A PROJECT REPORT

ON
EMBEDDED SYSTEM

SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY

Sunil panjeta

Electronics & Comm.Engg.

Hec jagadhri
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Success is a sweet fruit, which everyone strives to taste. To achieve

this goal, one has to put in a lot of physical and mental efforts. Each
time we write this report, gain stronger appreciation for the following
fact: we couldn’t do it without the help of many talented and dedicated
people. So we wish to express our appreciation to those whose help
has been most valuable.

Firstly, we would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to ……

………………………………(Head of company).who explained us
everything about the training process at the company and made us
familiar with the company staff. We are equally grateful to ………………
…………………. (Instructor … who sorted out many of our problems
regarding the training and gave us proper material to work with. We
are also grateful to ……………………….. who is always there to help us
out in our problematic time.

We are also grateful to …………………..(Training and Placement

Officer,HEC…………………) for arranging the six months training for us
and providing us with all the necessary information about the same.

Finally, we would like to say thanks to all the people of the company for
their kind co-operation.
 sunil panjeta

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 COMPANY PROFILES

Technology changes drastically within the counts of time and it have become
vicissitude of life. To survive in the air of cutthroat competition, one needs to be fully
cognizant with the changing trends of the technology, the needs of the clients
and the employers, in brief, with almost all the aspects o f the industry. There is
great demand for system designing engineers working on the embedded systems. This
demand is going to rise further in the coming years. Other factor favorable for
this is the incursion of foreign especially American companies in India.
EEAST is a complete R & D Organization dedicated to provide Electronics
and Advanced Software Products and Solutions to its Clients. Achieving the needs
of our customer and converting their ideas to real models is our motto. We are working
in the field of Embedded Systems, Automation and Advanced System design for the last
four years with the vision of becoming a center of Excellence to provide
Solutions, Services and Training in various fields of technologies.
EEAST has the distinction of being a pioneer among the embedded companies in
India, engaged in imparting high-end training in all aspects of Embedded
Systems Design and Project development in various fields of engineering and
technology for graduates, undergraduates and postgraduates of the appropriate
discipline, the training at EEAST is not merely passing knowledge but build
intelligence among the participants to achieve goals in their life by thoroughly
exposing them to industrial environment and projects. We work on overall
development of our employees and trainees.
EEAST is an organization providing advanced projects, complete electronic solutions
in development systems like microprocessor, micro - controllers, wireless
communications, optical – fiber communications, real time operating systems,
digital signal processing, Embedded Systems and Micro - Sensors including
software solution, solutions in C, C++, Java, .Net, Visual, C++ Visual basic, embedded
C and Embedded LINUX. We have been roviding projects and solutions
professionally to various industries, academically to innumerable number of
students. In our endeavor for excellence and manpower developments in this field,
we are providing on these technologies specially customized for
individual needs.
INTRODUCTION TO EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Microcontrollers are widely used in Embedded System products. An Embedded

product uses the microprocessor (or microcontroller) to do one task & one task
only. A printer is an example of embedded system since the processor inside it
performs one task only namely getting the data and printing it. Contrast this with
Pentium based PC. A PC can be used for any no. of applications such as word
processor, print server, bank teller terminal, video game player, network server or
internet terminal. Software for variety of applications can be loaded and run. Of
course the reason a PC can perform multiple task is that it has RAM memory and
an operating system that loads the application software into RAM & lets the CPU
run it. In and Embedded system there is only one application software that is
typically burn into ROM. An x86PC Contain or its connected to various
Embedded Products such as keyboard, printer, modem, Disc controller, Sound
card, CD-Rom Driver, Mouse & so on. Each one of these peripherals as a
microcontroller inside it that performs only one task. For example inside every
mouse there is microcontroller to perform the task of finding the mouse position
and sending it to PC.
Although microcontroller are preferred choice for many Embedded systems,
There are times that a microcontroller is inadequate for the task. For this reason
in recent years many manufactures of general purpose microprocessors such as
INTEL, Motorolla, AMD & Cyrix have targeted their microprocessors for the high
end of Embedded market. While INTEL, AMD, Cyrix push their x86 processors
for both the embedded and desktop pc market, Motorolla is determined to keep
the 68000 families alive by targeting it mainly for high end of embedded system.
One of the most critical needs of the embedded system is to decrease power
consumptions and space. This can be achieved by integrating more functions
into the CPU chips. All the embedded processors based on the x86 and 680x0
have low power consumptions in additions to some forms of I/O, Com port &
ROM all on a single chip. In higher performance Embedded system the trend is
to integrate more & more function on the CPU chip & let the designer decide
which feature he/she wants to us.
EMBEDDED SYSTEM
An Embedded System employs a combination of hardware & software (a
“computational engine”) to perform a specific function; is part of a larger system
that may not be a “computer works in a reactive and time-constrained
environment. Software is used for providing features and flexibility Hardware =
{Processors, ASICs, Memory...} is used for performance (& sometimes security

An embedded system is a special purpose system in which the computer is

completely encapsulated by the device it controls. Unlike a general purpose
computer, such as a PC, an embedded system performs predefined task’s
usually with very specific tasks design engineers can optimize it reducing the size
and cost of the product. Embedded systems are often mass produced, so the
cost savings may be multiplied by million of items.

The core of any embedded system is formed by one or several microprocessor

or micro controller programmed to perform a small number of tasks. In contrast to
a general purpose computer, which can run any software application, the user
chooses, the software on an embedded system is semi-permanent, so it is often
called firmware.
EXAMPLES OF EMBEDDED SYSTEM

 Automated tiller machines (ATMS).

 Avionic, such as inertial guidance systems, flight control hardware /
software and letter integrated system in aircraft and missile.
 Cellular telephones and telephonic switches.
 Computer network equipment, including routers timeservers and firewalls
 Computer printers,Copiers.
 Disk drives (floppy disk drive and hard disk drive)
 Engine controllers and antilock brake controllers for automobiles.
 Home automation products like thermostat, air conditioners sprinkles and
security monitoring system.
 House hold appliances including microwave ovens, washing machines, TV
sets DVD players/recorders.
 Medical equipment.
 Measurement equipment such as digital storage oscilloscopes, logic
analyzers and spectrum analyzers.
 Multimedia appliances: internet radio receivers, TV set top boxes.
 Personal digital assistants (PDA’s), i.e., small hand held computer with
P1M5 and other applications.
 Programmable logic controllers (PLC’s) for industrial automation and
monitoring.
 Stationary video game controllers.
 Wearable computers.
 MICROPROCESSOR VS MICROCONTROLLERS
Products using microprocessors generally fall into two categories. The first category uses
high-performance microprocessors such as the Pentium in application where system
performance is critical. However the second category of applications in which,
performance is secondary; issues of power, space and rapid development are more critical
than raw processing power. The microprocessors for this category are often called a
microcontroller.

MICROCONTROLLERS (MCU)

Figure shows the block diagram of a typical microcontroller, which is a true computer on
a chip. The design incorporates all of the features found in micro-processor CPU:
ALU, PC, SP, and registers. It also added the other features needed to make a complete
computer: ROM, RAM, parallel I/O, serial I/O, counters, and clock circuit.

CPU RAM ROM

A single chip
Serial
I/O Timer COM
Port Port

FIG. BLOCK DIAGRAM OF A MICROCONTROLLER

MICROPROCESSOR (MPU)

A microprocessor is a general-purpose digital computer central processing

unit (CPU). Although popularly known as a “computer on a chip” is in no sense a

complete digital computer. The block diagram of a microprocessor CPU is shown,

which contains an arithmetic and logical unit (ALU), program counter (PC), a stack

pointer (SP),some working registers, a clock timing circuit, and interrupt circuits.

Data Bus
CPU
General-
Purpose Serial
RAM ROM I/O Timer
Micro- COM
Port Port
processor

FIG. BLOCK DIAGRAM OF A MICROPROCESSOR

Microprocessors Microcontrollers

1. Microprocessors contain no 1. Microcontrollers have an internal

RAM or ROM. RAM and a ROM.

2. Microprocessors do not have 2. Microcontrollers have I/O ports.

any I/O ports.

3. Advantage of versatility. 3. Advantage of less power consump-

tion.

4. Expensive. 4. Cheaper in comparison.

5. With the addition of external 5. Occupies less space.

RAM and ROM, the system
is more bulkier.
 The prime use of microprocessor is to read data, perform extensive calculations on
that data and store them in the mass storage device or display it. The prime functions
of microcontroller is to read data, perform limited calculations on it, control its
environment based on these data

 Thus the microprocessor is said to be general-purpose digital computers whereas the

microcontroller are intend to be special purpose digital controller.

 Microprocessor need many opcodes for moving data from the external memory to the
CPU, microcontroller may require just one or two, also microprocessor may have one
or two types of bit handling instructions whereas microcontrollers have many.

 Thus microprocessor is concerned with the rapid movement of the code and data from
the external addresses to the chip, microcontroller is concerned with the rapid
movement of the bits within the chip.

 Lastly, the microprocessor design accomplishes the goal of flexibility in the hardware
configuration by enabling large amounts of memory and I/O that could be connected
to the address and data pins on the IC package. The microcontroller design uses much
more limited set of single and double byte instructions to move code and data from
internal
 VARIOUS MICROCONTROLLERS

First microcontroller is ‘8031’

• FEATURES
(i) It is Intel’s product. Neither a microprocessor nor a microcontroller.
(ii) It is a 8-bit controller.
(iii) Internally no ROM is provided i.e. code is outside the chip.
Second microcontroller is ‘8051’
• FEATURES
(i) It is a first complete 8-bit microcontroller.
(ii) It is a name of a family. In which the instruction set, pin
configuration, architecture are same, only memory storage
capacity is different.
(iii) Internally PROM (programmable read only memory) is
provided so it called one time programmable (OTP).
Third microcontroller is ‘AT89C51’
• FEATURES
(i) It is a similar to 8051 microcontroller i.e. having same instruction set,
pin configuration, architecture.
(ii) It is a also 8-bit microcontroller. It’s cost is only Rs10 more than 8051.
(iii) It uses EPROM (erasable programmable read only memory) or
FLASH memory.
(iv) it is Multiple time programmable (MTP)i.e. 1000 times. So
it is better than 8051.
 ATMEL 89C51
It is a low-power, high-performance CMOS 8-bit microcomputer with 4K bytes of
Flash programmable and erasable read only memory (PEROM). The device is
manufactured using Atmel’s high-density nonvolatile memory technology and is
compatible with the industry- standard MCS-51 instruction set and pin out. The
on-chip Flash allows the program memory to be reprogrammed in system or by a
conventional nonvolatile memory programmer. By combining a versatile 8- bit
CPU with Flash on a monolithic chip, the Atmel AT89C51 is a powerful micro-
computer, which provides a highly flexible and cost-effective solution to many
embedded control applications

THE 8051 MICROCONTROLLER

The 8051 provides the following standard features: 4Kbytes of ROM, 128
bytes of RAM, 32 I/O lines, two 16-bit timer/counters, a five vector two-level interrupt
architecture, a full duplex serial port, on-chip oscillator and clock circuitry. In addition,
the 8051 is designed with static logic for operation down to zero frequency and
supports two software selectable power saving modes. The Idle Mode stops the CPU
while allowing the RAM, timer/counters, serial port and interrupt system to
continue functioning. The Power Down Mode saves the RAM contents but freezes
the oscillator disabling all other chip functions until the next hardware reset.
 The 8051 Microcontroller’s Architecture consists of these specific features

• Eight-bit CPU with registers A (the accumulator) & B.

• Sixteen-bit program counter (PC) and data pointer (DPTR).

• Eight-bit program status word (PSW).

• Eight-bit stack pointer (SP).

• Internal ROM or EPROM (8751) of 0(8031) to 4K (8051).

• Internal RAM of 128 bytes.

 Four register banks, each containing eight registers.

 Sixteen bytes, which may be addressed at the bit level.
 Eight bytes of general-purpose data memory.

• Thirty two I/O pins arranged as four-bit ports P0 – P3.

• Two 16-bit Timer/Counters T0 and T1.

• Full duplex serial data receiver/transmitter (SBUF).

• Control registers TCON, TMOD, SCON, PCON, IP and IE.

• Two external and three internal

interrupt sources. Oscillator and clock circuits
What is 8051 Standard?

Microcontrollers’ producers have been struggling for a long time for attracting more and
more choosy customers. Every couple of days a new chip with a higher operating
frequency, more memory and more high-quality A/D converters comes on the market.

Nevertheless, by analyzing their structure it is concluded that most of them have the same
(or at least very similar) architecture known in the product catalogs as “8051
compatible”. What is all this about?

The whole story began in the far 80s when Intel launched its series of the
microcontrollers labelled with MCS 051. Although, several circuits belonging to this
series had quite modest features in comparison to the new ones, they took over the world
very fast and became a standard for what nowadays is ment by a word microcontroller.

The reason for success and such a big popularity is a skillfully chosen configuration
which satisfies needs of a great number of the users allowing at the same time stable
expanding ( refers to the new types of the microcontrollers ). Besides, since a great deal
of software has been developed in the meantime, it simply was not profitable to change
anything in the microcontroller’s basic core. That is the reason for having a great number
of various microcontrollers which actually are solely upgraded versions of the 8051
family. What is it what makes this microcontroller so special and universal so that almost
all the world producers manufacture it today under different name ?
As shown on the previous picture, the 8051 microcontroller has nothing impressive at
first sight:

• 4 Kb program memory is not much at all.

• 128Kb RAM (including SFRs as well) satisfies basic needs, but it is not imposing
amount.
• 4 ports having in total of 32 input/output lines are mostly enough to make
connection to peripheral environment and are not luxury at all.

As it is shown on the previous picture, the 8051 microcontroller have nothing impressive
at first sight:

The whole configuration is obviously envisaged as such to satisfy the needs of most
programmers who work on development of automation devices. One of advantages of
this microcontroller is that nothing is missing and nothing is too much. In other words, it
is created exactly in accordance to the average user‘s taste and needs. The other
advantage is the way RAM is organized, the way Central Processor Unit (CPU) operates
and ports which maximally use all recourses and enable further upgrading.
2.2 8051 Microcontroller's pins

Pins 1-8: Port 1 Each of these pins can be configured as input or output.

Pin 9: RS Logical one on this pin stops microcontroller’s operating and erases the
contents of most registers. By applying logical zero to this pin, the program starts
execution from the beginning. In other words, a positive voltage pulse on this pin resets
the microcontroller.

Pins10-17: Port 3 Similar to port 1, each of these pins can serve as universal input or
output . Besides, all of them have alternative functions:

Pin 10: RXD Serial asynchronous communication input or Serial synchronous

communication output.

Pin 11: TXD Serial asynchronous communication output or Serial synchronous

communication clock output.
Pin 12: INT0 Interrupt 0 input

Pin 13: INT1 Interrupt 1 input

Pin 14: T0 Counter 0 clock input

Pin 15: T1 Counter 1 clock input

Pin 16: WR Signal for writing to external (additional) RAM

Pin 17: RD Signal for reading from external RAM

Pin 18, 19: X2, X1 Internal oscillator input and output. A quartz crystal which determines
operating frequency is usually connected to these pins. Instead of quartz crystal, the
miniature ceramics resonators can be also used for frequency stabilization. Later versions
of the microcontrollers operate at a frequency of 0 Hz up to over 50 Hz.

Pin 20: GND Ground

Pin 21-28: Port 2 If there is no intention to use external memory then these port pins are
configured as universal inputs/outputs. In case external memory is used then the higher
address byte, i.e. addresses A8-A15 will appear on this port. It is important to know that
even memory with capacity of 64Kb is not used ( i.e. note all bits on port are used for
memory addressing) the rest of bits are not available as inputs or outputs.

Pin 29: PSEN If external ROM is used for storing program then it has a logic-0 value
every time the microcontroller reads a byte from memory.

Pin 30: ALE Prior to each reading from external memory, the microcontroller will set the
lower address byte (A0-A7) on P0 and immediately after that activates the output ALE.
Upon receiving signal from the ALE pin, the external register (74HCT373 or 74HCT375
circuit is usually embedded ) memorizes the state of P0 and uses it as an address for
memory chip. In the second part of the microcontroller’s machine cycle, a signal on this
pin stops being emitted and P0 is used now for data transmission (Data Bus). In this way,
by means of only one additional (and cheap) integrated circuit, data multiplexing from
the port is performed. This port at the same time used for data and address transmission.

Pin 31: EA By applying logic zero to this pin, P2 and P3 are used for data and address
transmission with no regard to whether there is internal memory or not. That means that
even there is a program written to the microcontroller, it will not be executed, the
program written to external ROM will be used instead. Otherwise, by applying logic one
to the EA pin, the microcontroller will use both memories, first internal and afterwards
external (if it exists), up to end of address space.

Pin 32-39: Port 0 Similar to port 2, if external memory is not used, these pins can be used
as universal inputs or outputs. Otherwise, P0 is configured as address output (A0-A7)
when the ALE pin is at high level (1) and as data output (Data Bus), when logic zero (0)
is applied to the ALE pin.

Pin 40: VCC Power supply +5V

I/O PORTS

2.4 8051 Microcontroller Memory Organisation

The microcontroller memory is divided into Program Memory and Data Memory.
Program Memory (ROM) is used for permanent saving program being executed, while
Data Memory (RAM) is used for temporarily storing and keeping intermediate results
and variables. Depending on the model in use ( still referring to the whole 8051
microcontroller family) at most a few Kb of ROM and 128 or 256 bytes of RAM can be
used.

All 8051 microcontrollers have 16-bit addressing bus and can address 64 kb memory. It is
neither a mistake nor a big ambition of engineers who were working on basic core
development. It is a matter of very clever memory organization which makes these
controllers a real “ programmers’ tidbit“ .

Program Memory

The oldest models of the 8051 microcontroller family did not have internal program
memory . It was added from outside as a separate chip. These models are recognizable by
their label beginning with 803 ( for ex. 8031 or 8032). All later models have a few Kbytes
ROM embedded, Even though it is enough for writing most of the programs, there are
situations when additional memory is necessary. A typical example of it is the use of so
called lookup tables. They are used in cases when something is too complicated or when
there is no time for solving equations describing some process. The example of it can be
totally exotic (an estimate of self-guided rockets’ meeting point) or totally common(
measuring of temperature using non-linear thermo element or asynchronous motor speed
control). In those cases all needed estimates and approximates are executed in advance
and the final results are put in the tables ( similar to logarithmic tables ).
How does the microcontroller handle external memory depends on the pin EA logic state:

EA=0 In this case, internal program memory is completely ignored, only a program
stored in external memory is to be executed.

EA=1 In this case, a program from builtin ROM is to be executed first ( to the last
location). Afterwards, the execution is continued by reading additional memory.

in both cases, P0 and P2 are not available to the user because they are used for data nd
address transmission. Besides, the pins ALE and PSEN are used too.
Data Memory

As already mentioned, Data Memory is used for temporarily storing and keeping data and
intermediate results created and used during microcontroller’s operating. Besides, this
microcontroller family includes many other registers such as: hardware counters and
timers, input/output ports, serial data buffers etc. The previous versions have the total
memory size of 256 locations, while for later models this number is incremented by
additional 128 available registers. In both cases, these first 256 memory locations
(addresses 0-FFh) are the base of the memory. Common to all types of the 8051
microcontrollers. Locations available to the user occupy memory space with addresses
from 0 to 7Fh. First 128 registers and this part of RAM is divided in several blocks.

The first block consists of 4 banks each including 8 registers designated as R0 to R7.
Prior to access them, a bank containing that register must be selected. Next memory
block ( in the range of 20h to 2Fh) is bit- addressable, which means that each bit being
there has its own address from 0 to 7Fh. Since there are 16 such registers, this block
contains in total of 128 bits with separate addresses (The 0th bit of the 20h byte has the
bit address 0 and the 7th bit of th 2Fh byte has the bit address 7Fh). The third group of
registers occupy addresses 2Fh-7Fh ( in total of 80 locations) and does not have any
special purpose or feature.

Additional Memory Block of Data Memory

In order to satisfy the programmers’ permanent hunger for Data Memory, producers have
embedded an additional memory block of 128 locations into the latest versions of the
8051 microcontrollers. Naturally, it’s not so simple…The problem is that electronics
performing addressing has 1 byte (8 bits) on disposal and due to that it can reach only the
first 256 locations. In order to keep already existing 8-bit architecture and compatibility
with other existing models a little trick has been used.

Using trick in this case means that additional memory block shares the same addresses
with existing locations intended for the SFRs (80h- FFh). In order to differentiate
between these two physically separated memory spaces, different ways of addressing are
used. A direct addressing is used for all locations in the SFRs, while the locations from
additional RAM are accessible using indirect addressing.
How to extend memory?

In case on-chip memory is not enough, it is possible to add two external memory chips
with capacity of 64Kb each. I/O ports P2 and P3 are used for their addressing and data
transmission.
From the users’ perspective, everything functions quite simple if properly connected
because the most operations are performed by the microcontroller itself. The 8051
microcontroller has two separate reading signals RD#(P3.7) and PSEN#. The first one is
activated byte from external data memory (RAM) should be read, while another one is
activated to read byte from external program memory (ROM). These both signals are
active at logical zero (0) level. A typical example of such memory extension using special
chips for RAM and ROM, is shown on the previous picture. It is called Hardward
architecture.

Even though the additional memory is rarely used with the latest versions of the
microcontrollers, it will be described here in short what happens when memory chips are
connected according to the previous schematic. It is important to know that the whole
process is performed automatically, i.e. with no intervention in the program.

• When the program during execution encounters the instruction which resides in
exter nal memory (ROM), the microcontroller will activate its control output ALE
and set the first 8 bits of address (A0-A7) on P0. In this way, IC circuit
74HCT573 which "lets in" the first 8 bits to memory address pins is activated.
• A signal on the pin ALE closes the IC circuit 74HCT573 and immediately
afterwards 8 higher bits of address (A8-A15) appear on the port. In this way, a
desired location in addtional program memory is completely addressed. The only
thing left over is to read its content.
• Pins on P0 are configured as inputs, the pin PSEN is activated and the microcon
troller reads content from memory chip. The same connections are used both for
data and lower address byte.

Similar occurs when it is a needed to read some location from external Data Memory.
Now, addressing is performed in the same way, while reading or writing is performed via
signals which appear on the control outputs RD or WR .
 SPECIAL FUNCTION REGISTERS

The 8051 operations that do not use the internal 128-byte Ram addresses from 00h to 7Fh
are done by a group of specific internal register, each called a special function
register (SFR).

SFRs are a kind of control table used for running and monitoring microcontroller’s
operating. Each of these registers, even each bit they include, has its name, address in the
scope of RAM and clearly defined purpose ( for example: timer control, interrupt, serial
connection etc.). Even though there are 128 free memory locations intended for their
storage, the basic core, shared by all types of 8051 controllers, has only 21 such registers.
Rest of locations are intensionally left free in order to enable the producers to further
improved models keeping at the same time compatibility with the previous versions. It
also enables the use of programs written a long time ago for the microcontrollers which
are out of production now.
.1 A Register (Accumulator)

This is a general-purpose register which serves for storing intermediate results during
operating. A number (an operand) should be added to the accumulator prior to execute an
instruction upon it. Once an arithmetical operation is preformed by the ALU, the result is
placed into the accumulator. If a data should be transferred from one register to another, it
must go through accumulator. For such universal purpose, this is the most commonly
used register that none microcontroller can be imagined without (more than a half 8051
microcontroller's instructions used use the accumulator in some way).

.2 B Register

B register is used during multiply and divide operations which can be performed only
upon numbers stored in the A and B registers. All other instructions in the program can
use this register as a spare accumulator (A).

NOTE
During programming, each of registers is called by name so that their exact address is not
so important for the user. During compiling into machine code (series of hexadecimal
numbers recognized as instructions by the microcontroller), PC will automatically,
instead of registers’ name, write necessary addresses into the microcontroller
.3 R Registers (R0-R7)

This is a common name for the total 8 generalpurpose registers (R0, R1, R2 ...R7). Even
they are not true SFRs, they deserve to be discussed here because of their purpose. The
bank is active when the R registers it includes are in use. Similar to the accumulator, they
are used for temporary storing variables and intermediate results. Which of the banks will
be active depends on two bits included in the PSW Register. These registers are stored in
four banks in the scope of RAM.

The following example best illustrates the useful purpose of these registers. Suppose that
mathematical operations on numbers previously stored in the R registers should be
performed: (R1+R2) - (R3+R4). Obviously, a register for temporary storing results of
addition is needed. Everything is quite simple and the program is as follows :

MOV A,R3; Means: move number from R3 into accumulator

ADD A,R4; Means: add number from R4 to accumulator (result
remains in accumulator)
MOV R5,A; Means: temporarily move the result from
accumulator into R5
MOV A,R1; Means: move number from R1 into accumulator
ADD A,R2; Means: add number from R2 to accumulator
SUBB A,R5; Means: subtract number from R5 ( there are R3+R4
)

.4 PSW Register (Program Status Word)

This is one of the most important SFRs. The Program Status Word (PSW) contains
several status bits that reflect the current state of the CPU. This register contains: Carry
bit, Auxiliary Carry, two register bank select bits, Overflow flag, parity bit, and user-
definable status flag. The ALU automatically changes some of register’s bits, which is
usually used in regulation of the program performing.

P - Parity bit. If a number in accumulator is even then this bit will be automatically set
(1), otherwise it will be cleared (0). It is mainly used during data transmission and
receiving via serial communication.

- Bit 1. This bit is intended for the future versions of the microcontrollers, so it is not
supposed to be here.

OV Overflow occurs when the result of arithmetical operation is greater than 255 (deci
mal), so that it can not be stored in one register. In that case, this bit will be set (1). If
there is no overflow, this bit will be cleared (0).

RS0, RS1 - Register bank select bits. These two bits are used to select one of the four
register banks in RAM. By writing zeroes and ones to these bits, a group of registers R0-
R7 is stored in one of four banks in RAM.
 RS1 RS2 Space in RAM
0 0 Bank0 00h-07h
0 1 Bank1 08h-0Fh
1 0 Bank2 10h-17h
1 1 Bank3 18h-1Fh

F0 - Flag 0. This is a general-purpose bit available to the user.

AC - Auxiliary Carry Flag is used for BCD operations only.

CY - Carry Flag is the (ninth) auxiliary bit used for all arithmetical operations and shift
instructions.

.5 DPTR Register (Data Pointer)

These registers are not true ones because they do not physically exist. They consist of two
separate registers: DPH (Data Pointer High) and (Data Pointer Low). Their 16 bits are
used for external memory addressing. They may be handled as a 16-bit register or as two
independet 8-bit registers.Besides, the DPTR Register is usually used for storing data and
intermediate results which have nothing to do with memory locations.
.6 SP Register (Stack Pointer)

A value of the Stack Pointer ensures that the Stack Pointer will point to valid RAM and
permits Stack availability. By starting each subprogram, the value in the Stack Pointer is
incremented by 1. In the same manner, by ending subprogram, this value is decremented
by 1. After any reset, the value 7 is written to the Stack Pointer, which means that the
space of RAM reserved for the Stack starts from this location. If another value is written
to this register then the entire Stack is moved to a new location in the memory.

P0, P1, P2, P3 - Input/Output Registers

In case that external memory and serial communication system are not in use then, 4
ports with in total of 32 input-output lines are available to the user for connection to
peripheral environment. Each bit inside these ports coresponds to the appropriate pin on
the microcontroller. This means that logic state written to these ports appears as a voltage
on the pin ( 0 or 5 V). Naturally, while reading, the opposite occurs – voltage on some
input pins is reflected in the appropriate port bit.

The state of a port bit, besides being reflected in the pin, determines at the same time
whether it will be configured as input or output. If a bit is cleared (0), the pin will be
configured as output. In the same manner, if a bit is set to 1 the pin will be configured as
input. After reset, as well as when turning the microcontroller on , all bits on these ports
are set to one (1). This means that the appropriate pins will be configured as inputs.
2 Counters and Timers

The main oscillator of the microcontroller uses quartz crystal for its operating. As the
frequency of this oscillator is precisely defined and very stable, these pulses are the most
suitable for time measuring (such oscillators are used in quartz clocks as well). In order to
measure time between two events it is only needed to count up pulses from this oscillator.
That is exactly what the timer is doing. Namely, if the timer is properly programmed, the
value written to the timer register will be incremented or decremented after each coming
pulse, i.e. once per each machine cycle cycle. Taking into account that one instruction
lasts 12 quartz oscillator periods (one machine cycle), by embedding quartz with
oscillator frequency of 12MHz, a number in the timer register will be changed million
times per second, i.e. each microsecond.

The 8051 microcontrollers have 2 timer counters called T0 and T1. As their names tell,
their main purpose is to measure time and count external events. Besides, they can be
used for generating clock pulses used in serial communication, i.e. Baud Rate.

.1 Timer T0

As it is shown in the picture below, this timer consists of two registers – TH0 and TL0.
The numbers these registers include represent a lower and a higher byte of one 16-digit
binary number.

This means that if the content of the timer 0 is equal to 0 (T0=0) then both registers it
includes will include 0. If the same timer contains for example number 1000 (decimal)
then the register TH0 (higher byte) will contain number 3, while TL0 (lower byte) will
contain decimal number 232.

Formula used to calculate values in registers is very simple:

TH0 × 256 + TL0 = T
Matching the previous example it would be as follows :
3 × 256 + 232 = 1000

Since the timers are virtually 16-bit registers, the greatest value that could be written to
them is 65 535. In case of exceeding this value, the timer will be automatically reset and
afterwords that counting starts from 0. It is called overflow. Two registers TMOD and
TCON are closely connected to this timer and control how it operates.

.1.1 TMOD Register (Timer Mode)

This register selects mode of the timers T0 and T1. As illustrated in the following picture,
the lower 4 bits (bit0 - bit3) refer to the timer 0, while the higher 4 bits (bit4 - bit7) refer
to the timer 1. There are in total of 4 modes and each of them is described here in this
book.

Bits of this register have the following purpose:

• GATE1 starts and stops Timer 1 by means of a signal provided to the pin INT1
(P3.3):
o 1 - Timer 1 operates only if the bit INT1 is set
o 0 - Timer 1 operates regardless of the state of the bit INT 1
• C/T1 selects which pulses are to be counted up by the timer/counter 1:
o 1 - Timer counts pulses provided to the pin T1 (P3.5)
o 0 - Timer counts pulses from internal oscillator
• T1M1,T1M0 These two bits selects the Timer 1 operating mode.

T1M1 T1M0 Mode Description

0 0 0 13-bit timer
0 1 1 16-bit timer
1 0 2 8-bit auto-reload
1 1 3 Split mode
• GATE0 starts and stops Timer 1, using a signal provided to the pin INT0 (P3.2):
o 1 - Timer 0 operates only if the bit INT0 is set
o 0 - Timer 0 operates regardless of the state of the bit INT0
• C/T0 selects which pulses are to be counted up by the timer/counter 0:
o 1 - Timer counts pulses provided to the pin T0(P3.4)
o 0 - Timer counts pulses from internal oscillator
• T0M1,T0M0 These two bits select the Timer 0 operating mode.
 T0M1 T0M0 Mode Description
0 0 0 13-bit timer
0 1 1 16-bit timer
1 0 2 8-bit auto-reload
1 1 3 Split mode

.1.1.1 Timer 0 in mode 0 (13-bit timer)

This is one of the rarities being kept only for compatibility with the previuos versions of
the microcontrollers. When using this mode, the higher byte TH0 and only the first 5 bits
of the lower byte TL0 are in use. Being configured in this way, the Timer 0 uses only 13
of all 16 bits. How does it operate? With each new pulse coming, the state of the lower
register (that one with 5 bits) is changed. After 32 pulses received it becomes full and
automatically is reset, while the higher byte TH0 is incremented by 1. This action will be
repeated until registers count up 8192 pulses. After that, both registers are reset and
counting starts from 0.
.1.1.2 Timer 0 in mode 1 (16-bit timer)

All bits from the registers TH0 and TL0 are used in this mode. That is why for this mode
is being more commonly used. Counting is performed in the same way as in mode 0, with
difference that the timer counts up to 65 536, i.e. as far as the use of 16 bits allows.

.1.1.3 Timer 0 in mode 2 (Auto-Reload Timer)

What does auto-reload mean? Simply, it means that such timer uses only one 8-bit
register for counting, but it never counts from 0 but from an arbitrary chosen value (0-
255) saved in another register.

The advantages of this way of counting are described in the following example: suppose
that for any reason it is continuously needed to count up 55 pulses at a time from the
clock generator.

When using mode 1 or mode 0, It is needed to write number 200 to the timer registers
and check constantly afterwards whether overflow occured, i.e. whether the value 255 is
reached by counting . When it has occurred, it is needed to rewrite number 200 and repeat
the whole procedure. The microcontroller performs the same procedure in mode 2
automatically. Namely, in this mode it is only register TL0 operating as a timer ( normally
8-bit), while the value from which counting should start is saved in the TH0 register.
Referring to the previous example, in order to register each 55th pulse, it is needed to
write the number 200 to the register and configure the timer to operate in mode 2.

.1.1.4 Timer 0 in Mode 3 (Split Timer)

By configuring Timer 0 to operate in Mode 3, the 16-bit counter consisting of two

registers TH0 and TL0 is split into two independent 8-bit timers. In addition, all control
bits which belonged to the initial Timer 1 (consisting of the registers TH1 and TL1), now
control newly created Timer 1. This means that even though the initial Timer 1 still can
be configured to operate in any mode ( mode 1, 2 or 3 ), it is no longer able to stop,
simply because there is no bit to do that. Therefore, in this mode, it will uninterruptedly
“operate in the background “.
The only application of this mode is in case two independent 'quick' timers are used and
the initial Timer 1 whose operating is out of control is used as baud rate generator.

.1.2 TCON - Timer Control Register

This is also one of the registers whose bits directly control timer operating.
Only 4 of all 8 bits this register has are used for timer control, while others are used for
interrupt control which will be discussed later.

• TF1 This bit is automatically set with the Timer 1 overflow

• TR1 This bit turns the Timer 1 on
o 1 - Timer 1 is turned on
o 0 - Timer 1 is turned off
• TF0 This bit is automatically set with the Timer 0 overflow.
 • TR0 This bit turns the timer 0 on
o 1 - Timer 0 is turned on
o 0 - Timer 0 is turned off

How to start Timer 0 ?

Normally, first this timer and afterwards its mode should be selected. Bits which control
that are resided in the register TMOD:

This means that timer 0 operates in mode 1 and counts pulses from internal source whose
frequency is equal to 1/12 the quartz frequency.
In order to enable the timer, turn it on:

Immediately upon the bit TR0 is set, the timer starts operating. Assuming that a quartz
crystal with frequency of 12MHz is embedded, a number it contains will be incremented
every microsecond. By counting up to 65.536 microseconds, the both registers that timer
consists of will be set. The microcontroller automatically reset them and the timer keeps
on repeating counting from the beginning as far as the bit’s value is logic one (1).
.2Timer 1

Referring to its characteristics, this timer is “ a twin brother “ to the Timer 0. This means
that they have the same purpose, their operating is controlled by the same registers
TMOD and TCON and both of them can operate in one of 4 different modes.

2.7 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter)

One of the features that makes this microcontroller so powerful is an integrated UART,
better known as a serial port. It is a duplex port, which means that it can transmit and
receive data simultaneously. Without it, serial data sending and receiving would be
endlessly complicated part of the program where the pin state continuously is being
changed and checked according to strictly determined rhythm. Naturally, it does not
happen here because the UART resolves it in a very elegant manner. All the programmer
needs to do is to simply select serial port mode and baud rate. When the programmer is
such configured, serial data sending is done by writing to the register SBUF while data
receiving is done by reading the same register. The microcontroller takes care of all issues
necessary for not making any error during data exchange.

Serial port should be configured prior to being used. That determines how many bits one
serial “word” contains, what the baud rate is and what the pulse source for
synchronization is. All bits controlling this are stored in the SFR Register SCON (Serial
Control).

.1 SCON Register (Serial Port Control Register)

• SM0 - bit selects mode

• SM1 - bit selects mode
• SM2 - bit is used in case that several microcontrollers share the same interface. In
normal circumstances this bit must be cleared in order to enable connection to
function normally.
• REN - bit enables data receiving via serial communication and must be set in
order to enable it.
• TB8 - Since all registers in microcontroller are 8-bit registers, this bit solves the
problem of sending the 9th bit in modes 2 and 3. Simply, bits content is sent as the
9th bit.
• RB8 - bit has the same purpose as the bit TB8 but this time on the receiver side.
This means that on receiving data in 9-bit format , the value of the last ( ninth)
appears on its location.
 • TI - bit is automatically set at the moment the last bit of one byte is sent when the
USART operates as a transmitter. In that way processor “knows” that the line is
available for sending a new byte. Bit must be clear from within the program!
• RI - bit is automatically set once one byte has been received. Everything
functions in the similar way as in the previous case but on the receive side. This is
line a “doorbell” which announces that a byte has been received via serial
communication. It should be read quickly prior to a new data takes its place. This
bit must also be also cleared from within the program!

As seen, serial port mode is selected by combining the bits SM0 and SM2 :

SM0 SM1 Mode Description Baud Rate

1/12 the quartz
0 0 0 8-bit Shift Register
frequency
Determined by the
0 1 1 8-bit UART
timer 1
1/32 the quartz
1 0 2 9-bit UART frequency (1/64 the
quartz frequency)
Determined by the
1 1 3 9-bit UART
timer 1

MODE 0
In mode 0, the data are transferred through the RXD pin, while clock pulses appear on the
TXD pin. The bout rate is fixed at 1/12 the quartz oscillator frequency. On transmit, the
least significant bit (LSB bit) is being sent/received first. (received).

TRANSMIT - Data transmission in form of pulse train automatically starts on the pin
RXD at the moment the data has been written to the SBUF register.In fact, this process
starts after any instruction being performed on this register. Upon all 8 bits have been
sent, the bit TI in the SCON register is automatically set.

RECEIVE - Starts data receiving through the pin RXD once two necessary conditions
are met: bit REN=1 and RI=0 (both bits reside in the SCON register). Upon 8 bits have
been received, the bit RI (register SCON) is automatically set, which indicates that one
byte is received.

Since, there are no START and STOP bits or any other bit except data from the SBUF
register, this mode is mainly used on shorter distance where the noise level is minimal
and where operating rate is important. A typical example for this is I/O port extension by
adding cheap IC circuit ( shift registers 74HC595, 74HC597 and similar).
Mode 1

In Mode1 10 bits are transmitted through TXD or received through RXD in the following
manner: a START bit (always 0), 8 data bits (LSB first) and a STOP bit (always 1) last.
The START bit is not registered in this pulse train. Its purpose is to start data receiving
mechanism. On receive the STOP bit is automatically written to the RB8 bit in the SCON
register.

TRANSMIT - A sequence for data transmission via serial communication is

automatically started upon the data has been written to the SBUF register. End of 1 byte
transmission is indicated by setting the TI bit in the SCON register.

RECEIVE - Receiving starts as soon as the START bit (logic zero (0)) appears on the pin
RXD. The condition is that bit REN=1and bit RI=0. Both of them are stored in the SCON
register. The RI bit is automatically set upon receiving has been completed.

The Baud rate in this mode is determined by the timer 1 overflow time.
Mode 2

In mode 2, 11 bits are sent through TXD or received through RXD: a START bit (always
0), 8 data bits (LSB first), additional 9th data bit and a STOP bit (always 1) last. On
transmit, the 9th data bit is actually the TB8 bit from the SCON register. This bit
commonly has the purpose of parity bit. Upon transmission, the 9th data bit is copied to
the RB8 bit in the same register ( SCON).The baud rate is either 1/32 or 1/64 the quartz
oscillator frequency.

TRANSMIT - A sequence for data transmission via serial communication is

automatically started upon the data has been written to the SBUF register. End of 1 byte
transmission is indicated by setting the TI bit in the SCON register.

RECEIVE - Receiving starts as soon as the START bit (logic zero (0)) appears on the pin
RXD. The condition is that bit REN=1and bit RI=0. Both of them are stored in the SCON
register. The RI bit is automatically set upon receiving has been completed.
Mode 3

Mode 3 is the same as Mode 2 except the baud rate. In Mode 3 is variable and can be
selected.

The parity bit is the bit P in the PSW register. The simplest way to check correctness of
the received byte is to add this parity bit to the transmit side as additional bit. Simply,
immediately before transmit, the message is stored in the accumulator and the bit P goes
into the TB8 bit in order to be “a part of the message”. On the receive side is the opposite
: received byte is stored in the accumulator and the bit P is compared with the bit RB8
( additional bit in the message). If they are the same- everything is OK!

Baud Rate

Baud Rate is defined as a number of send/received bits per second. In case the UART is
used, baud rate depends on: selected mode, oscillator frequency and in some cases on the
state of the bit SMOD stored in the SCON register. All necessary formulas are specified
in the table :

Baud Rate BitSMOD

Mode 0 Fosc. / 12
1 Fosc.
Mode 1 16 12 (256- BitSMOD
TH1)
Fosc. / 32 1
Mode 2
Fosc. / 64 0
1 Fosc.
Mode 3 16 12 (256-
TH1)
Multiprocessor Communication
As described in the previous text, modes 2 and 3 enable the additional 9th data bit to be
part of message. It can be used for checking data via parity bit. Another useful application
of this bit is in communication between two microcontrollers, i.e. multiprocessor
communication. This feature is enabled by setting the SM2 bit in the SCON register. The
consequence is the following: when the STOP bit is ready, indicating end of message, the
serial port interrupt will be requested only in case the bit RB8 = 1 (the 9th bit).

The whole procedure will be performed as follows:

Suppose that there are several connected microcontrollers having to exchange data. That
means that each of them must have its address. The point is that each address sent via
serial communication has the 9th bit set (1), while data has it cleared (0). If the
microcontroller A should send data to the microcontroller C then it at will place first send
address of C and the 9th bit set to 1. That will generate interrupt and all microcontrollers
will check whether they are called.

Of course, only one of them will recognize this address and immediately clear the bit
SM2 in the SCON register. All following data will be normally received by that
microcontroller and ignored by other microcontrollers.
2.8 8051 Microcontroller Interrupts

There are five interrupt sources for the 8051, which means that they can recognize 5
different event that can interrupt regular program execution. Each interrupt can be
enabled or disabled by setting bits in the IE register. Also, as seen from the picture below
the whole interrupt system can be disabled by clearing bit EA from the same register.

Now, one detail should be explained which is not completely obvious but refers to
external interrupts- INT0 and INT1. Namely, if the bits IT0 and IT1 stored in the TCON
register are set, program interrupt will occur on changing logic state from 1 to 0, (only at
the moment). If these bits are cleared, the same signal will generate interrupt request and
it will be continuously executed as far as the pins are held low.

IE Register (Interrupt Enable)

 • EA - bit enables or disables all other interrupt sources (globally)
o 0 - (when cleared) any interrupt request is ignored (even if it is enabled)
o 1 - (when set to 1) enables all interrupts requests which are individually
enabled
• ES - bit enables or disables serial communication interrupt (UART)
o 0 - UART System can not generate interrupt
o 1 - UART System enables interrupt
• ET1 - bit enables or disables Timer 1 interrupt
o 0 - Timer 1 can not generate interrupt
o 1 - Timer 1 enables interrupt
• EX1 - bit enables or disables INT 0 pin external interrupt
o 0 - change of the pin INT0 logic state can not generate interrupt
o 1 - enables external interrupt at the moment of changing the pin INT0 state
• ET0 - bit enables or disables timer 0 interrupt
o 0 - Timer 0 can not generate interrupt
o 1 - enables timer 0 interrupt
• EX0 - bit enables or disables INT1 pin external interrupt
o 0 - change of the INT1 pin logic state can not cause interrupt
o 1 - enables external interrupt at the moment of changing the pin INT1 state

Interrupt Priorities

It is not possible to predict when an interrupt will be required. For that reason, if several
interrupts are enabled. It can easily occur that while one of them is in progress, another
one is requested. In such situation, there is a priority list making the microcontroller
know whether to continue operating or meet a new interrupt request. The priority list
cosists of 3 levels:

1. Reset! The apsolute master of the situation. If an request for Reset omits,
everything is stopped and the microcontroller starts operating from the beginning.
2. Interrupt priority 1 can be stopped by Reset only.
 3. Interrupt priority 0 can be stopped by both Reset and interrupt priority 1.

Which one of these existing interrupt sources have higher and which one has lower
priority is defined in the IP Register ( Interrupt Priority Register). It is usually done at the
beginning of the program. According to that, there are several possibilities:

• Once an interrupt service begins. It cannot be interrupted by another inter rupt at

the same or lower priority level, but only by a higher priority interrupt.
• If two interrupt requests, at different priority levels, arrive at the same time then
the higher priority interrupt is serviced first.
• If the both interrupt requests, at the same priority level, occur one after another ,
the one who came later has to wait until routine being in progress ends.
• If two interrupts of equal priority requests arrive at the same time then the
interrupt to be serviced is selected according to the following priority list :

1. External interrupt INT0

2. Timer 0 interrupt
3. External Interrupt INT1
4. Timer 1 interrupt
5. Serial Communication Interrupt

IP Register (Interrupt Priority)

The IP register bits specify the priority level of each interrupt (high or low priority).

• PS - Serial Port Interrupt priority bit

o Priority 0
o Priority 1
 • PT1 - Timer 1 interrupt priority
o Priority 0
o Priority 1
• PX1 - External Interrupt INT1 priority
o Priority 0
o Priority 1
• PT0 - Timer 0 Interrupt Priority
o Priority 0
o Priority 1
• PX0 - External Interrupt INT0 Priority
o Priority 0
o Priority 1

Handling Interrupt

Once some of interrupt requests arrives, everything occurs according to the following
order:

1. Instruction in progress is ended

2. The address of the next instruction to execute is pushed on the stack
3. Depending on which interrupt is requested, one of 5 vectors (addresses) is written
to the program counter in accordance to the following table:

Interrupt Source Vector (address)

IE0 3h
TF0 Bh
TF1 1B h
RI, TI 23 h
All addresses are in hexadecimal format
4. The appropriate subroutines processing interrupts should be located at these
addresses. Instead of them, there are usually jump instructions indicating the
location where the subroutines reside.
 5. When interrupt routine is executed, the address of the next instruction to execute
is poped from the stack to the program counter and interrupted program continues
operating from where it left off.

From the moment an interrupt is enabled, the microcontroller is on alert all the time.
When interrupt request arrives, the program execution is interrupted, electronics
recognizes the cause and the program “jumps” to the appropriate address (see the table
above ). Usually, there is a jump instruction already prepared subroutine prepared in
advance. The subroutine is executed which exactly the aim- to do something when
something else has happened. After that, the program continues operating from where it
left off…

Reset

Reset occurs when the RS pin is supplied with a positive pulse in duration of at least 2
machine cycles ( 24 clock cycles of crystal oscillator). After that, the microcontroller
generates internal reset signal during which all SFRs, excluding SBUF registers, Stack
Pointer and ports are reset ( the state of the first two ports is indefinite while FF value is
being written to the ports configuring all pins as inputs). Depending on device purpose
and environment it is in, on power-on reset it is usually push button or circuit or both
connected to the RS pin. One of the most simple circuit providing secure reset at the
moment of turning power on is shown on the picture.
Everything functions rather simply: upon the power is on, electrical condenser is being
charged for several milliseconds through resistor connected to the ground and during this
process the pin voltage supply is on. When the condenser is charged, power supply
voltage is stable and the pin keeps being connected to the ground providing normal
operating in that way. If later on, during the operation, manual reset button is pushed, the
condenser is being temporarily discharged and the microcontroller is being reset. Upon
the button release, the whole process is repeated…

Through the program- step by step...

The microcontrollers normally operate at very high speed. The use of 12 Mhz quartz
crystal enables 1.000.000 instructions per second to be executed! In principle, there is no
need for higher operating rate. In case it is needed, it is easy to built-in crystal for high
frequency. The problem comes up when it is necessary to slow down. For example, when
during testing in real operating environment, several instructions should be executed step
by step in order to check for logic state of I/O pins.
Interrupt system applied on the 8051 microcontrollers practically stops operating and
enables instructions to be executed one at a time by pushing button. Two interrupt
features enable that:

• Interrupt request is ignored if an interrupt of the same priority level is being in

progress.
•

• Upon interrupt routine has been executed, a new interrupt is not executed until at
least one instruction from the main program is executed.
•

In order to apply this in practice, the following steps should be done:

1. External interrupt sensitive to the signal level should be enabled (for example
INT0).
2. Three following instructions should be entered into the program (start from
address 03hex.):

What is going on? Once the pin P3.2 is set to “0” (for example, by pushing button), the
microcontroller will interrupt program execution jump to the address 03hex, will be
executed a mini-interrupt routine consisting of 3 instructions is located at that address.

The first instruction is being executed until the push button is pressed ( logic one (1) on
the pin P3.2). The second instruction is being executed until the push button is released.
Immediately after that, the instruction RETI is executed and processor continues
executing the main program. After each executed instruction, the interrupt INT0 is
generated and the whole procedure is repeated ( push button is still pressed). Button Press
= One Instruction.

2.9 8051 Microcontroller Power Consumption Control

Conditionally said microcontroller is the most part of its “lifetime” is inactive for some
external signal in order to takes its role in a show. It can make a great problem in case
batteries are used for power supply. In extremely cases, the only solution is to put the
whole electronics to sleep in order to reduce consumption to the minimum. A typical
example of this is remote TV controller: it can be out of use for months but when used
again it takes less than a second to send a command to TV receiver. While normally
operating, the AT89S53 uses current of approximately 25mA, which shows that it is not
too sparing microcontroller. Anyway, it doesn’t have to be always like this, it can easily
switch the operation mode in order to reduce its total consumption to approximately
40uA. Actually, there are two power-saving modes of operation: Idle and Power Down.
Idle mode

Immediately upon instruction which sets the bit IDL in the PCON register, the
microcontroller turns off the greatest power consumer- CPU unit while peripheral units
serial port, timers and interrupt system continue operating normally consuming 6.5mA. In
Idle mode, the state of all registers and I/O ports is remains unchanged.

In order to terminate the Idle mode and make the microcontroller operate normally, it is
necessary to enable and execute any interrupt or reset.Then, the IDL bit is automatically
cleared and the program continues executing from instruction following that instruction
which has set the IDL bit. It is recommended that three first following one which set NOP
instructions. They do not perform any operation but keep the microcontroller from
undesired changes on the I/O ports.

Power Down mode

When the bit PD in the register PCON is set from within the program, the microcontroller
is set to Powerdown mode. It and turns off its internal oscillator reducing drastically
consumption in that way. In power- down mode the microcontroller can operate using
only 2V power supply while the total power consumption is less than 40uA. The only
way to get the microcontroller back to normal mode is reset.

During Power Down mode, the state of all SFR registers and I/O ports remains
unchanged, and after the microcontroller is put get into the normal mode, the content of
the SFR register is lost, but the content of internal RAM is saved. Reset signal must be
long enough approximately 10mS in order to stabilize quartz oscillator operating.

PCON register
The purpose of the Register PCON bits :

 SMOD By setting this bit baud rate is doubled.

 GF1 General-purpose bit (available for use).
 GF1 General-purpose bit (available for use).
 GF0 General-purpose bit (available for use).
 PD By setting this bit the microcontroller is set into Power Down mode.
 IDL By setting this bit the microcontroller is set into Idle mode.

ADDRESSING MODES

The various addressing mode are immediate, register, direct and

indirect.
Data is stored at a source address and moved (copied) to a
destination address. The ways by which these addresses are
specified are called the addressing modes. The 8051
mnemonics are written with the (data) destination address
named first, followed by the source address.

1. Immediate Addressing Mode

Instruction using # Next bytes are source of

data data only
2. Register Addressing Mode

Instruction using R0 to R7

Register R0 to R7 in current Source or

bank destination of data

3. Direct Addressing Mode

Instruction using a RAM address

Address in Source or destination

RAM data

4. Indirect Addressing Mode

Instruction using @ R0 or @R1

Register R0 or R1 in Address of
current bank data
Address in RAM Source or destination data