Microcontroller projects in C for the 8051 family

This book is a thoroughly practical way to explore the 8051 and discover C programming through project work. Through graded projects, Dogan Ibrahim introduces the reader to the fundamentals of microelectronics, the 8051 family, programming in C, and the use of a C compiler. The specific device used for examples is the AT89C2051 - a small, economical chip with re-writable memory, readily available from the major component suppliers. A working knowledge of microcontrollers, and how to program them, is essential for all students of electronics. In this rapidly expanding field many students and professionals at all levels need to get up to speed with practical microcontroller applications. Their rapid fall in price has made microcontrollers the most exciting and accessible new development in electronics for years - rendering them equally popular with engineers, electronics hobbyists and teachers looking for a fresh range of projects. Microcontroller Projects in C for the 8051 is an ideal resource for self-study as well as providing an interesting, enjoyable and easily mastered alternative to more theoretical textbooks. Dogan Ibrahim has been Associate Professor and Head of Department at the Near East University, Cyprus, lecturer at South Bank University, London, Principal Research Engineer at GEC Hirst Research Centre, and is now a hardware and software systems consultant to London's Traffic Control Systems Unit. Practical projects that enable students and practitioners to get up and running straight away with 8051 microcontrollers A hands-on introduction to practical C programming A wealth of project ideas for students and enthusiasts This book is a thoroughly practical way to explore the 8051 and discover C programming through project work. Through graded projects, Dogan Ibrahim introduces the reader to the fundamentals of microelectronics, the 8051 family, programming in C, and the use of a C compiler. The specific device used for examples is the AT89C2051 - a small, economical chip with re-writable memory, readily available from the major component suppliers.

A working knowledge of microcontrollers, and how to program them, is essential for all students of electronics. In this rapidly expanding field many students and professionals at all levels need to get up to speed with practical microcontroller applications. Their rapid fall in price has made microcontrollers the most exciting and accessible new development in electronics for years - rendering them equally popular with engineers, electronics hobbyists and teachers looking for a fresh range of projects.


Microcontroller Projects in C for the 8051 is an ideal resource for self-study as well as providing an interesting, enjoyable and easily mastered alternative to more theoretical textbooks.

Dogan Ibrahim has been Associate Professor and Head of Department at the Near East University, Cyprus, lecturer at South Bank University, London, Principal Research Engineer at GEC Hirst Research Centre, and is now a hardware and software systems consultant to London's Traffic Control Systems Unit.

Practical projects that enable students and practitioners to get up and running straight away with 8051 microcontrollers
A hands-on introduction to practical C programming
A wealth of project ideas for students and enthusiasts
I read the review of another customer who was frustrated about the fact that the book is only good for KEIL C51 which costs around 2000$. To my fate, when I started learning about Microcontroller, I started with this book and so, I believed that Keil C51 is THE language for microcontroller :) anyway, I spent days and months on internet, searching on reviews and found that, Keil C51 is the BEST for serious Engineers who cares about efficiency in real time. But I learned Microcontroller when I was in the University as a student and I could never afford to buy Keil uVision. But hey, Keil provides a Trial version which can compile code which cannot be more than 2KB in Size and the target device cannot be less than 2KB. So, if you want to learn C51 without purchasing, you still have the option. Later, I found many other alternatives to microcontroller programming like Small C and others, but, none is closed to Keil C51. So, if you are serious about learning Microcontroller programming, why wont you start learning the best compiler from the beginning!! This book was SOOOOOO Interesting and Exciting for me as a beginner that, I was feeling like a hero when I followed this book's simple instructions to setup my 8051 circuit, wrote simple C program and made my LED flashing, oweeeee :)) It was a great pleasure indeed.