mikroe_rgb_driver

RGB Driver Click (Mikroe)

Summary

This project shows the driver implementation of a RGB Driver with the Silicon Labs Platform.

RGB Driver click is an RGB LED driver, capable of driving RGB LED stripes, LED fixtures and other RGB LED applications that demand an increased amount of current and voltage.

Table Of Contents

• Required Hardware
• Hardware Connection
• Setup
  • Create a project based on an example project
  • Start with an empty example project
• How It Works
• Report Bugs & Get Support

Required Hardware

• 1x Silicon Labs BLE Explorer Kit based on the EFR32 SoC, such as:

  • BGM220-EK4314A
  • BG22-EK4108A
  • xG24-EK2703A
  • xG22-EK2710A

  or

  1x Silicon Labs Wi-Fi Development Kit based on SiWG917, such as:

  • SIWX917-DK2605A
  • SIWX917-RB4338A + Si-MB4002A
  • SiW917Y-EK2708A

• 1x RGB Driver Click board.

Hardware Connection

The Silicon Labs Explorer Kit boards feature a mikroBUS™ socket, allowing the RGB Driver Click board to connect easily via the mikroBUS header. Ensure that the 45-degree corner of the RGB Driver Click board aligns with the 45-degree white line on the Explorer Kit. The hardware connection is illustrated in the image below.

For the Silicon Labs boards that do not have a mikroBUS™ socket, consider using the Wire Jumpers.

The tables below provide an overview of the pin connections.

Silicon Labs BLE Development Kit:

Description	BRD4314A	BRD4108A	BRD2703A	BRD2710A	↔	RGB Driver Click
I2C_SDA	PD3	PD3	PB5	PD3	↔	SDA
I2C_SCL	PD2	PD2	PB4	PD2	↔	SCL

Silicon Labs Wi-Fi Development Kit:

Description	BRD4338A + BRD4002A	BRD2605A	BRD2708A	↔	RGB Driver Click
I2C_SDA	ULP_GPIO_6 [EXP_16]	ULP_GPIO_6 [P16]	GPIO_6	↔	SDA
I2C_SCL	ULP_GPIO_7 [EXP_15]	ULP_GPIO_7 [P15]	GPIO_7	↔	SCL

Setup

You can either create a project based on an example project or start with an empty example project.

Important

• Make sure that the Third Party Hardware Drivers extension is installed as part of the SiSDK. If not, follow this documentation.
• Third Party Hardware Drivers extension must be enabled for the project to install the required components from this extension.

Tip

To show all components in the Third Party Hardware Drivers extension, the Evaluation quality must be enabled in the Software Component view.

Create a project based on an example project

1. From the Launcher Home, add your board to My Products, click on it, and click on the EXAMPLE PROJECTS & DEMOS tab. Find the example project with filtering by rgb.

2. Click Create button on the Third Party Hardware Drivers - RGB Driver Click (Mikroe) example. Example project creation dialog pops up -> click Create and Finish and Project should be generated.

3. Build and flash this example to the board.

Start with an empty example project

1. Create an "Empty C Project" for your board using Simplicity Studio v5. Use the default project settings.

2. Copy the file app/example/mikroe_rgb_driver/app.c into the project root folder (overwriting the existing file).

3. Open the .slcp file. Select the SOFTWARE COMPONENTS tab and install the following components:

   • If the EFR32xG24 Explorer Kit is used:

     • [Application] → [Utility] → [Log]
     • [Services] → [Timers] → [Sleep Timer]
     • [Services] → [IO Stream] → [IO Stream: USART] → default instance name: vcom
     • [Platform] → [Driver] → [I2C] → [I2CSPM] → instance name: mikroe
     • [Third Party Hardware Drivers] → [Miscellaneous] → [RGB Click (Mikroe)]

   • If the Wi-Fi Development Kit is used:

     • [WiSeConnect 3 SDK] → [Device] → [Si91x] → [MCU] → [Service] → [Sleep Timer for Si91x]
     • [WiSeConnect 3 SDK] → [Device] → [Si91x] → [MCU] → [Peripheral] → [I2C] → [i2c2] → Select the corresponding pins according to the table provided in Hardware Connection
     • [Third Party Hardware Drivers] → [Miscellaneous] → [RGB Click (Mikroe)]

4. Build and flash this example to the board.

How It Works

After you flashed the code to your board and powered the connected boards, the application starts running automatically. The application changes the color of RGB LED tape connected to the click board every 2 seconds.

Report Bugs & Get Support

To report bugs in the Application Examples projects, please create a new "Issue" in the "Issues" section of third_party_hw_drivers_extension repo. Please reference the board, project, and source files associated with the bug, and reference line numbers. If you are proposing a fix, also include information on the proposed fix. Since these examples are provided as-is, there is no guarantee that these examples will be updated to fix these issues.

Questions and comments related to these examples should be made by creating a new "Issue" in the "Issues" section of third_party_hw_drivers_extension repo.