Quicksilver IoT Development Kit Quick Start Guide

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1. Reset button SW1 12. Arduino Header Power

2. USB Load Switch 13. Arduino Header AD
3. USB Host Connector (Type A) J3 14. Red and Green LED (Programmable)
4. Ethernet RMII J2 15. SPI ADC
5. Micro USB (Power, Programming, Debugging) J1 16. Cypress 64Mb Quad SPI FL-L NOR Flash
6. RGB LED 17. Murata 1GC Wi-Fi Module
7. Blue LED (Status) 18. 3-Axis Accelerometer
8. FTDI JTAG 19. Temperature & Humidity Sensor
9. Ethernet driver 20. Arduino Header IOL
10. QuickSilver Header J6 21. Arduino Header IOH
11. QuickSilver Header J4 22. QuickSilver Header J5
 Introducing the Quicksilver IoT Development Kit!
The Quicksilver IoT Development Kit caters to a
diverse array of IoT applications, ranging from home
appliances to smart buildings to energy meters.
What IoT application will you create?
Let’s get started!
1. Open the box and pull out your Quicksilver IoT Dev Kit .
2. You will need a USB micro cable (not included) to plug into the
board. Go ahead and grab one!
3. Take the cable and plug the USB type A end into your computer
and the USB micro end into Quicksilver IoT Dev Kit.
4. Once plugged in the RGB LED should be lighting up and cycling
through the colors of the rainbow.
5. Congrats! You’ve successfully started up your Quicksilver IoT Dev
Kit.

Time for an example…

1. Create an account with Cypress Semiconductor here:
https://www.cypress.com/user/login?destination=node/527946
2. Log in!
3. Download WICED® Studio from here:
https://community.cypress.com/community/wiced-wifi/wiced-
wifi-documentation
4. Try our blink LED example below!

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 Blink LED example
1. Open WICED Studio 6.1
2. Select WICED Platform 43xxx_Wi-Fi to set up WICED Studio

3. Click here to download the platform files. In the files, find “QuicksilverEval”
4. Right click “copy” or Ctrl+C to copy the “QuicksilverEval” folder
5. Navigate in the Project Explorer window (left side) and right click on the
“platforms” folder
a. Select “paste” or Ctrl+V to paste the folder you just copied
6. In the downloaded platform files from step 3, find “tiny_bootloader”
7. Right click “copy” or Ctrl+C to copy the “tiny_bootloader” folder
8. Go into WICED Studio
9. In the Project Explorer window (left side) expand the “apps” folder
10. Expand the “waf” folder
11. Right click on the “waf” folder
a. Select “paste” or Ctrl+V to paste the folder you just copied. This will
replace the contents of the tiny_bootloader folder.
12. In the downloaded platform files from step 3, locate “quicksilver”
13. Right click “copy” or Ctrl+C to copy the “quicksilver” folder
14. Navigate in the Project Explorer window (left side) and expand the “apps”
folder
15. Right click on the “demo” folder
a. Select “paste” or Ctrl+V to paste the folder you just copied
16. In the Project Explorer window (left side), right click on the “apps” folder
a. Select “New”
b. Select “Folder” and name it Quickprojects
17. Expand the “apps” folder

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 18. Right click on the “Quickprojects” folder you just created
a. Select “New”
b. Select “Folder” and name it blink_LED
19. Expand the “Quickprojects” folder
20. Right click on the “blink_LED” folder you just created
a. Select “New”
b. Select “File” and name it blink_LED.c
21. Right click on the “blink_LED” folder
a. Select “New”
b. Select “File” and name it blink_LED.mk
22. Expand the “blink_LED” folder
23. Double click on the “blink_LED.mk” file you just created
a. Copy the code below into it (make sure it is EXACTLY the same)
NAME := App_Quickprojects_blink_LED

$(NAME)_SOURCES := blink_LED.c

24. Double click on the “blink_LED.c” file you just created

a. Copy the code below into it

#include "wiced.h"
void application_start()
{
wiced_init(); /*Initialize the WICED device*/

while(1)
{
/*Add Code to Blink the RED and GREEN LEDs here */
wiced_gpio_output_low(WICED_GPIO_28); //LED_Green
wiced_gpio_output_low(WICED_GPIO_29); //LED_RED
wiced_rtos_delay_milliseconds(250);
wiced_gpio_output_high(WICED_GPIO_28);
wiced_gpio_output_high(WICED_GPIO_29);
wiced_rtos_delay_milliseconds(250);
}
}
 25. In the Make Target window (right side) click on the “43xxx_Wi-Fi” folder

a. Click on the make new target button (just up and right of the
folder)
b. Copy the text below into the “Target name” box
Quickprojects.blink_LED-QuicksilverEval download run
c. (make sure it is EXACTLY the same) Click “OK”
26. Double click on the target you just made listed as “Quickproject.blink_LED-
QuicksilverEval download run” and watch your project compile, build and
program to the board in the Console window (bottom)
27. Watch the Red and Green LEDs blinking!

If you have any issues go back through and make sure you followed
instructions exactly as the names of the files are required to be correct.

Additional material regarding WICED Studio can be found here:

http://www.cypress.com/video-library/usb-and-wireless/wiced-
wi-fi-101-lesson-1-1-wiced-studio/580046

Matthew comment: can also include a link to www.arrow.com/quicksilver at the end here for additional
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