Compiler Details!!!!

It is always tuff for a beginner to select the compiler & IDE (Integrated Development Environment). Here is a quick reference what we are going to use for the upcoming tutorials.

For MCS-51 Family:-

We are going to use Keil IDE &  Compiler. Keil is famous cross compiling platform for many of controller platform. we will essentially use this as it is easy to use & many industries have adopted it(there is + in it which could be shown on CV ).

You can download the demo version from here. It is C51 category. You don't need a complete version to get started. Above all the demo version just have the compilation limits if I am not wrong. 

The code i would be posting would be tested on Atmel 89S51, 89S52 & Phillips (NXP now) P89V51RD2.

For PIC Family:-

Microchip is also one of the major players of 8 bit micro controller in the industry. They have their own IDE called MPLAB which is every effective with assembly. Unfortunately by default it does not have C compiler in  it which you have to install after you install MPLAB. Link for MPLAB is here

The compiler we are going to use with it is Hitech C compiler for PIC 10/12/16 series again it is a demo version with some limitation of optimization. you can download it form here

All the codes are tested for PIC16F877A.

After Finishing with this these series of tutorial I am preparing for PIC18F series with PIC C Compiler. You have to wait for a month or more if you are relying on blog for it.

For Atmel AVR Series:-

One of the most popular 8 bit micro controller platform I have worked on is ATMEL AVR SERIES. We are using Codevision AVR for the compilation & it comes with its own IDE. It can be downloaded from here.

It is an evaluation version but a well versed for a beginner so you don't have to worry about its limitation because when you start working on it  as a beginner you are far away from the boundary point.

Our code are tested on Atmega 16, Atmega 32, Atmega 128 & Atmega 8 .

In our next blog we would discuss what we are going to cover in these tutorial series.

For now download the IDE & Complier of your choice and be ready to get your hand dirty on some coding.........