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From: hp@kbbs.org (Holger Petersen)
Subject: Re: Intel 8051 COmpiler for AMiga?
Message-ID: <1995Mar22.145729.3637@kbbs.org>
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Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 14:57:29 GMT
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des@oregon.demon.co.uk (Des Whewell) writes:

>Th.Huber (judas@tomtec.abg.sub.org) wrote:

>: >: > I'm looking to do some coding for the 8051 Microcontroller.
>: >: > Are there any compilers available for the Amiga?
>: >: > 
>: >
>: >I have an 8051 assembler that runs on the Amiga but no compilers.

>: Right.Assembler is the only way to use a 8051.

>I agree with that sentiment, but even more important is some way of
>testing the code so that it has some chance of working when the EPROM is
>blown.

I agree too on using Assembly. I used to doo it for the Z80, and
did some 8051-Projects. 
But for some situations (slow Signals but quick development) a
high level language is suited better. And, as I do not count "C"
as a high level, I used a shareware PASCAL Compiler for the Job...

It produced some awful but working code...

It ist a product of a FIDO-user from Moscow (Russia) and lives
under the name "MPE". My version was two years old, with some
promises on more language features (WRITEln, READln and STRINGS
are missing).

>the only realistic alternative is an emulator.

One is included, but not very good. Seriel and Timer simulation
is missing. That can be found in another shareware product al-
ready mentioned. It's german documentation poses no Problem for
me :-) But I use still another one found as Bookware in a german
book on the 80C515, a successor to the 8051 with more ports, AD-
Converters ans more Timers.

> ! Des Whewell

Greetings, Holger
