8051 Family

The Intel 8051 is a single chip microcontroller which was developed by Intel in 1980 for use in embedded systems. It has become very popular in the 80s, but today many manufacturer proposes enhanced version that are 8051-compatible.

Links

• The 8051 on Wikipedia.
• My links on Del.icio.us.
• A website on 8051/8052 controllers [1].

Intel

• The classic version, with 128 byte RAM (http://www.intel.com/design/mcs51/cf_51.htm).
• The Expanded RAM version, with 384 byte RAM ([2]).
• Documentation page.

NXP

NXP (ex. Philips Semiconductors) offers a wide range of 8051-compatible controllers:

• 8-bit 80C51 microcontrollers - more information page.
  • http://www.standardics.nxp.com/products/mcus/80c51/ 80c51]
• Microcontrollers support
• Microcontrollers support documents
• Microcontrollers FAQ

• Some more links:
  • 8XC51 8XC52 product page
  • 8XC54 8XC51 FX RX product page