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8052-Basic Microcontrollers
Files and links relating to the 8052-Basic and similar 8051-family microcontrollers and how to use them.
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Books
The Microcontroller Idea Book: Circuits,
Programs, & Applications featuring the 8052-BASIC Microcontroller
by Jan Axelson. Now available as a free PDF.
BASIC-52
Programming
Complete reference to the BASIC-52 programming language.
Includes many program examples and handy back-cover index.
Published by Systronix. Out of print.
BASIC-52
User's Manual (Intel #270010-004) $15
The original reference to the BASIC-52 programming language.
Includes some circuit schematics. Out of print.
PC Boards
The PC boards from these vendors typically contain an 8052-BASIC chip (or an 8032 with Basic-52 in EPROM) plus RAM, EPROM, EEPROM, or battery-backed RAM, and I/O circuits.
Antona Corporation
Los Angeles, CA
8052-Basic boards, including one with an STD bus
Grifo (Italy)
Many 8051-family boards, including high-speed Dallas chips, with BASIC
options.
Micromint
The first to offer BASIC-52 in a CMOS chip.
Many boards.
The Domino is a complete system in a tiny molded package.
Founded by Steve Ciarcia, now under new ownership.
Longwood, FL
Rigel Corporation
RIC320 uses a Dallas DS80C320, available with Basic
Programming Tools
Includes programming environments and Basic-52 source code.
Source Code and Other Files
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Asem-51 is an 8051 assember that will assemble the Basic-51 source code without errors. The binary file that results is identical to that in the 80C52-Basic. (135k)
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Madis Kaal has an improved 8052-Basic and many projects, including an IDE interface.
Other Resources
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One of many source's for Russ Hersch's 8051 FAQ.
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I've written some magazine articles on microcontroller-related topics.