Easy8051B

Note: LCD, GLCD, Serial Cable and DS1820 are not included in the price!

Overview

Easy8051B is a development system that supports a wide range of Atmel 8051 microcontrollers.

High-Performance On-Board USB 2.0 Programmer

Very fast, on-board USB 2.0 programmer with a simplified driver installation.

Seven-segment displays in multiplex mode are connected to the microcontroller socket.

Easy8051B allows 8051 microcontrollers to be interfaced with numerous peripheral devices.

On-board potentiometer is used for testing A/D converter inputs.

Easy8051 v6 supports RS-232 communication with a PC or a microcontroller.

What's On-Board

RS-232 communication with a PC or a microcontroller is performed via DB9 connector.

System can be easily configured by means of DIP switches. Each DIP switch configures one part of the system.

Temperature sensor DS1820 measures temperature from -55°C to 125°C. It is connected to the system via socket.

Support for devices in DIP14, DIP16, DIP20, DIP28 and DIP40 packages. It comes with an AT89S8253.

A/D converter MCP3204 with a potentiometer is used for testing multiple A/D conversions.

USB or external power supply source is selected by moving a jumper. Power supply switch turns the system on/off.

4 seven-segment displays in multiplex mode have interface to the microcontroller.

All the pins are connected to IDC10 connectors for further expansion.

38 LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are used to display the logic state of all microcontroller pins.

On-board jumpers are used for pull-up/pull-down port configuration. These jumpers are available for all pins.

38 push buttons are used to excite microcontroller digital inputs.

Fast, on-board USB 2.0 programmer. There is no need to connect external programmer.

USB communication connector is used to connect the programmer to a PC via USB interface.

LCD can be easily connected via the on-board connector. This connector is also connected to MCU pins.

Graphic LCD Contrast Potentiometer is used to adjust GLCD contrast in a fast and easy way.

GLCD connector is used for connecting Graphic LCD to the development board.

External power supply can be DC or AC. On-board jumper is used for selecting the external power supply.

Quartz Crystal is replaceable. Jumpers are used to configure pins as oscillator inputs or regular I/O pins.

Graphic LCD 128x64 can be easily connected via the on-board connector. It is also connected to MCU pins.

All the pins are marked on the back of the board. These marks provide basic information on the pins.

Voltage level to be applied when a button is pressed (GND or +5V) is selected by means of the on-board jumper.

12-bit output D/A converter MCP4921 with serial interface is used in regulating devices.

Reset circuit is used to reset the microcontroller. It is connected to the MCLR pin of the microcontroller.

Select VCC (5V) or 4.096 V as a voltage reference for A/D converter.

System provides support for 8051 microcontrollers in PLCC32 package.

8051 microcontrollers in PLCC44 package can be placed on the board.

MCU Power Switch is used to control MCU power supply provided by the on-board programmer.

On-Board USB 2.0 Programmer

USB 2.0 Programmer is driven by a single USB port on a PC. No additional AC power adapter is needed. The programmer is recognized by Windows, which simplifies the driver installation. The programmer board is specifically designed for In-Circuit Serial Programming (ICSP).

This USB programmer doesn't use a bootloader or any similar software for programming. The whole 8051 memory and all pins are available to you. In addition, it is also fast, state-of-the-art USB 8051 InSystem programmer ideal for your future projects. Note: This programmer supports only 8051 microcontrollers with SPI Serial Interface for Program Downloading.

Windows^® Certified Drivers

Drivers for the on-board programmer are Microsoft^® Windows^® XP, Windows^® Vista and Windows^® 7 certified. The Windows certificate is a proof that the programmer supports mentioned Windows operating systems and is immediately recognized by the system, which guarantees correct Plug and Play functionality. Driver certification provides users with a wide range of benefits such as stable functioning, the ability to install and delete drivers without rebooting and compatibility with future versions of Windows.

Supported Microcontrollers

The Easy8051B development system supports a wide range of 8051 microcontrollers. Newly released 8051 microcontrollers will be supported by a new version of 8051flash software that is updated regularly. Here is a list of microcontrollers supported by Easy8051B:

Atmel 8051 Microcontroller Family
AT89LP213	AT89LP214	AT89LP216	AT89LP428	AT89LP828
AT89LP2052	AT89LP4052	AT89S51	AT89S52	AT89S52E
AT89S53	AT89S2051	AT89S4051	AT89S8252	AT89S8253

Examples

Examples provided with this development system will show you how to connect 8051 microcontrollers with other peripheral components and how to develop your prototype device easily. Each example contains a detailed description of the relevant program including comments. All these examples can be downloaded from this page as well.

Demonstration of using Button Library.
Demonstration of the LCD library routines.
Examples of CAN communication.
Examples of RS485 communication.
Sending and receiving data over SPI Ethernet.
Examples of Toshiba T6963 Graphic LCD.

Demonstration of using EEPROM Library.
Simple 'Hello World' project (LED Blinking).
Using TMR1 to obtain interrupts.
Driving external ADC (Analog-to-Digital converter).
Examples of sending and receiving data using Manchester Code.
Demonstration of the GLCD library routines.

Interfacing the DS1820 temperature sensor.
Simple usage of UART module library functions.
Simple usage of 7-segment displays.
Sending data from PS/2 keyboard.
Examples of Sound generation.
Examples of SPI communication.

Package Details

The Easy8051B development system is packed in the protective box along with the relevant documentation and product CD. This box is very resistant to all kinds of damages and shocks. Note: GLCD, 2x16 LCD, Serial Cable and DS1820 are not included in the price. The package contains:

Easy8051B development system.
USB cable.
CD with software, drivers and examples in C, BASIC and Pascal.
Printed documentation that includes: Easy8051B Manual and Quick Guide for Installing USB Drivers.

This product is shipped with fully functional demo versions of mikroC PRO for 8051, mikroBasic PRO for 8051 and mikroPascal PRO for 8051 compilers. All demo versions include a hex output limited to 2k of program words. These compilers come with examples for easy prototype development.

Accessory Boards

Accessory Boards were designed to allow students or engineers to easily exercise and explore the capabilities of the various microcontrollers with peripheral devices such as: ADC, DAC, CAN, Ethernet, IrDA, MP3, RS485 and many more. Click on the image below to find accessory boards that suits your needs. Note: Accessory Boards are sold separately.