It used to be that the number of different microcontroller chips available to the hobbyist was pretty limited. You got to use whatever you could manage to buy from the mail-order chip dealer, and that narrowed down the choice to a small number of chips.
But times have changed. Digikey lists over 16000 different line items under a ‘microcontroller’ search. Which one should a hobbyist with no particular prior experience choose?
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Tools you need for writing 8051 micro controller:
Here are the some of tools used for 8051 microcontroller programming and simulation
- A51-Assembler
- Code editor -Syntax highlighting Notepad.
- Simulator-windows based Smart n Small Simulator.
- Baud -Timer value calculators for various baud rates.
- C compiler for 8051.
- RIDE software – simulation Click here
- Keil uVision – 8051/ARM simulation Click here (most preferred)
- Proteus – Fully embedded simulation software Click here
Most projects you create with the 8051 microcontroller require some form of display. The most common way to accomplish this is with the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). LCDs have become a cheap and easy way to get text display for an embedded system Common displays are set up as 16 to 20 characters by 1 to 4 lines. Continue Reading…
Standard serial interfacing of microcontroller (TTL) with PC or any RS232C Standard device , requires TTL to RS232 Level converter . A MAX232 is used for this purpose. It provides 2-channel RS232C port and requires external 10uF capacitors.
