Specific Microcontroller and Microprocessors

• 8051 Architecture
  • 8051 Microcontroller FAQ HTML
  • C51 Primer - C Programming on 8051
  • The Philips Microcontroller Peripheral Timing Calculators
  • The Philips CodeArchitect
  • Example programs - from the technical library of the Embedded Systems Academy
  • Technical documents by Hitex UK
  • A very low cost 8051 development route
  • A novel method for testing 8051 real time systems
  • Configuring The C505C And C515C CAN Peripherals
  • Optimizing Keil C51 C Source For Speed
  • In-Line Functions In Keil C51
  • Fast Non-ANSI Approaches To Checking Data Type Overflow in C51
  • A Manchester Decoder For The C505C & C515C

• Infineon 80C166
  • 166 Primer
  • 80C166 Microcontroller FAQ HTML
  • C167 users' technical support and general C166 family web page
  • Technical documents by Hitex UK
    • C166 Family Applications Development And Debugging Guidelines For Project Managers- This document outlines common software development approaches and their individual benefits and pitfalls. This is essential reading for anybody about to manage or take part in a major C166 (or in fact any microcontroller) family project. It includes some real case studies from Hitex’s support archives which highlight specific points.
    • Putting a C161 into an 8032 socket.....Quart Into A Pint Pot?
    • Conventional Time-Domain Fuel Injection Control With The CAPCOM Unit - 12 cylinder sequential injector control with low CPU overhead.
    • Simple PID(proportional integral derivative) control with the C167
    • Using IDT71016 16-Bit RAMs With The C166 Family
    • A Quick Guide To The Keil C166 Compiler'sGlobal Register Optimization feature
    • Handling Large Constant Data In The Keil C166 C Compiler
    • Getting someextra near constants (NCONST) in Keil C166
    • A simple encoder input for PID controllers on the C165's GPT1
    • A simple PID (proportional integral derivative) controller for a DC motor using the C167
    • Control BASIC166BASIC interpreter for the C166 family from Milspec Systems (UK).
    • Keil C166Quality Management Report (PDF file) - essential reading for anybody working in an high-integrity field with the Keil compiler. This should be of interest to anyone working in a medical or other high-integrity environment.
    • RISC Architectures For Embedded Applications - Some of the ideas behind the C166's  core design.
    • Getting New C16x Boards Going - Some hints and tips for commissioning your new C166 hardware design.
    • Understanding The Data Page Pointers (DPPs) - Getting to grips with the 166's fast data access method.
    • A Simple Software UART For The C167 CAPCOM Unit - How to convert two CAPCOM pins to produce an extra UART.
    • Continuous Automatic Baud Rate Detection To 115.2kbaud - Using GPT1 to synchronies to a continuous high speed asynchronous data stream in a modem application.
    • Making 32-Bit Period Measurements On The 166 Family CAPCOM Unit - A bullet-proof method for extending the CAPCOM unit to 32 bits.
    • Tuning And Protecting The 166/7's Analog To Digital Converter Inputs - Some things you may not know about the 167's clever 10-bit ADC.
    • How to make use of the XRAM with the Keil and Tasking C166 compilers - what you will not find in the user manuals!
• Motorola 68hc11
  • 68hc11 Microcontroller FAQ HTML
• Motorola 68k
  • Motorola 68xxx FAQ HTML