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====== Intel 8051 microcontroller ======

The Intel MCS-51, also known as the 8051, is an 8-bit microcontroller developed in 1980 by Intel.

Derivatives of the 8051 are still widely used today.

===== Features =====

  * Capable of addressing 64 kilobits of program memory and 64 kilobits of data memory
  * 4 kilobits of on-chip ROM
  * 128 bytes of on-chip RAM
  * Special function registers (SFR) - control/monitor various aspects of 8051's functions
  * 2 timers/counters
  * Serial/UART
  * 4 GPIO 8-bit ports
  * Interrupt logic with 5 interrupt sources

===== Notes on 8051 =====

  * [[kb:8051_memory]]
  * [[kb:8051_uart]]
  * [[kb:ee:8051_assembly]]
  * [[kb:8051_interrupts]]
  * [[kb:8051_io]]

===== References =====

  * Programming and Interfacing the 8051 Microcontroller in C and Assembly, Sencer Yeralan