[comp.os.msdos.programmer] Wanted: 8051 C compiler for IBM-PC

routh@eltanin.rtp.semi.harris.com (Kevin Routh x622) (09/18/90)

Does any one know of a good C compiler which runs on an IBM-PC and generates
Intel 8051 microcontroller code.  I would like an inexpensive or even
public domain one if possible.  Also, if there are commercial ones
available, please recommend.  This is a personal purchase item so $$$ are
important.  Thanks alot.


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dwg@hpqtdla.HP.COM (David Grieve) (09/18/90)

> Does any one know of a good C compiler which runs on an IBM-PC and generates
> Intel 8051 microcontroller code.  I would like an inexpensive or even
> public domain one if possible.  Also, if there are commercial ones
> available, please recommend.  This is a personal purchase item so $$$ are
> important.  Thanks alot.

This is NOT a recommendation, just a pointer, I've only got as far as
requesting the bumph myself!

Keil Computers GmBH produce an 8051 toolset which looks good on paper.

KEIL C51 - ANSI C compiler written for 8051
DScope51 - 8051 CPU Simulator and High-level Debugger (demo disk available)
A51 Asm  - Macro assembler

The UK price is about 500 pounds for the compiler, the blurb makes it sound
wonderful (surprise!), surely it can't all be lies ??

UK source is

Hitex (UK) Ltd
European Microdevelopment Specialists
Sir William Lyons Road
Warwick University Science Park
Coventry
CV4 7EZ

Phone (0203) 692066
Fax   (0203) 692131

mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord) (09/19/90)

>> Does any one know of a good C compiler which runs on an IBM-PC and generates
>> Intel 8051 microcontroller code.  I would like an inexpensive or even
>> public domain one if possible.  Also, if there are commercial ones
>> available, please recommend.  This is a personal purchase item so $$$ are
>> important.  Thanks alot.

Look for DunSoft Micro-C on BIX.  It may also be posted to
the comp.binaries.ibm.pc group later this year (?).

This is a FREEWARE C cross-compiler WITH full source code.  It has been
implemented for various processors, possibly including the 8051.  If not,
then it is fairly easy to add.

Both the software and the author are available on BIX.
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