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MICROPROCESSORS 8051 & ARM

Author: Bharat Acharya


Sem V – EXTC
Mumbai 2018

Salient Features of 8051:

1) A Microcontroller is a complete computer system built on a single chip.

2) It contains all components like Processor (CPU), RAM, ROM, Serial port, Parallel port,
Interrupt logic, Timers etc.. on chip.

3) A Microcontroller saves cost, saves power consumption and makes the circuit compact.

4) Microcontrollers are ideally suited for appliances like remote controllers, refrigerators,
microwave ovens, modems etc.

5) 8051 is an 8-bit Microcontroller, it has an 8 bit ALU. This means all arithmetic and logic
operations are of 8 bits.

6) 8051 has an 8-bit data bus, so all external Data Transfers will be of 8-bits in one cycle.

7) It has internal ROM of 4KB used for storing programs.

8) It has internal RAM of 128 bytes used for storing data.

9) Since program memory (ROM) and data memory (RAM) are separate, 8051 follows
Harvard Model. In contrast, Processors based on Von Neumann Model store programs and data
in a common memory space.

10) There are 4, 8bit, bidirectional I/O ports for interfacing external devices like keyboards,
displays etc. These ports can also be used for their alternate functions like multiplexed
address data buses and control signals.

11) It has a serial port for long distance communication.


The serial port can perform synchronous and asynchronous transfers.

12) 8051 has two, 16bit Timers, which act as ‘up’ counters.
They are used to produce hardware delays and for counting external events.

13) There are 5 interrupts, operating at two priority levels.

14) 8051 has two power saving modes called “Idle mode” and “Power Down mode”.

15) In addition to internal memory, up to 64 KB of external RAM and External ROM can be
connected, as per user requirement. The figure 64 KB is due to the 16-bit address bus.

16) 8051 is a 40-pin IC and typically operates at 12 MHz frequency.

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