- Browse to the location of the extracted SDK
- Make sure the EFM32 SDK is selected and press OK
- You can now create Software Examples from this SDK version
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