The 8051 architecture provides many functions (central processing unit (CPU), random-access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), input/output (I/O) ports, serial port, interrupt control, timers) in one package See more

The MCS-51 has four distinct types of memory: internal RAM, special function registers, program memory, and external data memory. To … See more

The only register on an 8051 that is not memory-mapped is the 16-bit program counter (PC). This specifies the address of the next instruction … See more

Instructions are all 1 to 3 bytes long, consisting of an initial opcode byte, followed by up to 2 bytes of operands.
1⁄4 of the opcode bytes, x0–x3, are used for irregular opcodes. See more

Intel's first MCS-51 microcontroller was the 8051, with 4 KB ROM and 128 byte RAM. Variants starting with 87 have a user programmable EPROM, sometimes UV erasable. Variants … See more

The microarchitecture of the Intel MCS8051 is proprietary, but published features suggest how it works. It is a multi-cycle processor. … See more

There are various high-level programming language compilers for the 8051. Several C compilers are available for the 8051, most of which allow the … See more