Embedded Programming Textbook PDF

To
My husband who made me believe that I could write this book!

Chew Moi Tin
My students who never cease to teach me.
My teachers who embedded knowledge in my mind.
My parents, Eva and Niranjan, who taught me the values of life.
Mamta, Anushree and Amiya for being so fault tolerant.
Gourab Sen Gupta
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
ix
Bibliography
Chapter 1
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
Introduction
Overview of 8051 Micro-controller
On-Chip Memory Organization
Special Function Registers
Multiplexing Data and Address Bus
Tutorial Questions
Chapter 2
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
22
22
24
26
29
31
32
32
33
38
Instruction Set .. 39
Introduction
Addressing Modes
Instruction Types
Tutorial Questions
Chapter 4
2
2
5
11
17
19
Intro to Silicon Labs C8051F020 .... 21
Introduction
CIP-51
C8051F020 System Overview
Memory Organization
I/O Ports and Crossbar
12-Bit Analog to Digital Converter
Digital to Analog Converters and Comparators
Voltage Reference
Tutorial Questions
Chapter 3
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
8051 Architecture Overview .1
40
40
43
69
ASM Directives ..... 71
Introduction
Address Control
Symbol Definition
Memory Initialization/Reservation
Segment Control
Example Program Template
Tutorial Questions
72
72
74
75
78
80
81
Chapter 5
5.0
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
Introduction
Oscillator Programming Registers
Watchdog Timer
Digital Crossbar
GPIO
Crossbar and GPIO SFRs
Ports 4 through 7
Tutorial Questions
Chapter 6
6.0
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
8.0
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
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110
110
111
115
122
123
127
127
129
130
Expansion Board for C8051F020 Target

Board . 131
Introduction
Starting a Project
Blinking Using Software Delays
Blinking Using a Timer
Programming the LCD
Reading Analog Signals
Expansion Board Pictures
Circuit Diagram of the Expansion Board
Expansion Board Physical Component Layout
Chapter 8
85
86
88
90
93
96
103
106
C8051F020 C Programming .109
Introduction
Register Definitions, Initialization and Startup Code
Programming Memory Models
C Language Control Structures
Functions
Interrupt Functions
Re-entrant Functions
Pointers
Summary of Data Types
Tutorial Questions
Chapter 7
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
System Clock, Crossbar and GPIO .... 83
132
134
135
138
142
151
153
154
155
Timer Operation and Programming .. 157
Introduction
Functional Description
Timer Programming
Timer SFRs
Timers 0 and 1 Operating Modes
Timers 2, 3 & 4 Operating Modes
CKCON Register
Timers 0 and 1 SFRs
158
159
160
161
161
164
170
171
8.8
8.9
8.10
8.11
8.12
Timer 2 SFRs
Timer 3 SFRs
Timer 4 SFRs
Timer 2 - C Programming Example
Tutorial Questions
Chapter 9
9.0
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7
9.8
9.9
9.10
9.11
9.12
9.13
173
175
176
178
181
ADC and DAC . 183
Introduction
12-Bit ADC (ADC0)
Data Word Conversion Map (12-bit)
Programming ADC0
ADC0 SFRs
8-Bit ADC (ADC1)
Programming ADC1
ADC1 SFRs
12-Bit DACs (DAC0 and DAC1)
Programming the DACs
DAC0 SFRs
DAC1 SFRs
Tutorial Questions
185
186
188
189
195
199
201
201
206
208
210
212
213
214
Chapter 10 Serial Communication .. 215

10.0
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
Introduction
UART0 and UART1
Programming the UARTs
Operation Modes
Interrupt Flags
UARTx SFRs
Blinking LED at Different Frequencies
C Programming Example
10.7 Tutorial Questions
216
217
219
220
225
227
229
233
Chapter 11 Interrupts . 235

11.0
11.1
11.2
11.3.
11.4
11.5
11.6
11.7
Introduction
Interrupt Organization
Interrupt Process
Interrupt Vectors
External Interrupts
Interrupt Latency
Interrupt SFRs
Tutorial Questions
236
236
239
239
240
241
241
249
Index ..... 251

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iv
Preface
The 8051 Family is one of the fasted growing microcontroller
architectures in the world of electronics today. Intel Corporation
introduced 8051 more than two decades ago; it is as popular today as it
was then. Several chip vendors have extended 8051 to incorporate
advanced features, numerous additional peripherals and extra memory,
and have implemented mixed-signal capabilities. There are over 400
device variants of 8051 from various silicon vendors like Silicon
Laboratories, Philips, Amtel, Dallas and Infineon to name a few. 8051
and its variants are immensely popular in the academic world too, just as
they are in the arena of industrial applications. Embedded microcontrollers have found their way into many everyday appliances like the
microwave oven, dish-washer and the fax machine. It is found even in
toys! Of course microprocessors and microcontrollers have been the
workhorses of embedded industrial applications for many years. It is for
these reasons that teaching of microcontrollers is integral to any degree
or diploma course in Electronics, Electrical, Mechatronics and
Information Science.
A fully integrated control system, with mixed signal

capabilities, is the emerging trend in the technological
industry. There is currently a demand for sophisticated
control systems with high-speed, precision digital and
analog performance. Microcontrollers with mixedsignal capabilities are immensely popular in the industry. And it is for
these compelling reasons they are taught at many universities and
polytechnics delivering engineering courses. While there is a plethora of
such devices from many vendors, there is a dearth of text books dealing
with them. Every manufacturer supports its microcontroller device with
data sheets and user guides. These are so voluminous that new
learners, and often experienced blokes, just get blown off. One has to
sift through piles of information sheets to dig out relevant data or
methods even to get off the ground. Navigating through the information
is nerve wrecking and often an exercise in futility.
Why we
wrote this
book?
Whereas, it is precisely at this stage of learning that a leaner needs to be

hand-held and guided. This is where this book comes in. It is pitched for
the novice; someone just starting to learn microcontrollers. Only the
relevant information is presented in a concise manner which is simple to
read and comprehend. All the clutter has been cut out to make learning
easy and interesting. At the same time all the knowledge that is required
to accomplish a project is covered in fair details.
The book examines the features of an advanced

mixed-signal micro-controller. It is targeted mainly at
university and polytechnic students of electronics,
electrical and computer science subjects who are
involved in learning micro-controllers either at an
introductory or advanced level. For projects using
micro-controllers to design and build a system, this book will serve as a
handy reference and source of information. However, practising
engineers, hobbyists, science teachers and high school students, all
alike, will find this book useful too.
Who
should
read this
book?
C8051F020, manufactured by Silicon Laboratories, is

a big brother of the ever popular 8051. Many features
and capabilities have been added to the basic 8051 to
create a very powerful micro-controller suitable for
high-end, high-speed industrial applications as well as
for use in every day electronic products. In this book
we detail the architecture and programming aspects of the microcontroller. While readers conversant with the basic 8051 programming
will certainly find it easier to read and grasp the contents, no
assumptions are made about the prior knowledge of embedded
programming.
What is
in this
book?
Assembly level programming has had its days, though they are by no
means over yet. It is still the preferred language choice for writing
applications where program execution speed is critical and of paramount
importance such as in real-time systems. However, with the advent of
robust high level programming language compilers, there is a definite
shift towards writing programs in high-level languages such as C. In this
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book we do provide some examples in assembly code but the majority

are in C. So that a reader, with no prior knowledge of C programming, is
not disadvantaged, there is a complete chapter on C programming
(Chapter 6). While beginners must definitely spend time reading this
chapter, even experienced C programmers will find it worthwhile to
browse through it as there are many peculiarities and special features of
the KeilTM C compiler which are different from the ANSI C and are related
to the hardware architecture of the C8051F020 micro-controller.
Chapter 1 gives a brief overview of the basic 8051 architecture. Readers
intending to learn more about 8051 are advised to first read another text
book; a few are listed in the Bibliography.
The Silicon Labs C8051F020 micro-controller architecture is introduced
in Chapter 2. The memory organisation and the various on-chip
peripheral devices are briefly explained to give the reader a first taste of
the features of the micro-controller.
Chapter 3 details the addressing modes and the complete instruction set
of 8051. The assembler directives are summarised in Chapter 4.
Readers not intending to program in assembly language can safely skip
reading these two chapters.
The digital crossbar of the C8051F020 micro-controller is at the heart of
the programming architecture and one must master this early to exploit
the flexibility offered by the micro-controller in configuring peripherals
and external interfaces. Chapter 5 details not only the crossbar; it also
introduces other important features like the watchdog timer and
programming the oscillator.
Chapter 6 is all about learning to write programs in C. All the programs
that are listed in the text book have been written and tested using KeilTM
C compiler. While this compiler supports most of the ANSI C features, it
is in many respects closer to the hardware. A must read for every
reader.
In Chapter 7 we present the design of an expansion board which is used
in conjunction with the Silicon Labs Micro-Controller Development Board
C8051F020-TB. The development board has rudimentary peripherals
built on it it has the micro-controller chip, oscillator, power supply, RS232 Serial communication connector and just one push-button switch
and an LED. The expansion board provides additional inputs for
ADC/DAC, a LCD display, additional LEDS and several toggle and pushbutton switches. The expansion board will be very handy for learners to
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carry out experiments while learning the basics of embedded

programming. The complete design of the expansion board is provided
so that it can be built by anybody with some skills in PCB soldering. At
some stage, it is envisaged that the expansion board will be available
from Silicon Laboratories as a standard product.
C8051F020 has a very rich set of timers which are very handy for
advanced applications. They are also used in conjunction with ADC/DAC
and for serial communication. Timer operations and programming are
detailed in Chapter 8.
Chapter 9 introduces the on-chip ADCs and DACs and how to program
them. There are two multi-channel ADCs offering 12-bit and 8-bit
conversion resolution, and two 12-bit DACs.
Chapter 10 deals with the programming aspects of the Serial
Communication using UARTs. Different communication modes and
programming the Baud rate generator are covered in detail.
Interrupts have been immensely enhanced and extended in C8051F020
and are much more elaborate than the basic 8051 interrupts. These are
covered in Chapter 11.
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Acknowledgements
Several wonderful people have contributed to the successful completion
of this book and the authors wish to extend their sincere thanks to them
for their fabulous work.
Dr Chris Messom, Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences,
Massey University, wrote Chapter 6, C8051F020 C Programming.
Ken Mercer, Institute of Information Sciences and Technology, Massey
University, wrote Chapter 7, Expansion Board for C8051F020 Target
Board. Ken also designed and built the expansion board and for this he
was ably supported by our student, Jonathan Seal. Together they have
done a wonderful job.
James Cheong, graduate of IIST, Massey University, contributed by way
of initial script typing and building the data tables.
Dr Subhas Mukhopadhyay, Institute of Information Sciences and
Technology, Massey University, made several valuable suggestions to
improve the book overall.
Dr Douglas R. Holberg, Director of Engineering, Silicon Laboratories,
for his immense enthusiasm and support for the project.
Last, but not the least, the authors gratefully acknowledge the efforts put
in by Prof. Serge Demidenko, Monash University, for pouring over the
manuscript and painstakingly editing it. His suggestions and inputs have
been invaluable.
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Bibliography
I. Scott MacKenzie, The 8051 Microcontroller, Upper Saddler River,
N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1999
Sencer Yeralan, Helen Emery, The 8051 cookbook for Assembly and
C : with experiments in mechatronics and robotics, Gainesville, Fla.:
Rigel Press, 2000
David
Calcutt,
Fred
Cowan,
Hassan
Parchizadeh,
8051
microcontrollers : an applications-based introduction, Boston, Mass.
: Newnes, 2003
Cx51 Compiler, Optimizing C Compiler and Library Reference for
Classic and Extended 8051 Microcontrollers Users Guide, Keil
Software, 11.2000
Macro Assembler and Utilities for 8051 and Variants, Macro
Assembler, Linker/Locator, Library Manager, Object Hex-Converter
for 8051, extended 8051 and 251 Microcontrollers Users Guide, Keil
Software , 07.2000
C8051F020 Data Sheets (C8051F020/1/2/3-DS14 Preliminary Rev. 1.4),
Silicon Laboratories, 12/03
1
8051 Architecture Overview
1.0
Introduction
1.1
Overview of 8051 Micro-controller
Ports, Address Latch Enable (ALE), Reset (RST), System

Clock - Oscillator
1.2
General Purpose RAM, Bit-addressable RAM, Register

Banks
1.3
11
Program Status Word, The B Register, Stack Pointer, Data

Pointer, Parallel Input/Output Port Registers, Timer
Registers, Serial Communication Registers, Interrupt
Management Registers
1.4
Multiplexing Data and Address Bus
17
1.5
Tutorial Questions
19
1.0
Intel 8051 has

been around
for over two
decades but is
still very
popular.
1.1
Chapter 1 8051 Architecture Overview
Introduction
In 1980, Intel introduced 8051, which is the first device in the MCS-51
family of microcontroller, to the market. There are other second source
suppliers of the ICs; these include Silicon Laboratories, Atmel, Philips,
Dallas Semiconductor and several others.
Though more than 20 years have passed since its introduction, the 8051
is still as relevant today as it was in those days. In recent years some
companies have incorporated many different features into the basic 8051
chip and one such company is Silicon Laboratories. In 2000, Silicon
Laboratories manufactured a field programmable, mixed signal chip
(C8051F020) based on the 8051 core CPU. The chip is offered in
different combinations of clock speed, FLASH and on-chip RAM size.
They also offer different digital and analog peripherals such as:
I/O ports
Timers/Counters
UARTs (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitters)
SPI and SMBus serial transceivers
ADC/DAC (Analog-to-Digital Converters / Digital-to-Analog

Converters)
Temperature Sensor
Overview of 8051 Microcontroller

These enhanced microcontrollers still use the MCS-51TM basic set of
machine instructions. The only differences that set them apart are the
additional hardware features and the enhanced speed of operation. This
section briefly describes the basic functions of the pins available.
The internal features of the basic 8051 microcontroller can be seen in the
block diagram shown in Figure 1.1. It is capable of addressing 64K of
external program memory and a separate 64K of external data memory if
required.
3
T0
/INT0 /INT1
T1
Other
interrupts
128 bytes
Data Memory
(RAM)
4K byte Program
Memory (ROM)
Timer/Counter
(Timer 0 &
Timer 1)
8051 CPU
Oscillator
&Timing
From Crystal
Oscillator or RC
network
64 K Bus
Expansion Control
ALE
/PSEN
I/O ports
P3 P2 P1 P0
(Address/data)
Serial Port
TxD
RxD
Figure 1.1 Block Diagram of the generic 8051 Microcontroller
Ports
Intel 8051 has
four multipurpose
flexible ports
which are bitand byteaddressable.
The 8051 consists of 4 standard Ports (0, 1, 2, and 3). The ports are
multi-purpose. In a minimum-component basic design without expansion,
they are used as general purpose I/O. For larger designs incorporating
external memory, the ports function as multiplexed address and data
buses. With careful hardware design and satisfying the timing
requirements of 8051, the external memory can be easily and
seamlessly made accessible to the programmer. In addition, the ports
may be controlled by a digital peripheral, UART or external interrupts.
The ports are both bit- and byte-addressable. For example, the pins of
Port 0 are designated as P0.0, P0.1, P0.2, etc. Figure 1.2 shows the pin
assignments of 8051.
Address Latch Enable (ALE)

The 8051 uses the ALE signal for demultiplexing the address and data
bus (AD7-AD0) associated with external memory (see section 1.5).
External memory is accessed in two phases delineated by the state of
the ALE signal. During the first phase, ALE is high and the lower 8-bits of
the Address Bus are latched into an external register. When this is done,
the port lines are available for data input or output. When ALE falls,
signaling the beginning of the second phase, the address latch outputs
remain fixed and are no longer dependent on the latch input. Later in the
second phase, the Data Bus controls the state of the AD[0:7] at the time
/RD or /WR is asserted.
XTL2
18
XTL1
19
RXD P3.0
TXD P3.1
/INT0 P3.2
/INT1 P3.3
T0
P3.4
T1
P3.5
/WR P3.6
/RD P3.7
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
RST
/EA
31
ALE
30
/PSEN
29
8051
40
VCC
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
P0.0 AD0
P0.1 AD1
P0.2 AD2
P0.3 AD3
P0.4 AD4
P0.5 AD5
P0.6 AD6
P0.7 AD7
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
P2.0
P2.1
P2.2
P2.3
P2.4
P2.5
P2.6
P2.7
1
to
P1.0
to
8
20
P1.7
VSS
AD8
AD9
AD10
AD11
AD12
AD13
AD14
AD15
Figure 1.2 8051 pin assignment
Reset (RST)
Reset circuitry allows the 8051 to be easily placed in a predefined default
condition. On entry to the reset state, the following occur:
The MCU halts program execution
Special Function Registers (SFRs) are initialized to their defined

reset values
External port pins are forced to a known state
Interrupts and timers are disabled
Sources of reset include Power-on Reset and External Reset.
System Clock - Oscillator

The 8051 features an on-chip oscillator that is typically driven by a
crystal connected to XTAL1 and XTAL2 with two external stabilizing
capacitors as shown in Figure 1.3.
XTAL1
The on-chip
oscillator
neednt be
driven by a
crystal; a TTL
clock source
will suffice.
XTAL2
Figure 1.3 Schematic of the Oscillator
The nominal crystal frequency is 12 MHz for most ICs in the MCS-51
family. The on-chip oscillator neednt be driven by a crystal; it can be
replaced by a TTL clock source connected to XTAL1 instead.
1.2
Code and data
memory may
be expanded
using external
components.

The 8051 has a limited on-chip program (code) and data memory space.
However it has the capability of expanding to a maximum of 64K external
code memory and 64K external data memory when required.
Program Memory (i.e. code memory can either be the on-chip ROM or
an external ROM as shown in Figure 1.4. When /EA (External Access)
pin is tied to +5 volts, it allows the program to be fetched from the
internal 4K (0000H-0FFFH) ROM. If /EA is connected to ground, then all
program fetches are directed to external ROM. In addition /PSEN is used
as the read strobe to external ROM, while it is not activated for the
internal program fetches.
FFFFH
0FFFH
0FFFH
/EA=0
External
/EA=1
Internal
0000H
0000H
/PSEN
Figure 1.4 Program Memory Organization (Read Only)
The Data Memory organization is shown in Figure 1.5. It depicts the

internal and external Data Memory space available in 8051. Figures 1.6a
and 1.6b show more details of the internal data memory (Read/Write
memory or Random Access Memory)
The Internal Data Memory space, as shown in Figure 1.5, is divided into
three sections. They are referred to as the Lower 128, the Upper 128,
and the SFR. In fact there are 384 physical bytes of memory space,
though the Upper 128 and SFRs share the same addresses from
location 80H to FFH. Appropriate instructions, using direct or indirect
addressing modes, will access each memory block accordingly.
External
0FFFFH
Internal
FFH
80H
7FH
00H
Upper 128
Indirect
addressing
Special Function
Registers
Direct
Addressing
Lower 128
Direct/Indirect
Addressing
/RD
0000H
/WR
Figure 1.5 Internal & External Data memory (Random Access Memory) Organization
As shown in Figure 1.6a and 1.6b, the internal data memory space is
divided into register banks (00H-1FH), bit-addressable RAM (20H-2FH),
general purpose RAM (30H-7FH), and special function registers (80HFFH).
In the Lower 128 bytes of RAM, 4 banks of 8 registers each are available
to the user. The 8 registers are named R0 through R7. By programming
two bits in the Program Status Word (PSW), an appropriate register bank
can be selected.
In the Special Function Register (SFR) block (Figure 1.6b) registers
which have addresses ending with OH or 8H are byte- as well as bitaddressable. Some registers are not bit-addressable at all. For example,
the Stack Pointer Register (SP) and Data Pointer Register (DPTR) are
not bit-addressable.
Byte
Address
7F
Bit Address
General
Purpose
RAM
B
i
t
A
d
d
r
e
s
s
a
b
l
e
30
2F
2E
2D
2C
2B
2A
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
1F
18
17
10
0F
08
07
00
7F
77
6F
67
5F
57
4F
47
3F
37
2F
27
1F
17
0F
07
7E
76
6E
66
5E
56
4E
46
3E
36
2E
26
1E
16
0E
06
7D
75
6D
65
5D
55
4D
45
3D
35
2D
25
1D
15
0D
05
7C
74
6C
64
5C
54
4C
44
3C
34
2C
24
1C
14
0C
04
7B
73
6B
63
5B
53
4B
43
3B
33
2B
23
1B
13
0B
03
7A
72
6A
62
5A
52
4A
42
3A
32
2A
22
1A
12
0A
02
79
71
69
61
59
51
49
41
39
31
29
21
19
11
09
01
Bank 3
Bank 2
Bank 1
Default Register Bank for R0 R7
Figure 1.6a Summary of 8051 on-chip Data Memory

(Register Banks and RAM)
78
70
68
60
58
50
48
40
38
30
28
20
18
10
08
00
Byte
Address
Bit Address
FF
F0
F7
F6
F5
F4
F3
F2
F1
F0
E0
E7
E6
E5
E4
E3
E2
E1
E0
ACC
D0
D7
D6
D5
D4
D3
D2
D0
PSW
B8
BC
BB
BA
B9
B8
IP
B0
B7
B6
B5
B4
B3
B2
B1
B0
P3
A8
AF
AC
AB
AA
A9
A8
IE
A0
A7
A6
A5
A4
A3
A2
A1
A0
P2
99
98
9F
96
Not bit-addressable
95
94
93
92
91
90
SBUF
SCON
90
97
96
95
91
90
P1
94
93
92
8D
8C
8B
Not bit-addressable
Not bit-addressable
Not bit-addressable
8A
Not bit-addressable
TL0
89
88
87
Not bit-addressable
8D 8C 8B
8A
Not bit-addressable
TMOD
TCON
PCON
8F
8E
TH1
TH0
TL1
89
88
83
Not bit-addressable
DPH
82
81
80
Not bit-addressable
Not bit-addressable
85
84
83
82
DPL
SP
P0
87
86
81
Figure 1.6b Summary of 8051 on-chip data Memory

(Special Function Registers)
80
10
General Purpose RAM
Any location in
the general
purpose RAM
can be
accessed
freely using
the direct or
indirect
addressing
modes.
There are 80 bytes of general purpose RAM from address 30H to 7FH.
The bottom 32 bytes from 00H to 2FH can be used as general purpose
RAM too, although these locations have other specific use also.
Any location in the general purpose RAM can be accessed freely using
the direct or indirect addressing modes. For example, to read the
contents of internal RAM address 62H into the accumulator A, the
following instruction could be used:
MOV
A,62H
The above instruction uses direct addressing and transfers a byte of data
from location 62H (source) to the accumulator (destination). The
destination for the data is implicitly specified in the instruction op-code as
the accumulator (A). Addressing modes are discussed in details in
Chapter 3 (Instruction Set).
Internal RAM can also be accessed using indirect addressing through R0
or R1. The following two instructions perform the same operation as the
single instruction above:
MOV
MOV
R1,#62H
A,@R1
The first instruction uses immediate addressing to transfer the value 62H
into register R1. The second instruction uses indirect addressing to
transfer the data pointed to by R1 into the accumulator.
Bit-addressable RAM
There are 128 general purpose bit-addressable locations at byte
addresses 20H through 2FH. For example, to clear bit 78H, the following
instructions could be used:
CLR
78H
Referring to Figure 1.6a, note that bit address 78H is the least
significant bit (bit 0) at byte address 2FH. The instruction has no effect
on the other bits at this address. The same operation can also be
performed as follows:
MOV
ANL
MOV
11
A,2FH
A,#11111110B
2FH,A
Another alternative is to use the following instruction:

CLR
2F.0H
Register Banks
The bottom 32 locations of the internal memory, from location 00H to
1FH, contain the register banks. The 8051 instruction set supports 8
registers, R0 through R7. After a system reset these registers are at
addresses 00H to 07H. The following instruction reads the contents of
address 04H into the accumulator A:
MOV
A,R4
;this is a 1 byte instruction using

;register addressing mode
The same operation can be performed using the following instruction:

MOV
A,04H ;this is a 2-byte instruction using

;direct addressing mode
Instructions using registers R0 to R7 are shorter than the equivalent

instructions using direct addressing. Thus the data items used frequently
in a program should use one of these registers to speed up the program
execution.
1.3
SFRs are
generally
accessed
using direct
addressing.
Some SFRs
are both bitand byteaddressable.

The 8051 internal registers are configured as part of the on-chip RAM.
Hence each of these registers also has a memory address. There are 21
special function registers (SFRs) at the top of the internal RAM, from
addresses 80H to FFH (see Figure 1.6b).
Most SFRs are accessed using direct addressing. Some SFRs are both
bit-addressable and byte-addressable. For example, the instructions
SETB
SETB
0D3H
0D4H
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set bit 3 and 4 in the Program Status Word (PSW.3 and PSW.4), leaving
the other bits unchanged. This will select Bank 3 for registers R0 to R7 at
address locations 18H to 1FH. Since the SETB instruction operates on
bits (not bytes), only the addressed bit is affected.
Program Status Word

The program status word (PSW) at address D0H and contains the status
bits as shown in Table 1.1.
Bit
Symbol
Bit Address
Description
PSW.7
CY
D7H
Carry flag
PSW.6
AC
D6H
Auxiliary carry flag
PSW.5
F0
D5H
User Flag 0
PSW.4
RS1
D4H
PSW.3
RS0
D3H
PSW.2
OV
D2H
Register bank select 1

Register bank select 0
00 = bank 0; address 00H-07H
01 = bank 1; address 08H-0FH
10 = bank 2; address 10H-17H
11 = bank 3; address 18H-1FH
Overflow flag
PSW.1
D1H
Reserved
PSW.0
D0H
Even parity flag
Table 1.1 Summary of PSW Register bits
Carry Flag (CY)

The carry flag (CY) has a dual purpose. It is used in the traditional way
for arithmetic operations it is set if there is a carry out of bit 7 during an
addition operation or set if there is a borrow into bit 7 during a subtraction
operation. For example, if accumulator A=F1H, then the instruction
ADD
A,#15
leaves a value of 00H in the accumulator and sets the carry flag in PSW
(PSW.7).
The carry flag is extensively used as a 1-bit register in Boolean
operations on bit-valued data. For example, the following instruction
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ANDs bit 38H with the carry flag and places the result back in the carry
flag:
ANL
C,038H
Auxiliary Carry Flag (AC)

When adding binary coded decimal (BCD) values, the auxiliary carry flag
(AC) is set if a carry was generated out of bit 3 into bit 4 or if the result in
the lower nibble is in the range 0AH to 0FH. For example, the following
instruction sequence will result in the auxiliary carry flag being set.
MOV
MOV
ADD
R0,#2
A,#8
A,R0
User Flag 0 (F0)

This is a general purpose flag bit available for user applications.
Register Bank Select Bits (RS1 and RS0)
The register bank select bits, RS0 and RS1, determine the active register
bank. They are cleared after reset (so Bank 0 is selected by default) and
are changed by the application program as required.
For example, the following instruction sequence enables register Bank 3
then moves the contents of register R0 (byte address 18H, see Figure
1.6a) to the accumulator:
SETB
RS1
SETB
RS0
MOV
A,R0
;alternatively use instruction

;SETB 0D4H
;alternatively use instruction
;SETB 0D3H
Overflow Flag (OV)

The overflow flag (OV) is set after an addition or subtraction operation if
there is an arithmetic overflow (the result is out of range for the data
size). When signed numbers are added or subtracted, a program can
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test this bit to determine if the result is in the proper range. For 8-bit
signed numbers, the result should be in the range of +127 to 128).
Even Parity Flag (P)
The number of 1 bits in the accumulator plus the parity bit (P) is always
even. The parity bit is automatically set or cleared to establish even
parity with the accumulator. For example, if the accumulator contains
00101100B then P is set to 1. P is reset to 0 if the accumulator contains
even number of 1s.
The B Register
The B register, or accumulator B, is at address F0H and is used along
with the accumulator for multiplication and division operations. For
example:
MOV
MOV
MUL
A,#9
B,#5
AB
MOV
MOV
MUL
A,#99
B,#5
AB
;99 x 5 = 495 or 1EFH, B=1, A=EFH
MOV
MOV
DIV
A,#10
B,#5
AB
;10/5 = 2, Remainder=0 , B=0, A=2
MOV
MOV
DIV
A,#99
B,#5
AB
;99/5=19(13H),Remainder=4,B=4,A=13H
;9 x 5 = 45 or 2DH, B=0, A=2DH
The B register can also be used as a general purpose register. It is bitaddressable through bit address F0H to F7H.
Stack Pointer
The stack pointer (SP) is an 8-bit register and is located at address 81H.
Stack operations include pushing data on the stack and popping data
off the stack. Each time data is pushed on to the stack, SP is
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incremented. Popping from the stack reads data out and SP is

decremented. For example if SP=6FH and ACC=20H, after pushing the
accumulator content onto the stack, SP becomes 70H as shown in
Figure 1.7.
MOV
MOV
PUSH
A,#20H
SP,#6FH
ACC
SP=6FH before PUSH
After PUSH ACC, SP=70H
6FH
70H
XX
20H
.
.
.
Figure 1.7 Memory snap-shot of the Stack
Data Pointer
The data pointer register (DPTR) is used to access external code or data
memory. It is a 16-bit register located at addresses 82H (DPL, low byte)
and 83H (DPH, high byte). The following instructions load 5AH into the
external RAM location 1040H.
MOV
MOV
MOVX
A,#5AH
DPTR,#1040H
@DPTR,A
The first instruction uses immediate addressing to load the data constant
5AH into the accumulator. The second instruction also uses immediate
addressing to load the 16-bit address constant 1040H into the data
pointer. The third instruction uses indirect addressing to move the value
in A (i.e. 5AH) to the external RAM location whose address is in the
DPTR register (i.e. 1040H). The X in the mnemonic MOVX indicates
that the move instruction accesses external data memory.
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Parallel Input/Output Port Registers
Bitaddressable
ports of 8051
provide
powerful
interfacing
possibilities.
The 8051 I/O ports consist of Port 0 located at address 80H, Port 1 at
address 90H, Port 2 at address A0H and Port 3 is located at address
B0H. All the ports are bi-directional. Besides being used as general
input/output lines, Port 0 and 2 can be used to form the 16-bit address in
order to interface with the external memory, with Port 0 being the low
byte of the address and the Port 2 outputting the high byte of the
address. Similarly port 3 pins have alternate functions of serving as
interrupt and timer inputs, serial port inputs and outputs, as well as RD
and WR lines for external Data Memory.
All the ports are bit-addressable and thus provide powerful interfacing
possibilities. For example, if a Light Emitting Diode (LED) is connected
through an appropriate driver to Port 1 bit 5, it could be turned on and off
using the following instructionsSETB
P1.5
will turn the LED on, and

CLR
P1.5
will turn it off.

These instructions use the dot operator to address a bit of Port 1.
However, the following instruction can also be used:
CLR
95H
; same as CLR P1.5
Timer Registers
The 8051
contains two
16-bit
timer/counters
for timing
intervals and
counting
events.
The basic 8051 contains two 16-bit timer/counters for timing intervals or
counting events. Timer 0 is located at addresses 8AH (TL0, low byte)
and 8CH (TH0, high byte) and Timer 1 is located at addresses 8BH (TL1,
low byte) and 8DH (TH1, high byte). The Timer Mode register (TMOD),
which is located at address 89H, and the Timer Control register (TCON),
which is located at address 88H, are used to program the timer
operations. Only TCON is bit-addressable. Timer operations and
programming details of C8051F020 are discussed in Chapter 8.
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Serial Communication Registers

The 8051 contains an on-chip serial port for communication with serial
devices such as modems or for interfacing with other peripheral devices
with a serial interface (A/D converters, RF/IR transmitters, etc). The
Serial Data Buffer register (SBUF) located at address 99H holds both the
transmit data and the receive data. Writing to SBUF loads data for
transmission while reading SBUF returns the received data. Various
modes of operation are programmable through the bit-addressable Serial
port Control register (SCON), which is located at address 98H. Serial
communication issues for C8051F020 are discussed in detail in Chapter
10.
Interrupt Management Registers

The 8051 has 5 interrupt sources which include 2 external interrupts, 2
timer interrupts and a serial port interrupt. Each interrupt can be
individually enabled or disabled by writing a 1 or a 0 respectively into
the Interrupt Enable register (IE). The bit 7 of the register is a global
enable bit, which if cleared, will disable all interrupts. In addition, each
interrupt source can be set to either one of the two priority levels i.e. High
or Low. This is done through the Interrupt Priority register (IP), which is
located at address B8H. Interrupts for C8051F020 are discussed in detail
in Chapter 11.
1.4
Multiplexing Address and Data Bus

In order to save pins and accommodate other functions, the 8051 was
designed with multiplexed address and data buses in mind. It reduces
the separate 16 address and 8 data lines to a combined 16 lines of
address and data.
The multiplexed mode operates by latching the low byte of the address
using the ALE signal during the first half of each memory cycle. A
74HC373 (or equivalent) latch holds the low byte of the address stable
for the duration of the memory cycle. During the second half of the
memory cycle, data is read from or written to the data bus.
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Figure 1.8a shows the normal write cycle in the execution of a 8051
instruction. Figure 1.8b shows the hardware connection to de-multiplex
the address and data lines to allow for external memory access.
Memory Cycle
A8-A15
Address
ALE
AD0-AD7
Address
Data
/WR
Figure 1.8a Write cycle of 8051 instruction
D0
D7
8051
P0.0
P0.7
ALE
AD0
AD7
74LS373
A0
Latch
EL
/OE
A7
P2.0
A8
P2.7
A15
/WR
Figure 1.8b Hardware connection to de-multiplex the address and data bus
1.5
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Tutorial Questions
1.
What instruction sequence could be used to read bit 1 of Port 0

and write the state of the bit read to bit 0 of Port 2?
2.
Illustrate an instruction sequence to store the value of 8AH in

external RAM at address 3CB0H.
3.
Write an instruction to initialize the stack pointer to create a 32byte stack at the top of the memory of 8051.
4.
What is the bit address of bit 2 in the byte address 2BH in the
8051s internal data memory?
5.
What is the bit address of the most significant bit in the byte
address 2DH in the 8051s internal data memory?
6.
What is the state of the Parity Flag in the PSW after the execution
of each of the following instructions?
(a)
(b)
MOV A, #0F1H
MOV A, #0CH
2
Intro to Silicon Labs C8051F020
2.0
Introduction
22
2.1
CIP-51
22
2.2
24
2.3
Memory Organization
26
Program Memory, Data Memory, Stack, Special Function

Registers
2.4
29
2.5
31
2.6
32
2.7
Digital to Analog Converters and Comparators 32
2.8
Voltage Reference
33
2.9
Tutorial Questions
38
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2.0
Chapter 2 Introduction to Silicon Labs C8051F020
Introduction
This chapter gives an overview of the Silicon Labs C8051F020 microcontroller. On-chip peripherals like ADC and DAC, and other features like
the cross-bar and the voltage reference generator are briefly introduced.
While programming using a high level language, such as C, makes it
less important to know the intricacies of the hardware architecture of the
micro-controller, it is still beneficial to have some knowledge of the
memory organization and special function registers. Thus, these are also
covered in this chapter.
2.1
CIP-51
Silicon Labs mixed-signal system chips utilize the CIP-51 microcontroller
core. The CIP-51 implements the standard 8051 organization, as well as
additional custom peripherals. The block diagram of the CIP-51 is shown
in Figure 2.1.
Silicon Labs
mixed-signal
system chips
utilise the CIP51 microcontroller core,
which is fully
compatible
with 8051
instruction
sets.
The CIP-51 employs a pipelined architecture and is fully compatible with

the MCS-51 instruction set. The pipelined architecture greatly
increases the instruction throughput over the 8051 architecture.
With the 8051, all instructions except for MUL and DIV take 12 or 24
system clock cycles to execute, and is usually limited to a maximum
system clock of 12 MHz. By contrast, the CIP-51 core executes 70% of
its instructions in one or two system clock cycles, with no instructions
taking more than eight system clock cycles. With the CIP-51's maximum
system clock at 25 MHz, it has a peak throughput of 25 millions of
instructions per second (MIPS). The CIP-51 has a total of 109
instructions. Table 2.1 summarizes the number of instructions that
require 1 to 8 clock cycles to execute.
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TMP2
B REGISTER
STACK POINTER
SRAM
ADDRESS
REGISTER
PSW
SRAM
(256 X 8)
D8
D8
D8
ALU
D8
DATA BUS
D8
D8
TMP1
ACCUMULATOR
D8
D8
D8
DATA BUS
DATA BUS
SFR_ADDRESS
BUFFER
D8
DATA POINTER
D8
D8
SFR
BUS
INTERFACE
SFR_CONTROL
SFR_WRITE_DATA
SFR_READ_DATA
DATA BUS
PC INCREMENTER
PROGRAM COUNTER (PC)
PRGM. ADDRESS REG.
PIPELINE
RESET
CLOCK
STOP
IDLE
MEM_ADDRESS
D8
A16
MEMORY
INTERFACE
MEM_CONTROL
MEM_WRITE_DATA
MEM_READ_DATA
D8
CONTROL
LOGIC
SYSTEM_IRQs
D8
POWER CONTROL
REGISTER
INTERRUPT
INTERFACE
EMULATION_IRQ
D8
Figure 2.1 Block Diagram of CIP-51
Clock Cycles to
execute
Number of
Instructions
2/3
3/4
4/5
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50
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Table 2.1 Execution Time of CIP-51 instructions
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2.2

The Silicon Labs C8051F020 is a fully integrated mixed-signal Systemon-a-Chip microcontroller available in a 100 pin TQFP package. Its main
features are shown in Figure 2.2 and summarized in Table 2.2. The
block diagram is shown in Figure 2.3.
ADC
VREF
12-Bit
DAC
12-Bit
DAC
8-bit
500ksps
ADC
PGA
+
VOLTAGE
COMPARATORS
DIGITAL I/O
UART0
UART1
SMBus
SPI Bus
PCA
Timer 0
Timer 1
Timer 2
Timer 3
Timer 4
CROSSBAR
10/12-bit
100ksps
PGA
AMUX
Silicon Labs
C8051F020 is
a fully
integrated
mixed-signal
System-on-aChip microcontroller
AMUX
TEMP
SENSOR
Port 0
External Memory Interface
ANALOG PERIPHERALS
Port 1
Port 2
Port 3
Port 4
Port 5
Port 6
Port 7
64 pin 100 pin
HIGH-SPEED CONTROLLER CORE

8051 CPU
(25MIPS)
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INTERRUPTS
64KB
ISP FLASH
DEBUG
CIRCUITRY
4352 B
JTAG
SRAM
CLOCK
SANITY
CIRCUIT
CONTROL
Figure 2.2 System Overview of the C8051F02x Family
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Peak Throughput
FLASH Program Memory
On-chip Data RAM
Full-duplex UARTS
16-bit Timers
Digital I/O Ports
12-bit 100ksps ADC
8-bit 500ksps ADC
DAC Resolution
DAC Outputs
Analog Comparators
Interrupts
Programmable Counter Arrays
(PCA)
25 MIPS
64K
4352 bytes
x2
x5
64 pins
8 channels
8 channels
12 bits
x2
x2
Two levels
Table 2.2 C8051F020 Features
All analog and

digital
peripherals are
enabled
/disabled and
configured by
user software
VDD
VDD
VDD
DGND
DGND
DGND
Port I/O
Config.
Digital Power
AV+
AV+
AGND
AGND
Analog Power
TCK
TMS
TDI
TDO
JTAG
Logic
8
0
5
1
Boundary Scan
Debug HW
Reset
/RST
MONEN
VDD
Monitor
XTAL1
XTAL2
External
Oscillator
Circuit
C
o
r
e
WDT
System
Clock
Internal
Oscillator
UART0
UART1
SMBus
SPI Bus
PCA
SFR Bus
64kbyte
FLASH
256 byte
RAM
Timers 0,
1, 2, 4
Timer 3/
RTC
P0, P1,
P2, P3
Latches
VREFD
DAC1
DAC1
(12-Bit)
DAC0
DAC0
(12-Bit)
4kbyte
RAM
CP0+
CP0CP1+
CP1-
A
M
U
X
Prog
Gain
TEMP
SENSOR
CP0
Prog
Gain
External Data Memory Bus
P1
Drv
P1.0/AIN1.0
P2
Drv
P2.0
P3
Drv
P3.0
P0.7
P1.7/AIN1.7
P2.7
P3.7
A
M
U
X
8:1
P4.0
Bus Control
ADC
100ksps
(12-Bit)
P0.0
VREF1
ADC
500ksps
(8-Bit)
C
T
L
VREF0
AIN0.0
AIN0.1
AIN0.2
AIN0.3
AIN0.4
AIN0.5
AIN0.6
AIN0.7
P0
Drv
Crossbar
Config.
VREF
VREF
C
R
O
S
S
B
A
R
Address Bus
Data Bus
A
d
d
r
D
a
t
a
CP1
Figure 2.3 Block Diagram of C8051F020
P4 Latch
P4
DRV
P5 Latch
P5
DRV
P5.0/A8
P6 Latch
P6
DRV
P6.0/A0
P7 Latch
P7
DRV
P7.0/D0
P4.4
P4.5/ALE
P4.6/RD
P4.7/WR
P5.7/A15
P6.7/A7
P7.7/D7
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All analog and digital peripherals are enabled/disabled and configured by

user software. The FLASH memory can be reprogrammed even incircuit, providing non-volatile data storage, and also allows field
upgrades of the 8051 firmware.
2.3
Memory Organization
The memory organization of the CIP-51 System Controller is similar to
that of a standard 8051 (Figure 1.2). There are two separate memory
spaces: program memory and data memory. The CIP-51 memory
organization is shown in Figure 2.4. Program and data memory share the
same address space but are accessed via different instruction types.
The memory
organisation of
the CIP-51
System
Controller is
similar to that
of a standard
8051
DATA MEMORY (RAM)

INTERNAL DATA ADDRESS SPACE
PROGRAM/DATA MEMORY
(FLASH)
0x1007F
0x10000
0xFFFF
0xFE00
0xFDFF
Scrachpad Memory
(DATA only)
0xFF
0x80
0x7F
RESERVED
Upper 128 RAM

(Indirect Addressing
Only)
(Direct and Indirect
Addressing)
FLASH
(In-System
Programmable in 512
Byte Sectors)
0x30
0x2F
0x20
0x1F
0x00
Bit Addressable
Special Function
Register's
(Direct Addressing Only)
Lower 128 RAM

(Direct and Indirect
Addressing)
General Purpose
Registers
EXTERNAL DATA ADDRESS SPACE
0x0000
0xFFFF
Off-chip XRAM space
0x1000
0x0FFF
0x0000
XRAM - 4096 Bytes

(accessable using MOVX
instruction)
Figure 2.4 C8051F020 Memory Map
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Program Memory
There are two
separate
memory
spaces:
program
memory and
data memory
The C8051F020s program memory consists of 65536 bytes of FLASH,

of which 512 bytes, from addresses 0xFE00 to 0xFFFF, are reserved for
factory use. There is also a single 128 byte sector at address 0x10000 to
0x1007F (Scratchpad Memory), which is useful as a small table for
software program constants.
Data Memory
The C8051F020 data memory has both internal and external address
spaces. The internal data memory consists of 256 bytes of RAM. The
Special Function Registers (SFR) are accessed anytime the direct
addressing mode is used to access the upper 128 bytes of memory
locations from 0x80 to 0xFF, while the general purpose RAM are
accessed when indirect addressing is used (refer to Chapter 3 for
addressing modes). The first 32 bytes of the internal data memory are
addressable as four banks of 8 general purpose registers, and the next
16 bytes are bit-addressable or byte-addressable.
The external data memory has a 64K address space, with an on-chip 4K
byte RAM block. An external memory interface (EMIF) is used to access
the external data memory. The EMIF is configured by programming the
EMI0CN and EMI0CF SFRs. The external data memory address space
can be mapped to on-chip memory only, off-chip memory only, or a
combination of the two (addresses up to 4K directed to on-chip, above
4K directed to EMIF). The EMIF is also capable of acting in multiplexed
mode or non-multiplexed mode, depending on the state of the EMD2
(EMI0CF.4) bit.
Stack
The programmer stack can be located anywhere in the 256 byte internal
data memory. A reset initializes the stack pointer (SP) to location 0x07;
therefore, the first value pushed on the stack is placed at location 0x08,
which is also the first register (R0) of register bank 1. Thus, if more than
one register bank is to be used, the stack should be initialized to a
location in the data memory not being used for data storage. The stack
depth can extend up to 256 bytes.
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F8
SPI0CN
PCA0H
F0
PCA0CPH0
PCA0CPH1
PCA0CPH2
PCA0CPH3
PCA0CPH4
WDTCN
SCON1
SBUF1
SADDR1
TL4
TH4
EIP1
EIP2
E8
ADC0CN
PCA0L
PCA0CPL0
PCA0CPL1
PCA0CPL2
PCA0CPL3
PCA0CPL4
RSTSRC
EIE2
E0
ACC
XBR0
XBR1
XBR2
RCAP4L
RCAP4H
EIE1
D8
PCA0CN
PCA0MD
PCA0M0
PCA0CPM1
PCA0CPM2
PCA0CPM3
PCA0CPM4
D0
PSW
REF0CN
DAC0L
DAC0H
DAC0CN
DAC1L
DAC1H
DAC1CN
C8
T2CON
T4CON
RCAP2L
RCAP2H
TL2
TH2
C0
SMB0CN
SMB0STA
SMB0DAT
SMB0ADR
ADC0GTL
ADC0GTH
ADC0LTL
ADC0LTH
B8
IP
SADEN0
AMX0CF
AMX0SL
ADC0CF
P1MDIN
ADC0L
ADC0H
B0
P3
OSCXCN
OSCICN
P74OUT
FLSCL
FLACL
A8
IE
SADDR0
ADC1CN
ADC1CF
AMX1SL
P3IF
SADEN1
EMI0CN
A0
P2
EMI0TC
EMI0CF
P0MDOUT
P1MDOUT
P2MDOUT
P3MDOUT
98
SCON0
SBUF0
SPI0CFG
SPIODAT
ADC1
SPI0CKR
CPT0CN
CPT1CN
90
P1
TMR3CN
TMR3RLL
TMR3RLH
TMR3L
TMR3H
P7
88
TCON
TMOD
TL0
TL1
TH0
TH1
CKCON
PSCTL
80
P0
SP
DPL
DPH
P4
P5
P6
PCON
1(9)
2(A)
3(B)
4(C)
5(D)
6(E)
7(F)
0(8)
Bit
addressable
SMB0CR
Table 2.3 SFR Memory Map
The SFRs provide control and data exchange with the C8051F020s
resources and peripherals. The C8051F020 duplicates the SFRs found
in a typical 8051 implementation as well as implements additional SFRs
which are used to configure and access the sub-systems unique to the
microcontroller. This allows the addition of new functionalities while
retaining compatibility with the MCS-51 instruction set. Table 2.3 lists
the SFRs implemented in the CIP-51 microcontroller.
C8051F020
duplicates the
SFRs of 8051
and
implements
additional
SFRs used to
configure and
access the
microcontroller
sub-systems
The SFR registers are accessed anytime the direct addressing mode is
used to access memory locations from 0x80 to 0xFF. The SFRs with
addresses ending in 0x0 or 0x8 (e.g. P0, TCON, P1, SCON, IE etc.) are
bit-addressable as well as byte-addressable. All other SFRs are byteaddressable only. Unoccupied addresses in the SFR space are reserved
for future use. Accessing these areas will have an indeterminate effect
and should be avoided.
2.4
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The standard 8051 Ports (0, 1, 2, and 3) are available on the
C8051F020, as well as 4 additional ports (4, 5, 6, and 7) for a total of 64
general purpose port I/O pins. The port I/O behaves like the standard
8051 with a few enhancements. Access is possible through reading and
writing the corresponding Port Data registers.
C8051F020
has a total of
64 general
purpose port
I/O pins
All port pins are 5 V tolerant, and support configurable Push-Pull or

Open-Drain output modes and weak pull-ups. In addition, the pins on
Port 1 can be used as Analog Inputs to ADC1. A block diagram of the
port I/O cell is shown in Figure 2.5.
/WEAK-PULLUP
VDD
PUSH-PULL
/PORT-OUTENABLE
(WEAK)
PORT
PAD
PORT-OUTPUT
ANALOG INPUT
VDD
Analog Select
(Port 1 Only)
DGND
PORT-INPUT
Figure 2.5 Port I/O Cell Block Diagram
The four lower ports (P0-P3) can be used as General-Purpose I/O

(GPIO) pins or be assigned as inputs/outputs for the digital peripherals
by programming a Digital Crossbar (Figure 2.6). The lower ports are both
bit- and byte-addressable. The four upper ports (P4-P7) serve as byteaddressable GPIO pins.
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Highest
Priority
UART0
SPI
(Internal Digital Signals)
P0MDOUT, P1MDOUT,
P2MDOUT, P3MDOUT
Registers
External
Pins
SMBus
Lowest
Priority
XBR0, XBR1,
XBR2, P1MDIN
Registers
UART1
Priority
Decoder
8
PCA
P0
I/O
Cells
P0.0
Highest
Priority
P0.7
Comptr.
Outputs
Digital
Crossbar
T0, T1,
T2, T2EX,
T4,T4EX
/INT0,
/INT1
P1
I/O
Cells
P1.0
P1.7
8
8
/SYSCLK
P2
I/O
Cells
P2.0
P3
I/O
Cells
P3.0
P2.7
CNVSTR
8
8
P0
(P0.0-P0.7)
P3.7
Lowest
Priority
8
P1
Port
Latches
(P1.0-P1.7)
8
P2
To External
Memory
Interface
(EMIF)
To
ADC1
Input
(P2.0-P2.7)
8
P3
(P3.0-P3.7)
Figure 2.6 Block Diagram of Lower Port I/O (P0 to P3)
The digital
crossbar
allows the
designer the
flexibility to
select the
exact mix of
GPIO and
digital
resources for
an application.
The Digital Crossbar is essentially a large digital switching network that

allows mapping of internal digital peripherals to the pins on Ports 0 to 3.
The on-chip counter/timers, serial buses, HW interrupts, ADC Start of
Conversion input, comparator outputs, and other digital signals in the
controller can be configured to appear on the I/O pins by configuring the
Crossbar Control registers XBR0, XBR1 and XBR2. This allows the
system designer to select the exact mix of GPIO and digital resources
needed for the particular application, limited only by the number of pins
available. Unlike microcontrollers with standard multiplexed digital I/O, all
combinations of functions are supported.
The digital peripherals are assigned Port pins in a priority order, starting
with P0.0 and continue through P3.7 if necessary. UART0 has the
highest priority and CNVSTR has the lowest priority (refer to Chapter 5
for examples on configuring the crossbar).
2.5
C8051F020
has two onchip Analog to
Digital
converters.
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The C8051F020 has an on-chip 12-bit successive approximation register
(SAR) Analog to Digital Converter (ADC0) with a 9-channel input
multiplexer and programmable gain amplifier (Figure 2.7). A voltage
reference is required for ADC0 to operate and is selected between the
DAC0 output and an external VREF pin.
The ADC is configured via its associated Special Function Registers.
One input channel is tied to an internal temperature sensor, while the
other eight channels are available externally. Each pair of the eight
external input channels can be setup as either two single-ended inputs or
a single differential input.
Analog Multiplexer
Configuration, Control, and Data
Registers
AIN0.0
Window
Compare
Interrupt
Window Compare
Logic
AIN0.1
AIN0.2
AIN0.3
AIN0.4
Programmable Gain
Amplifier
AIN0.5
9-to-1
AMUX
(SE or
- DIFF)
AIN0.6
AIN0.7
AV+
+
-
12-Bit
SAR
12
ADC Data
Registers
ADC
Conversion
Complete
Interrupt
TEMP
SENSOR
External VREF
Pin
AGND
VREF
Start
Conversion
DAC0 Output
Write to AD0BUSY
Timer 3 Overflow
CNVSTR
Timer 2 Overflow
Figure 2.7 12-Bit ADC Block Diagram
A programmable gain amplifier follows the analog multiplexer. The gain

can be set in software from 0.5 to 16 in powers of 2. The gain stage is
useful when different ADC input channels have widely varied input
voltage signals, or when "zooming in" on a signal with a large DC offset
(in differential mode, a DAC could be used to provide the DC offset).
Conversions can be started in four ways:
1)
Software command,
2)
Overflow of Timer 2,
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3)
Overflow of Timer 3, or
4)
External signal input (CNVSTR).
Conversion completions are indicated by a status bit and an interrupt (if

enabled). The resulting 12 bit data word is latched into two SFRs upon
completion of a conversion. The data can be right or left justified in these
registers (since ADC output is 12 bits but the two SFRs are 16 bits)
under software control.
The Window Compare registers for the ADC data can be configured to
interrupt the controller when ADC data is within or outside of a specified
range. The ADC can monitor a key voltage continuously in background
mode, but not interrupt the controller unless the converted data is within
the specified window.
2.6

The C8051F020 has an on-board 8-bit SAR Analog to Digital Converter
(ADC1) with an 8-channel input multiplexer and programmable gain
amplifier (Figure 2.8). Eight input pins are available for measurement.
The ADC is again configurable via the SFRs. The ADC1 voltage
reference is selected between the analog power supply (AV+) and an
external VREF pin.
A programmable gain amplifier follows the analog multiplexer. The gain
can be set in software to 0.5, 1, 2, or 4. Just as with ADC0, the
conversion scheduling system allows ADC1 conversions to be initiated
by software commands, timer overflows or an external input signal.
ADC1 conversions may also be synchronized with ADC0 softwarecommanded conversions. Conversion completions are indicated by a
status bit and an interrupt (if enabled), and the resulting 8 bit data word is
latched into a SFR upon completion.
2.7
Digital to Analog Converters and Comparators

The C8051F020 has two 12-bit Digital to Analog Converters, DAC0 and
DAC1. There are also two analog comparators on chip, CP0 and CP1,
as shown in Figure 2.9. The DAC voltage reference is supplied via the
dedicated VREFD input pin.
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Analog Multiplexer
Configuration, Control, and Data Registers
AIN1.0
AIN1.1
Programmable Gain
Amplifier
AIN1.2
AIN1.3
AIN1.4
AIN1.5
8-to-1
AMUX
AV+
+
-
8-Bit
SAR
ADC
AIN1.6
Conversion
Complete
Interrupt
ADC Data
Register
AIN1.7
Write to AD1BUSY
External VREF
Pin
VREF
Start Conversion
AV+
Figure 2.8 8-Bit ADC Block Diagram
Timer 3 Overflow
CNVSTR Input
Timer 2 Overflow
Write to AD0BUSY
(synchronized with
ADC0)
The DAC output is updated each time when there is a software write
(DACxH), or a Timer 2, 3, or 4 overflow (Figure 2.10). The DACs are
especially useful as references for the comparators or offsets for the
differential inputs of the ADC.
The comparators have software programmable hysteresis and can
generate an interrupt on its rising edge, falling edge, or both. The
comparators' output state can also be polled in software and
programmed to appear on the lower port I/O pins via the Crossbar.
More information on programming applications using the ADCs and
DACs will be presented in Chapter 9.
2.8
Voltage Reference
A voltage reference has to be used when operating the ADC and DAC.
The C8051F020s three voltage reference input pins allow each ADC
and the two DACs to reference an external voltage reference or the onchip voltage reference output. ADC0 may also reference the DAC0
output internally, and ADC1 may reference the analog power supply
voltage (AV+), via the VREF multiplexers shown in Figure 2.11.
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(Port I/O)
(Port I/O)
CP0
CP1
CROSSBAR
CP0+
CP0-
CP1+
CP0
CP1 SFR's
CP1-
CP0
CP1
(Data
and
Cntrl)
CIP-51
and
Interrupt
Handler
REF
DAC0
DAC0
REF
DAC1
DAC1
Figure 2.9 Comparator and DAC Block Diagram
The internal voltage reference circuit consists of a 1.2V bandgap voltage

reference generator and a gain-of-two output buffer amplifier, i.e. VREF
is 2.4 V. The internal reference may be routed via the VREF pin to
external system components or to the voltage reference input pins
shown in Figure 2.11. Bypass capacitors of 0.1 F and 4.7 F are
recommended from the VREF pin to AGND.
Timer 2
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REF
Latch
Dig. MUX
12
DAC0
DAC0
AGND
Timer 2
Timer 4
Timer 3
DAC0L
Latch
AV+
DAC1H
DAC1EN
DAC1MD1
DAC1MD0
DAC1DF2
DAC1DF1
DAC1DF0
REF
Latch
DAC1L
Dig. MUX
Latch
AV+
DAC1H
DAC1CN
Timer 4
DAC0H
DAC0MD1
DAC0MD0
DAC0DF2
DAC0DF1
DAC0DF0
DAC0H
DAC0CN
DAC0EN
Timer 3
12
DAC1
DAC1
AGND
Figure 2.10 DAC Block Diagram
The Reference Control Register, REF0CN, enables/disables the internal

reference generator and selects the reference inputs for ADC0 and
ADC1 (Table 2.4).
The VREF jumper block J22 on the C8051F020 development board
(Appendix A. Figure A1-1, A1-2) is used to connect the internal voltage
reference to any (or all) of the voltage reference inputs. Install shorting
block on J22 pins:
1-2 to connect VREF to VREFD
3-4 to connect VREF to VREF0
5-6 to connect VREF to VREF1
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AD0VRS
AD1VRS
TEMPE
BIASE
REFBE
REF0CN
ADC1
AV+
Ref
1
VREF1
VDD
External
Voltage
Reference
Circuit
R1
ADC0
VREF0
DGND
Ref
0
1
DAC0
VREFD
Ref
DAC1
BIASE
EN
VREF
4.7F
x2
0.1F
1.2V
Band-Gap
Bias to
ADCs,
DACs
REFBE
Recommended Bypass
Capacitors
Figure 2.11 Voltage Reference Functional Block Diagram
Example:
MOV
REF0CN,#00000011B
This enables the use of the ADC or DAC, and the internal voltage
reference. The appropriate jumpers have to be set on the development
board to connect the internal voltage reference to the ADC or DAC
voltage reference inputs.
In summary, the benefits of a highly integrated microcontroller include:
1)
More efficient circuit implementation and reducing board space
2)
Higher system reliability
3)
Cost effective
Bit
7-5
Symbol
-
AD0VRS
AD1VRS
TEMPE
BIASE
REFBE
Description
Unused. Read=000b; Write=Dont care.
ADC0 Voltage Reference Select
0: ADC0 voltage reference from VREF0 pin.
1: ADC0 voltage reference from DAC0 output.
ADC1 Voltage Reference Select
0: ADC1 voltage reference from VREF1 pin.
1: ADC1 voltage reference from AV+
Temperature Sensor Enable Bit
0: Internal Temperature Sensor Off.
1: Internal Temperature Sensor On.
ADC/DAC Bias Generator Enable Bit
(Must be 1 if using ADC or DAC)
0: Internal Bias Generator Off.
1: Internal Bias Generator On.
Internal Reference Buffer Enable Bit
0: Internal Reference Buffer Off.
1: Internal Reference Buffer On. Internal voltage
reference is driven on the VREF pin.
Table 2.4 REF0CN: Reference Control Register
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2.9
Tutorial Questions
1.
Why is the Silicon Labs mixed-signal system chip, which uses

CIP-51, has a faster throughput than the MCS-51TM?
2.
Give examples of analogue and digital components which are

incorporated in the Silicon Labs C8051F020.
3.
The Silicon Labs target board allows a program to be written and

tested in its IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
environment. Once tested successfully, the program can be
downloaded into the memory and be executed from there. Name
the memory involved when the downloading procedure takes
place.
4.
Which of the 4 ports in the Silicon Labs target board can be used
to generate the GPI/O or input/outputs for some digital peripheral?
5.
A voltage reference needs to be connected to the DAC (DAC0 or

DAC1) before it is fully operational. If an internal voltage reference
generator is to be used in this case, show the necessary steps
(hardware and software means) involved in order to enable the
above connection.
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Instruction Set
3.0
Introduction
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3.1
Addressing Modes
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Register Addressing, Direct Addressing, Indirect Addressing,

Immediate Constant Addressing, Relative Addressing,
Absolute Addressing, Long Addressing, Indexed Addressing
3.2
Instruction Types
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Arithmetic Operations, Logical Operations, Data Transfer

Instructions, Boolean Variable Instructions, Program
Branching Instructions
3.3
Tutorial Questions
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3.0
Chapter 3 Instruction Set
Introduction
A computer instruction is made up of an operation code (op-code)
followed by either zero, one or two bytes of operands information. The
op-code identifies the type of operation to be performed while the
operands identify the source and destination of the data. The operand
can be the data itself, a CPU register, a memory location or an I/O port.
If the instruction is associated with more than one operand, the format is
always:
Instruction
3.1
Destination, Source
Addressing Modes
Eight modes of addressing are available with C8051F020. The different
addressing modes, shown in Table 3.1, determine how the operand byte
is selected. Each addressing mode is discussed in detail below.
Addressing Modes
Register
Direct
Indirect
Immediate Constant
Relative*
Absolute*
Long*
Indexed
Instruction
MOV A, B
MOV 30H,A
ADD A,@R0
ADD A,#80H
SJMP AHEAD
AJMP BACK
LJMP FAR_AHEAD
MOVC A,@A+PC
* Relate to Program Branching Instruction

Table 3.1 Addressing Modes
Register Addressing
The register addressing instruction involves information transfer between
registers.
Example:
MOV
R0,A
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The instruction above transfers the accumulator content into the R0

register, of which its related Register Bank (Bank 0, 1, 2, and 3) must
have been specified earlier.
Direct Addressing
The instruction allows you to specify the operand by giving its actual
memory address (in Hexadecimal) or by giving its abbreviated name
(e.g. P3).
Example:
MOV
A, P3
MOV
A, 20H
;transfer the contents of

;Port 3 to the accumulator
;transfer the contents of RAM
;location 20H to the
;accumulator
Indirect Addressing
This mode uses a pointer to hold the effective address of the operand.
However only registers R0, R1 and DPTR can be used as the pointer
registers. The R0 and R1 registers can hold an 8-bit address whereas
DPTR can hold a 16-bit address.
Example:
MOV
@R0,A
;store the content of

;accumulator into the memory
;location pointed to by
;register R0 e.g. R0 has the
;8-bit address of 60H
MOVX
A,@DPTR
;transfer the contents from

;the external memory location
;pointed to by DPTR, into the
;accumulator e.g. DPTR has a
;16-bit address of 1234H
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Immediate Constant Addressing

This mode of addressing uses either an 8- or 16-bit constant value as the
source operand. This constant is specified in the instruction, rather than
in a register or a memory location. The destination register should hold
the same data size which is specified by the source operand.
Example:
ADD A,#30H
;Add 8-bit value of 30H to

;the accumulator register
;which is an 8-bit register
MOV DPTR,#FE00H
;move 16-bit data constant of

;FE00 into the 16-bit Data
;Pointer Register
Relative Addressing
This mode of addressing is used with some type of jump instructions like
SJMP (short jump) and conditional jumps like JNZ. This instruction
transfers control from one part of a program to another. The transfer
control must be within -128 and +127 bytes from the instruction address.
Example:
SJMP
LOC1
;Once this instruction is

;executed, the program will
;jump to address labeled LOC1
;which must be at a distance
;of an 8-bit offset from the
;current instruction address
Absolute Addressing
Two instructions associated with this mode of addressing are ACALL and
AJMP instructions. This is a 2-byte instruction where the absolute
address is specified by a label. The branch address must be within the
current 2K byte page of program memory.
Example:
ACALL ARRAY
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Long Addressing
This mode of addressing is used with the LCALL and LJMP instructions.
It is a 3-byte instruction and the last 2 bytes specify a 16-bit destination
location where the program branches to. It allows use of the full 64K
code space. The program will always branch to the same location
irrespective of where the program starts.
Example:
LCALL TABLE
;TABLE address (of 16-bits) is

;specified in the instruction
Indexed Addressing
The Indexed addressing is useful when there is a need to retrieve data
from a look-up table (LUT). A 16-bit register (data pointer) holds the base
address and the accumulator holds an 8-bit displacement or index value.
The sum of these two registers forms the effective address for a JMP or
MOVC instruction.
Example:
MOV
MOV
MOVC
A,08H
DPTR,#1F00H
A,@A+DPTR
After the execution of the above instructions, the program will branch to
address 1F08H (1F00+08) and transfer into the accumulator a data byte
retrieved from that location (from the look-up table).
3.2
Instruction Types
The C8051F020 instructions are divided into five functional groups:
1)
Arithmetic Operations
2)
Logical Operations
3)
Data Transfer Operations
4)
Boolean Variable Operations
5)
Program Branching Operations
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Arithmetic Operations
With arithmetic instructions, the C8051F020 CPU has no special
knowledge of the data format, e.g. signed binary, unsigned binary, binary
coded decimal, ASCII, etc. Therefore, the appropriate status bits in the
PSW are set when specific conditions are met to manage the different
data formats. Table 3.2 lists the arithmetic instructions associated with
the C8051F020 MCU.
Mnemonic
ADD A, Rn
ADD A, direct
ADD A,@Ri
ADD A,#data
ADDC A,Rn
ADDC A, direct
ADDC A,@Ri
ADDC A,#data
SUBB A,Rn
SUBB A, direct
SUBB A,@Ri
SUBB A,#data
INC A
INC Rn
INC direct
INC @Ri
DEC A
DEC Rn
DEC direct
DEC @Ri
MUL AB
DIV AB
DA A
Description
A = A + [Rn]
A = A + [direct memory]
A = A + [memory pointed to by Ri]
A = A + immediate data
A = A + [Rn] + CY
A = A + [direct memory] + CY
A = A + [memory pointed to by Ri] + CY
A = A + immediate data + CY
A = A - [Rn] - CY
A = A - [direct memory] - CY
A = A - [@Ri] - CY
A = A - immediate data - CY
A=A+1
[Rn] = [Rn] + 1
[direct] = [direct] + 1
[@Ri] = [@Ri] + 1
A=A-1
[Rn] = [Rn] - 1
[direct] = [direct] - 1
[@Ri] = [@Ri] - 1
Multiply A & B
Divide A by B
Decimal adjust A
Table 3.2 List of Arithmetic Instructions
Note:
[@Ri] means contents of memory location pointed to by Ri

register
ADD
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A,<source-byte> and ADDC A,<source-byte>
ADD adds the data byte specified by the source operand to the
accumulator, leaving the result in the accumulator.
ADDC adds the data byte specified by the source operand, the carry flag
and the accumulator contents, leaving the result in the accumulator.
Operation of both the instructions, ADD and ADDC, can affect the carry
flag (CY), auxiliary carry flag (AC) and the overflow flag (OV).
CY=1
if there is a carryout from bit 7; cleared otherwise
AC =1 if there is a carryout from the lower 4-bit of A i.e. from bit 3;

cleared otherwise
OV=1
if the signed result cannot be expressed within the number of

bits in the destination operand; cleared otherwise
SUBB A,<source-byte>
SUBB subtracts the specified data byte and the carry flag together from
the accumulator, leaving the result in the accumulator.
CY=1
if a borrow is needed for bit 7; cleared otherwise
AC =1 if a borrow is needed for bit 3, cleared otherwise

OV=1 if a borrow is needed into bit 6, but not into bit 7, or into bit 7, but
not into bit 6.
Example: The accumulator holds 0C1H (11000001B), Register1 holds
40H (01000000B) and the CY=1.The instruction,
SUBB
A, R1
gives the value 70H (01110000B) in the accumulator, with the

CY=0 and AC=0 but OV=1.
Notice that the correct answer should be 71H (0C1H-50H). The
difference between this and the result given is due to the carry (or
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borrow) flag being set before the start of operation. So if the state of the
carry bit is unknown before the execution of the SUBB instruction, it must
be explicitly cleared by using CLR C instruction.
INC
<byte>
Increments the data variable by 1. The instruction is used in register,

direct or register direct addressing modes.
Example:
INC
6FH
If the internal RAM location 6FH contains 30H, then the instruction
increments this value, leaving 31H in location 6FH.
Example:
MOV
INC
INC
R1, #5E
R1
@R1
If R1=5E (01011110) and internal RAM location 5FH contains 20H, the
instructions will result in R1=5FH and internal RAM location 5FH to
increment by one to 21H.
DEC
<byte>
The data variable is decremented by 1. The instruction is used in

accumulator, register, direct or register direct addressing modes. A data
of value 00H underflows to FFH after the operation. No flags are
affected.
INC
DPTR
Increments the 16-bit data pointer by 1. DPTR is the only 16-bit register
that can be incremented.
Example:
INC DPTR
The instruction adds one to the contents of DPTR directly.
MUL
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AB
Multiplies A & B and the 16-bit result stored in [B15-8], [A7-0].

Multiplies the unsigned 8-bit integers in the
register. The Low order byte of the 16-bit
accumulator and the High order byte will go
product is greater than 255 (FFH), the overflow
cleared. The carry flag is always cleared.
Example:
MUL
accumulator and the B

product will go to the
to the B register. If the
flag is set; otherwise it is
AB
If ACC=85 (55H) and B=23 (17H), the instruction gives the product 1955
(07A3H), so B is now 07H and the accumulator is A3H. The overflow flag
is set and the carry flag is cleared.
DIV
AB
Divides A by B. The integer part of the quotient is stored in A and the

remainder goes to the B register.
Example:
DIV AB
If ACC=90 (5AH) and B=05(05H), the instruction leaves 18 (12H) in ACC

and the value 00 (00H) in B, since 90/5 = 18 (quotient) and 00
(remainder). Carry and OV are both cleared.
Note:
If B contains 00H before the division operation, then the values

stored in ACC and B are undefined and an overflow flag is set.
The carry flag is cleared.
DA
This is a decimal adjust instruction. It adjusts the 8-bit value in ACC

resulting from operations like ADD or ADDC and produces two 4-bit
digits (in packed Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) format). Effectively, this
instruction performs the decimal conversion by adding 00H, 06H, 60H or
66H to the accumulator, depending on the initial value of ACC and PSW.
If ACC bits A3-0 are greater than 9 (xxxx1010-xxxx1111), or if AC=1, then
a value 6 is added to the accumulator to produce a correct BCD digit in
the lower order nibble.
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If CY=1, because the high order bits A7-4 is now exceeding 9 (1010xxxx1111xxxx), then these high order bits will be increased by 6 to produce a
correct proper BCD in the high order nibble but not clear the carry.
Example:
MOV
MOV
ADDC
DA
R0,#38H
A,#80H
A
A
Before carrying out the above instruction, the accumulator value was
given as ACC=80H (10000000), which also represents BCD=80, R0=
38H (00111000) representing BCD=38, and the carry flag is cleared.
After the operation of ADDC, the result in the accumulator is ACC=B8H,
which is not a BCD value. In order to do a decimal adjustment to the
value, the DA instruction needs to be incorporated. Once DA operation is
carried out, the accumulator will result in ACC=18H, indicating
BCD=18.The carry flag is set, indicating that a decimal overflow occurred
(38+80=118).
Logical Operations
Logical instructions perform Boolean operations (AND, OR, XOR, and
NOT) on data bytes on a bit-by-bit basis. Table 3.3 lists the logical
instructions associated with the C8051F020.
ANL
<dest-byte>,<source-byte>
This instruction performs the logical AND operation on the source and
destination operands and stores the result in the destination variable. No
flags are affected.
Example:
ANL
A,R2
If ACC=D3H (11010011) and R2=75H (01110101), the result of the

instruction is ACC=51H (01010001).
The following instruction is also useful when there is a need to mask a
byte.
Example:
ANL
P1,#10111001B
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This instruction clears bits 6, 2 and 1 of output Port 1.
Mnemonic
ANL A, Rn
ANL A, direct
ANL A,@Ri
ANL A,#data
ANL direct,A
ANL direct,#data
ORL A, Rn
ORL A, direct
ORL A,@Ri
ORL A,#data
ORL direct,A
ORL direct,#data
XRL A, Rn
XRL A, direct
XRL A,@Ri
XRL A,#data
XRL direct,A
XRL direct,#data
CLR A
CPL A
RL A
RLC A
RR A
RRC A
SWAP A
Description
A = A & [Rn]
A = A & [direct memory]
A = A & [memory pointed to by Ri]
A= A & immediate data
[direct] = [direct] & A
[direct] = [direct] & immediate data
A = A OR [Rn]
A = A OR [direct]
A = A OR [@RI]
A = A OR immediate data
[direct] = [direct] OR A
[direct] = [direct] OR immediate data
A = A XOR [Rn]
A = A XOR [direct memory]
A = A XOR [@Ri]
A = A XOR immediate data
[direct] = [direct] XOR A
[direct] = [direct] XOR immediate data
Clear A
Complement A
Rotate A left
Rotate A left (through C)
Rotate A right
Rotate A right (through C)
Swap nibbles
Table 3.3 List of Logical Instructions
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ORL
This instruction performs the logical OR operation on the source and

destination operands and stores the result in the destination variable. No
flags are affected.
Example:
ORL
A,R2
If ACC=D3H (11010011) and R2=75H (01110101), the result of the

instruction is ACC=F7H (11110111).
Example:
ORL
P1,#11000010B
This instruction sets bits 7, 6, and 1 of output Port 1.

XRL
This instruction performs the logical XOR (Exclusive OR) operation on

the source and destination operands and stores the result in the
destination variable. No flags are affected.
Example:
XRL
A,R0
If ACC=C3H (11000011) and R0=AAH (10101010), then the instruction

results in ACC=69H (01101001).
Example:
XRL
P1,#00110001
This instruction complements bits 5, 4, and 0 of output Port 1.

CLR
This instruction clears the accumulator (all bits set to 0). No flags are
affected.
Example:
CLR
If ACC=C3H, then the instruction results in ACC=00H.
CPL
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This instruction logically complements each bit of the accumulator (ones

complement). No flags are affected.
Example:
CPL
If ACC=C3H (11000011), then the instruction results in ACC=3CH

(00111100).
RL
The eight bits in the accumulator are rotated one bit to the left. Bit 7 is
rotated into the bit 0 position. No flags are affected.
Example:
RL
If ACC=C3H (11000011), then the instruction results in ACC=87H

(10000111) with the carry unaffected.
RLC
The instruction rotates the accumulator contents one bit to the left
through the carry flag. This means that the Bit 7 of the accumulator will
move into carry flag and the original value of the carry flag will move into
the Bit 0 position. No other flags are affected.
Example:
RLC
If ACC=C3H (11000011), and the carry flag is 1, the instruction results in

ACC=87H (10000111) with the carry flag set.
RR
The eight bits in the accumulator are rotated one bit to the right. Bit 0 is
rotated into the bit 7 position. No flags are affected.
Example:
RR
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If ACC=C3H (11000011), then the instruction results in ACC=E1H

(11100001) with the carry unaffected.
RRC
The instruction rotates the accumulator contents one bit to the right
through the carry flag. This means that the original value of carry flag will
move into Bit 7 of the accumulator and Bit 0 rotated into carry flag. No
other flags are affected.
Example:
RRC
If ACC=C3H (11000011), and the carry flag is 0, the instruction results in

ACC=61H (01100001) with the carry flag set.
SWAP A
This instruction interchanges the low order 4-bit nibbles (A3-0) with the
high order 4-bit nibbles (A7-4) of the ACC. The operation can also be
thought of as a 4-bit rotate instruction. No flags are affected.
Example:
SWAP
If ACC=C3H (11000011), then the instruction leaves ACC=3CH

(00111100).
Data Transfer Instructions

Data transfer instructions can be used to transfer data between an
internal RAM location and SFR location without going through the
accumulator. It is possible to transfer data between the internal and
external RAM by using indirect addressing. Table 3.4 presents the list of
data transfer instructions.
The upper 128 bytes of data RAM are accessed only by indirect
addressing and the SFRs are accessed only by direct addressing.
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Mnemonic
Description
MOV @Ri, direct

MOV @Ri, #data
MOV DPTR, #data 16
MOVC A,@A+DPTR
MOVC A,@A+PC
MOVX A,@Ri
MOVX A,@DPTR
MOVX @Ri, A
MOVX @DPTR,A
PUSH direct
POP direct
XCH A,Rn
XCH A, direct
XCH A, @Ri
XCHD A,@Ri
[@Ri] = [direct]
[@Ri] = immediate data
[DPTR] = immediate data
A = Code byte from [@A+DPTR]
A = Code byte from [@A+PC]
A = Data byte from external ram [@Ri]
A = Data byte from external ram [@DPTR]
External[@Ri] = A
External[@DPTR] = A
Push into stack
Pop from stack
A = [Rn], [Rn] = A
A = [direct], [direct] = A
A = [@Rn], [@Rn] = A
Exchange low order digits
Table 3.4 List of Data Transfer Instructions
MOV
This instruction moves the source byte into the destination location. The
source byte is not affected, neither are any other registers or flags.
Example:
MOV
MOV
MOV
ADD
MOV
R1,#60
A,@R1
R2,#61
A,@R2
R7,A
;R1=60H
;A=[60H]
;R2=61H
;A=A+[61H]
;R7=A
If internal RAM locations 60H=10H, and 61H=20H, then after the

operations of the above instructions R7=A=30H. The data contents of
memory locations 60H and 61H remain intact.
MOV
DPTR, #data 16
This instruction loads the data pointer with the 16-bit constant and no
flags are affected.
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Example:
MOV
DPTR,#1032
This instruction loads the value 1032H into the data pointer, i.e.
DPH=10H and DPL=32H.
MOVC A,@A + <base-reg>
This instruction moves a code byte from program memory into ACC. The
effective address of the byte fetched is formed by adding the original 8bit accumulator contents and the contents of the base register, which is
either the data pointer (DPTR) or Program Counter (PC). 16-bit addition
is performed and no flags are affected.
The instruction is useful in reading the look-up tables in the program
memory. If the PC is used, it is incremented to the address of the
following instruction before being added to the ACC.
Example:
LOC1:
Look_up
CLR
INC
MOVC
RET
DB
DB
DB
DB
A
A
A,@A + PC
10H
20H
30H
40H
The subroutine takes the value in the accumulator to 1 of 4 values

defined by the DB (Define Byte) directive. After the operation of the
subroutine it returns ACC=20H.
MOVX <dest-byte>,<source-byte>
This instruction transfers data between ACC and a byte of external data
memory. There are two forms of this instruction, the only difference
between them is whether to use an 8-bit or 16-bit indirect addressing
mode to access the external data RAM.
The 8-bit form of the MOVX instruction uses the EMI0CN SFR to
determine the upper 8 bits of the effective address to be accessed and
the contents of R0 or R1 to determine the lower 8 bits of the effective
address to be accessed.
Example:
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MOV
EMI0CN,#10H ;load high byte of

;address into EMI0CN
MOV
R0,#34H
;load low byte of

;address into R0(or R1)
MOVX
A,@R0
;load contents of 1034H

;into ACC
The 16-bit form of the MOVX instruction accesses the memory location
pointed to by the contents of the DPTR register.
Example:
MOV
DPTR,#1034H ;load DPTR with 16 bit

;address to read
;(1034H)
MOVX
A,@DPTR
;load contents of 1034H

;into ACC
The above example uses the 16-bit immediate MOV DPTR instruction to
set the contents of DPTR. Alternately, the DPTR can be accessed
through the SFR registers DPH, which contains the upper 8 bits of
DPTR, and DPL, which contains the lower 8 bits of DPTR.
PUSH Direct
This instruction increments the stack pointer (SP) by 1. The contents of
Direct, which is an internal memory location or a SFR, are copied into the
internal RAM location addressed by the stack pointer. No flags are
affected.
Example:
PUSH
PUSH
22H
23H
Initially the SP points to memory location 4FH and the contents of

memory locations 22H and 23H are 11H and 12H respectively. After the
above instructions, SP=51H, and the internal RAM locations 50H and
51H will store 11H and 12H respectively.
POP
Direct
This instruction reads the contents of the internal RAM location

addressed by the stack pointer (SP) and decrements the stack pointer by
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1. The data read is then transferred to the Direct address which is an

internal memory or a SFR. No flags are affected.
Example:
POP
POP
DPH
DPL
If SP=51H originally and internal RAM locations 4FH, 50H and 51H
contain the values 30H, 11H and 12H respectively, the instructions
above leave SP=4FH and DPTR=1211H.
POP
SP
If the above line of instruction follows, then SP=30H. In this case, SP is

decremented to 4EH before being loaded with the value popped (30H).
XCH
A,<byte>
This instruction swaps the contents of ACC with the contents of the
indicated data byte.
Example:
XCH
A,@R0
Suppose R0=2EH, ACC=F3H (11110011) and internal RAM location

2EH=76H (01110110). The result of the above instruction leaves RAM
location 2EH=F3H and ACC=76H.
XCHD A,@Ri
This instruction exchanges the low order nibble of ACC (bits 0-3), with
that of the internal RAM location pointed to by Ri register. The high order
nibbles (bits 7-4) of both the registers remain the same. No flags are
affected.
Example:
XCHD
A,@R0
If R0=2EH, ACC=76H (01110110) and internal RAM location 2EH=F3H

(11110011), the result of the instruction leaves RAM location 2EH=F6H
(11110110) and ACC=73H (01110011).
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Boolean Variable Instructions

The C8051F020 processor can perform single bit operations. The
operations include set, clear, as well as and, or and complement
instructions. Also included are bitlevel moves or conditional jump
instructions. The available Boolean instructions are shown in Table 3.5.
All bit accesses use direct addressing.
Mnemonic
CLR
CLR
SETB
SETB
CPL
CPL
ANL
ANL
ORL
ORL
MOV
MOV
JC
JNC
JB
JNB
JBC
C
bit
C
bit
C
bit
C,bit
C,/bit
C,bit
C,/bit
C,bit
bit,C
rel
rel
bit,rel
bit,rel
bit,rel
Description
Clear C
Clear direct bit
Set C
Set direct bit
Complement c
Complement direct bit
AND bit with C
AND NOT bit with C
OR bit with C
OR NOT bit with C
MOV bit to C
MOV C to bit
Jump if C set
Jump if C not set
Jump if specified bit set
Jump if specified bit not set
if specified bit set then clear it and jump
Table 3.5 List of Boolean Variable Instructions
CLR
<bit>
This operation clears (reset to 0) the specified bit indicated in the

instruction. No other flags are affected. CLR instruction can operate on
the carry flag or any directly-addressable bit.
Example:
CLR
P2.7
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If Port 2 has been previously written with DCH (11011100), then the
operation leaves the port set to 5CH (01011100).
SETB
<bit>
This operation sets the specified bit to 1. SETB instruction can operate
on the carry flag or any directly-addressable bit. No other flags are
affected.
Example:
SETB
SETB
C
P2.0
If the carry flag is cleared and the output Port 2 has the value of 24H
(00100100), then the result of the instructions sets the carry flag to 1 and
changes the Port 2 value to 25H (00100101).
CPL
<bit>
This operation complements the bit indicated by the operand. No other

flags are affected. CPL instruction can operate on the carry flag or any
directly-addressable bit.
Example:
CPL
CPL
P2.1
P2.2
If Port 2 has the value of 53H (01010011) before the start of the
instructions, then after the execution of the instructions it leaves the port
set to 55H (01010101).
ANL
C,<source-bit>
This instruction ANDs the bit addressed with the Carry bit and stores the
result in the Carry bit itself. If the source bit is a logical 0, then the
instruction clears the carry flag; else the carry flag is left in its original
value. If a slash (/) is used in the source operand bit, it means that the
logical complement of the addressed source bit is used, but the source
bit itself is not affected. No other flags are affected.
Example:
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MOV
C,P2.0
ANL
C,P2.7
MOV
P2.1,C
ANL
C,/OV
;Load C with input pin

;state of P2.0
;AND carry flag with
;bit 7 of P2
;move C to bit 1 of
;port 2
;AND with inverse of OV
;flag
If P2.0=1, P2.7=0 and OV=0 initially, then after the above instructions,
P2.1=0, CY=0 and the OV remains unchanged, i.e. OV=0.
ORL
C,<source-bit>
This instruction ORs the bit addressed with the Carry bit and stores the
result in the Carry bit itself. It sets the carry flag if the source bit is a
logical 1; else the carry is left in its original value. If a slash (/) is used in
the source operand bit, it means that the logical complement of the
addressed source bit is used, but the source bit itself is not affected.
No other flags are affected.
Example:
MOV
MOV
C,P2.0
ORL
C,P2.7
MOV
P2.1,C
ORL
C,/OV
;Load C with input pin

;state of P2.0
;OR carry flag with
;bit 7 of P2
;move C to bit 1 of
;port 2
;OR with inverse of OV
;flag
<dest-bit>,<source-bit>
The instruction loads the value of source operand bit into the destination
operand bit. One of the operands must be the carry flag; the other may
be any directly-addressable bit. No other register or flag is affected.
Example:
MOV
MOV
MOV
P2.3,C
C,P3.3
P2.0,C
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If P2=C5H (11000101), P3.3=0 and CY=1 initially, then after the above
instructions, P2=CCH (11001100) and CY=0.
JC
rel
This instruction branches to the address, indicated by the label, if the

carry flag is set, otherwise the program continues to the next instruction.
No flags are affected.
Example:
CLR
SUBB
JC
MOV
C
A,R0
ARRAY1
A,#20H
The carry flag is cleared initially. After the SUBB instruction, if the value
of A is smaller than R0, then the instruction sets the carry flag and
causes program execution to branch to ARRAY1 address, otherwise it
continues to the MOV instruction.
JNC
rel
This instruction branches to the address, indicated by the label, if the

carry flag is not set, otherwise the program continues to the next
instruction. No flags are affected. The carry flag is not modified.
Example:
CLR
SUBB
JNC
MOV
C
A,R0
ARRAY2
A,#20H
The above sequence of instructions will cause the jump to be taken if the
value of A is greater than or equal to R0. Otherwise the program will
continue to the MOV instruction.
JB
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<bit>,rel
This instruction jumps to the address indicated if the destination bit is 1,

otherwise the program continues to the next instruction. No flags are
affected. The bit tested is not modified.
Example:
JB
JB
ACC.7,ARRAY1
P1.2,ARRAY2
If the accumulator value is 01001010 and Port 1=57H (01010111), then

the above instruction sequence will cause the program to branch to the
instruction at ARRAY2.
JNB
<bit>,rel
This instruction jumps to the address indicated if the destination bit is 0,

otherwise the program continues to the next instruction. No flags are
affected. The bit tested is not modified.
Example:
JNB
JNB
ACC.6,ARRAY1
P1.3,ARRAY2
If the accumulator value is 01001010 and Port 1=57H (01010111), then

the above instruction sequence will cause the program to branch to the
instruction at ARRAY2.
JBC
<bit>,rel
If the source bit is 1, this instruction clears it and branches to the address
indicated; else it proceeds with the next instruction. The bit is not
cleared if it is already a 0. No flags are affected.
Example:
JBC
JBC
P1.3,ARRAY1
P1.2,ARRAY2
If P1=56H (01010110), the above instruction sequence will cause the

program to branch to the instruction at ARRAY2, modifying P1 to 52H
(01010010).
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Program Branching Instructions

Program branching instructions are used to control the flow of actions in
a program. Some instructions provide decision making capabilities and
transfer control to other parts of the program e.g. conditional and
unconditional branches. The list of program branching instructions is
shown in Table 3.6.
Mnemonic
ACALL addr11
LCALL addr16
RET
RETI
AJMP addr11
LJMP addr16
SJMP rel
JMP @A+DPTR
JZ
rel
JNZ
rel
CJNE A,direct,rel
CJNE A,#data,rel
CJNE Rn,#data,rel
CJNE @Ri,#data,rel
DJNZ Rn,rel
DJNZ direct,rel
NOP
Description
Absolute subroutine call
Long subroutine call
Return from subroutine
Return from interrupt
Absolute jump
Long jump
Short jump
Jump indirect
Jump if A=0
Jump if A NOT=0
Compare and Jump if Not Equal
Decrement and Jump if Not Zero

No Operation
Table 3.6 List of Program Branching Instructions
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ACALL addr11
This instruction unconditionally calls a subroutine indicated by the
address. The operation will cause the PC to increase by 2, then it pushes
the 16-bit PC value onto the stack (low order byte first) and increments
the stack pointer twice. The PC is now loaded with the value addr11 and
the program execution continues from this new location. The subroutine
called must therefore start within the same 2K block of the program
memory. No flags are affected.
Example:
ACALL LOC_SUB
If SP=07H initially and the label LOC_SUB is at program memory

location 0567H, then executing the instruction at location 0230H,
SP=09H, internal RAM locations 08H and 09H will contain 32H and 02H
respectively and PC=0567H.
LCALL addr16
This instruction calls a subroutine located at the indicated address. The
operation will cause the PC to increase by 3, then it pushes the 16-bit PC
value onto the stack (low order byte first) and increments the stack
pointer twice. The PC is then loaded with the value addr16 and the
program execution continues from this new location. Since it is a Long
call, the subroutine may therefore begin anywhere in the full 64KB
program memory address space. No flags are affected.
Example:
LCALL LOC_SUB
Initially, SP=07H and the label LOC_SUB is at program memory

location 2034H. Executing the instruction at location 0230H, SP=09H,
internal RAM locations 08H and 09H contain 33H and 02H respectively
and PC=2034H.
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RET
This instruction returns the program from a subroutine. RET pops the
high byte and low byte address of PC from the stack and decrements the
SP by 2. The execution of the instruction will result in the program to
resume from the location just after the call instruction. No flags are
affected.
Example:
RET
Suppose SP=0BH originally and internal RAM locations 0AH and 0BH
contain the values 30H and 02H respectively. The instruction leaves
SP=09H and program execution will continue at location 0230H.
RETI
This instruction returns the program from an interrupt subroutine. RETI
pops the high byte and low byte address of PC from the stack and
restores the interrupt logic to accept additional interrupts. SP decrements
by 2 and no other registers are affected. However the PSW is not
automatically restored to its pre-interrupt status. After the RETI, program
execution will resume immediately after the point at which the interrupt is
detected.
Example:
RETI
Suppose SP=0BH originally and an interrupt is detected during the

instruction ending at location 0213H. Internal RAM locations 0AH and
0BH contain the values 14H and 02H respectively. The RETI instruction
leaves SP=09H and returns program execution to location 0234H.
AJMP addr11
The AJMP instruction transfers program execution to the destination
address which is located at the absolute short range distance (short
range means 11-bit address). The destination must therefore be within
the same 2K block of program memory.
Example:
AJMP
NEAR
If the label NEAR is at program memory location 0120H, the AJMP

instruction at location 0234H loads the PC with 0120H.
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LJMP addr16
The LJMP instruction transfers program execution to the destination
address which is located at the absolute long range distance (long range
means 16-bit address).The destination may therefore be anywhere in the
full 64K program memory address space. No flags are affected.
Example:
LJMP
FAR_ADR
If the label FAR_ADR is at program memory location 3456H, the LJMP

instruction at location 0120H loads the PC with 3456H.
SJMP rel
This is a short jump instruction, which increments the PC by 2 and then
adds the relative value rel (signed 8-bit) to the PC. This will be the new
address where the program would branch to unconditionally. Therefore,
the range of destination allowed is from -128 to +127 bytes from the
instruction.
Example:
SJMP
RELSRT
If the label RELSRT is at program memory location 0120H and the SJMP
instruction is located at address 0100H, after executing the instruction,
PC=0120H.
JMP
@A + DPTR
This instruction adds the 8-bit unsigned value of the ACC to the 16-bit
data pointer and the resulting sum is returned to the PC. Neither ACC
nor DPTR is altered. No flags are affected.
Example:
LOOK_TBL:
MOV
JMP
AJMP
AJMP
AJMP
DPTR, #LOOK_TBL
@A + DPTR
LOC0
LOC1
LOC2
If the ACC=02H, execution jumps to LOC1.

Note: AJMP is a two byte instruction.
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JZ
rel
This instruction branches to the destination address if ACC=0; else the

program continues to the next instruction. The ACC is not modified and
no flags are affected.
Example:
SUBB A,#20H
JZ
LABEL1
DEC
A
If ACC originally holds 20H and CY=0, then the SUBB instruction
changes ACC to 00H and causes the program execution to continue at
the instruction identified by LABEL1; otherwise the program continues to
the DEC instruction.
JNZ
rel
This instruction branches to the destination address if any bit of ACC is a

1; else the program continues to the next instruction. The ACC is not
modified and no flags are affected.
Example:
DEC
JNZ
MOV
A
LABEL2
RO, A
If ACC originally holds 00H, then the instructions change ACC to FFH
and cause the program execution to continue at the instruction identified
by LABEL2; otherwise the program continues to MOV instruction.
CJNE <dest-byte>,<source-byte>,rel
This instruction compares the magnitude of the dest-byte and the
source-byte and branches if their values are not equal. The carry flag is
set if the unsigned dest-byte is less than the unsigned integer sourcebyte; otherwise, the carry flag is cleared. Neither operand is affected.
Example:
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CJNE
R3,#50H,NEQU

NEQU: JC
LOC1

LOC1:
;R3
;If
;R7
;R3
= 50H
R3 < 50H
> 50H
< 50H
DJNZ <byte>,<rel-addr>
This instruction is decrement jump not zero. It decrements the contents
of the destination location and if the resulting value is not 0, branches to
the address indicated by the source operand. An original value of 00H
underflows to FFH. No flags are affected.
Example:
DJNZ
DJNZ
DJNZ
20H,LOC1
30H,LOC2
40H,LOC3
If internal RAM locations 20H, 30H and 40H contain the values 01H, 5FH
and 16H respectively, the above instruction sequence will cause a jump
to the instruction at LOC2, with the values 00H, 5EH, and 15H in the 3
RAM locations. Note, the first instruction will not branch to LOC1
because the [20H] = 00H, hence the program continues to the second
instruction. Only after the execution of the second instruction (where the
location [30H] = 5FH), then the branching takes place.
NOP
This is the no operation instruction. The instruction takes one machine
cycle operation time. Hence it is useful to time the ON/OFF bit of an
output port.
Example:
CLR
NOP
NOP
NOP
NOP
SETB
P1.2
P1.2
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The above sequence of instructions outputs a low-going output pulse on

bit 2 of Port 1 lasting exactly 5 cycles. Note a simple SETB/CLR
generates a 1 cycle pulse, so four additional cycles must be inserted in
order to have a 5-clock pulse width.
3.3
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Tutorial Questions
1.
What addressing mode is used to access the upper 128 bytes of

internal RAM of the C8051F020?
2.
Show how the content of internal address 6BH could be

transferred to the accumulator.
3.
What is the difference between the following instructions:

ADD
4.
and
A, @R5
ADD
A, R5
Below show a sequence of instructions, give the result of

accumulator before and after the DA instruction.
MOV
MOV
ADD
DA
A,13H
R2,18H
A, R2
A
5.
Explain the difference between AJMP, SJMP, and LJMP

instructions.
6.
Write an instruction which is able to complement bit 7, 6, 2 and 0

of Port 2.
7.
Assuming that the CY=1 and ACC= F0H find the content of the
accumulator after the execution of the following instruction:
RLC
8.
Write a program that scans a string of 80 characters looking for a

carriage return (CR= ASCII value 0DH). If CR is found, the length
of the string (up to where the CR is found) is put into A register.
Otherwise, put 30H (ASCII value of 0) into A register.
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ASM Directives
4.0
Introduction
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4.1
Address Control
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ORG, USING, END
4.2
Symbol Definition
74
EQU, SET, CODE, DATA, IDATA, XDATA
4.3
75
DB, DW, DD, DS
4.4
Segment Control
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Generic Segment (SEGMENT, RSEG),

Absolute Segment (CSEG, DSEG and XSEG)
4.5
80
4.6
Tutorial Questions
81
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4.0
Chapter 4 ASM Directives
Introduction
Assembler directives are special codes placed in the assembly language
program to instruct the assembler to perform a particular task or function.
They can be used to define symbol values, reserve and initialize storage
space for variables and control the placement of the program code. They
are not assembly language instructions as they do not generate any
machine code.
The ASM directives are grouped into the following categories:
4.1
1)
Address Control (ORG, USING) and END directive
2)
Symbol Definition (EQU, SET, BIT, CODE, DATA, IDATA,

and XDATA)
3)
Memory Initialization/Reservation (DB, DW, DD, DS)
4)
Segment Control (SEGMENT, RSEG, CSEG, DSEG, XSEG)
Address Control
ORG
The specified format for the ORG directive is:
ORG
expression
The ORG directive is used to set the location counter in the current
segment to an offset address specified by the expression. However, it
does not alter the segment address. The segment address can only be
changed by using the standard segment directives.
Example:
ORG
80H
;Set location counter to

;80H
The ORG directive need not only be used in the code segment but can
be used in other segments too like the data segment. For example, to
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reserve one byte memory space each at locations SECONDS and

MINUTES in the data segment, we would write,
SECONDS:
MINUTES:
DSEG
ORG 30H
DS
1
DS
1
;data segment
USING
The specified format for the USING directive is:
USING expression
expression may have a value from 0 to 3. This USING directive merely
informs the assembler which register bank to use for coding the AR0
through AR7 (the value of AR0 through AR7 is calculated as the absolute
address of R0 through R7 in the register bank specified by the USING
directive). It does not generate any code to select the register bank. So
to ensure a correct register bank, one must program the PSW register
appropriately.
Example:
MOV
PSW,#00010000B
MOV
USING 2
PUSH AR7
PSW,#00001000B
USING 1
PUSH AR3
;select Register
;Bank 2
;using Bank 2
;select Register
;Bank 1
;using Bank 1
END
The specified format for the END directive is:
END
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The END directive indicates the end of the source file. It informs the
assembler where to stop assembling the program. Hence any text that
appears after the END directive will be ignored by the assembler. The
END directive is a must in every source file. If it is not written at the end
of the program, the assembler will give an error message.
4.2
Symbol Definition
The symbol definition directive assigns a symbolic name to an
expression or a register. This expression can be a constant number, an
address reference or another symbolic name.
EQU, SET
The format of the EQU and SET directives are as follows:
Symbol
Symbol
Symbol
Symbol
Note:
EQU
EQU
SET
SET
expression
register
expression
register
expression can include simple mathematical operators like

+, -, * , /, MOD
register includes A, R0, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7
Examples:
COUNT
TOTAL
AVERG
TABLE
VALUE
EQU
EQU
SET
EQU
SET
R3
200
TOTAL/5
10
TABLE*TABLE
Sometimes it is an advantage to use symbol to represent a value or a

register because it makes the program more meaningful to a user.
Another advantage is by equating the symbol to a value, the user only
needs to change only once at the directive statement and the rest of the
statements, which make reference to the symbol, will be updated
automatically.
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CODE, DATA, IDATA, XDATA

Each of these directives assigns an address value to a symbol. The
format of the directive is as follows:
Symbol
Symbol
BIT
CODE
bit_address
code_address
Symbol
Symbol
Symbol
DATA
IDATA
XDATA
data_address
idata_address
xdata_address
Note:
bit_address
The bit address which is available from bit-addressable

location of 20H through 2FH
code_address The code address ranging from 0000H to 0FFFFH

data_address
The address is from 00H to 7FH (internal data memory)

and the special function register address from 80H to
0FFH
idata_address The address is ranging from 00H to 0FFH

xdata_address The external data space ranging from 0000H to 0FFFFH
Example:
4.3
Act_bit
BIT
2EH
;use bit location 2EH

;as Act_bit
Port2
DATA
A0H
;a special function
;register, P2
The directives for memory initialization and reservation are DB, DW, DD
and DS. These directives will initialize or reserve memory storage in the
form of a byte, a word, or a double word in the code space.
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DB (Define Byte)
The DB directive initializes code memory with a byte value. The directive
has the following format:
label:
DB
expression, expression
Note:
label
is the starting address where the byte values are stored
expression
is the byte value, it can be a character string, a symbol,

or an 8-bit constant
Example:
MSG:
ARRAY:
CSEG AT
200H
DB Please enter your password, 0
DB 10H, 20H,30H,40H,50H
The above string of characters will be stored as ASCII bytes starting from
location 200H, which means location [200H]=50H, [201H]=6CH and so
on.
Notice that the DB directive is declared in a code segment. If it is defined
in a different segment, the assembler will generate an error.
DW (Define Word)
The DW directive initializes the code memory with a double byte or a 16bit word. The DW directive has the following format:
label:
DW
expression ,expression
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Example:
;2 words allocated
CNTVAL
DW
1025H, 2340H
;10 values of 1234H starting from location XLOC
XLOC
DW
10 DUP (1234H)
The DUP operator can be used to duplicate a sequence of memory
contents.
Similarly, the DW directive can only be used in the code segment. If it is
defined in other segments, the assembler will give an error message.
DD (Define Double Word)

The DD directive initializes the code memory with double word or 32-bit
data value. The DD directive has the following format:
DD
label:
expression ,expression
Example:
ADDR
EMPT
DD
DD
820056EFH, 10203040H
3 DUP ( 0 )
Same as the DB and DW directives, DD can only be specified in the

code memory or segment. If it is declared in other segment it risks
having error message generated by the assembler.
DS (Define Storage)
The DS directive reserves a specified byte space in the memory. It can
only be used in the currently active segment like ISEG, DSEG or XSEG.
The DS directive has the following format:
label:
DS
expression
The expression can not contain forward references, relocatable symbols

or external symbols.
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Example:
XSEG
AT 1000H
Input:
Wavetyp:
DS
DS
;select memory block from

;external memory, starting
;address from1000H
16
; reserve 16 bytes
1
; reserve 1 byte
The location counter of the segment is incremented by one byte every

time the DS statement is encountered in the program. The user should
be aware that no more than 16 byte values should be entered starting
from the address Input as shown in the above example.
4.4
Segment Control
In x51 CPU structure, a block of code or data memory is usually referred
to as a segment. There are two types of segments: generic and absolute.
Generic Segment
Generic segments are created using the SEGMENT directive. The
format is as follows:
Symbol
SEGMENT
segment_type
SEGMENT
DATA
Example:
MYDATA
The above directive defines a relocatable segment named as MYDATA,

with a memory class of DATA.
Once the above segment name has been defined, the next step is to
select that segment by using the RSEG directive as shown in the
example below.
Example:
RSEG
MYDATA
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Whenever the above statement is encountered, the MYDATA segment

will become the current active segment until the assembler comes
across another RSEG directive, which will then define another segment
area.
Absolute Segment
Absolute segment means a fixed memory segment. Absolute segments
are created by CSEG, DSEG and XSEG directives. The format of this
directive is as follows:
CSEG AT address
DSEG AT address
XSEG AT address
; defines an absolute code segment

; defines an absolute data segment
; defines an absolute external data segment
Example:
CSEG
AT
DSEG
AT
0300H ;select code segment and

;the starting address at
0400H ;select data segment and
;the starting address at
set
0300H
set
0400H
Section 4.5 shows a program template where various types of assembler

directives have been used.
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4.5

;---------------------------------------------------------$include (c8051f020.inc) ;Include register definition file
;---------------------------------------------------------; EQUATES
;---------------------------------------------------------CR
EQU
0DH
;Set CR (carriage return) to 0DH
;---------------------------------------------------------; RESET and INTERRUPT VECTORS
;---------------------------------------------------------; Reset Vector
CSEG
AT 0
; Jump to the start of code at
LJMP
Main
; the reset vector
; Timer 4 Overflow Vector
ORG
83h
; Jump to the start of code at
LJMP
TIMER4INT
; the Timer4 Interrupt vector
;---------------------------------------------------------; DATA SEGMENT
;---------------------------------------------------------MYDATA
SEGMENT DATA
RSEG
ORG
MYDATA
30h
; Switch to this data segment.
Input:
DS
16
temp:
DS
1
;---------------------------------------------------------; CODE SEGMENT
;---------------------------------------------------------MYCODE
SEGMENT CODE
RSEG
MYCODE ; Switch to this code segment
USING
0
; Specify register bank
; for main code.
Main:
; Insert Main Routine of program here

;
;
;---------------------------------------------------------; Timer 4 Interrupt Service Routine
;---------------------------------------------------------TIMER4INT:
; Insert Timer 4 ISR here
;
;
RETI
;---------------------------------------------------------; Global Constant
;---------------------------------------------------------Rdm_Num_Table:
DB
05eh, 0f0h, 051h, 0c9h, 0aeh, 020h, 087h, 080h
DB
092h, 01ch, 079h, 075h, 025h, 07ch, 02bh, 047h
;---------------------------------------------------------; End of file.
END
4.6
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Tutorial Questions
1.
2.
3.
Give an example of the following:

(a)
Absolute Segment directive
(b)
Memory Initialization directive
(c)
Relocatable Segment directive
Correct the error in the following instructions:]

(a)
DSEG
VAL:
(b)
PAR : EQU 200
AT
DB
0300H
1
Write a short program in a relocatable segment to do the following

task:
Add the values from register R0 and R3 of Bank 2 and output the
sum to Port3
4.
If there is a need for keyboard interfacing upon execution of the

program, what sort of directives would be most suitable to be
declared in the program in order to perform the above task?
5.
Name the type of memory where the following assembler

directives can be defined.
ORG
DB
DW
6.
10H
61H, 62H, 63H
0,1,2
What is the advantage of using EQU directive in an assembly

language program?
5
System Clock, Crossbar and
GPIO
5.0
Introduction
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5.1
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Internal Oscillator Control Register (OSCICN), External

Oscillator Control Register (OSCXCN)
5.2
Watchdog Timer
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Watchdog Timer Control Register (WDTCN), Disable WDT

Lockout, Enable/Reset WDT, Disable WDT, Setting WDT
Interval
5.3
Digital Crossbar
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Crossbar Pin Assignment and Allocation Priority, Enabling the

Crossbar
5.4
GPIO
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Port pin Output Modes, Configuring Port pins as Digital Inputs,

Port 3 External Interrupts, Disabling Weak Pull-ups, Analog
Inputs at Port 1
5.5
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Crossbar Register 0 (XBR0), Crossbar Register 1 (XBR1),

Crossbar Register 2 (XBR2), Port0 Data Register (P0), Port0
Output Mode Register (P0MDOUT), Port1 Data Register (P1),
Port1 Output Mode Register (P1MDOUT), Port1 Input Mode
Register (P1MDIN), Port2 Data Register (P2), Port2 Output
Mode Register (P2MDOUT), Port3 Data Register (P3), Port3
Output Mode Register (P3MDOUT), Port3 Interrupt Flag Register
(P3IF)
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5.6
Chapter 5 System Clock, Crossbar and GPIO
Ports 4 through 7
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Port 7-4 Output Mode Register (P74OUT), Portx Data Register

(Px)
5.7
Tutorial Questions
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Introduction
The C8051F020 micro-controller may be operated from an external
oscillator or an internal oscillator, both are included on the target board.
After any reset, the MCU operates from the internal oscillator at a typical
frequency of 2.0MHz by default but may be configured by software to
operate at other typical frequencies of 4.0Mhz, 8.0MHz or 16MHz.
Therefore, in many applications an external oscillator is not required.
However, an external 22.1184MHz crystal is installed on the target board
as shipped from the factory. It is especially useful in providing a system
clock frequency suitable for high baud rate generation for UART. Both
the oscillators are disabled when the /RST pin is held low. The oscillator
and its associated programming registers are shown in Figure 5.1.
IFRDY
CLKSL
IOSCEN
IFCN1
IFCN0
MSCLKE
OSCICN
VDD
EN
Internal Clock
Generator
opt. 2
SYSCLK
AV+
opt. 4
XTAL1
opt. 3
XTAL1
XTAL2
AV+
opt. 1
XTAL1
XTAL1
XTAL2
Input
Circuit
OSC
XFCN2
XFCN1
XFCN0
AGND
XTLVLD
XOSCMD2
XOSCMD1
XOSCMD0
5.0
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OSCXCN
Figure 5.1 Oscillator and associated programming registers
The external oscillator may be a crystal, capacitor, RC circuit or an

external resonator. These are shown as various options in Figure 5.1.
The oscillator circuit must be configured for one of these sources which
is done by programming the OSCXCN special function register.
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5.1

Two SFRs are provided to program the oscillator circuit. These are the
OSCICN (Internal Oscillator Control Register) and OSCXCN (External
Oscillator Control Register). The registers are described in this section.
Internal Oscillator Control Register (OSCICN)

Bit Symbol
7
MSCLKE
6-5
Unused
IFRDY
CLKSL
IOSCEN
1-0
IFCN1IFCN 0
Description
Missing Clock Enable Bit
0: Missing Clock Detector Disabled
1: Missing Clock Detector Enabled. The reset is
triggered if clock is missing for more than 100s
Read = 00b, Write = dont care
Internal Oscillator Frequency Ready Flag
0: Internal Oscillator Frequency not running at
speed specified by the IFCN bits.
1: Internal Oscillator Frequency is running at
speed specified by the IFCN bits.
System Clock Source Select Bit
0: Uses Internal Oscillator as System Clock
1: Uses External Oscillator as System Clock
Internal Oscillator Enable Bit
0: Internal Oscillator Disabled
1: Internal Oscillator Enabled
Internal Oscillator Frequency Control Bit
00: Internal Oscillator typical frequency is 2 MHz
Table 5.1 OSCICN (Internal Oscillator Control) Register
Bits 0 and 1 are used to select the internal oscillator frequency. Bit 2
enables or disables the internal oscillator while bit 3 selects between the
internal and external oscillator. Once the internal oscillator is enabled, it
takes a while for it to settle down and generate the desired frequency set
by IFCN1-IFCN0 (Bits 0 and 1). Bit 4 shows the status of the internal
oscillator and is set to 1 when the oscillator is running at the specified
speed. Bit 7 is to be set to 1 if missing clock detector is to be enabled. A
reset is triggered if the clock is missing for a period greater than 100s.
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The OSCICN SFR is at address 0xB2. Upon reset, the value in this
register is set to 0001 0100. This enables the internal oscillator to
operate at a frequency of 2 MHz.
External Oscillator Control Register (OSCXCN)

Bit
Symbol
XTLVLD
6-4
XOSCMD2-0
3
2-0
Reserved
XFCN2-0
Description
Crystal Oscillator Valid Flag
0: Crystal Oscillator is unused or not yet stable
1: Crystal Oscillator is running and stable
External Oscillator Mode Bits
00x: Off. XTAL1 pin is grounded internally.
010: System Clock from External CMOS Clock
on XTAL1 pin.
011: System Clock from External CMOS Clock
on XTAL1 pin divided by 2.
10x: RC/C Oscillator Mode with divide by 2
stage.
110: Crystal Oscillator Mode
111: Crystal Oscillator Mode with divide by 2
stage
Read = undefined, Write = dont care
External Oscillator Frequency Control Bit
Table 5.2 OSCXCN (External Oscillator Control) Register
If the crystal frequency is greater than 6.7 MHz, which is indeed the case
for the on-board crystal of the target board, bits 2-0 (XFCN2-0) must be
set to 111. Bits 6-4 (XOSCMD2-0) are programmed based on the
external oscillator whether it is RC/C, crystal or CMOS clock on XTAL1.
After the external oscillator has been enabled, by setting CLKSL
(OSCICN.3) to 1, one must wait for the crystal oscillator to be stable.
This can be checked by polling bit 7 (XTLVLD) of OSCXCN.
The OSCXCN SFR is at address 0xB1. Upon reset, the value in this
register is set to 0000 0000. This turns off the crystal oscillator and the
XTAL1 pin is grounded internally.
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Example:
MOV
OSCXCN, #67H
;enable external
;crystal oscillator at
;22.1184MHz
;wait at least 1ms
;wait ~512us
;wait ~512us
;poll for XTLVLD1
CLR
A
DJNZ ACC, $
DJNZ ACC, $
XTLVLD_wait:
MOV
A, OSCXCN
JNB
ACC.7, XTLVLD_wait
ORL
OSCICN, #08H
;select external
;oscillator as system
;clock source (CLKSL=1)
;disable Internal
;Oscillator (IOSCEN=0)
ORL
OSCICN, #80H
;enable missing clock
;detector (MSCLKE=1)
5.2
Watchdog Timer
The MCU has a programmable Watchdog Timer (WDT) which runs off
the system clock. An overflow of the WDT forces the MCU into the reset
state. Before the WDT overflows, the application program must restart it.
WDT is useful in preventing the system from running out of control,
especially in critical applications. If the system experiences a software or
hardware malfunction which prevents the software from restarting the
WDT, the WDT will overflow and cause a reset. After a reset, the WDT is
automatically enabled and starts running at the default maximum time
interval which is 524 ms for a 2 MHz system clock.
The WDT consists of a 21-bit timer running from the programmed system
clock. A WDT reset is generated when the period between specific writes
to its control register exceeds the programmed limit.
The WDT may be enabled or disabled by software. It may also be locked
to prevent accidental disabling. Once locked, the WDT cannot be
disabled until the next system reset. It may also be permanently
disabled. The watchdog features are controlled by programming the
Watchdog Timer Control Register (WDTCN). The details of WDTCN are
shown in Table 5.3.
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Watchdog Timer Control Register (WDTCN)

Bit
7-0
2-0
Description
WDT Control
Writing 0xA5 both enables and reloads the WDT
Writing 0xDE followed within 4 system clocks by
0xAD disables the WDT
Writing 0xFF locks out the disable feature
Watchdog Status Bit (when Read)
Reading this bit indicates the Watchdog Timer
Status
0: WDT is inactive
1: WDT is active
Watchdog Timeout Interval Bits
These bits set the Watchdog Timer Interval.
When writing these bits, WDTCN.7 must be set
to 0.
Table 5.3 WDTCN (Watchdog Timer Control) Register
Disable WDT Lockout

Writing 0xFF to WDTCN locks out the disable feature. It cannot be
disabled until the next system reset. In applications where the watchdog
timer is essential, 0xFF should be written to WDTCN in the initialization
code. Writing 0xFF does not enable or reset the watchdog timer.
Enable/Reset WDT
To enable and reset the watchdog timer, write 0xA5 to the WDTCN
register. To prevent a watchdog timer overflow, the application must
periodically write 0xA5 to WDTCN.
Disable WDT
To disable the WDT, the application must write 0xDE followed by, within
4 clock cycles, 0xAD to the WDTCN register. If 0xAD is not written with 4
cycles of writing 0xDE, the disable operation is not effective. Interrupts
must be disabled during this procedure to avoid delay between the two
writes.
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Example:
CLR
MOV
MOV
SETB
EA
WDTCN, #0DEH
WDTCN, #0ADH
EA
;disable all interrupts

;disable WDT
;disable WDT
;enable interrupts
Setting WDT Interval

Bits 2-0 of WDTCN control the watchdog timeout interval. The interval is
given by the following equation:
43+WDTCN [2-0] x Tsysclk

Tsysclk is the system clock period. For a 2 MHz system clock, the interval
range that can be programmed is 0.032 ms to 524 ms. When the
Watchdog Timeout Interval Bits are written to the WDTCN register, the
WDTCN.7 bit must be held at logic 0. The programmed interval may be
read back by reading the WDTCN register. After a reset, WDTCN[2-0]
reads 111b.
5.3
Digital Crossbar
The C8051F020 has a rich set of digital resources like UARTs, System
Management Bus (SMBus),Timer control inputs and interrupts. However,
these peripherals do not have dedicated pins through which they may be
accessed. Instead they are available through the four lower I/O ports
(P0, P1, P2 and P3). Each of the pins on P0, P1, P2 and P3 can be
defined as a General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) pin or can be
controlled by a digital peripheral. Thus the lower ports have dual
functionalities. Based on the application, a system designer would have
to decide what capabilities are required and then allocate the necessary
digital functions to the port pins. This flexibility makes the MCU very
versatile. The resource allocation is controlled by programming the
Priority Crossbar Decoder, simply called the Crossbar. The port pins
are allocated and assigned to the digital peripherals using a priority
order. Figure 5.2 is the functional block diagram showing the priority
decoder, lower ports and the digital resources that may be controlled.

Highest
Priority
UART0
SPI
UART1
(Internal Digital Signals)
XBR0, XBR1,
XBR2, P1MDIN
Registers
P0MDOUT, P1MDOUT,
P2MDOUT, P3MDOUT
Registers
External
Pins
SMBus
Lowest
Priority
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Priority
Decoder
8
PCA
P0
I/O
Cells
P0.0
P1
I/O
Cells
P1.0
Comptr.
Outputs
Digital
Crossbar
T0, T1,
T2, T2EX,
T4,T4EX
/INT0,
/INT1
P1.7
P2
I/O
Cells
P2.0
P3
I/O
Cells
P3.0
/SYSCLK
CNVSTR
8
8
P0
Highest
Priority
P0.7
(P0.0-P0.7)
P2.7
P3.7
Lowest
Priority
8
P1
Port
Latches
(P1.0-P1.7)
8
P2
To External
Memory
Interface
(EMIF)
To
ADC1
Input
(P2.0-P2.7)
8
P3
(P3.0-P3.7)
Figure 5.2 Digital Crossbar and Lower I/O Ports
Crossbar Pin Assignment and Allocation Priority

The digital peripherals are assigned Port pins in a priority order which is
shown in Figure 5.3. UART0 has the highest priority and CNVSTR has
the lowest priority. There are three configuration registers, XBR0, XBR1
and XBR2, which are programmed to accomplish the pin allocations. If
the corresponding enable bits of the peripheral are set to logic 1 in the
crossbar registers, then the port pins are assigned to that peripheral. For
example, if the UART0EN bit (XBR0.2) is set to logic 1, the TX0 and RX0
pins will be mapped to the port pins P0.0 and P0.1 respectively. Since
UART0 has the highest priority, its pins will always be mapped to P0.0
and P0.1 when UART0EN is set to logic and will have precedence over
any other allocation. If a digital peripherals enable bit is not set to logic
1, then it is not accessible through the port pins. Pin assignments to
associated functions are done in groups, for example, TX0 and RX0 are
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assigned together. Each combination of enabled peripherals results in a

unique device pin-out.
P0
0 1 2 3 4
P1
P2
P3
Crossbar Register Bits
5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
UART0EN: XBR0.2
SPI0EN: XBR0.1
SMB0EN: XBR0.0
UART1EN: XBR2.2
PCA0ME: XBR0.[5:3]
ECI0E: XBR0.6
CP0E: XBR0.7
CP1E: XBR1.0
T0E: XBR1.1
INT0E: XBR1.2
T1E: XBR1.3
INT1E: XBR1.4
T2E: XBR1.5
T2EXE: XBR1.6
T4E: XBR2.3
T4EXE: XBR2.4
SYSCKE: XBR1.7
CNVSTE: XBR2.0
ALE
/RD
/WR
AIN1.0/A8
AIN1.1/A9
AIN1.2/A10
AIN1.3/A11
AIN1.4/A12
AIN1.5/A13
AIN1.6/A14
AIN1.7/A15
A8m/A0
A9m/A1
A10m/A2
A11m/A3
A12m/A4
A13m/A5
A14m/A6
A15m/A7
AD0/D0
AD1/D1
AD2/D2
AD3/D3
AD4/D4
AD5/D5
AD6/D6
AD7/D7
Pin I/O
Tx0
Rx0
SCK
MISO
MOSI
NSS
SDA
SCL
TX1
RX1
CEX0
CEX1
CEX2
CEX3
CEX4
ECI
CP0
CP1
T0
/INT0
T1
/INT1
T2
T2EX
T4
T4EX
/SYSCLK
CNVSTR
AIN1 Inputs /
Muxed Addr H /
Mon-Muxed Addr H Non-Muxed Addr L
Muxed Data /
Non-Muxed Data
Figure 5.3 Digital Crossbar Priority Decode Table
The output states of port pins that are allocated by the crossbar are
controlled by the digital peripheral that is mapped to those pins and
hence Writes to the Port Data registers (or associated Port bits) will have
no effect on the states of the pins. The Port pins on Port 0 to 3 that are
not allocated by the Crossbar may be accessed as General-Purpose I/O
pins by reading and writing the associated Port Data registers.
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A Read of a Port Data Register (or Port bit) will always return the logic
state present at the pin itself, regardless of whether the Crossbar has
allocated the pin for peripheral use or not.
Although the crossbar can be configured dynamically at runtime, the
crossbar registers are typically configured in the initialization code of the
application software and thereafter left alone. The peripherals are then
configured individually.
Enabling the Crossbar

The crossbar is enabled once all the Crossbar registers (XBR0, XBR1
and XBR2) have been configured. This is done by setting XBARE
(XBR2.4) to logic 1. Until the Crossbar is enabled, the output drivers on
Port 0 to 3 are explicitly disabled in order to prevent possible contention
on port pins while the Crossbar registers and other registers, which can
affect the device pin-out, are being written. The output drivers on
Crossbar-assigned input signals are explicitly disabled.
5.4
GPIO
The block diagram of the Port I/O cell is shown in Figure 5.4.
/WEAK-PULLUP
VDD
PUSH-PULL
/PORT-OUTENABLE
(WEAK)
PORT
PAD
PORT-OUTPUT
ANALOG INPUT
VDD
Analog Select
(Port 1 Only)
DGND
PORT-INPUT
Figure 5.4 Block Diagram of a Port I/O Cell
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Port pin Output Modes

The output mode of each port pin on Ports 0 through 3 can be configured
as either Open-Drain or Push-Pull. The default state is Open-Drain. The
output modes of the Port pins are determined by the bits in the
associated PnMDOUT registers. For example, a logic 1 in P1MDOUT.6
will configure the output mode of P1.6 to Push-Pull; a logic 0 in
P1MDOUT.6 will configure the output mode of P1.6 to Open-Drain. The
PnMDOUT registers control the output modes of the port pins regardless
of whether the Crossbar has allocated the Port pin for a digital peripheral
or not. The exceptions to this rule are the Port pins connected to SDA,
SCL, RX0 (if UART0 is in Mode 0), and RX1 (if UART1 is in Mode 0)
which are always configured as Open-Drain outputs irrespective of the
settings of the associated bits in the PnMDOUT registers.
In the Push-Pull configuration, writing a logic 0 to the associated bit in
the Port Data register will cause the Port pin to be driven to GND, and
writing a logic 1 will cause the Port pin to be driven to VDD. In the OpenDrain configuration, writing a logic 0 to the associated bit in the Port Data
register will cause the Port pin to be driven to GND, and a logic 1 will
cause the Port pin to assume a high-impedance state. The Open-Drain
configuration is useful to prevent contention between devices in systems
where the Port pin participates in a shared interconnection in which
multiple outputs are connected to the same physical wire.
Configuring Port pins as Digital Inputs

A Port pin is configured as a digital input by setting its output mode to
Open-Drain and writing a logic 1 to the associated bit in the Port Data
register. For example, P3.7 is configured as a digital input by setting
P3MDOUT.7 to a logic 0 and P3.7 to a logic 1. If the Port pin has been
assigned to a digital peripheral by the Crossbar and that pin functions as
an input (for example RX0, the UART0 receive pin), then the output
drivers on that pin are automatically disabled.
Port 3 External Interrupts

Port pins for the external interrupts /INT0 and /INT1 are allocated and
assigned by the Crossbar. In addition two pins on Port 3, P3.6 and P3.7,
can be configured to generate edge sensitive interrupts. These interrupts
are configurable as falling- or rising-edge sensitive using the IE6CF
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(P3IF.2) and IE7CF (P3IF.3) bits. When an active edge is detected on

P3.6 or P3.7, a corresponding External Interrupt flag (IE6 or IE7) will be
set to logic 1 in the P3IF register and if the associated interrupt is
enabled, an interrupt will be generated and the CPU will vector to the
associated interrupt vector location.
Disabling Weak Pull-Ups

By default, each Port pin has an internal weak pull-up device enabled
which provides a resistive connection (about 100 k) between the pin
and VDD. The weak pull-up devices can be globally disabled by writing
logic 1 to the Weak Pull-up Disable bit, (WEAKPUD, XBR2.7). The weak
pull-up is automatically deactivated on any pin that is driving a logic 0.
Hence an output pin will not contend with its own pull-up device.
Analog Inputs at Port 1 pins

The pins on Port 1 can serve as analog inputs to the ADC1 analog
multiplexer. A Port pin is configured as an Analog Input by writing a logic
0 to the associated bit in the P1MDIN register. All Port pins default to a
Digital Input mode. Configuring a Port pin as an analog input:
1.
Disables the digital input path from the pin. This prevents
additional power supply current from being drawn when the
voltage at the pin is near VDD / 2. A read of the Port Data bit will
return a logic 0 regardless of the voltage at the Port pin.
2.
Disables the weak pull-up device on the pin.
3.
Causes the Crossbar to skip over the pin when allocating Port
pins for digital peripherals.
It is important to note that the output drivers on a pin, which has been
configured as an Analog Input, are not explicitly disabled. Therefore, the
associated P1MDOUT bits of pins configured as Analog Inputs should
explicitly be set to logic 0 (Open-Drain output mode) and the associated
Port Data bits should be set to logic 1 (high-impedance).
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5.5

The Special Function Registers which are programmed to configure the
Crossbar and the GPIO are discussed in this section.
XBR0 (Crossbar Register 0)

XBR0 SFR address is 0xE1 and upon reset has a value 0x00.
Bit
Symbol
CP0E
ECI0E
5-3
PCA0ME
UART0EN
SPI0EN
SMB0EN
Description
Comparator 0 Output Enable Bit.
0: CP0 unavailable at Port pin.
1: CP0 routed to Port pin.
PCA0 External Counter Input Enable Bit.
0: PCA0 External Counter Input unavailable at Port
pin.
1: PCA0 External Counter Input (ECI0) routed to
Port pin.
PCA0 Module I/O Enable Bits.
000: All PCA0 I/O unavailable at Port pins.
001: CEX0 routed to Port pin.
010: CEX0, CEX1 routed to 2 Port pins.
011: CEX0, CEX1, and CEX2 routed to 3 Port pins.
100: CEX0, CEX1, CEX2, and CEX3 routed to 4
Port pins.
101: CEX0, CEX1, CEX2, CEX3, and CEX4 routed
to 5 Port pins.
110: RESERVED
111: RESERVED
UART0 I/O Enable Bit.
0: UART0 I/O unavailable at Port pins.
1: UART0 TX routed to P0.0, and RX routed to
P0.1
SPI0 Bus I/O Enable Bit.
0: SPI0 I/O unavailable at Port pins.
1: SPI0 SCK, MISO, MOSI, and NSS routed to 4
Port pins.
SMBus0 Bus I/O Enable Bit.
0: SMBus0 I/O unavailable at Port pins.
1: SMBus0 SDA and SCL routed to 2 Port pins.
Table 5.4 XBR0 (Crossbar Register 0)
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Bit Symbol
7
SYSCKE
T2EXE
T2E
INT1E
T1E
INT0E
T0E
CP1E
Description
/SYSCLK Output Enable Bit.
0: /SYSCLK unavailable at Port pin.
1: /SYSCLK routed to Port pin.
T2EX Input Enable Bit.
0: T2EX unavailable at Port pin.
1: T2EX routed to Port pin.
T2 Input Enable Bit.
0: T2 unavailable at Port pin.
1: T2 routed to Port pin.
/INT1 Input Enable Bit.
0: /INT1 unavailable at Port pin.
1: /INT1 routed to Port pin.
/INT0 Input Enable Bit.
0: /INT0 unavailable at Port pin.
1: /INT0 routed to Port pin.
CP1 Output Enable Bit.
0: CP1 unavailable at Port pin.
1: CP1 routed to Port pin.
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Bit
Symbol
WEAKPUD
XBARE
T4EXE
T4E
UART1E
EMIFLE
CNVSTE
Description
Weak Pull-Up Disable Bit.
0: Weak pull-ups globally enabled.
1: Weak pull-ups globally disabled.
Crossbar Enable Bit.
0: Crossbar disabled. All pins on Ports 0, 1, 2, and
3, are forced to Input mode.
1: Crossbar enabled.
UNUSED. Read = 0, Write = don't care.
T4EX Input Enable Bit.
0: T4EX unavailable at Port pin.
1: T4EX routed to Port pin.
UART1 I/O Enable Bit.
0: UART1 I/O unavailable at Port pins.
1: UART1 TX and RX routed to 2 Port pins.
External Memory Interface Low-Port Enable
Bit.
0: P0.7, P0.6, and P0.5 functions are determined
by the Crossbar or the Port latches.
1: If EMI0CF.4 = 0 (External Memory Interface is
in Multiplexed mode) P0.7 (/WR), P0.6 (/RD),
and P0.5 (ALE) are skipped by the Crossbar
and their output states are determined by the
Port latches and the External Memory Interface.
1: If EMI0CF.4 = 1 (External Memory Interface is
in Non-multiplexed mode) P0.7 (/WR) and P0.6
(/RD) are skipped by the Crossbar and their
output states are determined by the Port
latches and the External Memory Interface.
External Convert Start Input Enable Bit.
0: CNVSTR unavailable at Port pin.
1: CNVSTR routed to Port pin.
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P0 (Port0 Data Register)

P0 SFR address is 0x80 and upon reset has a value 0xFF.
Bit Symbol
Description
Port0 Output Latch Bits.
7-0
P0.[7:0]
(Write - Output appears on I/O pins per XBR0,

XBR1, XBR2, and XBR3 Registers)
0: Logic Low Output.
1: Logic High Output (open if corresponding
P0MDOUT.n bit = 0).
(Read - Regardless of XBR0, XBR1, XBR2, and
XBR3 Register settings).
0: P0.n pin is logic low.
1: P0.n pin is logic high.
Table 5.7 P0 (Port0 Data Register)
P0MDOUT (Port0 Output Mode Register)

P0MDOUT SFR address is 0xA4 and upon reset has a value 0x00.
Bit
7-0
Symbol
P0MDOUT.[7:0]
Description
Port0 Output Mode Bits.
0: Port Pin output mode is configured as
Open-Drain.
Push-Pull.
Table 5.8 P0MDOUT (Port0 Output Mode Register)
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P1 SFR address is 0x90 and upon reset has a value 0xFF.
Bit Symbol
7-0
P1.[7:0]
Description
(Write - Output appears on I/O pins per XBR0, XBR1,
XBR2, and XBR3 Registers)
P1MDOUT.n bit = 0).
(Read - Regardless of XBR0, XBR1, XBR2, and XBR3
Register settings).

Bit
7-0
Symbol
P1MDOUT.[7:0]
Description
Open-Drain.
Push-Pull.
P1MDIN (Port1 Input Mode Register)

P1MDIN SFR address is 0xBD and upon reset has a value 0xFF.
Bit
7-0
Symbol
Description
P1MDIN.[7:0]
Port 1 Input Mode Bits.

0: Port Pin is configured in Analog Input
mode. The digital input path is disabled (a
read from the Port bit will always return 0).
The weak pull-up on the pin is disabled.
1: Port Pin is configured in Digital Input mode.
A read from the Port bit will return the logic
level at the Pin. The state of the weak pull-up is
determined by the WEAKPUD bit
Table 5.11 P1MDIN (Port1 Input Mode Register)
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P2 SFR address is 0xA0 and upon reset has a value 0xFF.
Bit Symbol
Description
7-0
P0.[7:0]

P2MDOUT.n bit = 0).

Bit
7-0
Symbol
P2MDOUT.[7:0]
Description
Open-Drain.
Push-Pull.
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P3 SFR address is 0xB0 and upon reset has a value 0xFF.
Bit Symbol
Description
7-0
P3.[7:0]

P3MDOUT.n bit = 0).

Bit
7-0
Symbol
P3MDOUT.[7:0]
Description
Open-Drain.
Push-Pull.
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P3IF (Port 3 Interrupt Flag Register)

P3IF SFR address is 0xAD and upon reset has a value 0x00.
Bit Symbol
7
IE7
IE6
5-4
IE7CF
IE6CF
1-0
Description
External Interrupt 7 Pending Flag
0: No falling edge has been detected on P3.7 since
this bit was last cleared.
1: This flag is set by hardware when a falling edge
on P3.7 is detected.
0: No falling edge has been detected on P3.6 since
this bit was last cleared.
UNUSED. Read = 00b, Write = dont care.
External Interrupt 7 Edge Configuration
0: External Interrupt 7 triggered by a falling edge on
the IE7 input.
1: External Interrupt 7 triggered by a rising edge on
the IE7 input.
0: External Interrupt 6 triggered by a falling edge on
the IE6 input.
1: External Interrupt 6 triggered by a rising edge on
the IE6 input.
UNUSED. Read = 00b, Write = dont care.
Table 5.16 P3IF (Port 3 Interrupt Flag Register)
5.6
Ports 4 through 7
All Port pins on Ports 4 through 7 can be accessed as General-Purpose
I/O (GPIO) pins by reading and writing the associated Port Data
registers, a set of SFRs which are byte-addressable.
A Read of a Port Data register (or Port bit) will always return the logic
state present at the pin itself, regardless of whether the Crossbar has
allocated the pin for peripheral use or not.
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The SFRs associated with Ports 7 to 4 are P74OUT and the individual
Port Data registers, P4, P5, P6 and P7. These SFRs are described next.
P74OUT (Ports 7-4 Output Mode Register)

P74OUT SFR address is 0xB5 and upon reset has a value 0x00.
Bit Symbol
7
P7H
P7L
P6H
P6L
P5H
P5L
P4H
P4L
Description
Port7 Output Mode High Nibble Bit.
0: P7.[7:4] configured as Open-Drain.
1: P7.[7:4] configured as Push-Pull.
Port7 Output Mode Low Nibble Bit.
Table 5.17 P74OUT (Port 7-4 Output Mode Register)
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Px (Ports x Data Register)

x is 4 to 7. P4, P5, P6 and P7 SFR addresses are 0x84, 0x85, 0x86 and
0x96 respectively and upon reset have a value 0xFF.
Bit Symbol
7-0
Px.[7:0]
Description
Portx Output Latch Bits.
Write - Output appears on I/O pins.
1: Logic High Output (Open-Drain if corresponding
P74OUT bit = 0).
Read - Returns states of I/O pins.
0: Px.n pin is logic low.
1: Px.n pin is logic high.
Table 5.18 Px (Port x Data Register)
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5.7
Tutorial Questions
1.
Four toggle switches (SW3, SW2, SW1 and SW0) are connected
to Port 2 [7:4]. Four LEDs (LED3, LED2, LED1, and LED0) are
connected to Port 3 [3:0]. Write the code to initialize the ports
accordingly. The output port pins for LED must be in push-pull
mode. Disable global weak pull-ups. If only a part of the port is
used, make sure that the configuration and mode of the unused
pins are not disturbed.
2.
When a toggle switch is ON, it presents a logic 0 at the Port 2

input. A LED turns ON when a logic 1 is set at the Port 3 output
pin. If a switch (SW3 .. SW0) is ON, the corresponding LED
(LED3 .. LED0) should be turned ON; OFF otherwise. Write the
code to read the status of the switches and turn ON/OFF the
respective LEDs.
3.
What are the various external oscillator circuits that may be

connected to the C8051F020 micro-controller and how do these
affect the programming bits in the OSCXCN register?
4.
Write a function to initialize the clock to use the internal oscillator

at 8 MHz. The function prototype is void Init_Int_Osc(void);
The missing clock detector has to be disabled.
5.
The C8051F020 micro-controller is to be connected to receive

commands from a peripheral device using UART1 serial
communication in Mode 1 at 9600 baud rate. Timer 4 is used to
generate the baud rate. System Clock used is 22.1184 MHz
external crystal oscillator.
(a) Write a function to configure and enable the crossbar and
Port 0 for UART1 communication. Transmit pin is to be set in
push-pull mode. The function prototype is void Init_Port(void);
(You can assume that UART0 is unused)
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(b) Write a function to set up the timer and UART1. The function
prototype is
void Init_UART1_T4(void);
UART1 interrupts have to be enabled and set to high
priority.
(You can assume that the system clock has been properly
setup by another function)
(c) Show the working of how you have calculated the Timer 4
Capture Register reload value for 9600 baud rate.
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C8051F020 C Programming
6.0
Introduction
110
6.1
Register Definitions, Initialization and Startup

Code
110
Basic C program structure
6.2
111
Overriding the default memory model, Bit-valued data,

Special Function Registers, Locating Variables at absolute
addresses
6.3
115
Relational Operators, Logical Operators, Bitwise Logical

Operators, Compound Operators, Making Choices (if..else,
switch..case), Repetition (for loop, while loop), Waiting for
Events, Early Exits
6.4
Functions
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Standard functions - Initializing System Clock, Memory Model

Used for a Function
6.5
Interrupt Functions
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Timer 3 Interrupt Service Routine, Disabling Interrupts before

Initialization, Timer 3 Interrupt Initialization, Register Banks
6.6
Reentrant Functions
127
6.7
Pointers
127
A Generic Pointer in KeilTM C, Memory Specific Pointers
6.8
129
6.9
Tutorial Questions
130
110
6.0
Chapter 6 C8051F020 C Programming
Introduction
This chapter introduces the KeilTM C compiler for the Silicon Labs
C8051F020 board. We assume some familiarity with the C programming
language to the level covered by most introductory courses in the C
language.
Experienced C programmers, who have little experience with the
C8051F020 architecture, should become familiar with the system. The
differences in programming the C8051F020 in C, compared to a
standard C program, are almost all related to architectural issues. These
explanations will have little meaning to those without an understanding of
the C8051F020 chip.
The KeilTM C compiler provided with the C8051F020 board does not
come with a floating point library and so the floating point variables and
functions should not be used. However if you require floating point
variables, a full license for the KeilTM C compiler can be purchased.
6.1
Register Definitions, Initialization and Startup

Code
C is a high level programming language that is portable across many
hardware architectures. This means that architecture specific features
such as register definitions, initialization and start up code must be made
available to your program via the use of libraries and include files.
For the 8051 chip you need to include the file reg51.h or using the
C8051F020-TB development board include the file c8051f020.h:
#include <reg51.h>
Or
#include < c8051f020.h >
These files contain all the definitions of the C8051F020 registers. The
standard initialization and startup procedures for the C8051F020 are
contained in startup.a51. This file is included in your project and will be
assembled together with the compiled output of your C program. For
custom applications, this startup file might need modification.
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Basic C program structure

The following is the basic C program structure; all the programs you will
write will have this basic structure.
//-------------------------------------------------------------// Basic blank C program that does nothing
// other than disable the watch dog timer
//-------------------------------------------------------------// Includes
//-------------------------------------------------------------#include <c8051f020.h> // SFR declarations
void main (void)
{
// disable watchdog timer
WDTCN = 0xde;
WDTCN = 0xad;
while(1);
// Stops program terminating and

// restarting
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------
Note: All variables must be declared at the start of a code block. You
cannot declare variables amongst the program statements.
You can test this program in the Silicon Labs IDE (Integrated
Development Environment). You wont see anything happening on the
C8051F020 development board, but you can step through the program
using the debugger.
6.2

The C8051F020 processor has 126 Bytes of directly addressable internal
memory and up to 64 Kbytes of externally addressable space. The KeilTM
C compiler has two main C programming memory models, SMALL and
LARGE which are related to these two types of memory. In the SMALL
memory model the default storage location is the 126 Bytes of internal
memory while in the LARGE memory model the default storage location
is the externally addressed memory.
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The default memory model required is selected using the pragma

compiler control directive:
#pragma small
int X;
Any variable declared in this file (such as the variable X above) will be
stored in the internal memory of the C8051F020.
The choice of which memory model to use depends on the program, the
anticipated stack size and the size of data. If the stack and the data
cannot fit in the 128 Bytes of internal memory then the default memory
model should be LARGE, otherwise SMALL should be used.
Yet another memory model is the COMPACT memory model. This
memory model is not discussed in this chapter. More information on the
compact model can be found in the document Cx51 Compiler Users
Guide for KeilTM Software.
You can test the different memory models with the Silicon Labs IDE
connected to the C8051F020-TB development board. Look at the symbol
view after downloading your program and see in which memory
addresses the compiler has stored your variables.
Overriding the default memory model

The default memory model can be overridden with the use of KeilTM C
programming language extensions that tell the compiler to place the
variables in another location. The two main available language
extensions are data and xdata:
int data X;
char data Initial;
int xdata Y;
char xdata SInitial;
The integer variable X and character variable Initial are stored in the first
128 bytes of internal memory while the integer variable Y and character
variable SInitial are stored in the external memory overriding any default
memory model.
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Constant variables can be stored in the read-only code section of the

C8051F020 using the code language extension:
const char code CR=0xDE;
In general, access to the internal memory is the fastest, so frequently

used data should be stored here while less frequently used data should
be stored on the external memory.
The memory storage related language extensions, bdata, and
associated data types bit, sbit, sfr and sfr16 will be discussed in the
following sections. Additional memory storage language extensions
including, pdata and idata, are not discussed in this chapter; refer to the
document Cx51 Compiler Users Guide for KeilTM Software for
information on this.
Bit-valued Data
Bit-valued data and bit-addressable data must be stored in the bitaddressable memory space on the C8051F020 (0x20 to 0x2F). This
means that bit- valued data and bit-addressable data must be labeled as
such using the bit, sbit and bdata.
Bit-addressable data must be identified with the bdata language
extension:
int bdata X;
The integer variable X declared above is bit-addressable.

Any bit valued data must be given the bit data type, this is not a standard
C data type:
bit flag;
The bit-valued data flag is declared as above.

The sbit data type is used to declare variables that access a particular
bit field of a previously declared bit-addressable variable.
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bdata X;
sbit X7flag = X^7;
/* bit 7 of X */
X7flag declared above is a variable that references bit 7 of the integer

variable X.
You cannot declare a bit pointer or an array of bits.
The bit valued data segment is 16 bytes or 128 bits in size, so this limits
the amount of bit-valued data that a program can use.

As can be seen in the include files c8051f020.h or reg51.h, the special
function registers are declared as a sfr data type in KeilTM C. The value
in the declaration specifies the memory location of the register:
/* BYTE Register
sfr P0
= 0x80;
sfr P1
= 0x90;
*/
Extensions of the 8051 often have the low byte of a 16 bit register
preceding the high byte. In this scenario it is possible to declare a 16 bit
special function register, sfr16, giving the address of the low byte:
sfr16 TMR3RL = 0x92;

sfr16 TMR3
= 0x94;
// Timer3 reload value

// Timer3 counter
The memory location of the register used in the declaration must be a

constant rather than a variable or expression.
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Locating Variables at absolute addresses

Variables can be located at a specific memory location using the _at_
language extension:
int X _at_
0x40;
The above statement locates the integer X at the memory location 0x40.
The _at_ language extension can not be used to locate bit addressable
data.
6.3

C language is a structured programming language that provides
sequence, selection and repetition language constructs to control the
flow of a program.
The sequence in which the program statements execute is one after
another within a code block. Selection of different code blocks is
determined by evaluating if and else if statements (as well as switchcase statements) while repetition is determined by the evaluation of for
loop or while loop constructs.
Relational Operators
Relational operators compare data and the outcome is either True or
False. The if statements, for loops and while loops can make use of C
relational operators. These are summarized in Table 6.1.
Operator
==
!=
<
>
<=
>=
Description
Equal to
Not Equal to
Less than
Greater than
Less than or equal to
Greater than or equal to
Table 6.1 Relational Operators
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Logical Operators
Logical operators operate on Boolean data (True and False) and the
outcome is also Boolean. The logical operators are summarized in Table
6.2.
Operator
&&
||
!
Description
Logical AND
Logical OR
Logical NOT
Table 6.2 Logical Operators
Bitwise Logical Operators

As well as the Logical operators that operate on integer or character
data, the C language also has bitwise logical operators. These are
summarized in Table 6.3.
Operator
&
|
~
^
Description
Bitwise AND
Bitwise OR
Bitwise NOT
Bitwise XOR
Table 6.3 Bit valued logical operators
Bitwise logical operators operate on each bit of the variables individually.

Example:
X = 0x40 | 0x21;
The above statement will assign the value 0x61 to the variable X.
0x40
0x21
0100 0000
0010 0001 bitwise logical OR
0x61
0110 0001
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Compound Operators
C language provides short cut bitwise operators acting on a single
variable similar to the +=, -=, /= and *= operators. These are summarized
in Tables 6.4 and 6.5.
Operator
Description
Example
Equivalent
+=
Add to variable
X += 2
X=X + 2
-=
Subtract from
variable
X -= 1
X=X - 1
/=
Divide variable
X /= 2
X=X / 2
*=
Multiply variable
X *= 4
X=X * 4
Table 6.4 Compound Arithmetic Operators
Operator
Description
Example
Equivalent
&=
Bitwise And with

variable
X &= 0x00FF
X=X & 0x00FF
|=
Bitwise Or with
variable
X |= 0x0080
X=X | 0x0080
^=
Bitwise XOR with

variable
X ^= 0x07A0
X=X | 0x07A0
Table 6.5 Compound Bitwise Operators
Example: Initializing Crossbar and GPIO ports

We can initialize the crossbar and GPIO ports using the C bitwise
operators.
//-- Configures the Crossbar and GPIO ports
XBR2 = 0x40;
//-- Enable Crossbar and weak
//
pull-ups (globally)
P1MDOUT |= 0x40;
//-- Enable P1.6 (LED) as push-pull output
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Making Choices
No
Execute
Statement Block2
Is the
Condition
True?
Yes
Execute
Statement Block 1
Figure 6.1 Flow chart for selection
Choices are made in the C language using an if else statement.

if (x > 10)
{ y=y+1; }
else
{ y=y-1; }
When the Condition is evaluated as True the first block is executed and if
the Condition evaluates as being False the second block is executed.
More conditions can be created using a sequence of if and else if
statements.
if (x > 10)
{ y=y+1; }
else if (x > 0)
{ y=y-1; }
else
{ y=y-2; }
In some situations, when there is a list of integer or character choices a

switch-case statement can be used.
switch (x)
{
case 5:
y=y+2;
case 4: case
y=y+1;
case 2: case
y=y-1;
default:
y=y-2;
}
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break;
3:
break;
1:
break;
break;
When the variable x in the switch statement matches one of the case
statements, that block is executed. Only when the break statement is
reached does the flow of control break out of the switch statement. The
default block is executed when there are no matches with any of the
case statements.
If the break statements are missing from the switch-case statement
then the flow will continue within the switch-case block until a break
statement or the end of the switch-case block is reached.
Repetition
Numeric repetition of a code block for a fixed set of times is achieved
using a for loop construct.
int i;
int sum=0;
for( i = 0; i<10; i++)
{
sum = sum + i;
}
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Execute
statement(s) within
the loop
Yes
Completed
the required
number of
times?
No
Execute statement that
follows the loop
Figure 6.2 Flow chart for a for loop
When the looping required is not determined by a fixed number of counts

but more complex conditions we normally use the while loop construct to
control the process.
Execute
statement(s)
within the loop
Yes
Is the
condition
true?
No
Execute statement that
follows the loop
Figure 6.3 Flow chart for a while loop
The while loop repeats the loop while the condition specified is true.
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Waiting for Events

We can use a while loop to wait for the crystal oscillator valid flag to be
set.
//-- wait till XTLVLD pin is set
while ( !(OSCXCN & 0x80) );
Early Exits
When executing a code block or a loop, sometimes it is necessary to exit
the current code block. The C language provides several mechanisms to
do this.
The break statement will move the flow of control outside the end of the
current loop.
int i;
int sum=0;
for( i = 0; i<10; i++)
{
sum = sum + i;
if (sum > 25) break;
}
The continue statement skips the remaining code in the current loop,
but continues from the start of the code block of the loop (after
incrementing and checking that the loop should not terminate)
int i;
int sum=0;
for( i = 0; i<10; i++)
{
if (i == 5) continue;
sum = sum + i;
}
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6.4
Functions
Functions in C are declared using the return data type, the data type of
the parameters and the body of the function.
Unsigned long square (int x)
{
return x*x;
}
Standard functions in KeilTM C are not re-entrant and so should not be

called recursively. This is the case as parameters and local variables are
stored in a standard location for all calls to a particular function. This
means that recursive calls will corrupt the data passed as arguments to
the function as well as the local variables.
A stack, starting straight after the last data stored in internal memory is
used to keep track of function calls, but only the return address is stored
on the stack, so conserving space. You can see the operation of the
stack in the Silicon Labs IDE.
Test the functions using the Silicon Labs IDE connected to the
c8051f020 development board. You will notice that sometimes the
compiler optimizations will result in some variables sharing the same
memory address!
Standard Function - Initializing System Clock

We can write a C function to initialize the system clock.
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void Init_Clock(void)
{
OSCXCN = 0x67;
//-- 0110 0111b
//-- External Osc Freq Control Bits (XFCN2-0) set
//
to 111 because crystal frequency > 6.7 MHz
//-- Crystal Oscillator Mode (XOSCMD2-0) set to 110
OSCICN =
//-- Bit
//-- Bit
//
//-- Bit
0x88;
//-- 1000 1000b
2 : Internal Osc. disabled (IOSCEN = 0)
3 : Uses External Oscillator as System
Clock (CLKSL = 1)
7 : Missing Clock Detector Enabled (MSCLKE = 1)
Memory Model Used for a Function

The memory model used for a function can override the default memory
model with the use of the small, compact or large keywords.
int square (int x) large
{
return x*x;
}
6.5
Interrupt Functions
The basic 8051 has 5 possible interrupts which are listed in Table 6.6.
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Interrupt No.
Description
Address
External INT 0
0x0003
Timer/ Counter 0
0x000B
External INT 1
0x0013
Timer/ Counter 1
0x001B
Serial Port
0x0023
Table 6.6 8051 Interrupts
The Cx51 has extended these to 32 interrupts to handle additional

interrupts provided by manufacturers. The 22 interrupts implemented in
Silicon Labs C8051F020 are discussed in detail in Chapter 11.
An interrupt function is declared using the interrupt key word followed by
the required interrupt number.
int count;
void timer1_ISR (void) interrupt 3
{
count++;
}
Interrupt functions must not take any parameters and not return any
parameters. Interrupt functions will be called automatically when the
interrupt is generated; they should not be called in normal program code,
this will generate a compiler error.
Timer 3 Interrupt Service Routine

We can write a timer 3 Interrupt service routine that changes the state of
an LED depending on whether a switch is pressed-
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//-- This routine changes the state of the LED

//
whenever Timer3 overflows.
void Timer3_ISR (void) interrupt 14
{
unsigned char P3_input;
TMR3CN &= ~(0x80);
//-- clear TF3
P3_input = ~P3;
if (P3_input & 0x80)
//-- if bit 7 is set,
{
// then switch is pressed
LED_count++;
if ( (LED_count % 10) == 0)
{
//-- do every 10th count
LED = ~LED;
//-- change state of LED
LED_count = 0;
}
}
}
Disabling Interrupts before Initialization

Before using interrupts (such as the timer interrupts) they should be
initialized. Before initialization interrupts should be disabled so that there
is no chance that the interrupt service routine is called before
initialization is complete.
EA = 0;
//-- disable global interrupts
When initialization has been completed the interrupts can be enabled.

EA = 1;
//-- enable global interrupts
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Timer 3 Interrupt Initialization

We can put the timer 3 initialization statements within a C function
//-- Configure Timer3 to auto-reload and generate
//-- an interrupt at interval specified by <counts>
//-- using SYSCLK/12 as its time base.
void Init_Timer3 (unsigned int counts)
{
TMR3CN = 0x00; //-- Stop Timer3; Clear TF3;
//-- use SYSCLK/12 as timebase
TMR3RL = -counts;
TMR3
= 0xffff;
EIE2
|= 0x01;
TMR3CN |= 0x04;
//-//-//-//-//
Init reload values

set to reload immediately
enable Timer3 interrupts
start Timer3 by setting
TR3 (TMR3CN.2) to 1
Register Banks
Normally a function uses the default set of registers. However there are 4
sets of registers available in the C8051F020. The register bank that is
currently in use can be changed for a particular function via the using
KeilTM C language extension.
int count;
void timer1 (void) interrupt 3 using 1
{
count++;
}
The register bank specified by the using statement ranges from 0 to 3.

The register bank can be specified for normal functions, but are more
appropriate for interrupt functions. When no register bank is specified in
an interrupt function the state of the registers must be stored on the
stack before the interrupt service routine is called. If a new register bank
is specified then only the old register bank number needs to be copied to
the stack significantly improving the speed of the interrupt service
routine.
6.6
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Reentrant Functions
Normal KeilTM C functions are not re-entrant. A function must be declared
as re-entrant to be able to be called recursively or to be called
simultaneously by two or more processes. This capability is often
required in real-time applications or in situations when interrupt code and
non-interrupt code need to share a function.
int fact (int X) reentrant
{
if ( X==1) { return 1; }
else { return X*fact(X-1); }
}
A re-entrant function stores the local variables and parameters on a

simulated stack. The default position of the simulated stack is at the end
of internal memory (0xFF). The starting positions of the simulated stack
are initialized in startup.a51 file.
The simulated stack makes use of indirect addressing; this means that
when you use the debugger and watch the values of the variables they
will contain the address of the memory location where the variables are
stored. You can view the internal RAM (address 0xff and below) to see
the parameters and local variable placed on the simulated stack.
6.7
Pointers
Pointers in C are a data type that stores the memory addresses. In
standard C the data type of the variable stored at that memory address
must also be declared:
int * X;
A Generic Pointer in KeilTM C

Since there are different types of memory on the C8051F020 processor
there are different types of pointers. These are generic pointers and
memory specific pointers. In standard C language we need to declare
the correct data type that the pointer points to. In KeilTM C we also need
to be mindful of which memory model we are pointing to when we are
using memory-specific pointers. Generic pointers remove this restriction,
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but are less efficient as the compiler needs to store what memory model
is being pointed to. This means that a generic pointer takes 3 bytes of
storage - 1 byte to store the type of memory model that is pointed to and
two bytes to store the address.
int * Y;
char * ls;
long * ptr;
You may also explicitly specify the memory location that the generic
pointer is stored in, to override the default memory model.
int * xdata Y;
char * idata ls;
long * data ptr;
Memory Specific Pointers

A memory specific pointer points to a specific type of memory. This type
of pointer is efficient as the compiler does not need to store the type of
memory that is being pointed to. The data type of the variable stored at
the memory location must be specified.
int xdata * Y;
char data * ls;
long idata * ptr;
You may also specify the memory location that the memory-specific
pointer is stored in, to override the default memory model.
int data * xdata Y;
char xdata * idata ls;
long idata * data ptr;
6.8
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In Table 6.7, we have summarized the Data Types that are available in
the Cx51 compiler. The size of the data variable and the value range is
also given.
Data Type
Bits
Bytes
bit
0 to 1
signed char
-128 to +127
unsigned char
0 to 255
8/16
1 or 2
-128 to +127 or
-32768 to +32767
signed short
16
-32768 to +32767
unsigned
short
16
0 to 65535
signed int
16
-32768 to +32767
unsigned int
16
0 to 65535
signed long
32
-2147483648 to 2147483647
unsigned long
32
0 to 4294967295
float
32
1.175494E-38 to
3.402823E+38
sbit
0 to 1
sfr
0 to 255
sfr16
16
0 to 65535
enum
Value Range
Table 6.7 Data Types
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6.9
Tutorial Questions
1.
What are the different memory models available for programs

using the KeilTM C compiler?
2.
How do you set the default memory model?
3.
How do you override the default memory model for the storage of
a variable in your program?
4.
How do you override the default memory model for a function?
5.
How large is internal memory on the C8051F020?
6.
How large is the bit addressable data space on the C8051F020?
7.
Why cant normal KeilTM C functions be used for recursive or reentrant calls?
8.
How does a KeilTM C re-entrant function work?
9.
What is the number of standard interrupts on the C8051F020?
10.
What is the total number of interrupts that the KeilTM C compiler

can support?
11.
What happens when an interrupt service routine is called?
12.
How does the use of different register banks make interrupt calls
more efficient?
13.
How many register banks are available on the C8051F020?
14.
How much memory space does a KeilTM C generic pointer take

and why?
15.
How much memory does a memory specific pointer take in KeilTM

C?
16.
What is the difference between int * xdata ptr and int

xdata * ptr in KeilTM C?
7
Expansion Board for C8051F020
Target Board
7.0
Introduction
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Expansion Board Block Diagram
7.1
Starting a Project
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7.2
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Watchdog Timer, Configuring the Crossbar, Port

Configuration, Software Delays, The main() Routine
7.3
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Polling Timer 3, Timer 3 Interrupts, Interrupts in General,

Changing the Clock Speed
7.4
Programming the LCD
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LCD Controller Overall Structure, Pin Definitions,

Instructions, Initialization Requirements, LCD Software,
Synchronization the Busy Bit, 8-Bit Initialization Sequence,
LCD Integration
7.5
151
Initialization, Interrupt Service Routines, The Main Code
7.6
153
7.7
154
7.8
Expansion Board Physical Component Layout 155
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7.0
Chapter 7 Expansion Board For C8051F020 Target Board
Introduction
The Silicon Labs C8051F020 evaluation board has pin header
connections for all 8 ports so it is not difficult to attach additional devices.
Nevertheless it is much more convenient and robust to mount switches
and displays on a printed circuit board, which can then connect using the
DIN96 connector which also has all the ports available. The board we
have developed uses the upper four ports which leave the lower, more
versatile, ports available for other uses.
This chapter will explain the expansion board and provide a number of
example programs which are designed to help learning to program the
Silicon Labs C8051F020. Some of these will require the expansion board
(or similar hardware) while others only use the Silicon Labs C8051F020
Evaluation board itself.
Expansion Board Block Diagram

P7 b2-0
P6
96 pin
DIN
connector
to Silicon
Labs
MCU
Board
P5 b7-4
P5 b3-0
P4
AIN0.2
AIN0.3
DAC1
DAC0
Control
3
8
Data
16 Character x 2 Lines
Liquid Crystal Display
Four LEDs
Four Push Button Switches
DIP 8 Switches
Potentiometer
Temperature Sensor
LCD Contrast (via JP1)

Test Point 2
Figure 7.1 Expansion board Functional Block diagram
The various sub-sections of the expansion board are explained next.
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The LCD provided on the expansion board is a 2 lines x 16 characters
display module built around the Hitachi HD44780 micro-controller. The
LCD has a parallel interface and thus very convenient for connection to
the digital I/O port of C8051F020. The 8 data lines of the LCD are
connected to Port 6 and the control lines to the lower half of Port 7 (P7.0,
P7.1 and P7.2).
The LCD greatly enhances the versatility of the expansion board since a
convenient means of displaying program output is now at the disposal of
the user. Further details of the LCD and how to program it are given in
section 7.4.
LEDs
The Silicon Labs development board has only one LED, connected to
P1.6. In most applications, several more LEDs are required, often to
depict port status and program diagnostics. Thus four additional LEDs
are provided on the board, connected to the upper half of Port 5 (P5.4
P5.7).
Pushbutton Switches
Pushbuttons and toggle switches are required in any micro-processor
development system for generating digital input signals. The Silicon Labs
development board has only one pushbutton, connected to P3.7. 4
additional pushbuttons are provided on the expansion board; these are
connected to the lower half of Port 5 (P5.0 to P5.3).
Toggle Switches
To further increase the capabilities of the expansion board to provide
digital inputs, there are 8 toggle switches on it. These are in the form of
DIP (Dual-In-Line package) micro-switches connected to Port 4.
Potentiometer
The potentiometer allows the ADC to be used with no danger of the input
exceeding the maximum rated voltage. By altering a jumper pin (JP1),
the board can be configured to use the potentiometer to change the
contrast of the LCD display.
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Temperature Sensor
Either a thermistor or a three-terminal temperature sensor (e.g. LM335)
can be used. The pull up resistor should be changed to suit the device.
LCD Contrast
JP1 selects the source of the contrast voltage for the LCD, which is
either the 10k trim pot (VR2) or the DAC1 output. Using the latter allows
software control of the LCD contrast.
Test Points
The four analog signals on the board are all available on test points
which allow an oscilloscope to be easily connected. Analog and digital
grounds, and the 3.3 V supply, are also provided.
Power Supply
A very small current is drawn from the 3.3 V supply of the development
board for biasing the potentiometer and temperature sensor. The LCD
operates from +5 V generated using a 5 V regulator chip which runs off
the unregulated supply on the Silicon Labs C8051F020 board. This can
be grounded with a push button switch (via a current limiting resistor) so
that the LCD can be reset. The LCD requires about 1.5 mA which
increases to 8 mA when the switch is pressed.
7.1
Starting A Project
In common with many Windows based software development
environments, the Silicon Labs Integrated Development Environment
(IDE) uses a project file to specify the actions to be performed on the set
of files it is currently working with. With a simple project there will only be
a single file involved but larger projects quickly expand to a number of .c
source files and perhaps assembly files too. The project file stores other
information too, including the state of the IDE desktop.
A sensible approach is to start with an empty directory for a new project.
Using
the
menus:
Project/New Project
followed
by
Project/Save Project As and navigating to your new directory results in a
workspace file (.wsp). Similarly, create a new .c file and save it as well.
At this point you have a .wsp and a .c file in your directory, but the .c file
is not actually part of the project. Project/Add Files to Project will allow
you to add the file to the project.
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You can now proceed to write your program. It can be compiled with F7,
downloaded with Alt-D, and run with F5. To combine the compile and
download steps go to Project/Target Build Configuration and check the
Enable automatic download/connect after build check box.
7.2

To come to grips with programming a new microcontroller it is best to get
something working the simpler the better. A good place to start is
blinking a LED. Using software delays, rather than an interrupt, is the
simplest approach, although it is generally a poor practice. The program
to do this is trivial but there are overheads involved in configuring the
Silicon Labs C8051F020 which must be understood.
The program shown in Figure 7.2 defines the pins which will be used
within your program. Here two variables are declared, one called
LED_16 and the other butt_37. LED_16 is pin 6 of port 1 while butt_37 is
pin 7 of port 3.
In a real program you should use names which relate to the function of
the devices. For example butt_run (run button) and LED_toocold
(LED to indicate temperature status) might be appropriate for a particular
application.
sbit LED_16 = P1^6;

sbit butt_37 = P3^7;
// green LED: 1 = ON; 0 = OFF

// on-board push button:
// 0 = pressed, 1 = not pressed
Figure 7.2 Defining I/O Pins
The Silicon Labs C8051F020 has many internal registers which control
how it operates. These must be configured at run time by a program as
it executes. Although this could be performed by a block of code at the
start of main() it is clearer to use a separate function here, in Figure
7.3, called init().
Watchdog Timer
The watchdog timer (WDT) is enabled by default at system start-up. Its
purpose is to reset the microcontroller, should the running program lose
control perhaps by entering an infinite loop. The first two lines of init()
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function disable the WDT, which avoids the overhead of regularly

resetting it.
void init(void)
{
WDTCN = 0xDE;
// Watchdog Timer Ctrl Register
WDTCN = 0xAD;
// Disable watch dog timer
//---- Configure the XBRn Registers
XBR0 = 0x00;
//
XBR1 = 0x00;
// Enable the crossbar,
XBR2 = 0x40;
// weak pullups enabled
//---- Port configuration (1 = Push Pull Output)
P0MDOUT = 0x00;
// Output configuration
P1MDOUT = 0x40;
// LED_16 is push pull
P2MDOUT = 0x00;
P3MDOUT = 0x00;
P74OUT = 0x48;
// (P7[0..3] push pull)
P5 |= 0x0F; //- P5[3:0] Open Drain used as input
P4 = 0xFF; //- P4 Open Drain used as input
for P0
for P1,
for P2
for P3
for P4-7
}
Figure 7.3 Initializing Internal Registers
To disable the WDT, two writes are needed to the watch dog timer
control register (WDTCN). These must occur within 4 clock cycles of
each other so interrupts should not be enabled at the time.
Configuring the Crossbar

The crossbar is controlled by three registers - XBR0, XBR1 and XBR2. It
is rather complex to setup the crossbar and a good approach is to use
the Silicon Labs Configuration Utility software to select the mapping you
require. In this example the only bit which needs to be set is in XBR2
called XBARE Cross Bar Enable. If the crossbar is not enabled, all the
port pins remain as inputs only so an LED cannot be driven.
Port Configuration
With the crossbar enabled, the port pins will pull high via the internal
resistors, allowing the pin to source a few A, when a logic 1 is written to
the pin. Internal transistors will pull the pin low in response to a logic 0
allowing it to sink up to 50 mA. The LED on P1.6 and the four LEDs on
the expansion board must be driven high to illuminate and so the port
pins that drive them need to be configured in push-pull output mode.
They can then easily source the required 10 mA for the LED. The output
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mode of each of the pins of the lower four ports (P0 to P3) is individually
configurable while with the upper ports (P4 to P7) they are set in groups
of four pins.
A good programming practice is to configure only those pins that are
actually needed is.
Software Delays
Because the MCU operates very fast it is necessary to slow it down if a
blinking LED is to be observed. The program in Figure 7.4 shows three
functions which provide different amount of delays when called in a
program. huge_delay() calls large_delay() which in turn calls
small_delay(). Each has a loop which counts down. Calling
small_delay(10) will give a delay of about 40 s while huge_delay(10)
will take about 2.3 s. Of course, if the clock is different from 2.0 MHz the
delays will be different too.
While software delays can be quite accurate, if calibrated, it is difficult to
do so and they lose any time taken by interrupts. They also tie up the
processor while running, so other tasks such as reading the keyboard
are ignored.
void small_delay(char d)
{
while (d--);
}
void large_delay(char d)
{
while (d--)
small_delay(255);
}
void huge_delay(char d)
{
while (d--)
large_delay(255);
}
Figure 7.4 The software delay routines
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The main() Routine

Whereas many C programs run for a time and then exit, a program in a
microcontroller normally runs forever. This can be seen in Figure 7.5
where main() has a while loop that runs for ever (remember that 1 is
Boolean true, 0 is false).
Toggling the LED depends on the status of the push button connected to
port pin P3.7. The push button is read and, when pressed, the LED is
continuously illuminated. There is a second read operation which is less
obvious. The port pin 1.6, which drives the LED, is first read. The read
data is then inverted, and finally written back to P1.6; so it is storing the
status of the LED, as well as driving it.
void main(void)
{
init();
while (1)
{
large_delay(200);
if (butt_37)
LED_16 = !LED_16;
else
LED_16 = 1;
}
}
//
//
//
//
//
approx. 180ms delay

push button not pressed
toggle LED
push button pressed
LED continuously illuminated
Figure 7.5 main() routine
Another point to note is that while the delay is about 180 ms, the LED
flashes at about 2.8 Hz. This is because the loop must run twice for the
LED to go through one cycle.
7.3

Polling Timer 3
The Silicon Labs C8051F020 has 5 timers which run independently of
the executing program. It is possible, and sometimes useful, to read
them directly. In the next example Timer 3 will free run, reloading itself
with zero when it overflows so it divides by the maximum possible
10000H. The actual reload frequency is 2.54 Hz when the main clock is
2 MHz (2,000,000 / 12 / 65536).
The program shown in Figure 7.6 has the initialization code for the timer
which ensures it reloads after <counts> intervals. The main() routine
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examines the high byte of Timer 3 and uses a bit mask to determine
when the count has passed halfway.
void main(void)
{
init();
Timer3_Init(0x0000);
// Init Timer3 to divide by 65536
while (1)
{
LED_16 = ((TMR3H & 0x80) == 0x80);
// The high bit of

// TMR3 controls the
// LED
}
}
void Timer3_Init(int counts)
{
TMR3CN = 0x00;
TMR3RL = -counts;
TMR3 = 0xffff;
TMR3CN |= 0x04;
//
//
//
//
//
Stop Timer3; Clear TF3;

use SYSCLK/12 as timebase
Init reload values
start Timer3
}
Figure 7.6 Polling Timer 3
Timer 3 Interrupt
An interrupt can be generated when Timer 3 overflows. This causes
execution to jump to its interrupt service routine (ISR) which has priority
14, and is identified to the compiler by interrupt 14 (in Figure 7.7). The
actual ISR code is only two lines. The timer flag bit is what actually
generates the interrupt it is set when the timer overflows and it is the
programmers responsibility to clear it. It is part of the Timer 3 control
register and is not bit addressable so an AND operation must be used
with a bit mask which has a value 0111 1111b.
Interrupts in General
Interrupts can be tricky to use. It is necessary to be very careful when
accessing data which is shared between an ISR and another function,
say, main(). This is because main() doesnt know when it will be
interrupted; it could be partway through reading a variable when an ISR
is called that changes the same variable. Even though this sequence of
events might be very unlikely, after many thousands of interrupts, it WILL
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happen. This results in a program which works well almost all the time,
but occasionally does something strange. Globally disabling interrupts
(by setting the EA bit to zero) before accessing shared data from outside
an interrupt will prevent the above corruption.
void main(void)
{
init();
Timer3_Init(SYSCLK / 12 / 10);
EA = 1;
while (1);
//
//
//
//
Init Timer3 to generate

interrupts at 10 Hz
interrupts on
main spins forever
}
{
TMR3CN = 0x00;
TMR3RL = -counts;
TMR3 = 0xffff;
EIE2 |= 0x01;
TMR3CN |= 0x04;
//
//
//
//
//
//
Stop Timer3; Clear TF3;

use SYSCLK/12 as time base
Init reload values
start Timer3
}
void Timer3_ISR(void) interrupt 14
{
TMR3CN &= ~(0x80);
// clear TF3
LED_16 = ~LED_16;
// change state of LED
}
Figure 7.7 Using Timer 3 Interrupt
Changing the Clock Speed

Up to this point the Silicon Labs C8051F020 has been running at about
2 MHz, using its internal oscillator. The actual frequency is inaccurate
and can be between 1.5 and 2.4 MHz. For accurate timing, a quartz
crystal is preferable and the higher speed (22.11845 MHz) is usually an
advantage. However, power consumption is greater at higher clock
speeds.
Figure 7.8 shows the code required to switch from the internal oscillator
to the external crystal. This could happen at any time but it makes sense
to do it early, just after switching off the watchdog timer within the init()
function. The External Oscillator Control Register is configured for a high
speed crystal. Then, following a short delay, the bit 7 is polled until it
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indicates the crystal has stabilized. Only at that point does the operation
switch to the external oscillator.
OSCXCN = 0x67;
//
//
for (n = 0; n != 255; n++);
//
while ((OSCXCN & 0x80) == 0); //
OSCICN = 0x0C;
EXTERNAL Oscillator
Control Register
wait for osc to start
wait for xtal to stabilize
// INTERNAL Oscillator
// Control Register
Figure 7.8 Switching to the crystal oscillator.
There are two things to note in the new Timer 3 ISR shown in Figure 7.9.
The first is that with the faster oscillator the LED will flash too fast and
appear to be continuously illuminated. To make it flash slow enough to
be visible, an additional byte is used within the ISR to divide the blinking
rate, in this case, by five. Four out of five times the ISR is exited
prematurely; on the fifth the switch statement is executed.
The second feature shows a simple finite state machine. State machines
are useful when a sequence of actions or events must be detected or
created. In this case the four states loop in numerical order but they can
become much more complex in some scenarios.
{
static uchar state = 0;
static uchar ctr = 0;
TMR3CN &= ~(0x80);
if (ctr--)
return;
ctr = 4;
// clear TF3
switch (state)
{
case 0:
state = 1;
P5 = 0x1F; break;
case 1:
state = 2;
P5 = 0x2F; break;
case 2:
state = 3;
P5 = 0x4F; break;
case 3:
state = 0;
P5 = 0x8F; break;
default: state = 0; break;
}
// state machine
// divide by 5
// LED 1 on
// LED 2 on
// LED 3 on
// LED 4 on
// for safety
Figure 7.9 LED Chaser: State machine in an Interrupt Service Routine
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Programming the LCD

Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) are manufactured by many different
companies and come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. They range
from basic 3 digit 7-segment displays, which are used for numeric
indicators, to front panels for consumer products with custom icons, to
full graphical displays for portable games.
The module we have used is quite versatile and commonly found in low
volume specialized equipment. It is based around the Hitachi HD44780
controller, has a parallel interface, and displays 2 lines of text, with 16
characters on a line. A character cannot appear in any position on the
display; it must be in one of the predefined locations. This is what
distinguishes a text display from a graphical one.
Each character is formed from a grid of 5 x 8 pixels. These are
predefined and are based on the ASCII character set, although 8
additional custom characters can be defined and programmed.
LCD Controller - Overall Structure

The HD44780 is a microcontroller in its own right, albeit a specialized
one. It is interfaced via an 8 or 4-bit parallel data bus with an additional 3
control lines. It responds to a dozen different commands and does the
complicated job of driving the actual display with no effort from the
programmer. Figure 7.10 shows the functional blocks of the LCD used in
the expansion board.
8
data
lines
3
control
lines
MPU
Interface
7.4
Display Data
(DD) RAM
128 Bytes
Character Generator
(CG) RAM
64 Bytes
Figure 7.10 LCD Module Functional Blocks
DDRAM
Address
Counter
CGRAM
Address
Counter
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Characters to be displayed are stored in Display Data RAM (DDRAM).

You will observe in Figure 7.11 that there is far more DDRAM than the
characters on the display. This means only part of DDRAM is actually
visible while the reminder is off to one side of the display. The visible
window can be scrolled to show any part of DDRAM.
00h
39h
Line 1
40h
79h
Line 2
2 rows of 16
characters visible
Figure 7.11 2 Line x 16 Character LCD Window
The characters in the first row start at address 00h and the second row
starts at 40h. The value in the DDRAM Address Counter is where the
next character will be written. It can be set to any address. Normally the
module is configured so that subsequent characters go into the next
highest location (DDRAM is incremented). This results in writing from left
to right on the display. The simplest approach is to leave the display
window at 00h.
The Character Generator RAM (CGRAM) holds user defined characters.
Programming these is not covered in this text.
Pin Definitions
Figure 7.12 shows the pin out of the LCD module. Three pins are used
for the power supply, ground and contrast adjustment. HD22780S
modules require a +5V supply, however the HD44780U controller can
operate on a range of supplies, down to 2.7V. The expansion board
includes a 5V regulator so the S variant may be used too.
The C8051F020
port pins are
also tolerant of
5V!
There are 11 signal lines altogether. These include the 8-bit bidirectional
data bus and three control lines which are write-only. They require clean
digital signals which would normally be 0 or 5V. However they are
tolerant of 3.3V systems.
Be aware that the data bus is bidirectional, so at times the LCD controller
will want to drive the pins high or low. A connected microcontroller must
not attempt to drive the bus at the same time, except through pull-up
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resistors. With an 8051F020 this is done by NOT using push-pull outputs

on the LCD data port, globally enabling weak pull-ups, and writing FFH
to the data port before attempting to read it.
Many microcontrollers are able to drive their pins much faster than the
HD44780 is able to read them. For example, the C8051F020 can toggle
a pin in 90 ns when running off its 22 MHz crystal while the HD44780
has minimum pulse requirements of almost 1us. Some sort of delay must
be built into your program to ensure your commands reach the LCD.
Signal
Pin
Number
Full
Name
VSS
Ground
0V common connection
VDD
Supply
Voltage
+5V supply
VO
Contrast
When varied between 0 and VSS

changes the optimum viewing angle.
(low to high transaction) The LCD
controller reads the state of RS
and RW
Note: to write from the LCD (e.g. the
busy bit see later) E should
remain high.
(high to low transaction) The LCD
controller reads the data bus
Function
Enable
RS
Register
Select
0: Instruction Register
1: Data Register
RW
Read or
Write
0: Write to LCD
1: Read from LCD
D[0..7]
7 - 14
8-bit Data
Bus
15,16
To convey instructions or data to the

LCD controller
No Connection
Figure 7.12 LCD Module Pin Definitions
Instructions
Instructions are used for configuring the LCD controller, to pass it data
which will be displayed, and to read status information back from it.
Figure 7.13 shows the instructions in numerical order.
Control
Data Bits
R R
E
S W
Clear Display 0 0
Return Home 0 0
0 0
1 I/D S
Display On/Off
0 0
Control
0 0
Function Set 0 0
1 DL N
Set CGRAM
Address
0 0
Set DDRAM
Address
0 0
Read Busy
Flag &
Address
1 0 1 BF
Instruction
Entry Mode
SET
Cursor or
Display Shift
Write to
RAM
Read from
RAM
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S/C R/L -
b[5..0] Address
b[6..0] Address
Address Counter
Description
Exec
Time
(s)
Clears entire display. Sets DDRAM

1520
address counter to zero.
Sets DDRAM address counter to
zero and returns display to original
1520
position if shifted.
Sets how curser and display will
move when data is written.
37
I/D=1: Increment, ID=0: Decrement
S=1: shift display
Controls visibility of display, curser
and blinking feature.
37
D=1: display on, C=1: curser on,
B=1: curser character blinks
Moves curser or shifts display.
S/C=1, display shift, S/C=0, curser
37
move
R/L=1, right shift, R/L=0, left shift
Interface data length (DL=1:8
bits, DL=0: 4 bits)
Number of display lines (N=1:2lines,
37
N=0,1:line)
Character Font (F=1:5x10 dots,
F=0,5x8 dots)
Character Generator RAM address.
CGRAM data is sent and received
37
following this command
Display Data RAM address. DDRAM
data is sent and received following
37
this command
BF=1 indicates internal operation
still being performed. Also returns
address counter contents (CG or DD 37
RAM, depending on what was last
accessed)
1 0
b[7..0] write data
Writes data to CG or DD RAM
37
1 1
b[7..0] read data
Reads data from CG or DD RAM
37
Figure 7.13 Hitachi HD44780 Instruction Set
Instructions are conveyed to the LCD controller by setting RS and RW as

listed and setting E high then low. The data is clocked into the controller
on the falling edge ().
Initialization Requirements
When the power is first applied to a HD44780 based module it will self
initialize provided the power supply rises at the correct rate. Interestingly
the default wakeup state has the display off! With a normal power supply,
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the internal reset cannot be relied on so a series of instructions must be

issued. The first is Function Set, which should be repeated three times to
ensure initialization.
An option when initializing is to use 4-bit mode. This can be useful if your
micro has a limited number of port pins available. A total of 7 pins are
actually used since the three control lines are still needed but the whole
interface can fit into a single port. It is achieved by transferring all data
bytes in two 4-bit nibbles (using D4-D7). Hence it is a little bit slower and
a bit more complex to program. As the 8051F020 is well endowed with
ports we have used 8-bit mode throughout.
LCD Software
Communication with the LCD can generally be divided into either data
which is to be displayed, or commands which affect how it operates. The
difference is caused by the state of the two control lines, RS and RW.
Figure 7.14 shows the two functions for writing either data or a command
byte.
char lcd_dat(char dat)
{
lcd_busy_wait();
LCD_CTRL_PORT = LCD_CTRL_PORT | RS_MASK; // RS = 1
LCD_CTRL_PORT = LCD_CTRL_PORT & ~RW_MASK; // RW = 0
LCD_DAT_PORT = dat;
pulse_E();
return 1;
}
void lcd_cmd(char cmd)
{
lcd_busy_wait();
LCD_CTRL_PORT = LCD_CTRL_PORT & ~RS_MASK; // RS = 0
LCD_CTRL_PORT = LCD_CTRL_PORT & ~RW_MASK; // RW = 0
LCD_DAT_PORT = cmd;
pulse_E();
}
Figure 7.14 Communicating with the LCD

#define
#define
#define
#define
#define
#define
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LCD_DAT_PORT P6
// LCD is in 8 bit mode
LCD_CTRL_PORT P7
// 3 control pins on P7
RS_MASK
0x01
// for assessing LCD_CTRL_PORT
RW_MASK
0x02
E_MASK
0x04
pulse_E();\
small_delay(1);\
LCD_CTRL_PORT = LCD_CTRL_PORT | E_MASK;\
small_delay(1);\
LCD_CTRL_PORT = LCD_CTRL_PORT & ~E_MASK;\
Figure 7.15 Preprocessor macros
These functions rely on several #defines and a macro for pulsing the
enable line which are shown in Figure 7.15. The MASK values reflect the
bits the control lines are connected to.
Synchronization the Busy Bit

The LCD is actually quite slow to execute commands or process data
(relative to a microcontroller anyway!) so it is very easy to send it
information faster than it can be processed. The execution times are
listed in Figure 7.13 but these are based on an internal clock speed of
270 KHz which could vary.
The designers appreciated this and have provided a mechanism so the
LCD can indicate to the microcontroller when it can, or cannot, accept
data. Bit 7 of the data bus is known as the busy bit and its status can be
read by the microcontroller. The most efficient time to do so is just prior
to sending a new character.
void lcd_busy_wait(void)
{
LCD_DAT_PORT = 0xFF;
// allow port pins to float
LCD_CTRL_PORT = LCD_CTRL_PORT & ~RS_MASK; // RS = 0
LCD_CTRL_PORT = LCD_CTRL_PORT | RW_MASK; // RW = 1
small_delay(1);
LCD_CTRL_PORT = LCD_CTRL_PORT | E_MASK;
// E = 1
do {
// wait for busy flag to drop
small_delay(1);
} while ((LCD_DAT_PORT & 0x80) != 0);
}
Figure 7.16 Waiting for the busy bit
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Figure 7.16 shows the function lcd_busy_wait(). It is quite simple - the

control lines are configured appropriately and the code waits for the busy
bit to drop. Small delays are required to give the LCD time to read the
signals. Note that the enable signal changes from being an edge
sensitive clock to a level sensitive enable for this read operation.
8-Bit Initialization Sequence

In the example program lcd_init() (Figure 7.17) the initialization
commands are issued. Delays are also specified to allow time for the
instructions to execute. Note that the busy bit cannot be used until after
the first two instructions a software delay is needed.
Remember that each time a command byte is written to the data port, the
E bit must be raised and lowered (). On the rising edge, RS and RW
are read, on the falling edge the command is executed.
A point to note is that the optimization level is lowered from the default
maximum of 9 to 7. This is necessary to prevent the compiler cleverly
removing code it considers superfluous!
#pragma OPTIMIZE (7)
void lcd_init(void)
{
LCD_CTRL_PORT = LCD_CTRL_PORT &
large_delay(200);
//
~RS_MASK; // RS = 0
~RW_MASK; // RW = 0
~E_MASK; // E = 0
16ms delay
LCD_DAT_PORT = 0x38;
pulse_E();
large_delay(50);
// set 8-bit mode
pulse_E();
large_delay(2);
// set 8-bit mode
pulse_E();
large_delay(2);
// set 8-bit mode
lcd_cmd(0x06);
lcd_cmd(0x01);
lcd_cmd(0x0E);
// curser moves right

// clear display
// display and curser on
// 4.1ms delay
// 1.5ms delay
// 1.6ms delay
}
#pragma OPTIMIZE (9)
Figure 7.17 Initializing the LCD
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Delay at least 15 ms following power up.

Control
Data
Data
E RS RW B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Hex
38
Description
Function Set
8 bits, 2 lines,
5x8 font
Delay at least 4.1 ms

Control
Data
Data
Hex
38
Description
Function Set
8 bits, 2 lines,
5x8 font
Delay at least 0.1 ms

Control
Data
Data
Hex
38
Description
Function Set
8 bits, 2 lines,
5x8 font
Delay at least 37 s, or use busy bit

Control
Data
Data
Hex
06
Description
Entry mode set
Display on,
Increment curser,
Dont shift display.

Control
Data
Data
Hex
01
Description
Clear display

Control
Data
Data
Hex
0E
Description
Display on/off
ctrl. Display on,
curser on, No
blink.
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LCD Integration
While it is nice to be able to write a character to the display, it is much
more convenient to write entire strings especially if they can be
formatted. Astute readers may have noticed that the function
lcd_dat() in Figure 7.14 returned char which appeared unnecessary.
It does so to take advantage of a feature of the KeilTM compiler which has
the ability to redefine built-in library functions.
This can be done by renaming lcd_dat() as putchar(), which is an
ANSI C function in the stdio library. KeilTM have written putchar() to
send characters to the serial port. By replacing it with lcd_dat() they
now go to the LCD.
Replacing one function with another doesnt appear very helpful. The
beauty of this approach is that other standard functions call putchar()
to achieve their low level output. One of the more useful I/O functions is
printf() which can now send formatted output to the LCD! This can
be seen in Figure 7.18.
void main(void)
{
int ctr;
init();
P5 = 0x0F;
lcd_init();
while (1)
{
printf("Hello World %4d ", ctr++);
huge_delay(3);
}
}
Figure 7.18 Writing a string to the LCD
This will quickly write past the end of the display and, after 64 characters,
wrap around to the second line, eventually coming back to overwrite the
first line. A function called lcd_goto() is also very useful and is shown in
Figure 7.19. To write to the start of the first line use lcd_goto(0), the
second line would use lcd_goto(0x40);
void lcd_goto(char addr)
{
lcd_cmd(addr | 0x80);
}
Figure 7.19 Moving the text entry point
7.5
151

This section presents a program which uses the 12-bit analog to digital
converter (ADC0) in the C8051F020 to read the potentiometer which is
connected to AIN0.2.
Initialization
Normally analog readings are required at regular intervals. In the next
example Timer 3 will be used to initiate conversions at a SAMPLE_RATE
times each second. To allow capturing fast changing signals, the system
clock is used directly, rather than dividing it by 12.
{
TMR3CN = 0x02;
// Stop Timer3; Clear TF3
// use SYSCLK as timebase
TMR3RL = -counts;
// Init reload values
TMR3 = 0xFFFF;
// set to reload immediately
EIE2 |= 0x01;
// enable Timer3 interrupts
TMR3CN |= 0x04;
// start Timer3
}
void ADC0_Init(void)
{
ADC0CN = 0x05;
REF0CN = 0x07;
AMX0SL = 0x02;
ADC0CF = 0x86;
EIE2 |= 0x02;
//
//
//
//
//
//
//
//
//
//
ADC0 disabled; normal tracking

mode; ADC0 conversions are initiated
on overflow of Timer3; ADC0 data is
left-justified
enable temp sensor, on-chip VREF,
and VREF output buffer
Select AIN0.2 ADC mux output
ADC conversion clock = SYSCLK/16,
PGA gain = 0.5
enable ADC interrupts
}
Figure 7.20 Timer and ADC Initialization.
Five ADC registers must be initialized. By setting AMX0SL to 8, instead

of 2, the on-chip temperature sensor can be selected. Remember that
even though interrupts are enabled for these two sources, they wont be
executed until the EA bit is set.
Interrupt Service Routines

All that the Timer 3 ISR has to do is clear the overflow flag (TF3) which
generated the interrupt. The ADC ISR has a similar task and it must also
write the result somewhere that main() can read it. main() also needs
to know that a new result is available. This is the purpose of the bit
variable, adc_ready.
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{
TMR3CN &= ~(0x80);
// clear TF3
}
void ADC0_ISR(void) interrupt 15 using 1
{
AD0INT = 0;
// clear ADC conversion
// complete indicator
adc_result = ADC0;
// read ADC value
adc_ready = 1;
}
Figure 7.21 Interrupt Service Routines
The Main Code

uint
bit
adc_result;
adc_ready = 0;
// adc value transferred here

// flag from isr to main
void main(void)
{
init();
lcd_init();
Timer3_Init(SYSCLK / SAMPLE_RATE); // initialize Timer3 to
// overflow at SAMPLE_RATE
ADC0_Init();
// init ADC
AD0EN = 1;
// enable ADC
EA = 1;
// Enable global interrupts
while (1)
{
if (adc_ready)
{
EA = 0;
// Disable interrupts
adc_ready = 0;
printf("ADC value %4u ", adc_result);
EA = 1;
// Enable interrupts
lcd_goto(0x00);
}
}
}
Figure 7.22 The main() code
The key points to observe in main() are calling the various initialization
routines, activating the interrupts, and the way the flag adc_ready is
used to determine that a conversion is ready for display. In particular,
note that interrupts are switched off while accessing adc_result. This is
necessary to prevent the ADC ISR from changing the value half way
through printing it. All the same it is a poor practice to switch interrupts
off for a significant time (remember the LCD is quite slow). A better
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approach is to use a second buffer to copy the result into, before printing
it. This is left as an exercise for the reader.
7.6
Figure 7.23 Expansion Board
Figure 7.24 Expansion Board Connected to C8051F020-TB
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7.7

A
B
+3VD2 (+3.3VDC)
MONEN
P1.5
P1.2
P2.7
P2.4
P2.1
P3.6
P3.3
P3.0
P0.5
P0.2
P7.7
NC2
P7.4
R/W
P7.1
DB6
P6.6
DB3
P6.3
DB0
P6.0
P5.5
P5.2
P4.7
P4.4
P4.1
TCK
/RST
AGND (Analog Gnd)
CP1CP0+
VREF0
AIN0.6
AIN0.3
AIN0.0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
CON32
C
DGND (Digital Gnd)
P1.7
P1.4
P1.1
P2.6
P2.3
P2.0
P3.5
P3.2
P0.7
P0.4
P0.1
P7.6
NC1
P7.3
RS
P7.0
DB5
P6.5
DB2
P6.2
P5.7
P5.4
P5.1
P4.6
P4.3
P4.0
TDI
DGND (Digital Gnd)
DAC1
CP1+
VREF
VREF1
AIN0.5
AIN0.2
AGND (Analog Gnd)
CON32
CON32
The 96-pin I/O connector
RS 406-385
RS 173-675
AIN0.2
P5.0
VCC
DAC1
DGND (Digital Gnd)
C1
100nF
DAC0
Test Point 2
AIN0.2
Test Point 3
AIN0.3
Test Point 4
VCC
Modified to
Pot1
0.5
100k
R17
R18
pull up to +5V
1k
1k
AGND
Test Point 5
AGND
P5.1
AIN0.3
SW1
DGND
R20
SW2
100
TR1
Res Thermal
DGND
AGND (Analog Gnd)
R19
100
Test Point 1
VCC
+3VD2 (+3.3VDC)
XTAL1
P1.6
P1.3
P1.0
P2.5
P2.2
P3.7
P3.4
P3.1
P0.6
P0.3
P0.0
P7.5
EN
P7.2
DB7
P6.7
DB4
P6.4
DB1
P6.1
P5.6
P5.3
P5.0
P4.5
P4.2
TMS
TDO
VUNREG
DAC0
CP0VREFD
AIN0.7
AIN0.4
AIN0.1
+3VD2 (+3.3VDC)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
P5.2
DGND
R21
SW3
100
AGND
Test Point 6
DGND
Power Coupling
SW5
LCD Reset Sw
C2
100nF
Test Points
Vin
Vout
GND
DGND
Power Reg
P5.3
DGND
C3
100nF
+5V
VSS
VDD
VO
RS
R/W
EN
DB0
DB1
DB2
DB3
DB4
DB5
DB6
DB7
NC1
NC2
SW4
KPT-1105D
S1
LCD1
DGND
C4
4.7uF
DGND
R22
100
Pot2
0.5
10k
+5V
U1
VUNREG R23
100
VO
AGND
VCC
VSS
VDD
VO
RS
R/W
E
DB0
DB1
DB2
DB3
DB4
DB5
DB6
DB7
NC
NC
P4.0
P4.1
P4.2
P4.3
P4.4
P4.5
P4.6
P4.7
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
SW DIP-8
DGND
R13
LED1
330
R14
P5.6
LED2
330
R15
P5.5
LED3
Components
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
100
P5.7
LCD, 16-PIN
Z4170
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
100
R6
R7
R8
330
R16
P5.4
LED4
1k
DGND
Figure 7.25 Circuit diagram of the Versatile Expansion Board
DGND
7.8
Expansion Board Physical Component Layout
Figure 7.26 Expansion Board Physical Component Layout
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8
Timer Operations and
Programming
8.0
Introduction
158
8.1
159
8.2
Timer Programming
160
8.3
Timer SFRs
161
8.4
161
13-bit Timer Mode, 16-bit Timer Mode, 8-bit Auto-Reload

Mode, Split (two 8-bit) Timer Mode
8.5
164
16-bit Auto-Reload Mode, Capture Mode, Baud Rate

Generation
8.6
CKCON Register
170
8.7
Timers 0 and 1 SFRs
171
TMOD, TCON
8.8
Timer 2 SFRs
173
T2CON
8.9
Timer 3 SFRs
175
TMR3CN
8.10
Timer 4 SFRs
176
T4CON
8.11
Timer 2 - C Programming Example
178
8.12
Tutorial Questions
181
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8.0
Chapter 8 Timer Operations and Programming
Introduction
One of the many tasks that are normally performed by a CPU is to time
internal and external events. The microprocessor usually provides the
timing functions such as timeout delays and event counting by means of
software. Many a times, these functions are implemented using loops
within the software. This effectively takes a lot of CPUs processing time.
A timer/counter is useful in the sense that it is able to handle various
timing applications independently; hence it frees the CPU of such tasks,
allowing it to do other urgent functions.
A timer/counter consists of a series of divide-by-two flip-flops (FF). Each
FF is clocked by the Q output of the previous FF, as shown in Figure 8.1.
Each stage, starting from the LSB F/F to the MSB F/F, generates an
output signal which is half the frequency of its own clock input. Thus a 3bit timer in Figure 8.1 will divide the input clock frequency by 8 (23).
Normally a timer/counter has added features like producing an interrupt
at the end of a count. By adding the timer overflow F/F to the counter, it
will aid to generate such an interrupt signal. Figure 8.1 shows that the
output of the last stage (MSB) clocks a timer overflow flag. The counter
will count from 000b to 111b and set the overflow flag on the transition
from 111b to 000b.The timing diagram is shown in Figure 8.2.
Timer
Overflow
F/F or
Flag
3 bit Timer Flip

Flops
VCC
VCC
J
K
Clock
CLK
Q
QN
JKFF
LSB
J
K
CLK
JKFF
Q
QN
J
K
CLK
Q
QN
JKFF
MSB
Figure 8.1 Schematic of a 3-Bit Timer
J
K
CLK
JKFF
Q
QN
159
Clock
LSB
M SB
Count
Flag
Figure 8.2 Timing Diagram
8.1
Timers are used for:
Interval timing
Event counting
Baud rate generation
In interval timing applications, a timer is programmed as a frequency

divider. In event counting applications, the counter is incremented
whenever there is an event (1-to-0 or 0-to-1 transition) at its
corresponding external input pin. Beside these two functions, the timers
can also provide the baud rate for the C8051F020s internal serial port.
The C8051F020 contains 5 counter/timers. Table 8.1 lists all their
operating modes.
Mode
Timer 0 & 1
Timer 2
13 bit counter/timer
16 bit
counter/timer
with capture
16 bit counter/timer
16 bit
counter/timer
with autoreload
8 bit counter/timer with

auto-reload.
Generate Baud rate
(Timer 1 only) for
UART0 and/or UART1
Two 8 bit
counter/timers
(Timer 0 only)
Timer 3
16 bit
timer with
autoreload
Baud rate
generator for
UART0
Table 8.1 C8051F020 Timers and Operating Modes
Timer 4
16 bit
counter/timer
with capture
16 bit
counter/timer
with autoreload
Baud rate
generator for
UART1
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Timer 0 and Timer 1 are nearly identical and have four primary modes of
operation. Timer 2 offers additional capabilities not available in Timers 0
and 1. Timer 3 is similar to Timer 2, but without the capture or Baud rate
generation modes. Timer 4 is identical to Timer 2, except it supplies
baud rate generation capabilities to UART1 instead. The main Timer
operation modes are discussed in the following sections.
The timers are fully independent, and each may operate in a different
mode. Timers 1, 2 and 4 may be used for UART baud rate generation in
mode 2. Chapter 10 has more information on baud rate generation.
8.2
Timer Programming
The timers can be programmed through the following sequence:
A.
B.
For Timers 0 and 1:

1.
Select the desired clock by programming CKCON.3

(T0M) or CKCON.4 (T1M). The clock input may be the
system clock or the system clock divided by 12.
2.
Select the operating

TMOD.4/TMOD.5)
3.
Write the starting value for count up sequence into the

associated count registers (TL0, TL1, TH0 and TH1)
4.
Set the appropriate control bits, and turn on Timer

(TCON.4 or TCON.6)
mode
(TMOD.0/TMOD.1
or
For Timer 3:
1.
Write the auto-reload value into the auto-reload registers

(TMR3RLL and TMR3RLH)
2.

count registers (TMR3L and TMR3H)
3.
Select the desired clock source (T3XCLK) and frequency

(T3M), set the control bits (TR3) and turn on Timer 3
(TMR3CN)
C.
8.3
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For Timers 2 and 4:

1.
Select the desired system clock frequency (CKCON)
2.
Write the auto-reload value into the associated capture

registers if using auto-reload mode (RCAP2L, RCAP2H,
RCAP4L and RCAP4H)
3.

associated count registers (TL2, TL4, TH2 and TH4)
4.
Select the mode (C/Tx, CP/RLx), set the appropriate

control bits (TRx) and turn on Timer (T2CON and
T4CON)
Timer SFRs
The 22 special function registers used to access and control the timers
are summarized in Table 8.2. Refer to Sections 8.7 to 8.10 for more
detail on each bit of the six timer control SFRs (CKCON, TCON, TMOD,
T2CON, TMR3CN and T4CON).
8.4

13-Bit Timer Mode (Mode 0)
The 13-Bit Timer mode provides compatibility with the 8051s
predecessor, the 8048, and is not generally used in new designs.
Therefore, there will be no further discussion on this mode.
16-Bit Timer Mode (Mode 1)

The 16-bit Timer mode is used by Timers 0 and 1 under Mode 1.
Overflow occurs on the FFFFH to 0000H transition of the count and sets
the timer overflow flag, TFx. A corresponding interrupt will occur if
enabled. C/Tx (TMOD.2 and TMOD.6 refer to Figure 8.3 and Table
8.4) selects the timer's clock source. Clearing this bit selects the system
clock as the trigger input for the timer. When C/Tx is set to 1, high-to-low
transitions at the input pin Tx increment the count register (functions as a
counter). x = 0 or 1, as Timers 0 and 1 are configured in the same
manner.
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Affected
Timers
0, 1, 2
and 4
0 and 1
Timer
SFR
Purpose
CKCON
TCON
TMOD
TL0
TL1
TH0
TH1
T2CON
RCAP2L
RCAP2H
TL2
TH2
TMR3CN
TMR3RLL
TMR3RLH
TMR3L
TMR3H
T4CON
RCAP4L
RCAP4H
TL4
TH4
Address
Bit
Addressable
Clock Control
8EH
No
Timer Control
Timer Mode
Timer 0 Low Byte
Timer 1 Low Byte
Timer 0 High Byte
Timer 1 High Byte
Timer 2 Control
Timer 2 Low Byte
Capture
Timer 2 High Byte
Capture
Timer 2 Low Byte
Timer 2 High Byte
Timer 3 Control
Timer 3 Low Byte
Reload
Timer 3 High Byte
Reload
Timer 3 Low Byte
Timer 3 High Byte
Timer 4 Control
Timer 4 Low Byte
Capture
Timer 4 High Byte
Capture
Timer 4 Low Byte
Timer 4 High Byte
88H
89H
8AH
8BH
8CH
8DH
C8H
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
CAH
No
CBH
No
CCH
CDH
91H
No
No
No
92H
No
93H
No
94H
95H
C9H
No
No
No
E4H
No
E5H
No
F4H
F5H
No
No
Table 8.2 Special Function Registers of C8051F020 Timers
Starting the timer by setting TRx (TCON.4 and TCON.6 refer to Figure
8.3 and Table 8.6) does not reset the count register. The count register
should be initialized to the desired value before enabling the timer. If an
interrupt service routine is required, the interrupt flag is enabled and an
interrupt is generated whenever the timer overflows. This applies to all
timer modes, for Timers 0 to 4.
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8-Bit Auto-Reload Mode (Mode 2)

This mode configures Timers 0 and 1 to operate as 8 bit counter/timers
with automatic reload of the start value. Figure 8.3 shows the functional
block diagram and the SFRs associated. Both the counter/timers are
enabled and configured in Mode 2 in the same manner as in Mode 1.
CKCON
TTTT
4 2 1 0
MMMM
12
TMOD
G
A
T
E
1
C
/
T
1
T T
1 1
MM
1 0
G
A
T
E
0
C
/
T
0
T T
0 0
MM
1 0
SYSCLK
0
1
1
T0
TL0
(8 bits)
TCON
TCLK
Crossbar
TR0
/INT0
GATE0
TH0
(8 bits)
TF1
TR1
TF0
TR0
IE1
IT1
IE0
IT0
Interrupt
Reload
Figure 8.3 Block Diagram of Timer 0 in 8 Bit Auto-Reload Mode
The timer low byte (TLx) operates as an 8-bit timer while the timer high
byte (THx) holds a reload value. When the count in TLx overflows from
FFH to 00H, the timer flag is set and the value in THx is loaded into TLx.
Counting continues from the reload value up to the next FFH overflow,
and so on.
This mode is convenient as the timer overflows at specific periodic
intervals once TMOD and THx are initialized. TLx must be initialized to
the desired value before enabling the timer for the first count to be
correct.
Timer 1 can be used as an 8-bit baud rate generator for UART0 and/or
UART1 in mode 2.
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Split (Two 8-Bit) Timer Mode (Mode 3)

This mode applies to Timer 0 only. Under this mode, Timer 0 is split into
two 8 bit timers as shown in Figure 8.4. TL0 and TH0 act as separate
timers with FFH to 00H transitions setting the overflow flags TF0 and
TF1 respectively. In addition, the timer in TL0 is controlled by the GATE0
and C/T0 bits in TMOD.
Timer 1 is stopped in this mode and can be started by switching it into
Modes 0, 1, or 2. The only limitation is that Timer 1 cannot be clocked by
external signals, set the TF1 flag or generate an interrupt. However, the
Timer 1 overflow can still be used by the serial port to generate the baud
rate for UART0 and/or UART1.
CKCON
TT TT
4 2 1 0
MMMM
TR1
SYSCLK
1
C
/
T
1
T T
1 1
MM
1 0
G
A
T
E
0
C
/
T
0
T T
0 0
MM
1 0
TH0
(8 bits)
TCON
12
TMOD
G
A
T
E
1
TF1
TR1
TF0
TR0
IE1
IT1
IE0
IT0
Interrupt
Interrupt
1
T0
TL0
(8 bits)
Crossbar
TR0
/INT0
GATE0
Figure 8.4 Block Diagram of Timer 0 in Two 8-bit Timers Mode
8.5

16-Bit Auto-Reload Mode
This mode is used by Timers 2 and 4 under Mode 1 and is the only mode
(Mode 0) of Timer 3. Refer to Table 8.1.
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Timers 2 & 4
As mentioned before, Timer 4 is identical to Timer 2. This mode is
selected by clearing the CP/RLz bit (Refer to Figure 8.5, Table 8.7 for
T2CON and Table 8.10 for T4CON).
NOTE: z = 2 or 4
The count register reload occurs on an FFFFH to 0000H transition and
sets the TFz timer overflow flag. An interrupt will occur if enabled. On
overflow, the 16 bit value held in the two capture registers (RCAPzH and
RCAPzL) is automatically loaded into the count registers (TLz and THz)
and the timer is restarted.
Setting TRz to 1 enables and starts the timer. The timers can use either
the system clock or transitions on an external input pin (Tz) as the clock
source (counter mode), specified by the C/Tz bit. If EXENz is set to 1, a
high-to-low transition on TzEX will also cause a Timer z reload, and a
Timer z interrupt if enabled. If EXENz is 0, transitions on TzEX will be
ignored.
The appropriate crossbars have to be configured to enable the input
pins. TLz and THz must be initialized to the desired value before
enabling the timer for the first count to be correct.
CKCON
TTTT
4 2 1 0
MMMM
12
SYSCLK
0
T2
Crossbar
T2EX
TCLK
TL2
TH2
RCAP2L
RCAP2H
T2CON
TR2
Reload
CP/RL2
C/T2
TR2
EXEN2
TCLK0
RCLK0
EXF2
TF2
EXEN2
Figure 8.5 Block Diagram of Timer 2 in 16-Bit Auto-Reload Mode (Mode 1)
Interrupt
166
Example:
; Uses Timer 4 in 16-bit Auto-Reload Mode (Mode 1)
; ------------------------------------------------ORL
CKCON, #01000000b ; Timer 4 uses system clock
MOV
RCAP4L, #33h
; Set reload time to 0x2233
MOV
RCAP4H, #22h
MOV
TL4, RCAP4L
; Initialize TL4 & TH4 before
MOV
TH4, RCAP4H
; counting
MOV
T4CON, #00000100b ; Start Timer 4 in Mode 1
Timer 3
Timer 3 is always configured as an auto-reload timer, with the reload
value held in TMR3RLL and TMR3RLH. The operation is essentially the
same as for Timers 2 and 4, except for slight differences in register
names and clock sources (refer to Figure 8.6). TMR3CN is the only SFR
required to configure Timer 3.
T3XCLK
(to ADC)
8
1
12
TCLK
0
0
SYSCLK
1
SCL
TMR3H
TR3
(from SMBus) TOE

T3M
TMR3L
Crossbar
TF3
TMR3CN
External
Oscillator Source
Reload
TMR3RLL TMR3RLH
Interrupt
TR3
T3M
T3XCLK
Figure 8.6 Timer 3 Block Diagram
Timer 3 may be clocked by the external oscillator source (divided by 8)

or the system clock (divided by 1 or 12 according to T3M). When
T3XCLK is set to 1, Timer 3 is clocked by the external oscillator input
(divided by 8) regardless of the system clock selection. When T3XCLK is
0, the Timer 3 clock source is specified by bit T3M. Timer 3 can also be
used to start an ADC Data Conversion.
Timer 3 does not have a counter mode.
Capture Mode (Mode 0)

This mode is used by Timers 2 and 4 under Mode 0, and is selected by
setting CP/RLz (TzCON.0) and TRz (TzCON.2) to 1. Under this mode,
the timer functions as a normal 16 bit timer, setting the TFz bit upon an
FFFFH to 0000H transition of the count registers and generating an
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interrupt if the interrupt is enabled. The key difference is that a capture

function can be enabled to load the current value of the count registers
into the capture registers (Figure 8.7).
To enable the capture feature, the EXENz bit (TzCON.3) must be set to
1. If EXENz is cleared, transitions on TzEX will be ignored. When EXENz
is set, a high-to-low transition on the TzEX input pin causes the following
to occur:
1)
The 16-bit value in Timer z count registers (THz, TLz) is loaded

into the capture registers (RCAPzH, RCAPzL)
2)
The Timer z External Flag (EXFz) is set to 1
3)
A Timer z interrupt is generated if interrupt generation has been

enabled
CKCON
T TTT
4 2 1 0
MMMM
12
SYSCLK
0
T2
Crossbar
T2EX
TCLK
TL2
TH2
RCAP2L
RCAP2H
TR2
T2CON
Capture
CP/RL2
C/T2
TR2
EXEN2
TCLK0
RCLK0
EXF2
TF2
Interrupt
EXEN2
Figure 8.7 Block Diagram of Timer 2 in 16 Bit Capture Mode (Mode 0)
The timers can use either SYSCLK, SYSCLK divided by 12, or high-tolow transitions on the Tz input pin as the clock source when operating in
Capture mode. Clearing the C/Tz bit selects the system clock as the
input for the timer (divided by 1 or 12 as specified by TzM). When C/Tz is
set to 1, a high-to-low transition at the Tz input pin increments the
counter register.
168
The appropriate crossbars have to be configured to enable the input

pins.
Baud Rate Generation (Mode 2)

This mode is used by Timers 2 and 4 under Mode 2. Timer 2 configures
UART0 while Timer 4 configures UART1 (Figure 8.8 and Figure 8.9).
The baud rate generation mode is used only when UARTx is operated in
modes 1 or 3 (refer to Chapter 10 for more information on UART
operational modes). The Baud Rate Generator mode is selected by
setting RCLKx (TzCON.5) and/or TCLKx (TzCON.4) to 1. This forces
Timer z to operate in the auto-reload mode regardless of the state of the
CP/RLz bit.
NOTE: When x = 0, z = 2 and when x = 1, z = 4
In Baud Rate Generator mode, the timers work similarly to the autoreload mode. On overflow, the 16 bit value held in the two capture
registers (RCAPzH, RCAPzL) is automatically loaded into the count
registers (TLz and THz). However, the TFz overflow flag is not set and
no interrupt is generated. Instead, the overflow event is used as the input
to the UARTx's shift clock. The overflows can be selected to generate
baud rates for transmit and/or receive independently.
C/T2
SYSCLK
T2
Crossbar
RCLK0
TCLK
TL2
Timer 2
Overflow
TH2
TR2
SS
MS
OT
DA
0 T
0
2
Timer 1
Overflow
PCON
SS
MS
OT
DA
1 T
1
Reload
S I
TD
OL
PE
RCAP2L
16
TX0 Clock
RCAP2H
T2CON
EXEN2
Crossbar
RX0 Clock
T2EX
16
1
CP/RL2
C/T2
TR2
EXEN2
TCLK0
RCLK0
EXF2
TF2
TCLK0
Interrupt
Figure 8.8 Block Diagram of Timer 2 in Baud Rate Generation Mode (Mode 2)
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In Baud Rate Generator mode, the Timer z time base is the system clock
divided by two. When selected as the UARTx baud clock source, Timer z
defines the UARTx baud rate as follows:
BaudRate =
SYSCLK
(65536 [ RCAPzH , RCAPzL ]) 32
If a different time base is required, setting the C/Tz bit to 1 will allow the
time base to be derived from the external input pin Tz. In this case, the
baud rate for the UART is calculated as:
BaudRate =
FCLK
(65536 [ RCAPzH , RCAPzL ]) 16
where FCLK is the frequency of the signal (TCLK) supplied to Timer z and
[RCAPzH, RCAPzL] is the 16 bit value held in the capture registers.
Figure 8.9 Block Diagram of Timer 4 in Baud Rate Generation Mode (Mode 2)
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Example:
;---------------------------------------------------; Using Timer 4 in Mode 2 to generate a baud rate of
; 2400 for UART1. System clock = 22.1184 MHz external
; oscillator
;---------------------------------------------------ORL
CKCON, #40h
; Timer 4 uses system clock
MOV
RCAP4L, #0E0h
; Auto-reload value=FEE0
MOV
RCAP4H, #0FEh
MOV
TL4, RCAP4L
; Initialize count registers
MOV
TH4, RCAP4H
MOV
T4CON, #00110100b ; Set Timer 4 in mode 2 and
; start timer
8.6
CKCON Register
For interval timing, the count registers are incremented on each clock
tick. Clock ticks are derived from the system clock divided by either 1 or
12 as specified by the Timer Clock Select bits (T0M T2M and T4M) in
CKCON register (Table 8.3). The twelve-clocks-per-tick option provides
compatibility with the older generation of the 8051 family. Applications
that require a faster timer should use the one-clock-per-tick option.
For Timer 3, the clock is selected using T3M bit in TMR3CN register.
Bit
Symbol
T4M
T2M
T1M
T0M
2-0
Reserved
Description
Unused. Read=000b; Write=Dont care.

Timer 4 Clock Select
0: Timer 4 uses the system clock divided by 12.
1: Timer 4 uses the system clock.
1: Timer 0 uses the system clock
Read=000b. Must Write=000b
Table 8.3 CKCON: Clock Control Register
8.7
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Timers 0 and 1 SFRs

TMOD
The TMOD register contains two groups of 2 bits each (T0M1-T0M0 and
T1M1-T1M0) that set the operating mode for Timer 0 and 1 (Table 8.4
and Table 8.5).
TMOD is not bit addressable. Generally, it is loaded once by software at
the beginning of a program to initialize the timer modes. Thereafter, the
timer can be stopped, started and so on by accessing the other timer
SFRs.
Bit Symbol
7
GATE1
C/T1
5-4
T1M1T1M0
GATE0
C/T0
1-0
T0M1T0M0
Description
Timer 1 Gate Control
0: Timer 1 enabled when TR1(TCON.6)=1
irrespective of /INT logic level
1: Timer 1 enabled only when TR1=1 AND
/INT=logic 1
Counter/Timer 1 Select
0: Timer Function: Timer 1 incremented by clock
defined by T1M bit (CKCON.4).
1: Counter Function: Timer 1 incremented by highto-low transition on external input pin (T1).
Timer 1 Mode Select (Table 8.5)
Timer 0 Gate Control
0: Timer 0 enabled when TR0(TCON.4)=1
irrespective of /INT logic level
1: Timer 0 enabled only when TR0=1 AND
/INT=logic 1
Counter/Timer 0 Select
0: Timer Function: Timer 0 incremented by clock
defined by T0M bit (CKCON.3).
1: Counter Function; Timer 0 incremented by highto-low transition on external input pin (T0).
Timer 0 Mode Select (Table 8.5)
Table 8.4 TMOD: Timer Mode Register
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M1
M0
Mode
0
0
0
1
0
1
Description
13 bit Counter/Timer
16 bit Counter/Timer
8 bit Counter/Timer with Autoreload
Timer 1: Inactive
Timer 0: Two 8 bit Counter/Timers
Table 8.5 Timer Modes
TCON
Bit Symbol
TF1
TR1
TF0
TR0
IE1
IT1
IE0
IT0
Description
Timer 1 Overflow Flag
Set by hardware when Timer 1 overflows. This flag can
be cleared by software but is automatically cleared when
the CPU vectors to the Timer 1 interrupt service routine
(ISR).
0: No Timer 1 overflow detected
1: Timer 1 has overflowed
Timer 1 Run Control
0: Timer 1 disabled
1: Timer 1 enabled
Same as TF1 but applies to Timer 0 instead.
0: No Timer 0 overflow detected
1: Timer 0 has overflowed
Timer 0 Run Control
0: Timer 0 disabled
1: Timer 0 enabled
External Interrupt 1
This flag is set by hardware when an edge/level of type
defined by IT1 is detected. It can be cleared by software
but is automatically cleared when the CPU vectors to the
External Interrupt 1 ISR if IT1=1. This flag is the inverse of
the /INT1 input signals logic level when IT1=0
Interrupt 1 Type Select
0: /INT1 is level triggered
1: /INT1 is edge triggered
External Interrupt 0
Same as IE1 but applies to IT0 instead.
Interrupt 0 Type Select
0: /INT0 is level triggered
1: /INT0 is edge triggered
Table 8.6 TCON: Timer Control Register
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The TCON register contains status and control bits for Timer 0 and 1
(Table 8.6). The upper four bits in TCON are used to turn the timers on
and off (TR0, TR1) or to signal a timer overflow (TF0, TF1). The lower
four bits in TCON have nothing to do with the timers as such. They are
used to detect and initiate external interrupts. Please refer to Chapter 11
for more details on interrupts.
The other 4 registers associated with Timers 0 and 1 are TL0, TL1, TH0
and TH1. These enable access to the timers as two separate bytes.
8.8
Timer 2 SFRs
T2CON
The operating mode of Timer 2 is selected by setting the configuration
bits in T2CON (Table 8.7 and Table 8.8).
The RCAP2L and RCAP2H registers capture the low and high byte of
Timer 2 respectively when Timer 2 is configured in capture mode. If
Timer 2 is configured in auto-reload mode, these registers hold the low
and high byte of the reload value. TL2 and TH2 are used to access
Timer 2 as two separate bytes.
RCLK0 TCLK0 CP/RL2 TR2

0
Mode
16 Bit Counter/Timer with

Capture
Auto-reload
Baud Rate Generator for
UART0
UART0
UART0
Off
Table 8.7 Mode Configuration for Timer 2
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Bit Symbol
TF2
EXF2
RCLK0
TCLK0
EXEN2
TR2
C/T2
CP/RL2
Description
Set by hardware when Timer 2 overflows. When the Timer 2
interrupt is enabled (IE.5, see Chapter 8), setting this bit
causes the CPU vectors to the Timer 2 ISR. This bit is not
automatically cleared by hardware and must be cleared by
software. TF2 will not be set when RCLK0 and/orTCLK0 are
logic 1.
Timer 2 External Flag
Set by hardware when either a capture or reload is caused by
a high-to-low transition on the T2EX input pin and EXEN2 is
logic 1. When the Timer 2 interrupt is enabled, setting this bit
causes the CPU to vector to the Timer 2 ISR. This bit is not
automatically cleared by hardware and must be cleared by
software.
Receive Clock Flag for UART0
0: Timer 1 overflows used for receive clock
Transmit Clock Flag for UART0
0: Timer 1 overflows used for transmit clock
Timer 2 External Enable
Enables high-to-low transitions on T2EX to trigger captures
or reloads when Timer 2 is not operating in Baud Rate
Generator mode.
0: High-to-low transitions on T2EX ignored.
1: High-to-low transitions on T2EX cause a capture or reload.
Timer 2 Run Control
0: Timer 2 disabled 1: Timer 2 enabled
Counter/Timer Select
0: Timer Function: Timer 2 incremented by clock defined by
T2M bit (CKCON.5).
1: Counter Function: Timer 2 incremented by high-to-low
transition on external input pin (T2).
Capture/Reload Select
EXEN2 must be logic 1 for high-to-low transitions on T2EX to
be recognized and used to trigger captures or reloads. If
RCLK0 or TCLK0 is set, this bit is ignored and Timer 2 will
function in auto-reload mode.
0: Auto-reload on Timer 2 overflow or high-to-low transition at
T2EX (EXEN2=1)
1: Capture on high-to-low transition at T2EX (EXEN2=1)
Table 8.8 T2CON: Timer 2 Control Register
8.9
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Timer 3 SFRs
TMR3CN
Timer 3 is always configured as an auto-reload timer, with the 16-bit
reload value held in the TMR3RLL (low byte) and TMR3RLH (high byte)
registers.
TMR3L and TMR3H are the low and high bytes of Timer 3. TMR3CN is
used to select the clock source and is the only SFR used to configure
Timer 3 (Table 8.9).
Bit Symbol
TF3
6-3
UNUSED
TR3
T3M
T3XCLK
Description
Set by hardware when Timer 3 overflows from
FFFFH to 0000H. When the Timer 3 interrupt is
enabled (EIE2.0, see Chapter 8), setting this bit
causes the CPU vectors to the Timer 3 ISR. This bit
is not automatically cleared by hardware and must
be cleared by software.
Read=0000b, Write=dont care
Timer 3 Run Control
0: Timer 3 disabled
1: Timer 3 enabled
0: Counter/Timer 3 uses the system clock divided
by 12.
1: Counter/Timer 3 uses the system clock.
Timer 3 External Clock Select
0: Timer 3 clock source defined by bit T3M
(TMR3CN.1)
1: Timer 3 clock source is the external oscillator
input divided by 8. T3M is ignored.
Table 8.9 TMR3CN: Timer 3 Control Register
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8.10 Timer 4 SFRs

T4CON
The operating mode of Timer 4 is selected by setting the configuration
bits in T4CON (Table 8.10 and Table 8.11). The T4CON functions are
identical to T2CON.
The RCAP4L and RCAP4H registers capture the low and high byte of
Timer 4 respectively when Timer 4 is configured in capture mode. If
Timer 4 is configured in auto-reload mode, the registers hold the low and
high byte of the reload value. TL4 and TH4 are used to access Timer 4
as two separate bytes.
RCLK1
TCLK1
CP/RL4
TR4
Mode
Capture
Auto-reload
UART1
UART1
UART1
Off
Table 8.10 Mode Configuration for Timer 4
Bit Symbol
TF4
EXF4
RCLK1
TCLK1
EXEN4
TR4
C/T4
CP/RL4
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Description
Set by hardware when Timer 4 overflows. When the Timer
4 interrupt is enabled (EIE2.2, see Chapter 8), setting this
bit causes the CPU vectors to the Timer 4 ISR. This bit is
not automatically cleared by hardware and must be cleared
by software. TF4 will not be set when RCLK1 and/orTCLK1
are logic 1.
Timer 4 External Flag
Set by hardware when either a capture or reload is caused
by a high-to-low transition on the T4EX input pin and
EXEN4 is logic 1. When the Timer 4 interrupt is enabled,
setting this bit causes the CPU to vector to the Timer 4 ISR.
This bit is not automatically cleared by hardware and must
be cleared by software.
Receive Clock Flag for UART1
Transmit Clock Flag for UART1
Timer 4 External Enable
Enables high-to-low transitions on T4EX to trigger captures
or reloads when Timer 4 is not operating in Baud Rate
Generator mode.
0: High-to-low transitions on T4EX ignored.
1: High-to-low transitions on T4EX cause a capture or
reload.
Timer 4 Run Control
0: Timer 4 disabled
1: Timer 4 enabled
Counter/Timer Select
0: Timer Function: Timer 4 incremented by clock defined by
T4M bit (CKCON.6).
1: Counter Function: Timer 4 incremented by high-to-low
transition on external input pin (T4).
Capture/Reload Select
EXEN4 must be logic 1 for high-to-low transitions on T4EX
to be recognized and used to trigger captures or reloads. If
RCLK1 or TCLK1 is set, this bit is ignored and Timer 4 will
function in auto-reload mode.
0: Auto-reload on Timer 4 overflow or high-to-low transition
at T4EX (EXEN4=1)
1: Capture on high-to-low transition at T4EX (EXEN4=1)
Table 8.11 T4CON: Timer 4 Control Register
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8.11 Timer 2 - C Programming Example

In the following code segments, we have shown how to configure the
Timer 2 in Mode 1 (16-bit auto-reload) to generate an interrupt at regular
interval. The code would be very similar if we were to use Timer 4.
//-- This program checks the status of switch at P3.7 and if

//
it is pressed the LED at P1.6 starts blinking
//
Uses Timer 2 and interrupts (LED4.C)
#include <c8051f020.h>
//--- 16-bit SFR Definitions for F020 -------------------------sfr16 T2
= 0xcc;
// Timer2
sfr16 RCAP2
= 0xca;
// Timer2 capture/reload
#define SYSCLK 2000000
sbit LED = P1^6;
//-void
void
void
//-- Uses internal oscillator 2MHz
Function Prototypes --------------------------------------Init_Port(void);

Init_Timer2(unsigned int counts);
Timer2_ISR(void);
void main(void)
{
unsigned char blink_speed = 10;
EA = 0;
WDTCN = 0xDE;
WDTCN = 0xAD;
//-- disable watchdog timer
Init_Port();
LED = 0;
Init_Timer2(SYSCLK/12/blink_speed);
//-- Initialize Timer3 to generate interrupts
EA = 1;
while(1)
{
}
//-- go on forever
In the main() function, the Watchdog timer is disabled, the Crossbar and
I/O ports are configured and the Timer 2 is initialized. The endless while
loop makes the program go on forever.
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//-- Configures the Crossbar and GPIO ports

void Init_Port(void)
{
//
XBR1 = 0x00;
XBR2 = 0x40;
//-- Enable Crossbar and weak pull-ups
//
(globally)
//-- Enable P1.6 (LED) as push-pull output
P1MDOUT |= 0x40;
}
The crossbar configuration code is shown above in the Init_Port

function.
//-- Configure Timer2 to auto-reload and generate
//
an interrupt at interval specified by <counts>
//
using SYSCLK/12 as its time base.
{
CKCON = 0x00;
// Define clock (T2M). Timer 2
// uses system clock DIV BY 12
// CKCON |= 0x20; // if you want to use system clock
T2CON = 0x00;
// T2CON.1 = 0 --> T2 set for Timer function
// (C/T2) i.e. incremented by clock defined by T2M
// T2CON.0 = 0 --> Allow Auto-reload on Timer2
// overflow (CP/RL2)
// T2CON.3 = 0 --> High-to-Low transitions on
// T2EX ignored (EXEN2)
// T2CON.2 = 0 --> Disable Timer2
RCAP2 = -counts;
T2 = 0xFFFF;
IE |= 0x20;
T2CON |= 0x04;
// Init reload values in the

// Capture registers
// count register set to reload
// immediately when the first
// clock occurs
// IE.5, Enable Timer 2
// interrupts (ET2)
// start Timer2 by setting TR2
// (T2CON.2) to 1
The above code segment initializes the Timer 2 in the desired mode of
operation.
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//-- Interrupt Service Routine

//
This routine changes the state of the LED
//
whenever Timer2 overflows.
{
unsigned char P3_input;
T2CON &= ~(0x80);
// clear TF2. This is not automatically
// cleared, must be done by software upon
// overflow.
P3_input = ~P3;
if (P3_input & 0x80)
LED = ~LED;
// if bit 7 is set,then the switch

// is pressed
// change state of LED
The above code segment will be executed each time the Timer 2
overflows.
The definition of LED is given below. The LED is connected to pin 6 of
Port 0.
sbit LED = P1^6;
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8.12 Tutorial Question

1.
Which are the five SFRs that should be configured when

programming Timer 1? (Hint: See Table 8.2 or Section 8.2)
2.
Which are the six SFRs that should be configured when

programming Timer 2? (Hint: See Figure 8.5 or Section 8.5)
3.
What are the modes of operation for Timers 0 and 1?
4.
What are the modes of operation for Timers 2 and 4?
5.
How many operation modes does Timer 3 have?
6.
Using the 22.1184MHz external oscillator as the system clock,

show the appropriate values used to setup the SFRs for
programming Timer 2 with an auto-reload value of FF77H. (i.e.,
Timer 2 in Auto-Reload Mode).
7.
Using the 22.1184MHz external oscillator as the system clock,

show the appropriate values used to setup the SFRs for
programming Timer 2 to generate a baud rate of 57600 for
UART0.
8.
An application software requires an accurate 0.25 second delay

function to flash an LED. Show how you would program the
C8051F020 to generate such a delay using interrupts.
9
ADC and DAC
9.0
Introduction
185
9.1
12-Bit ADC (ADC0)
186
Analog Multiplexer 0 (AMUX0) and PGA0, Starting ADC0

Conversions
9.2
188
9.3
Programming ADC0
189
9.4
ADC0 SFRs
195
AMX0SL: AMUX0 Channel Selection Register, AMX0CF:

AMUX0 Configuration Register, ADC0CF: ADC0
Configuration Register, ADC0CN: ADC0 Control Register
9.5
8-bit ADC (ADC1)
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Analog Multiplexer 1 (AMUX1) and PGA1, Starting ADC1

Conversions
9.6
201
9.7
Programming ADC1
201
9.8
ADC1 SFRs
206
AMX1SL: AMUX1 Channel Selection Register, ADC1CF:

ADC1 Configuration Register, ADC1CN: ADC1 Control
Register
9.9
12-bit DACs (DAC0 and DAC 1)
208
Output Scheduling, Output Scaling
9.10
Programming the DACs
210
9.11
DAC0 SFRs
212
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Chapter 9 ADC and DAC
9.12
DAC1 SFRs
213
9.13
Tutorial Questions
214
9.0
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Introduction
A fully integrated control system with both analog and digital capabilities
is the emerging trend in the technological industry. There is currently a
demand for sophisticated control systems with high-speed precision
digital and analog performance. Signals in the real world are analog and
have to be digitized for processing.
This chapter will introduce the analog and digital peripherals of the
C8051F020. The chip contains one 8 bit and one 12 bit analog-to-digital
converters (ADCs) and two 12 bit digital-to-analog converters (DACs).
The C8051F020 also contains programmable gain amplifiers (PGAs),
analog multiplexer (8 channel and 9 channel), two comparators, a
precision voltage reference, and a temperature sensor to support analog
applications. These are shown in Figure 9.1. The following sections will
discuss the operation of these peripherals, as well as the SFRs used to
configure them. A voltage reference has to be used when operating the
ADC and DAC. Please refer to Section 2.8 for more details on setting the
Voltage Reference.
VDD
VDD
VDD
DGND
DGND
DGND
Digital Power
AV+
AV+
AGND
AGND
Analog Power
TCK
TMS
TDI
TDO
JTAG
Logic
Port I/O
Config.
8
0
5
1
Boundary Scan
Debug HW
Reset
/RST
MONEN
VDD
Monitor
XTAL1
XTAL2
External
Oscillator
Circuit
C
o
r
e
WDT
System
Clock
Internal
Oscillator
UART0
UART1
SPI Bus
PCA
SFR Bus
64kbyte
FLASH
256 byte
RAM
Timers 0,
1, 2, 4
Timer 3/
RTC
P0, P1,
P2, P3
Latches
DAC1
DAC1
(12-Bit)
DAC0
DAC0
(12-Bit)
4kbyte
RAM
CP0+
CP0CP1+
CP1-
A
M
U
X
Prog
Gain
TEMP
SENSOR
CP0
Prog
Gain
External Data Memory Bus
P1.0/AIN1.0
P2
Drv
P2.0
P3
Drv
P3.0
P1.7/AIN1.7
P2.7
P3.7
A
M
U
X
8:1
P4.0
Bus Control
ADC
100ksps
(12-Bit)
P1
Drv
P0.7
VREF1
ADC
500ksps
(8-Bit)
C
T
L
VREF0
AIN0.0
AIN0.1
AIN0.2
AIN0.3
AIN0.4
AIN0.5
AIN0.6
AIN0.7
P0.0
Crossbar
Config.
VREF
VREF
VREFD
C
R
O
S
S
B
A
R
SMBus
P0
Drv
A
d
d
r
Address Bus
Data Bus
D
a
t
a
CP1
Figure 9.1 Block Diagram of C8051F020
P4 Latch
P4
DRV
P5 Latch
P5
DRV
P5.0/A8
P6 Latch
P6
DRV
P6.0/A0
P7
DRV
P7.0/D0
P7 Latch
P4.4
P4.5/ALE
P4.6/RD
P4.7/WR
P5.7/A15
P6.7/A7
P7.7/D7
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12-Bit ADC (ADC0)

The ADC0 subsystem, shown in Figure 9.2, consists of a 9-channel,
configurable analog multiplexer (AMUX0), a programmable gain amplifier
(PGA0) and a 12-bit Successive Approximation Register (SAR) ADC.
ADC0GTL
ADC0LTH
ADC0LTL
24
AIN2
AIN3
AIN5
9-to-1
AMUX
+
(SE or
- DIFF)
AIN6
AIN7
AD0EN
AV+
12-Bit
SAR
+
AGND
ADC
AD0CM
TEMP
SENSOR
AD0EN
AD0TM
AD0INT
AD0BUSY
AD0CM1
AD0CM0
AD0WINT
AD0LJST
AMX0SL
AD0SC4
AD0SC3
AD0SC2
AD0SC1
AD0SC0
AMP0GN2
AMP0GN1
AMP0GN0
AMX0AD3
AMX0AD2
AMX0AD1
AMX0AD0
AGND
AMX0CF
12
ADC0CF
ADC0CN
ADC0L
AIN4
ADC0H
AD0WINT
12
REF
AIN1
SYSCLK
AV+
AIN0
Comb.
Logic
00
Start Conversion 01
AD0BUSY (W)
Timer 3 Overflow
10
CNVSTR
11
Timer 2 Overflow
AD0CM
ADC0GTH
AIN67IC
AIN45IC
AIN23IC
AIN01IC
9.1
Figure 9.2 Functional Block Diagram of ADC0
ADC0 is enabled by setting AD0EN (ADC0CN.7) to 1. If this bit is 0, the

ADC0 subsystem is in low power shutdown. AMUX0, PGA0 and the ADC
data conversion modes are all configurable via SFRs.
Analog Multiplexer 0 (AMUX0) and PGA0

Eight of the AMUX0 channels are available for external measurements
and the ninth channel is internally connected to an on-chip temperature
sensor. Each of the multiplexer input pairs can be programmed to
operate in either differential or single-ended mode. AMUX0 defaults to all
single-ended inputs upon reset.
The two SFRs associated with AMUX0 are the Channel Selection
register AMX0SL (Table 9.1) and the Configuration register AMX0CF
(Table 9.3) presented in subsequent sections.
PGA0 amplifies the AMUX0 output signal by an amount determined by
the ADC0 Configuration register, ADC0CF (Table 9.4). PGA0 can be
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programmed for gains of 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16. The gain defaults to 1 on

reset.
Starting ADC0 Conversions

Conversions can be started in four different ways, depending on the
AD0CM1 and AD0CM0 bits in ADC0CN (Table 9.5). These are:
1)
Software command (Writing 1 to AD0BUSY)
2)
Overflow of Timer 2
3)
Overflow of Timer 3
4)
External signal input (rising edge of CNVSTR).
The AD0BUSY bit remains set to 1 during conversion and restored to 0

when the conversion is complete. The falling edge of AD0BUSY triggers
an interrupt (when enabled) and sets the AD0INT interrupt flag.
Converted data is stored in the ADC0H and ADC0L registers and can be
either left or right justified in the register pair depending on the
programmed state of the AD0LJST (ADC0CN.0) bit.
ADC0H[3:0]:ADC0L[7:0], if AD0LJST = 0
(ADC0H[7:4] will be the sign-extension of ADC0H.3 for a differential
reading, otherwise = 0000b).
ADC0H[7:0]:ADC0L[7:4], if AD0LJST = 1
(ADC0L[3:0] = 0000b).
Example:
If the ADC0 output data word = FFFH (111111111111b) & AD0LJST = 0:
ADC0H:ADC0L = 0FFFH (0000111111111111)
If AD0LJST = 1:
ADC0H:ADC0L = FFF0H (1111111111110000b)
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9.2

This section shows the mapping of the ADC0 analog inputs to the ADC0
data word registers. For AD0LJST = 0:
ADC 0Code = Vin
Gain n
2
VREF
where n= 12 for single-ended and n = 11 for differential inputs.

Example:
AIN0 is used as the input in single-ended mode (AMX0CF=00H and
AMXSL=00H). Gain is set to 1.
AIN0 AGND
(Volts)
4095
VREF
4096
VREF
2
2047
VREF
4096
0
ADC0H:ADC0L
(AD0LJST=0)
ADC0H:ADC0L
(AD0LJST=1)
0FFFH
FFF0H
0800H
8000H
07FFH
7FF0H
0000H
0000H
Example:
AIN0 and AIN1 are used as the inputs in differential mode
(AMX0CF=01H and AMXSL=00H). Gain is set to 1.
AIN0 AGND
(Volts)
2047
VREF
2048
VREF
2
1
VREF
2048
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ADC0H:ADC0L
(AD0LJST=0)
ADC0H:ADC0L
(AD0LJST=1)
07FFH
7FF0H
0400H
4000H
0001H
0010H
0000H
0000H
FFFFH (-1d)
FFF0H
FC00H (-1024d)
C000H
F800H (-2048d)
8000H
1
2048
VREF
2
VREF
VREF
9.3
Programming ADC0
ADC0 can be programmed through the following sequence:
1)
Configure the voltage reference (REF0CN)
2)
Set the SAR0 conversion clock frequency and PGA0 gain

(ADC0CF)
3)
Configure the multiplexer input channels (AMX0CF)
4)
Select the desired multiplexer input channel (AMX0SL)
5)
Set the appropriate control bits and start of conversion mode

and turn on ADC0 (ADC0CN)
The next multiplexer input channel (Step 3) can be selected in the ADC0
ISR after the current channel has been converted and the AD0INT bit
cleared. The newly selected channel will then be converted in the next
conversion cycle. When initiating conversions by setting AD0BUSY to 1,
the AD0INT bit (ADC0CN.5) may be polled to determine when a
conversion has completed. The recommended polling procedure is:
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1.
Clear AD0INT to 0
2.
Set AD0BUSY to 1
3.
Poll AD0INT for 1
4.
Process ADC0 data
Example:
;---------------------------------------------------; Vref setup:
; Enable internal bias generator and internal
; reference buffer, and select ADC0 reference from
; VREF0 pin.
;---------------------------------------------------MOV
REF0CN, #00000011b
;---------------------------------------------------; System clock = 16 MHz internal oscillator.

;---------------------------------------------------MOV
OSCIN, #10000111b ;Enable 16 MHz Int Osc
IFRDY_wait:
;poll for IFRDY1
MOV
A, OSCIN
JNB
ACC.4, IFRDY_wait
;---------------------------------------------------; Configure ADC0 to use AIN0 as single-ended input
; only. Other inputs are not used.
;---------------------------------------------------MOV
MOV
MOV
MOV
ADC0CF, #10000000b;
;
;
AMX0CF, #00H
;
AMX0SL, #00H
;
ADC0CN, #10001101b;
;
;
;
;
;
SAR0 Conversion
clock=941 kHz approx,
Gain=1
8 single-ended inputs
Select AIN0 input
Enable ADC0,
Continuous Tracking
Mode, conversion
initiated on
Timer 2 overflow and
left justify data
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Example: Measure Temperature using on-chip sensor (9th input of ADC0)

//-//-//-//--
Uses Timer 3 and interrupts

Uses the External Crystal oscillator at 22.1184MHz
Measures the on-chip temperature sensor using ADC0
ADC0_Temp.C
//-------------------------------------------------------------// 16-bit SFR Definitions for C8051F020
//-------------------------------------------------------------sfr16 TMR3RL
= 0x92;
sfr16 TMR3
= 0x94;
// Timer3 counter
sfr16 ADC0
= 0xbe;
// ADC0 data
//-------------------------------------------------------------// Global CONSTANTS
//-------------------------------------------------------------#define SYSCLK 22118400 //-- External Crystal Oscillator @22MHz
sbit LED = P1^6;
unsigned int ADC0_reading;
//-- variable to store ADC0 value
//-- function prototypes --------------------------------------void Init_Clock(void); //-- initialize the clock to use external
//
crystal oscillator
void Init_Port(void); //-- Configures the Crossbar & GPIO ports
void Init_ADC0(void); //-- Initialize the ADC1
void Init_Timer3(unsigned int counts);
void Timer3_ISR(void); //-- ISR for Timer 3
//-------------------------------------------------------------void main(void)
{
EA = 0;

//-- It is a good idea to disable interrupts
//
before all the initialization
//
is complete
WDTCN = 0xDE; //-- disable watchdog timer
WDTCN = 0xAD;
Init_Clock();
Init_Port();
Init_ADC0();
LED = 0;
//-- turn off the LED
//-- Initialise Timer3 to generate interrupts

Init_Timer3(SYSCLK/12/10);
EA = 1;
while(1)
{
}
//-- go on forever
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//-------------------------------------------------------------void Init_Clock(void)
{
OSCXCN = 0x67;
//-- 0110 0111b
//-- External Osc Freq Control Bits (XFCN2-0) set to 111
//
because crystal frequency > 6.7 MHz
//
Crystal Oscillator Mode (XOSCMD2-0) set to 110
OSCICN = 0x88;
//-//-- Bit 2 : Internal Osc.
//-- Bit 3 : Uses External
// (CLKSL = 1)
//-- Bit 7 : Missing Clock
1000 1000b
disabled (IOSCEN = 0)
Oscillator as System Clock
Detector Enabled (MSCLKE = 1)
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------void Init_Port(void) //-- Configures the Crossbar and GPIO ports
{
XBR1 = 0x00;
XBR2 = 0x40;
//
(globally)
P1MDOUT |= 0x40;
//-- Enable P1.6 (LED) as push//
pull output
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------//-- Configure Timer3 to auto-reload and generate an interrupt
//
at interval specified by <counts> using SYSCLK/12 as its
//
time base.
{
TMR3CN = 0x00;
//-- Stop Timer3; Clear TF3;
TMR3RL = -counts;
TMR3
= 0xffff;
EIE2
|= 0x01;
TMR3CN |= 0x04;
}
//-//-//-//-//
Init reload values

start Timer3 by setting TR3
(TMR3CN.2) to 1
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//-------------------------------------------------------------void Init_ADC0(void)
{
REF0CN = 0x07; //--Enable internal bias generator and
// internal reference buffer
// Select ADC0 reference from VREF0 pin
// Internal Temperature Sensor ON
ADC0CF = 0x81; //--SAR0 conversion clock=1.3MHz
// approx., Gain=2
AMX0SL = 0x08; //-- Select Temp Sensor
ADC0CN = 0x84; //-- enable ADC0, Continuous Tracking
//
Mode Conversion initiated on Timer 3
//
overflow, ADC0 data is right
//
justified
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------//-- Interrupt Service Routine
{
TMR3CN &= ~(0x80);
//-- clear TF3 flag
//-- wait for ADC0 conversion to be over
while ( (ADC0CN & 0x20) == 0); //-- poll for AD0INT-->1
ADC0_reading = ADC0;
//-- read ADC0 data
ADC0CN &= 0xDF;
//-- clear AD0INT
}
The Timer 3 overflow is used to initiate ADC0 conversion. Timer 3

Interrupt (EIE2.0) is also enabled; hence the Timer 3 ISR is executed as
soon as the ADC conversion starts. Within the Timer 3 ISR, we first reset
the TF3 (Timer 3 overflow flag) and then poll the AD0INT flag, waiting for
it to set to 1. The AD0INT flag is set when the ADC conversion is
complete. We then read the ADC conversion value from the register
ADC0 and load it into the variable ADC0_reading. To see the value
stored in ADC0_reading, go to the code edit window in the Silicon Labs
IDE and right-click on the variable name and add it to the Watch window.
When you stop the program, the variable in the Watch window will be
updated and you will be able to see its latest value. Instead of using the
polling technique as illustrated in the above code, we could also use the
ADC0 interrupt which can be enabled by setting EADC0 (EIE2.1). The
ISR for ADC0 will be called each time the conversion is completed.
Inside the ISR we simply need to read the ADC0 register and store the
value in a variable and thereafter clear the AD0INT flag.
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Example: Analog measurement using Interrupts

The ADC initialization code and the corresponding ISR are shown below:
//-- ADC0_Temp_ISR.C
{
REF0CN = 0x07; //-//
//
//
Enable internal bias generator and

internal reference buffer
Select ADC0 reference from VREF0 pin
Internal Temperature Sensor ON
ADC0CF = 0x81; //-- SAR0 conversion clock=1.3MHz

//
approx., Gain=2
AMX0SL = 0x08; //-- Select Temp Sensor
//
Mode, Conversion initiated on Timer
//
3 overflow, ADC0 data is right
//
justified
EIE2 |= 0x02;
//-- enable ADC Interrupts
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------void ADC0_ISR(void) interrupt 15
{
AD0INT = 0;
//-- clear ADC0 conversion complete
//
interrupt flag
}
ADC0 SFRs
AMX0SL: AMUX0 Channel Selection Register
Bit
Symbol
3-0
AMX0AD3-0
7-4
Description
UNUSED. Read=0000, Write=dont care

AMX0 Address Bits
0000-1111: ADC Inputs selected according to
Table 9.2.
Table 9.1 AMX0SL: AMUX0 Channel Selection Register
Register AMUX0SL Bits 3-0 (AMX0AD3-0)
Register AMX0CF Bits 3-0
9.4
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0000
0001
0010
0011
0100
0101
0110
0111
0000
AIN0
AIN1
AIN2
AIN3
AIN4
AIN5
AIN6
AIN7
0001
+(AIN0)
-(AIN1)
AIN2
AIN3
AIN4
AIN5
AIN6
AIN7
0010
AIN0
AIN4
AIN5
AIN6
AIN7
0011
+(AIN0)
-(AIN1)
AIN4
AIN5
AIN6
AIN7
0100
AIN0
AIN6
AIN7
0101
+(AIN0)
-(AIN1)
AIN6
AIN7
AIN6
AIN7
AIN6
AIN7
0110
AIN0
0111
+(AIN0)
-(AIN1)
1000
AIN0
1001
+(AIN0)
-(AIN1)
1010
AIN0
1011
+(AIN0)
-(AIN1)
1100
AIN0
1101
+(AIN0)
-(AIN1)
1110
AIN0
1111
+(AIN0)
-(AIN1)
AIN1
AIN1
AIN1
AIN1
AIN1
AIN1
AIN1
+(AIN2)
-(AIN3)
+(AIN2)
-(AIN3)
AIN2
AIN3
AIN2
AIN3
+(AIN2)
-(AIN3)
+(AIN2)
-(AIN3)
+(AIN4)
-(AIN5)
+(AIN4)
-(AIN5)
+(AIN4)
-(AIN5)
+(AIN4)
-(AIN5)
AIN2
AIN3
AIN4
AIN5
AIN2
AIN3
AIN4
AIN5
AIN4
AIN5
AIN4
AIN5
+(AIN2)
-(AIN3)
+(AIN2)
-(AIN3)
AIN2
AIN3
AIN2
AIN3
+(AIN2)
-(AIN3)
+(AIN2)
-(AIN3)
+(AIN4)
-(AIN5)
+(AIN4)
-(AIN5)
+(AIN4)
-(AIN5)
+(AIN4)
-(AIN5)
Table 9.2 AMUX0 Channel Selection
+(AIN6)
-(AIN7)
+(AIN6)
-(AIN7)
+(AIN6)
-(AIN7)
+(AIN6)
-(AIN7)
+(AIN6)
-(AIN7)
+(AIN6)
-(AIN7)
+(AIN6)
-(AIN7)
+(AIN6)
-(AIN7)
1xxx
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
Temp
Sensor
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AMX0CF: AMUX0 Configuration Register

Bit Symbol
7-4
AIN67IC
AIN45IC
AIN23IC
AIN01IC
Description

AIN6, AIN7 Input Pair Configuration Bit
0: AIN6 and AIN7 are independent single-ended
inputs
1: AIN6, AIN7 are (respectively) +,- differential input
pair
inputs
pair
inputs
pair
inputs
pair
Table 9.3 AMX0CF: AMUX0 Configuration Register
The ADC0 Data Word is in 2s complement format for channels

configured as differential input.
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ADC0CF: ADC0 Configuration Register

Bit
7-3
Symbol
AD0SC4-0
Description
ADC0 SAR0 Conversion Clock frequency Bits
SAR0 Conversion clock is derived from system
clock by the following equation, where AD0SC
refers to the 5 bit value in AD0SC4-0 and CLKSAR0
refers to the desired ADC0 SAR0 conversion
clock frequency.
AD0SC =
2-0
SYSCLK
1
CLK SAR 0
ADC0 Internal Amplifier Gain (PGA)

000: Gain = 1
001: Gain = 2
AMP0GN2-0 010: Gain = 4
011: Gain = 8
10x: Gain = 16
11x: Gain = 0.5
Table 9.4 ADC0CF: ADC0 Configuration Register
The conversion clock has a maximum frequency of 2.5MHz.
CLK SAR 0 =
SYSCLK
AD0SC + 1
If the System Clock Frequency is 16 MHz and AD0SC4-0 is set to

10000b, then the SAR0 conversion frequency is 16MHz/17 = 941.176
KHz. Hence if the value loaded in ADC0CF is 10000000, then the SAR0
conversion frequency will be 941 KHz approximately and the PGA0 gain
will be set to 1.
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ADC0CN: ADC0 Control Register

Bit Symbol
7
Description
ADC0 Enable Bit

0: ADC0 Disabled.
AD0EN
1: ADC0 Enabled. ADC0 is active and ready for data
conversions.
ADC0 Track Mode Bit
0: Continuous tracking unless a conversion is in process.
AD0TM
ADC has to be enabled.
1: Tracks when CNVSTR is low, converts on rising edge of
CNVSTR.
ADC0 Conversion Complete Interrupt Flag
NOTE: This flag must be cleared by software
AD0INT
0: ADC0 has not completed a data conversion since the
last time this flag was cleared
1: ADC0 has completed a data conversion
ADC0 Busy Bit
0: ADC0 Conversion is complete or a conversion is not
AD0BUSY
currently in progress. AD0INT is set on the falling edge
of AD0BUSY.
1: ADC0 Conversion is in progress.
ADC0 Start of Conversion Mode Select
If AD0TM=0:
00: ADC0 conversion initiated on every write of 1 to
AD0BUSY
01: ADC0 conversion initiated on overflow of Timer 3
10: ADC0 conversion initiated on rising edge of external
CNVSTR
3-2
AD0CM1-0
AD0WINT
AD0LJST
If AD0TM=1:
00: Tracking starts with the write of 1 to AD0BUSY and
lasts for 3 SAR clocks, followed by conversion.
01: Tracking started by overflow of Timer 3 and last for 3
SAR clocks, followed by conversion.
10: ADC0 tracks only when CNVSTR input is 0, conversion
starts on rising CNVSTR edge.
11: Tracking started by overflow of Timer 2 and last for 3
SAR clocks, followed by conversion.
ADC0 Window Compare Interrupt Flag
NOTE: This bit must be cleared by software.
ADC0 Left Justify Select
0: Data in ADC0H:ADC0L registers are right justified.
1: Data in ADC0H:ADC0L registers are left justified.
Table 9.5 ADC0CN: ADC0 Control Register (Bit Addressable)
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The ADC0H and ADC0L registers are used to store the MSB and LSB of
the ADC0 data word respectively.
The ADC0GTH, ADC0GTL, ADC0LTH and ADC0LTL registers are the
ADC0 Greater-Than and Less-Than registers respectively. These
registers are used in the ADC0 Programmable Window Detector mode to
store the 16 bit limits for the ADC0 output. The Programmable Window
Detector mode is used to save code space and CPU bandwidth to
deliver faster system response times. An interrupt is generated when an
out-of-bound condition is detected.
8-Bit ADC (ADC1)

The ADC1 subsystem consists of an 8-channel, configurable analog
multiplexer (AMUX1), a programmable gain amplifier (PGA1) and an 8
bit SAR ADC as shown in Figure 9.3. Its operation is essentially similar
to the ADC0 subsystem, but with minor differences, e.g. ADC1 does not
support the Programmable Window Detector mode and has 5 Start of
Conversion modes instead of 4.
AV+
AD1EN
AIN1.0 (P1.0)
AIN1.1 (P1.1)
8-Bit
SAR
+
-
AIN1.5 (P1.5)
ADC
AGND
AIN1.6 (P1.6)
AMX1SL
ADC1CF
Start Conversion
AD1EN
AD1TM
AD1INT
AD1BUSY
AD1CM2
AD1CM1
AD1CM0
AMP1GN1
AMP1GN0
AD1SC4
AD1SC3
AD1SC2
AD1SC1
AD1SC0
AD1CM
AIN1.7 (P1.7)
ADC1CN
Figure 9.3 Functional Block Diagram of ADC1
000
Write to AD1BUSY
001
Timer 3 Overflow
010
CNVSTR
011
Timer 2 Overflow
1xx
Write to AD0BUSY
(synchronized with
ADC0)
AD1CM
AIN1.4 (P1.4)
8-to-1
AMUX
ADC1
AV+
AIN1.2 (P1.2)
AIN1.3 (P1.3)
REF
SYSCLK
ADC1 is enabled by setting AD1EN (ADC1CN.7) to 1. If this bit is 0, the

ADC1 subsystem is in low power shutdown. AMUX1, PGA1 and the ADC
data conversion modes are all configurable via SFRs.
AMX1AD2
AMX1AD1
AMX1AD0
9.5
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AMUX1 and PGA1

Eight of the AMUX1 input channels are available for measurement and
operate in the single-ended mode only. The channels are selected by the
AMX1SL SFR (Table 9.6). PGA1 amplifies the AMUX1 output signal by
an amount determined by the ADC1 Configuration register, ADC1CF
(Table 9.7). PGA1 can be programmed for gains of 0.5, 1, 2 or 4. The
gain defaults to 0.5 on reset.
The analog inputs have to be configured explicitly by clearing the
appropriate bits in the P1MDIN register. The AIN1 pins are mapped to
Port 1, otherwise Port 1 pins are set to digital I/O mode by default.
Example:
MOV
P1MDIN,#00000111b ; P1.7 to P1.3: analog input

; P1.2 to P1.0: digital input
Starting ADC1 Conversions

Conversions can be started in five different ways, depending on the
ADC1 Start of Conversion Mode bits (AD1CM2-0) in register ADC1CN
(Table 9.8).
1)
Software command (Writing 1 to AD1BUSY),
2)
Overflow of Timer 2
3)
Overflow of Timer 3
4)
External signal input (Rising edge of CNVSTR)
5)
Writing 1 to the AD0BUSY (ADC0CN.4). i.e., initiate conversion

of ADC1 and ADC0 with a single software command.
During conversion, the AD1BUSY bit remains set to 1 and is restored to

0 when the conversion is complete. The falling edge of AD1BUSY
triggers an interrupt (when enabled) and sets the AD1INT interrupt flag.
Converted data is stored in the ADC1 data word register, ADC1.
9.6
201

The mapping of the ADC1 analog inputs to the ADC1 data word register
is much simpler. There is only one mode of input and the data word does
not need to be justified.
ADC1Code = Vin
Gain
256
VREF
Example:
Suppose AIN1.0 is used as the analog input (AMX1SL=00H):
AIN1.0 AGND (Volts)

255
VREF
256
VREF
2
127
VREF
256
0
9.7
ADC1
FFH
80H
7FH
00H
Programming ADC1
ADC1 can be programmed through the following sequence:
1)
Configure the voltage reference (REF0CN)
2)
Configure appropriate pins on Port 1 as analog input (P1MDIN)
3)
Set the SAR1 conversion clock frequency and PGA1 gain

(ADC1CF)
4)
Select the desired multiplexer input channel (AMX1SL)
5)
Set the appropriate control bits and start of conversion mode

and turn on ADC1 (ADC1CN)
A similar polling procedure may be used to determine when a conversion

has completed if conversions are initiated by setting AD1BUSY to 1.
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1.
Clear AD1INT to 0
2.
Set AD1BUSY to 1
3.
Poll AD1INT for 1
4.
Process ADC1 data
Example:
;---------------------------------------------------; Vref setup:
; reference buffer, and select ADC1 reference from
; VREF1 pin.
;---------------------------------------------------MOV
REF0CN, #00000011b
;---------------------------------------------------; System clock = 16 MHz internal oscillator.

;---------------------------------------------------MOV
OSCIN, #10000111b ;Enable 16 MHz Int Osc
IFRDY_wait:
;poll for IFRDY1
MOV
A, OSCIN
JNB
ACC.4, IFRDY_wait
;---------------------------------------------------MOV
MOV
MOV
MOV
P1MDIN, #11111110b;
;
ADC1CF, #10000001b;
;
;
AMX1SL, #00H
;
ADC1CN, #10000010b;
;
;
;
;
P1.0 configured as
analog input
SAR1 Conversion
clock=941 kHz approx,
Gain=1
Select AIN1.0 input
Enable ADC1,
Continuous Tracking
Mode and conversion
initiated on Timer 3
overflow.
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Example: Measuring Analog Input using ADC1

//-- Uses Timer 3 and interrupts
//-- Uses the internal oscillator at 16MHz
//-- Measure Analog Input at ADC1 Channel 0
//-------------------------------------------------------------// 16-bit SFR Definitions for 'F02x
//-------------------------------------------------------------sfr16 TMR3RL
= 0x92;
sfr16 TMR3
= 0x94;
// Timer3 counter
//-------------------------------------------------------------#define SYSCLK 16000000
//-- Internal Osc. 16MHz
sbit LED = P1^6;
unsigned char ADC1_reading;
//-- variable to store ADC1 value
//-- function prototypes --------------------------------------void Init_Clock(void);

void Init_Port(void);
void Init_ADC1(void);
void Timer3_ISR(void);
//-------------------------------------------------------------void main(void)
{
EA = 0; //-- disable global interrupts
WDTCN = 0xDE;
WDTCN = 0xAD;
Init_Clock();
Init_Port();
Init_ADC1();
LED = 0;
//-- disable watchdog timer
//-- turn off the LED
//-- Initialize Timer3 to generate interrupts

Init_Timer3(SYSCLK/12/10);
EA = 1;
while(1)
{
}
//-- go on forever
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//-------------------------------------------------------------// Initialises the clock source

void Init_Clock(void)
{
OSCICN = 0x87; //-//-//-//--
10000111b
Enable 16 MHz Internal Oscillator
and use it as System Clock
Missing Clock Detector Enabled
while ( (OSCICN & 0x10) == 0);//-- poll for IFRDY -> 1

}
//--------------------------------------------------------------
//-------------------------------------------------------------// Configures the Crossbar and GPIO ports

{
XBR1 = 0x00;
XBR2 = 0x40;

//
(globally)
P1MDIN = 0xFE; //-- P1.0 configured as analog input
//
11111110b, rest all output
P1MDOUT |= 0x40; //-- Enable P1.6 (LED) as push-pull
//
output
P1 |= 0x01;
//-- Disable ouput driver for P1.0 by
//
setting P1.0=1
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------
//-------------------------------------------------------------//
Configure Timer3 to auto-reload and generate an interrupt
//
//
time base.
{
TMR3CN = 0x00;
TMR3RL = -counts;
TMR3
= 0xffff;
EIE2
|= 0x01;
TMR3CN |= 0x04;
//-//-//-//-//
Init reload values

(TMR3CN.2) to 1
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------
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{
REF0CN = 0x03; //-- Enable internal bias generator and
//
internal reference buffer
//
Select ADC1 reference from VREF1 pin
ADC1CF = 0x81; //-- SAR1 conversion clock=941KHz
//
approx., Gain=1
AMX1SL = 0x00; //-- Select AIN1.0 input
//
Mode, Conversion initiated on Timer
//
3 overflow
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------
//-------------------------------------------------------------// Interrupt Service Routine

{
TMR3CN &= ~(0x80);
//-- clear TF3 flag
//-- wait for ADC1 conversion to be over
while ( (ADC1CN & 0x20) == 0); //-- poll for AD1INT-->1
//-- read ADC1 data
ADC1CN &= 0xDF;
//-- clear AD1INT
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------
In this example we have again used Timer 3 to initiate the ADC1

conversion. Polling technique has been used to detect the completion of
ADC conversion.
To see the value stored in ADC1_reading, go to the code edit window in
the Silicon Labs IDE and right-click on the variable name and add it to
the Watch window. When you stop the program, the variable in the
Watch window will be updated and you will be able to see its latest value.
Instead of using the polling technique as illustrated in the above code,
we could also use the ADC1 interrupt which can be enabled by setting
EADC1 (EIE2.3). The ISR for ADC1 will be called each time the
conversion is completed. Inside the ISR we simply need to read the
ADC1 register and store the value in a variable and thereafter clear the
AD1INT flag.
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9.8
ADC1 SFRs
AMX1SL: AMUX1 Channel Select Register
Bit
Symbol
3-0
AMX1AD2-0
7-3
Description

AMX1 Address Bits
000: AIN1.0 selected
Table 9.6 AMX1SL: AMUX1 Channel Select Register
ADC1CF: ADC1 Configuration Register

Bit
7-3
Symbol
AD1SC4-0
Description
ADC1 SAR Conversion Clock frequency Bits
SAR Conversion clock is derived from system
clock by the following equation, where AD1SC
refers to the 5 bit value in AD1SC4-0, and
CLKSAR1 refers to the desired ADC1 SAR
conversion clock frequency.
AD1SC =
2
1-0
SYSCLK
1
CLK SAR1

ADC1 Internal Amplifier Gain (PGA)
00: Gain = 0.5
AMP1GN1-0 01: Gain = 1
10: Gain = 2
11: Gain = 4
-
Table 9.7 ADC1CF: ADC1 Configuration Register
CLKSAR1 has a maximum frequency of 6MHz.
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ADC1CN: ADC1 Control Register

Bit
Symbol
Description
AD1EN
AD1TM
AD1INT
AD1BUSY
3-1
AD1CM2-0
ADC1 Enable Bit

0: ADC1 Disabled. Low-power shutdown mode.
1: ADC1 Enabled. ADC1 is active and ready for data
conversions.
ADC1 Track Mode Bit
0: Continuous tracking unless a conversion is made.
ADC has to be enabled.
1: Tracks when CNVSTR is low, converts on rising
edge of CNVSTR.
ADC1 Conversion Complete Interrupt Flag
NOTE: This flag must be cleared by software
0: ADC1 has not completed a data conversion since
the last time this flag was cleared
1: ADC1 has completed a data conversion
ADC1 Busy Bit
0: ADC1 Conversion is complete or a conversion is not
currently in progress. AD1INT is set on the falling
edge of AD1BUSY.
1: ADC1 Conversion is in progress.
ADC1 Start of Conversion Mode Select
If AD1TM=0:
000: ADC1 conversion initiated on every write of 1 to
AD1BUSY
010: ADC1 conversion initiated on rising edge of
external CNVSTR
1xx: ADC1 conversion initiated on write of 1 to
AD0BUSY (synchronize with ADC0 software
commanded conversions)
If AD0TM=1:
000: Tracking starts with the write of 1 to AD1BUSY
and lasts for 3 SAR1 clocks, followed by
conversion.
001: Tracking started by overflow of Timer 3 and last
for 3 SAR1 clocks, followed by conversion.
010: ADC1 tracks only when CNVSTR input is 0,
conversion starts on rising CNVSTR edge.
011: Tracking started by overflow of Timer 2 and last
for 3 SAR1 clocks, followed by conversion.
1xx: Tracking starts on write of 1 to AD0BUSY and
lasts 3 SAR1 clocks, followed by conversion.
Table 9.8 ADC1CN: ADC1 Control Register
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12-Bit DACs (DAC0 and DAC1)

The DAC subsystem consists of two 12-bit DACs: DAC0 and DAC1. The
two DACs are functionally identical and each is configured via the
respective control registers, DAC0CN and DAC1CN. Figure 9.4 shows
the functional block diagram of the two DACs..
Timer 2
Timer 4
DAC0H
DAC0MD1
DAC0MD0
DAC0DF2
DAC0DF1
DAC0DF0
REF
Dig. MUX
12
DAC0
DAC0
AGND
Timer 2
Latch
Timer 4
Timer 3
DAC0L
DAC1H
DAC1EN
Latch
AV+
DAC0H
DAC1MD1
DAC1MD0
DAC1DF2
DAC1DF1
DAC1DF0
REF
DAC1L
Dig. MUX
Latch
DAC1H
AV+
8
Latch
DAC0CN
DAC0EN
Timer 3
The DACs have an output swing of 0 V to VREF for a corresponding

input code range of 000H to FFFH. The voltage reference for each DAC
is supplied at the VREFD pin as explained in Chapter 2, section 2.8.
DAC1CN
9.9
12
DAC1
DAC1
AGND
Figure 9.4 Functional Block Diagram of DAC0 and DAC1
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Output Scheduling
The DACs have four modes of output scheduling:
1)
Output on Demand (Writing to high byte of DACx data word

register, DACxH)
2)
Timer 2 Overflow
3)
Timer 3 Overflow
4)
Timer 4 Overflow
NOTE: x = 0 or 1
The Output on Demand mode is the default mode. In this mode, the DAC
output is updated when DACxH is written to.
Writes to DACxL are held and have no effect on the DACx output until
DACxH is written to. Therefore, to write a 12 bit data word at full
resolution to DACx, the write sequence should be DACxL, followed by
DACxH.
The DACs can be used in 8 bit mode by initializing DACxL to the desired
value (typically 00H) and writing data to only DACxH. See section on
Output Scaling.
In the Timer Overflow modes, the DAC outputs are updated by a timer
overflow independently of the processor. Writes to both DAC data
registers (DACxL and DACxH) are held until an associated timer
overflow event occurs. The DACxH:DACxL contents are then copied to
the DAC input latches, allowing the DAC output to change to the new
value.
Timer Overflow Modes are useful for scheduling outputs at periodic
intervals, e.g. waveform generation at a defined output frequency.
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Output Scaling
The format of the 12 bit data word in the DACxH and DACxL registers
can be configured by setting the appropriate DACxDF bits
(DACxCN.[2:0]). The five data word orientations are shown in Figure 9.5.
DACxDF2-0 = 000:
DACxH
MSB
DACxL
LSB
001:
DACxH
MSB
DACxL
DACxH
MSB
DACxL
DACxH
DACxL
LSB
DACxH
DACxL
LSB
LSB
010:
LSB
011:
MSB
1xx:
MSB
Figure 9.5 DAC Data Format
9.10 Programming the DACs

DACx can be programmed through the following sequence:
1)
Configure the voltage reference (REF0CN).
2)
Load the data word registers with the desired 12 bit digital value
(DACxH and DACxL).
3)
Set the appropriate output scheduling mode and data word

format, and turn on DACx (DACxCN.7).
4)
Set up and run the appropriate timers if applicable.
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Example:
;---------------------------------------------------; Vref setup:
; reference buffer. Pins 1-2 of J22 on the C8051F020
; development board must be connected to use the
; internal voltage reference generated as input to
; VREFD
;---------------------------------------------------MOV
REF0CN, #00000011b
;---------------------------------------------------; DAC0 Setup

;---------------------------------------------------MOV
MOV
MOV
DAC0H, #0FFh
DAC0L, #0h
DAC0CN, #10010100b; Enable DAC0 in left
; justified mode and
; update on Timer4 overflow
;---------------------------------------------------; Timer 4 Setup

; NOTE: System clock = 22.1184 MHz external
; oscillator
;---------------------------------------------------ORL
MOV
MOV
MOV
MOV
MOV
CKCON, #00100000b ; Timer 4 uses system clock

RCAP4L, #0Fh
; Set reload time to 0xFF0F
RCAP4H, #0FFh
; FFFF-FF0F = SYSCLK/DAC
; sampling rate
; DAC sampling time=92160 Hz
TL4, RCAP4L
; Initialize TL4 & TH4 before
TH4, RCAP4H
; counting
T4CON, #00000100b ; Start Timer 4 in 16 bit
; auto-reload mode
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9.11 DAC0 SFRs

DAC0CN: DAC0 Control Register
Bit
7
6-5
4-3
2-0
Symbol
Description
DAC0 Enable Bit

0: DAC0 disabled. DAC0 is in low power
shutdown mode and the output pin is in a high
DAC0EN
impedance state.
1: DAC0 enabled. DAC0 is operational and the
output pin is active.
DAC0 Mode Bits
00: DAC output updates occur on write to
DAC0H.
01: DAC output updates occur on Timer 3
DAC0MD1-0
overflow.
overflow.
overflow.
DAC0 Data Format Bits. See Figure 9.5
000: The most significant 4 bits of the DAC0
Data Word are in DAC0H[3:0], while the
least significant 8 bits are in DAC0L[7:0].
DAC0DF2-0 010: The most significant 6 bits of the DAC0
1xx: The most significant 8 bits of the DAC0 Data
Word are in DAC0H[7:0], while the least
significant 4 bits are in DAC0L[7:4].
Table 9.9 DAC0CN: DAC0 Control Register
DAC0H and DAC0L are used to store the most significant and least
significant DAC0 data word respectively.
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9.12 DAC1 SFRs

DAC1CN: DAC1 Control Register
Bit
7
6-5
4-3
2-0
Symbol
Description
DAC1 Enable Bit

0: DAC1 disabled. DAC1 is in low power
shutdown mode and the output pin is in a high
DAC1EN
impedance state.
1: DAC1 enabled. DAC1 is operational and the
output pin is active.
DAC1 Mode Bits
00: DAC output updates occur on write to DAC1H.
overflow.
DAC1MD1-0
overflow.
overflow.
DAC1 Data Format Bits. See Figure 9.5
000: The most significant 4 bits of the DAC1 Data
010:
The
most significant 6 bits of the DAC1 Data
DAC1DF2-0
1xx: The most significant 8 bits of the DAC1 Data
Table 9.10 DAC1CN: DAC1 Control Register
DAC1H and DAC1L are used to store the most significant and least
significant DAC1 data word respectively.
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1.

programming ADC0? (Hint: refer to Figure 9.2 and Section 9.4)
2.
Which are the four extra SFRs that have to be configured when
using ADC0 in the Programmable Window Detector mode?
3.
What are the 4 possible events that can trigger ADC0 to start
conversion?
4.
What are the largest and smallest input voltage values recognized
before the output is clipped at the full scale range if ADC0 is
configured in single-ended input mode?
5.
What are the largest and smallest input voltage values recognized
before the output is clipped at the full scale range if ADC0 is
configured in differential input mode?
6.
Suppose ADC0 is configured such that all 8 inputs are singleended. Show the contents of AMX0CF and AMX0SL if we want to
convert channel 5.
7.

programming ADC1? (Hint: refer to Figure 9.3 and Section 9.8)
8.
Which are the 5 possible events that can trigger ADC0 to start
conversion?
9.
What is ADC1s operational mode and what are the largest and
smallest input voltage values recognized before the output is
clipped at the full scale range?
10.
Which are the four SFRs that should be configured when

programming DAC1? (Hint: refer to Figure 9.4 and Section 9.12)
11.
What are the 4 possible events that can be used to schedule the
DACs output?
12.
What is the DAC0 and DAC1 full scale output voltage swing?
13.
What are the 5 data word formats that can be used with the
DACs?
10
Serial Communication
10.0
Introduction
216
10.1
UART0 and UART1
217
10.2
Programming the UARTs
219
10.3
Operation Modes
220
8-Bit Shift Register (Mode 0) Optional, 8-Bit UART with

Variable Baud Rate (Mode 1), 9-Bit UART with Fixed Baud
Rate (Mode 2), 9-Bit UART with Variable Baud Rate
(Mode 3)
10.4
Interrupt Flags
225
10.5
UARTx SFRs
227
SCONx: UARTx Control Register, PCON: Power Control

Register
10.6
10.7
Blinking LED at Different Frequencies

229
Tutorial Questions
233
216
Chapter 10 Serial Communication
10.0 Introduction
With serial communication, data is transferred one bit at a time. An
interface device converts the CPUs parallel data and transmits it across
a single link to another device. This data has to be reconstructed again
before it can be understood by the device.
There are 2 types of serial communication asynchronous and
synchronous.
With asynchronous communication, the transmitter and receiver do not
share a common clock. The transmitter shifts the data onto the serial line
using its own clock. The transmitter also adds the start, stop and parity
check bits as shown in Figure 10.1. The receiver will extract the data
using its own clock and convert the serial data back to the parallel form
after stripping off the start, stop and parity bits.
Start Bit
D0
Parity Bit
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
1 or 2 Stop Bits
D7
1 Asynchronous Byte
Figure 10.1 Asynchronous Serial Data Format
Asynchronous transmission is easy to implement but less efficient as it

requires an extra 2-3 control bits for every 8 data bits. This method is
usually used for low volume transmission.
In the synchronous mode, blocks of data bytes are sent at a time over a
serial line as shown in Figure 10.2. The data block is padded with one or
more synchronizing bytes so that the receiver can identify which group of
bits in the serial stream are data bits. A header is also included to inform
the receiver about the number of data bytes in the block and other
relevant information. At the tail end of the block are the error check bytes
and the trailer consisting of synchronizing bytes. The error check bytes
allow the receiver to detect any errors that might have occurred during
the transmission.
Sync
Char
Sync
Char
Header
Byte
Header
Byte
Data
Data
Char 1 Char 2
217
Data
Check
Char n Byte
Check
Byte
Sync
Char
Sync
Char
1 Synchronous Data Block
Figure 10.2 Synchronous Serial Data Format
The 8051 includes on-chip devices called Universal Asynchronous

Receiver/Transmitters (UART) for serial communication. The essential
operation of a UART is parallel-to-serial conversion of output data and
serial-to-parallel conversion of input data. As the name suggests, only
asynchronous serial communications is supported.
UARTs are programmable devices capable of independent operation
without much intervention from the CPU. In most cases, the CPU
initializes the device to perform a particular operation and then merely
sends the data to the device for conversion. The device appears
transparent to the CPU.
The UART takes the data byte and adds a single start bit. It then sends
the start bit followed by the data bits (LSB first) out through the serial
transmission line. Depending on how the device was initially configured,
a parity bit may or may not be added followed by one or two stop bits.
The start and stop bits help to frame the data byte such that the
receiving end can determine and extract the data. The parity bit is used
to detect transmission errors and not to correct the corrupted data.
The output of the UART (in serial format) is passed through a voltage
level shifter to invert and convert the TTL logic levels to RS-232C logic
levels of 12V. This signal is then transmitted to other external devices
via the serial link as shown in Figure 10.3.
10.1 UART0 and UART1

The UARTs on the C8051F020 (UART0 & UART1) can operate in
several modes over a wide range of frequencies. They feature full duplex
operation (simultaneous transmission and reception) and receiver
buffering, allowing one character to be received and held in a
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Tx
CPU
Tx
TTL to
RS-232C
Level Shifter
UART
Rx
Parallel
Data
Start bit
Stop bits
(b)
Start bit
Parity bit
Stop bits
+12V
5V
0V
Rx
(a)
Parity bit
External
Service
Device
LSB
MSB
Data = 49H
(a) TTL output from UART
-12V
LSB
MSB
Data = 49H
(b) Serial output, RS-232C levels
Figure 10.3 Asynchronous Serial Transmission of 7-Bit Data
buffer while a second is being received. If the CPU reads the first
character before the second has been fully received, data are not lost. A
Receive Overrun bit indicates when new received data is latched into the
receiver buffer before the previous received byte is read.
NOTE: x = 0 or 1. The two UARTs are functionally identical.
The UART block diagram is shown in Figure 10.4. Each UART is
accessed by two SFRs, SBUFx and SCONx. The Serial Port Buffer
(SBUFx) is essentially two buffers - writing loads data to be transmitted
and reading accesses received data. These are two separate and
distinct buffers (registers): the transmit write-only buffer and the receive
read-only register.
The Serial Port Control register (SCONx) contains status and control
bits. The control bits set the operating mode for the serial port, and
status bits indicate the end of the character transmission or reception.
The status bits are tested in software (polling) or programmed to cause
an interrupt.
The serial port frequency of operation, or baud rate, can be fixed
(derived from the on-chip oscillator) or variable. If a variable baud rate is
used, Timer 1 supplies the baud rate clock and must be programmed
accordingly.
In the following sections we will discuss the operational modes of the
UARTs and the steps required to configure them for use.
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SFR Bus
Write to
SBUF
TB8
SBUF
(Transmit Shift)
SET
Q
CLR
TX
Crossbar
Zero Detector
Stop Bit
Gen.
Shift
Data
Tx Control
Start
Tx Clock
Send
Tx IRQ
SCON
UART
Baud Rate
Generation
Logic
TI
S S S R T R T R
M M M E B B I I
0 1 2 N 8 8
EN
Rx Clock
RI
Rx IRQ
Rx Control
Start
Shift
Frame Error
Detection
Serial Port
(UART0/1)
Interrupt
0x1FF
Load
SBUF
Address
Match
Port I/O
Input Shift Register

(9 bits)
Load SBUF
RB8
SBUF
(Receive Latch)
Match Detect
SADDR
SADEN
Read
SBUF
SFR Bus
RX
Crossbar
Figure 10.4 UART Block Diagram
10.2 Programming the UARTs

The UARTs can be programmed through the following sequence:
1)
Configure the digital crossbar (XBR0 or XBR2) to enable UART

operation.
2)
Initialize the appropriate Timers for desired baud rate generation.
3)
Enable/disable the baud rate doubler SMODx (PCON)
4)
Select the serial port operation mode and enable/disable UART

reception (SCONx)
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The digital crossbars have to be configured to enable TXx and RXx as

external I/O pins (XBR0.2 for UART0 and XBR2.2 for UART1). In
addition XBARE (XBR2.6) must be set to 1 to enable the crossbar.
Example:
ORL
ORL
ORL
XBR0,#00000100b
XBR2,#01000000b
CKCON,#00010000b
MOV
TMOD,#20h
MOV
SETB
ORL
TH1, #F4h
TR1
PCON,#80h
MOV
SCON0,#01010000b
;Enable UART0 I/O

;Enable Crossbar
;Timer 1 uses system clock
;of 22.1184MHz
;Timer1 mode 2, 8 bit auto
;reload
;Baud rate = 115200
;Start Timer 1
;Disable UART0 baud rate div;by-2
;UART0 mode 1 and enable RX
10.3 Operation Modes

The UARTs have four modes of operation, selectable by configuring the
SM bits in SCONx. Three modes enable asynchronous communications
(Modes 1 to 3) while the fourth mode (Mode 0) operates as a simple shift
register.
8-Bit Shift Register (Mode 0)

Mode 0 is selected by clearing the SM0x and SM1x bits of SCONx (refer
to Table 10.1 in section 10.5). Serial data enters and exits through RXx
while TXx outputs the shift clock. Mode 0 interconnect schematic is
shown in Figure 10.5
CLK
TXx
Shift Register
C8051F020
RXx
Data
8 Extra Outputs
Figure 10.5 UARTx Mode 0 Interconnect Diagram
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Eight data bits are transmitted or received on the RXx pin with the LSB
first, and the TIx, Transmit Interrupt Flag (SCONx.1) is set at the end of
the 8th bit time. The baud rate is fixed at
SYSCLK
12
Data transmission begins when an instruction writes a data byte to the
SBUFx register. Data are shifted out on RXx with clock pulses sent out
TXx (Figure 10.6). Each transmitted bit is valid on the RXx pin for 1
machine cycle.
Data reception begins when the RENx Receive Enable bit (SCONx.4) is
set to 1 and the RIx Receive Interrupt Flag (SCONx.0) is cleared. One
cycle after the eighth bit is shifted in, the RIx flag is set and reception
stops until software clears the RIx bit. An interrupt will occur if enabled
when either TIx or RIx are set.
The general rule is to set RENx at the beginning of a program to initialize
the UART and then clear RIx to begin a data input operation. When RIx
is cleared, clock pulses are written out to TXx, beginning the next
machine cycle and data are clocked in from RXx.
RXx is used for both data input and output and TXx serves as the clock.
The clocking of data into the UART occurs on the rising edge of TXx.
Mode 0 Transmit
RXx (Data out)
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D4
D5
D6
D7
TXx (CLK out)
Mode 0 Receive
RXx (Data in)
D0
D1
D2
D3
TXx (CLK out)
Figure 10.6 Timing Diagram of Mode 0
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A possible application of this mode is to expand the output capability of

the chip. A serial-to-parallel shift register IC can be connected to the TXx
and RXx pins to provide an extra 8 output lines as shown in Figure 10.5.
Additional shift registers may be cascaded to the first for further
expansion.
In Mode 0, an external pull-up is typically required because RXx is forced
to open-drain.
8-Bit UART with Variable Baud Rate (Mode 1)

Mode 1 is selected when SM0x = 0 and SM1x = 1. It provides standard
asynchronous, full duplex serial communication. 10 bits are transmitted
on TXx or received on RXx for each data byte. These consist of a start
bit (always 0), the eight data bits (LSB first), and a stop bit (always 1).
For a receive operation, the eight data bits are stored in SBUFx and the
stop bit goes into RB8x (SCONx.2).
The baud rate is set by the overflow rate of Timer 1, Timer 2 (UART0) or
Timer 4 (UART1), or a combination of two (T1 and T2, or T1 and T4),
one for transmit and the other for receive. The UARTs can use Timer 1
operating in 8-Bit Auto-Reload Mode, or Timers 2 or 4 operating in
Baud Rate Generator Mode to generate the baud rate. The TXx and
RXx clocks are selected separately. If TCLKx and/or RCLKx (in T2CON /
T4CON register) are set to logic 0, Timer 1 acts as the baud rate source
for the TXx and/or RXx circuits, respectively. Please refer to Chapter 8
for complete timer configuration details.
The Mode 1 baud rate equations are shown below (for the use of Timer 1
and for the use of Timer 2 or 4), where T1M is the Timer 1 Clock Select
bit (CKCON), TH1 is the 8-bit reload register for Timer 1, SMODx is the
UARTx baud rate doubler (register PCON) and [RCAPzH , RCAPzL] is
the 16-bit reload register for Timers 2 or 4. z = 2 or 4.
2SMODx SYSCLK 12(T 1M 1)

for Timer 1
BaudRate =

32
256
TH
1
BaudRate =
223
SYSCLK
for Timer 2 or 4
32 (65536 [RCAPzH , RCAPzL ])
Data transmission is initiated by writing to SBUFx. Data are shifted onto

TXx beginning with the start bit, followed by the eight data bits, then the
stop bit. The period for each bit is the reciprocal of the baud rate as
programmed in the timer. The TIx Transmit Interrupt Flag (SCONx.1) is
set at the beginning of the stop-bit time.
Data reception can begin any time after the RENx Receive Enable bit
(SCONx.4) is set to 1. Reception is initiated by a 1-to-0 transition on
RXx. The incoming bit stream is sampled in the middle of each bit period
(Figure 10.7). The receiver includes false start bit detection, ensuring
that a start bit is valid and not triggered by noise. This works by requiring
a stop bit to be detected eight counts after the first 1-to-0 transition. If this
does not occur, it is assumed that the 1-to-0 transition was triggered by
noise and is not a valid start bit. The receiver is reset and returns to the
idle state, looking for the next 1-to-0 transition.
Mark
Space
Start
Bit
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
Stop
Bit
Bit Times
Bit Sampling
Figure 10.7 Timing Diagram of Mode 1
If a valid start bit was detected, character reception continues. The start
bit is skipped, the 8 data bits are stored in SBUFx, the stop bit is stored
in RB8x and the RIx flag is set. However, these only occur if the following
conditions exist:
1. RIx = 0
2. SM2x = 0 (stop bit ignored) or SM2x = 1 and the received stop bit = 1
If these conditions are not met, SBUFx and RB8x will not be loaded and
the RIx flag will not be set. An interrupt will occur if enabled when either
TIx or RIx is set. The requirement that RIx = 0 ensures that software has
read the previous character (and cleared RIx).
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9-Bit UART with Fixed Baud Rate (Mode 2)

Mode 2 is selected when SM0x = 1 and SM1x = 0. 11 bits are
transmitted or received, a start bit, eight data bits, a programmable ninth
data bit, and a stop bit (Figure 10.8). On transmission, the ninth bit is
whatever has been put in TB8x in SCONx. It can be assigned the value
of the parity flag P in the PSW or used in multiprocessor
communications. On reception, the ninth bit received is placed in RB8x
and the stop bit is ignored.
If the communications require 8 data bits plus even parity, the following
example can be used to transmit the 8 bits in ACC with even parity
added in the 9th bit. If odd parity is required, the carry bit can be
complemented before moving to TB80.
Example:
MOV
MOV
MOV
C,P
TB80, C
SBUF0,A
; Put even parity bit in TB80 this

; becomes the 9th data bit.
; Move 8 bits from ACC to SBUF0
NOTE: SCON0 is bit addressable but SCON1 is byte addressable.

The baud rate in this mode is either 1/32nd or 1/64th of the system clock
frequency, depending on the value of the SMODx bit in the PCON SFR
(SMOD0 for UART0 and SMOD1 for UART1). The baud rate is given by
the following equation-
SYSCLK
64
BaudRate = 2SMODx
Mark
Space
Start
Bit
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
Bit Times
Bit Sampling
Figure 10.8 Timing Diagram of Mode 2 and Mode 3
D8
Stop
Bit
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Data transmission begins when an instruction writes a data byte to

SBUFx. The TIx Transmit Interrupt Flag (SCONx.1) is set at the
beginning of the stop bit time. Data reception can begin any time after
the RENx Receive Enable bit (SCONx.4) is set to 1. After the stop bit is
received, the data byte will be loaded into the SBUFx receive register if
RIx is 0 and one of the following conditions is met:
1. SM2x = 0 (9th bit ignored)
2. SM2x = 1, the received 9th bit = 1 and the received address matches
the UARTx address.
Both modes 2 and 3 support multiprocessor communications and
hardware address recognition.
9-Bit UART with Variable Baud Rate (Mode 3)

Mode 3 is the same as Mode 2 except the baud rate is generated by the
programmable timer as in Mode 1. In fact, modes 1, 2, and 3 are very
similar. The differences lie in the baud rates (fixed in mode 2, variable in
modes 1 and 3) and in the number of data bits (8 in mode 1, 9 in modes
2 and 3).
Mode 3 operation transmits 11 bits: a start bit, 8 data bits (LSB first), a
programmable 9th data bit, and a stop bit.
10.4 Interrupt Flags

The Receive and Transmit flags (RIx and TIx) in SCONx play an
important role in serial communications. Both the bits are set by
hardware but must be cleared by software.
RIx is set at the end of character reception and indicates receive buffer
full. This condition is tested in software (polled) or programmed to cause
an interrupt. See Chapter 11 for more information on interrupts. If the
application wishes to input (i.e. read) a character from the device
connected to the serial port (e.g. COM1 port of PC), it must wait until RIx
is set, then clear RIx and read the character from SBUFx.
Example:
WAIT: JNB
CLR
MOV
RI0,WAIT
RI0
A,SBUF0
; Check RI0 until set

; Clear RI0
; Read character
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TIx is set at the end of character transmission and indicates transmit

buffer empty. If the application wishes to send a character to the device
connected to the serial port, it must first check that the serial port is
ready. If a previous character was sent, we must wait until transmission
is finished before sending the next character.
Example:
WAIT: JNB
CLR
MOV
TI0,WAIT
TI0
SBUF0,A
; Check TI0 until set

; Clear TI0
; Send character
The receive and transmit instruction sequences above are usually part of
standard input character and output character subroutines. The following
example illustrates a subroutine called OUTCHR which transmits the 7bit ASCII code in the accumulator out UART0, with odd parity as the 8th
bit.
Example:
OUTCHR:
AGAIN:
again
MOV
CPL
MOV
JNB
C,P
; Put parity bit in C flag
C
; Change to odd parity
ACC.7,C
; Add to character code
TI0,AGAIN ;TX empty? No: check
CLR
MOV
CLR
TI0
SBUF0,A
ACC.7
RET
;
Yes: clear flag
; and send
; Strip off parity bit
The OUTCHR subroutine is a building block and is of little use by itself.

At a higher level, this subroutine is called to transmit a single character
or a string of characters.
Example:
MOV
CALL
A,#Z
OUTCHR
; Transmit ASCII code for

; Z to serial port
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10.5 UARTx SFRs

SCONx: UARTx Control Register
Bit Symbol
7-6
SM0xSM1x
SM2x
RENx
TB8x
RB8x
TIx
RIx
Description
Serial Port Operation Mode
00: Mode 0: Shift Register Mode
01: Mode 1: 8 Bit UART, Variable Baud Rate
10: Mode 2: 9 Bit UART, Fixed Baud Rate
11: Mode 3: 9 Bit UART, Variable Baud Rate
Multiprocessor Communication Enable
The function of this bit depends on the Serial Port Operation
Mode.
Mode 0: No effect.
Mode 1: Checks for valid stop bit.
0: Logic level of stop bit is ignored.
1: RIx will only be activated if stop bit is 1
Mode 2 & 3: Multiprocessor Communications Enable.
0: Logic level of 9th bit is ignored.
1: RIx is set and an interrupt is generated only when
the 9th bit is 1 and the received address matches
the UARTx address or broadcast address.
Receive Enable
0: UARTx reception disabled
1: UARTx reception enabled
9th Transmission Bit
The logic level of this bit will be assigned to the 9th transmission
bit in Modes 2 & 3. It is not used in Modes 0 & 1.
Set or cleared by software as required.
9th Receive Bit
This bit is assigned the logic level of the 9th bit received in
Modes 2 & 3. In Mode 1, if SM2x is 0, RB8x is assigned the
logic level of the received stop bit. RB8 is not used in Mode 0.
Transmit Interrupt Flag
Set by hardware when a byte of data has been transmitted by
UARTx (after the 8th bit in Mode 0, or at the beginning of the
stop bits in other modes). When the UARTx interrupt is enabled,
setting this bit causes the CPU to vector to the UARTx ISR. This
bit must be cleared manually by software.
Receive Interrupt Flag
Set by hardware when a byte of data has been received by
UARTx (as selected by the SM2x bit). When the UARTx
interrupt is enabled, setting this bit causes the CPU to vector to
the UARTx ISR. This bit must be cleared manually by software.
Table 10.1 SCONx: UARTx Control Register
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The other registers associated with the UARTs are SBUFx, SADDRx and
SADENx. SBUFx accesses 2 registers, a transmit shift register and a
receive latch register. When data is written to SBUFx, it goes to the
transmit shift register and is held for serial transmission. Writing a byte to
SBUFx initiates transmission. A read of SBUFx returns the contents of
the receive latch. SADDRx and SADENx deal with slave addresses and
will not be discussed here.
PCON: Power Control Register

Bit
Symbol
SMOD0
6
5
SSTAT0
Reserved
SMOD1
3
2
SSTAT1
Reserved
STOP
IDLE
Description
UART0 Baud Rate Doubler Enable
0: UART0 baud rate divide-by-two enabled.
1: UART0 baud rate divide-by-two disabled.
UART0 Enhanced Status Mode Select
Read is undefined. Must write 0.
UART1 Baud Rate Doubler Enable
0: UART1 baud rate divide-by-two enabled.
1: UART1 baud rate divide-by-two disabled.
UART1 Enhanced Status Mode Select
Read is undefined. Must write 0.
STOP Mode Select
This bit will always read 0. Writing a 1 will place
the microcontroller into STOP mode. (Turns off
oscillator).
IDLE Mode Select
This bit will always read 0. Writing a 1 will place
the microcontroller into IDLE mode. (Shuts off
clock to CPU, but clock to Timers, Interrupts, and
all peripherals remain active).
Table 10.2 PCON: Power Control Register
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10.6 Blinking LED at Different Frequencies

In this program, the Green LED (P1.6) on the target C8051F020
development board blinks at different speeds slow, medium and fast. It
receives a command on the UART0 port from a program running on the
PC. The user interface of the PC program is shown in Figure 10.9
Figure 10.9 GUI of the Serial Communication Program running on the PC
The user may click on the desired radio button and click the Send button
to send the command to the target board. The command sent is a one
byte data 0x01 for slow, 0x02 for medium and 0x03 for fast blinking
speed respectively. The serial communication is at a baud rate of
115200. The baud rate is generated using Timer 1. Each time a new
command is received by the program running on C8051F020, the
blinking speed of the LED is altered accordingly. The program code is
given below:
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//-//
//-//-//-//--

This program makes the LED at P1.6 blink at different
speeds (SerialComm.C)
Uses Timer 3 and interrupts for the blinking frequency
Uses the external crystal oscillator 22.11845 MHz
Receives commands from PC to change the blinking speed
Timer 1 is used to generate Baud rate for UART0
//-------------------------------------------------------------// 16-bit SFR Definitions for 'F02x
//-------------------------------------------------------------sfr16 TMR3RL
= 0x92;
sfr16 TMR3
= 0x94;
// Timer3 counter
//-------------------------------------------------------------#define BLINKCLK 2000000
sbit LED = P1^6;
unsigned char LED_count;
unsigned char blink_speed;
char received_byte;
unsigned short new_cmd_received;
//-- set each time new

//
command is received
//-- function prototypes --------------------------------------void Init_Clock(void); //-- initialize the clock to use external
//
crystal oscillator
void Init_Port(void); //-- Configures the Crossbar and GPIO
//
ports
void Init_UART0(void); //-- configure and initialize the UART0
//
serial comm
void Timer3_ISR(void);
//-- ISR for Timer 3
void UART0_ISR(void);
//-- ISR for UART0
//-------------------------------------------------------------void Init_Clock(void)
{
OSCXCN = 0x67;
//-- 0110 0111b
//-- External Osc Freq Control Bits (XFCN2-0) set to 111
//
because crystal frequency > 6.7 MHz
//-- Crystal Oscillator Mode (XOSCMD2-0) set to 110
OSCICN = 0x88;
//-//-- Bit 2 : Internal Osc.
//-- Bit 3 : Uses External
//
(CLKSL = 1)
//-- Bit 7 : Missing Clock
}
1000 1000b
disabled (IOSCEN = 0)
Oscillator as System Clock
Detector Enabled (MSCLKE = 1)
{
XBR0 = 0x04;
XBR1 = 0x00;
XBR2 = 0x40;
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//-- Configures the Crossbar & GPIO ports

//-- Enable UART0

//
(globally)
P0MDOUT |= 0x01;
//-- Enable TX0 as a push-pull o/p
P1MDOUT |= 0x40;
//-- Enable P1.6 (LED) as push//
pull output
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------void Init_UART0(void)
{
//-- set up Timer 1 to generate the baude rate (115200)
//
for UART0
CKCON |= 0x10; //-- T1M=1; Timer 1 uses the system clock
//
22.11845 MHz
TMOD = 0x20;
//-- Timer 1 in Mode 2 (8-bit auto//
reload)
TH1 = 0xF4;
//-- Baud rate = 115200
TR1 = 1;
//-- start Timer 1 (TCON.6 = 1)
T2CON &= 0xCF; //-- Timer 1 overflows used for receive &
//
transmit clock (RCLK0=0, TCLK0=0)
//-- Set up the UART0
PCON |= 0x80; //-- SMOD0=1 (UART0 baud rate divide-by-2
//
disabled)
SCON0 = 0x50; //-- UART0 Mode 1, Logic level of stop
//
bit ignored and Receive enabled
//-- enable UART0 interrupt
IE |= 0x10;
IP |= 0x10;
//-- set to high priority level
RI0= 0;
//-- clear the receive interrupt flag;

//
ready to receive more
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------//-- Configure Timer3 to auto-reload and generate an interrupt
//
// time base.
{
TMR3CN = 0x00;
//-- use SYSCLK/12 as time base
TMR3RL = -counts;
TMR3
= 0xffff;
EIE2
|= 0x01;
TMR3CN |= 0x04;
}
//-//-//-//-//
Init reload values

(TMR3CN.2) to 1
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//-- This routine changes the state of the LED whenever Timer3
//
overflows.
{
TMR3CN &= ~(0x80);
//-- clear TF3
LED_count++;
if ( (LED_count % 10) == 0)
//-- do every 10th count
{
LED = ~LED;
//-- change state of LED
LED_count = 0;
}
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------void UART0_ISR(void) interrupt 4
{
//-- pending flags RI0 (SCON0.0) and TI0(SCON0.1)
if ( RI0 == 1) //-- interrupt caused by received byte
{
received_byte = SBUF0; //-- read the input buffer
RI0 = 0;
//-- clear the flag
new_cmd_received=1;
}
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------void main(void)
{
blink_speed = 10;
received_byte = 2;
new_cmd_received = 0; LED_count = 0;
LED = 0;
EA = 0;
WDTCN = 0xDE; //-- disable watchdog timer
WDTCN = 0xAD;
Init_Clock(); Init_Port();
Init_Timer3(BLINKCLK/12/blink_speed); Init_UART0();
EA = 1;
while(1)
//-- go on forever
{
if (new_cmd_received == 1)
{
switch (received_byte)
{
case 1
: blink_speed = 1; break; // slow
case 2
: blink_speed = 10; break; // medium
case 3
: blink_speed = 50; break; // fast
default : blink_speed = 10; break;
}
EA = 0;
Init_Timer3(BLINKCLK/12/blink_speed);
EA = 1; //-- enable interrupts
new_cmd_received = 0;
}
}
}
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1.
Ignoring the SFRs that are required to configure the digital

crossbar, what are the two SFRs that should be configured when
programming UART0? (Hint: refer to Section 10.3)
2.
What are the different modes of operation for UART0 and UART1?
3.
What is the effect of clearing SMOD0 (PCON.7) and SMOD1

(PCON.4) to 0?
4.
UART1 is to be used to communicate with an external device

using a serial protocol that uses a start bit, 8 data bits, 1 parity bit,
and a stop bit at a baud rate of 9600. How should SCON1 be
configured?
5.
Sketch the timing diagram for the 7 bit ASCII coded character Z
with even parity and 1 stop bit as it is transmitted out of UART0.
a)
If the above transmission baud rate is 1200, what is the

maximum number of characters that can be transmitted
in 1 second?
b)
Write a subroutine to enable UART0 to transmit the

character Z continuously at a baud rate of 115200.
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Interrupts
11.0
Introduction
236
11.1
Interrupt Organization
236
Interrupts Handler, Priority Level Structure
11.2
Interrupt Process
239
11.3
Interrupt Vectors
239
11.4
External Interrupts
240
11.5
Interrupt Latency
241
11.6
Interrupt SFRs
241
IE: Interrupt Enable, IP: Interrupt Priority, EIE1: Extended

Interrupt Enable 1, EIE2: Extended Interrupt Enable 2, EIP1:
Extended Interrupt Priority 1, EIP2: Extended Interrupt
Priority 2, P3IF: Port 3 Interrupt Flag Register
11.7
Tutorial Questions
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Chapter 11 Interrupts
11.0 Introduction
An interrupt is an event or an occurrence of a condition which causes a
temporary suspension of the current program. Control is then passed to
another special software sub-routine, called the Interrupt Service Routine
(ISR). The ISR handles and executes the operations that must be
undertaken in response to the interrupt. Once it finishes its task, it will
return control back to the original program, which resumes from where it
was left off.
Sometimes multiple interrupts may happen at the same time. In
situations like this, the CPU needs to decide which interrupt should be
serviced first. This is usually done according to a pre-determined
sequence and importance of the interrupt. This is termed as interrupt
service priority.
11.1 Interrupt Organization

The C8051F020 supports 22 interrupt sources as summarized in Table
11.1, including 4 external interrupts, 5 timer interrupts and 2 serial port
interrupts. Each interrupt source has one or more associated interruptpending flag(s) located in an SFR. When a peripheral or an external
source meets a valid interrupt condition, the associated interrupt-pending
flag is set to 1. Once a system is reset, all the interrupts will be disabled,
and they must be enabled individually by software.
In the case when two or more interrupts occur simultaneously while
another is being serviced, there are two approaches to be considered.
One is the polling sequence and another is a two-level priority scheme.
The polling sequence is fixed while the interrupt priority level is software
programmable.
Interrupt Handler
Each interrupt source can be individually enabled or disabled through the
use of associated interrupt enable bit in the SFRs IE, EIE1 and EIE2
(Tables 11.2, 11.4, and 11.5). However one must set the global
enable/disable bit, EA (IE.7), to logic 1 before any individual interrupt is
enabled. If the EA bit is 0, none of the interrupt sources will be
recognized by the CPU regardless of their interrupt enable settings.
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Example:
SETB EA
ORL EIE2,#4H
; Enable Global Enable bit

; Enable Timer4 interrupt
; the second instruction can be replaced by

; SETB EIE2.2
If interrupts are enabled and the interrupt pending (status) flag remains
set after the CPU completes the RETI instruction, a new interrupt request
will be generated immediately and the CPU will re-enter the ISR after the
completion of the next instruction.
If interrupts are disabled, the interrupt-pending flag is ignored by the
hardware and program execution continues as normal.
Priority Level Structure

Each interrupt source can be individually programmed to one of two
priority levels, low or high, through an associated interrupt priority bit in
the SFRs IP, EIP1 and EIP2 (Tables 11.3, 11.6, and 11.7). These three
SFRs are cleared upon a system reset to put all interrupts at low priority
by default. A low priority ISR is pre-empted by a high priority interrupt. A
high priority interrupt cannot be pre-empted.
If two interrupt request of different priority levels are recognized
simultaneously, the one with higher priority level will be serviced first. If
both the requests have the same priority level, an internal polling
sequence decides which request is serviced first. Thus within each
priority level there is a second priority structure determined by the polling
sequence as listed in the Priority Order Column in Table 11.1. In short,
the priority within level structure is used to resolve simultaneous
interrupt requests of the same priority level.
Programmable
Counter Array
Comparator 0
Falling Edge
Comparator 0
Rising Edge
Comparator 1
Falling Edge
Comparator 1
Rising Edge
Timer 3
Overflow
ADC0 End of
Conversion
Timer 4
Overflow
ADC1 End of
Conversion
External
Interrupt 6
External
Interrupt 7
Priority
Control
Timer 2
Overflow
Serial
Peripheral
Interface
SMBus
Interface
ADC0 Window
Comparator
Enable
Flag
UART0
Pending
Flag
External
Interrupt 0
(/INT0)
Timer 0
Overflow
External
Interrupt 1
(/INT1)
Timer 1
Overflow
Priority
Order
Reset
Interrupt
Vector
Interrupt
Source
238
0000
Top
None
Always Enabled
Always
Highest
0003
IE0 (TCON.1)
EX0 (IE.0)
PX0 (IP.0)
000B
TF0 (TCON.5)
ET0 (IE.1)
PT0 (IP.1)
0013
IE1 (TCON.3)
EX1 (IE.2)
PX1 (IP.2)
001B
TF1 (TCON.7)
ET1 (IE.3)
PT1 (IP.3)
0023
RI0 (SCON0.0)
TI0 (SCON0.1)
ES0 (IE.4)
PS0 (IP.4)
002B
TF2 (T2CON.7)
ET2 (IE.5)
PT2 (IP.5)
0033
SPIF (SPI0CN.7)
ESPI0 (EIE1.0)
PSPI0
(EIP1.0)
003B
SI (SMB0CN.3)
0043
ESMB0
(EIE1.1)
EWADC0
(EIE1.2)
PSMB0
(EIP1.1)
PWADC0
(EIP1.2)
004B
EPCA0 (EIE1.3)
PPCA0
(EIP1.3)
0053
10
005B
11
0063
12
006B
13
0073
14
007B
0083
AD0WINT
(ADC0CN.2)
CF (PCA0CN.7)
CCFn
(PCA0CN.n)
CP0FIF
(CPT0CN.4)
CP0RIF
(CPT0CN.5)
CP1FIF
(CPT1CN.4)
CP1RIF
(CPT1CN.5)
ECP1R
(EIE1.7)
PCP0F
(EIP1.2)
PCP0R
(EIP1.5)
PCP1F
(EIP1.6)
PCP1F
(EIP1.7)
TF3 (TMR3CN.7)
ET3 (EIE2.0)
PT3 (EIP2.0)
15
AD0INT
(ADC0CN.5)
EADC0
(EIE2.1)
PADC0
(EIP2.1)
16
TF4 (T4CON.7)
ET4 (EIE2.2)
PT4 (EIP2.2)
008B
17
AD1INT
(ADC1CN.5)
EADC1
(EIE2.3)
PADC1
(EIP2.3)
0093
18
IE6 (PRT3IF.5)
EX6 (EIE2.4)
PX6 (EIP2.4)
009B
19
IE7 (PRT3IF.6)
EX7 (EIE2.5)
PX7 (EIP2.5)
ES1 (EIE2.6)
PS1 (EIP2.6)
EXVLD (EIE2.7)
PXVLD
(EIP2.7)
UART1
00A3
20
External
Crystal OSC
Ready
RI1 (SCON1.0)
TI1 (SCON1.1)
00AB
21
XTLVLD
(OSCXCN.7)
ECP0F (EIE1.4)
ECP0R
(EIE1.5)
ECP1F (EIE1.6)
Table 11.1 Interrupt Summary
239
11.2 Interrupt Process

Once an interrupt has been received and accepted by the CPU, the
interrupt handling routine is activated as follows:
a)
The CPU completes executing the current instruction
b)
The CPU saves the Program Counter (PC) value by pushing

it on to the stack.
c)
The PC is then loaded with the vector address of ISR
d)
The ISR is executed.
The execution of ISR proceeds until the RETI (Return from Interrupt)
instruction is encountered. The RETI instruction informs the CPU that the
interrupt subroutine has finished. The top two bytes from the stack are
then popped and loaded into the Program Counter (PC). The CPU will
continue executing the instruction from this PC address, which is the
place where the execution of the main program was left off in order to
invoke the ISR. Some interrupt pending flags are automatically cleared
by the hardware when the CPU vectors to the ISR. This has an
advantage of preventing a further interrupt within an interrupt. However,
if the interrupt flag is not cleared by the hardware, then it is the
programmers responsibility to clear it, using some software means, upon
entering the ISR. If an interrupt pending flag remains set after the CPU
completes the RETI instruction, a new interrupt request will be generated
immediately and the CPU will re-enter the ISR after the completion of the
next instruction.
11.3 Interrupt Vectors

The Table 11.1 shows various interrupts sources and their associated
vector addresses. For example, the External Interrupt 1(/INT1) has a
vector address of 0013H and Timer 1 interrupts vector is at 001BH. The
vector address is the starting address of the ISR; this is the address
which CPU will load into PC when it encounters an interrupt.
The example below shows a template of how a timer 4 interrupt can be
used:
240
Example:
CSEG AT 0
LJMP MAIN
MYCODE
ORG
0083H
LJMP
TIMER4INT
SEGMENT
RSEG
USING
MAIN:
.
.
.
TIMER4INT:
.
.
.
RETI
; vector address of
; timer 4
CODE
MYCODE ; switch to this code
; segment
0
; use register bank 0
; main program entry point
; Timer 4 ISR Code

; Return to main program
If the ISR is small (8 bytes or less), there is no need to jump to a different

area in memory. One can use the memory space between the two
adjacent interrupt vectors to write the short ISR program.
11.4 External Interrupts

The external interrupt sources can be programmed to be level-activated
(low) or transition-activated (negative edge) on /INT0 or /INT1. These
two external interrupt sources are configured by bits IT0 (TCON.0) and
IT1 (TCON.2). IE0 (TCON.1) and IE1 (TCON.3) serve as the interruptpending flag for the /INT0 and /INT1 external interrupts, respectively.
If a /INT0 or /INT1 external interrupt is configured as edge-sensitive, the
corresponding interrupt-pending flag is automatically cleared by
hardware when the CPU vectors to the ISR.
When configured as level sensitive, the interrupt-pending flag follows the
state of the external interrupt's input pin. The external interrupt source
must hold the input active until the interrupt request is recognized. It
241
must then deactivate the interrupt request before execution of the ISR
completes otherwise another interrupt request will be generated.
The other 2 external interrupts (External Interrupts 6 & 7) are edgesensitive inputs and can be configured to trigger on a positive or negative
edge. The interrupt-pending flags and configuration bits for these
interrupts are in the Port 3 Interrupt Flag Register (Table 11.8).
11.5 Interrupt Latency

Interrupt latency is the time lapsed from when an interrupt is asserted to
when the CPU begins the ISR execution. It depends very much on the
state of the CPU when the interrupt occurs. The fastest response time is
5 system clock cycles, 1 clock cycle to detect the interrupt and 4 clock
cycles to complete the LCALL to the ISR.
If an interrupt is pending when RETI is executed, then a single instruction
needs to be executed before an LCALL is made to service the pending
interrupt. Therefore the maximum response time will be 18 system clock
cycles; example - 1 clock cycle to detect the interrupt, 5 clock cycles to
execute the RETI, 8 clock cycles to complete the DIV instruction and 4
clock cycles to execute the LCALL to the ISR.
11.6 Interrupt SFRs

The SFRs used to enable the interrupt sources and set their priority level
are described in this section. Please refer to the appropriate chapter for
information regarding valid interrupt conditions for the peripheral and the
behavior of its interrupt-pending flag(s).
242
IE: Interrupt Enable

Bit
Symbol
EA
IEGF0
ET2
ES0
ET1
EX1
ET0
EX0
Description
Enable All Interrupts
0: Disable all interrupt sources.
1: Enable each interrupt according to its
individual mask setting.
General Purpose Flag 0
This is a general purpose flag for use under
software control.
Enable Timer 2 Interrupt
0: Disable Timer 2 Interrupt.
1: Enable interrupt requests generated by TF2
(T2CON.7).
Enable UART0 Interrupt
0: Disable UART0 Interrupt.
1: Enable UART0 Interrupt.
(TCON.7).
Enable External Interrupt 1
0: Disable external interrupt 1.
1: Enable interrupt request generated by the
/INT1 pin.
(TCON.5).
/INT0 pin.
Table 11.2 IE (Interrupt Enable)
243
IP: Interrupt Priority

Bit
7-6
Symbol
-
PT2
PS0
PT1
PX1
PT0
PX0
Description

Timer 2 Interrupt Priority Control
0: Timer 2 interrupt priority determined by default
priority order.
1: Timer 2 interrupts set to high priority level.
UART0 Interrupt Priority Control
0: UART0 interrupt priority determined by default
priority order.
1: UART0 interrupts set to high priority level.
priority order.
External Interrupt 1 Priority Control
0: External Interrupt 1 interrupt priority determined
by default priority order.
1: External Interrupt 1 interrupts set to high priority
level.
priority order.
0: External Interrupt 0 priority determined by
default priority order.
1: External Interrupt 0 set to high priority level.
Table 11.3 IP (Interrupt Priority)
244
EIE1: Extended Interrupt Enable 1

Bit
7
Symbol
Description
Enable Comparator1 (CP1) Rising Edge Interrupt

ECP1R 0: Disable CP1 Rising Edge interrupt.
1: Enable interrupt requests generated by
CP1RIF (CPT1CN.5).
Enable Comparator1 (CP1) Falling Edge Interrupt
ECP1F 0: Disable CP1 Falling Edge interrupt.
1: Enable interrupt requests generated by CP1FIF
(CPT1CN.4).
Enable Comparator0 (CP0) Rising Edge Interrupt
ECP0R 0: Disable CP0 Rising Edge interrupt.
1: Enable interrupt requests generated by
CP0RIF (CPT0CN.5).
Enable Comparator0 (CP0) Falling Edge Interrupt
ECP0F 0: Disable CP0 Falling Edge interrupt.
1: Enable interrupt requests generated by CP0FIF
(CPT0CN.4).
Enable Programmable Counter Array (PCA0)
Interrupt
EPCA0
0: Disable all PCA0 interrupts.
1: Enable interrupt requests generated by PCA0.
Enable Window Comparison ADC0 Interrupt
EWADC0 0: Disable ADC0 Window Comparison Interrupt.
1: Enable Interrupt request generated by ADC0
Window Comparisons.
Enable System Management Bus (SMBus0)
Interrupt
ESMB0 0: Disable all SMBus interrupts.
1: Enable interrupt requests generated by SI
(SMB0CN.3).
Enable Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI0)
Interrupt
ESPI0
0: Disable all SPI0 interrupts.
1: Enable interrupt requests generated by SPIF
(SPI0CN.7).
Table 11.4 EIE1 (Extended Interrupt Enable 1)
245
EIE2: Extended Interrupt Enable 2

Bit
Symbol
EXVLD
ES1
EX7
EX6
EADC1
ET4
EADC0
ET3
Description
Enable External Clock Source Valid (XTLVLD)
Interrupt
0: Disable XTLVLD interrupt.
1: Enable interrupt requests generated by XTLVLD
(OXCXCN.7)
Enable UART1 Interrupt
0: Disable UART1 Interrupt.
1: Enable UART1 Interrupt.
External Interrupt 7 input pin.
External Interrupt 6 input pin.
Enable ADC1 End of Conversion Interrupt
0: Disable ADC1 End of Conversion interrupt.
1: Enable interrupt requests generated by the
ADC1 End of Conversion Interrupt.
(T4CON.7).
Enable ADC0 End of Conversion Interrupt
0: Disable ADC0 End of Conversion interrupt.
1: Enable interrupt requests generated by the
ADC0 End of Conversion Interrupt.
(TMR3CN.7).
Table 11.5 EIE2 (Extended Interrupt Enable 2)
246
EIP1: Extended Interrupt Priority 1

Bit
Symbol
PCP1R
PCP1F
PCP0R
PCP0F
PPCA0
PWADC0
PSMB0
PSPI0
Description
Comparator1 (CP1) Rising Interrupt Priority
Control
0: CP1 Rising interrupt set to low priority level.
1: CP1 Rising interrupt set to high priority level.
Comparator1 (CP1) Falling Interrupt Priority
Control
0: CP1 Falling interrupt set to low priority level.
1: CP1 Falling interrupt set to high priority level.
Comparator0 (CP0) Rising Interrupt Priority
Control
0: CP0 Rising interrupt set to low priority level.
1: CP0 Rising interrupt set to high priority level.
Comparator0 (CP0) Falling Interrupt Priority
Control
0: CP0 Falling interrupt set to low priority level.
1: CP0 Falling interrupt set to high priority level.
Programmable Counter Array (PCA0) Interrupt
Priority Control
0: PCA0 interrupt set to low priority level.
1: PCA0 interrupt set to high priority level.
ADC0 Window Comparator Interrupt Priority
Control
0: ADC0 Window interrupt set to low priority level.
1: ADC0 Window interrupt set to high priority level.
System Management Bus (SMBus0) Interrupt
Priority Control
0: SMBus interrupt set to low priority level.
1: SMBus interrupt set to high priority level.
Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI0) Interrupt
Priority Control
0: SPI0 interrupt set to low priority level.
1: SPI0 interrupt set to high priority level.
Table 11.6 EIP1 (Extended Interrupt Priority 1)
247
EIP2: Extended Interrupt Priority 2

Bit
Symbol
PXVLD
EP1
PX7
PX6
PADC1
PT4
PADC0
PT3
Description
External Clock Source Valid (XTLVLD) Interrupt
Priority Control
0: XTLVLD interrupt set to low priority level.
1: XTLVLD interrupt set to high priority level.
UART1 Interrupt Priority Control
0: UART1 interrupt set to low priority level.
1: UART1 interrupt set to high priority level.
0: External Interrupt 7 set to low priority level.
0: External Interrupt 6 set to low priority level.
ADC1 End of Conversion Interrupt Priority
Control
0: ADC1 End of Conversion interrupt set to low
priority level.
1: ADC1 End of Conversion interrupt set to high
priority level.
0: Timer 4 interrupt set to low priority level.
1: Timer 4 interrupt set to high priority level.
ADC0 End of Conversion Interrupt Priority
Control
0: ADC0 End of Conversion interrupt set to low
priority level.
1: ADC0 End of Conversion interrupt set to high
priority level.
0: Timer 3 interrupt set to low priority level.
1: Timer 3 interrupt set to high priority level.
Table 11.7 EIP2 (Extended Interrupt Priority 2)
248
P3IF: Port 3 Interrupt Flag Register

Bit
Symbol
IE7
IE6
5-4
IE7CF
IE6CF
1-0
Description
0: No falling edge has been detected on P3.7
since this bit was last cleared.
0: No falling edge has been detected on P3.6
since this bit was last cleared.
UNUSED. Read = 00, Write = dont care
0: External Interrupt 7 triggered by a falling edge
on the IE7 input.
1: External Interrupt 7 triggered by a rising edge
on the IE7 input.
0: External Interrupt 6 triggered by a falling edge
on the IE6 input.
1: External Interrupt 6 triggered by a rising edge
on the IE6 input.
UNUSED. Read = 00, Write = dont care
Table 11.8 P3IF (Port 3 Interrupt Flag Register)
249

1.
What step or steps should be taken to prevent the CPU from

entering into the nested interrupt while serving the current ISR?
2.
What is the vector address of UART0? How is it possible to

recognize the interrupt source when this vector address is
available for both the transmit interrupt as well as receive
interrupt?
3.
What is the next available memory where the user can write his or
her program without interfering with the interrupt vector? Give an
example of program code.
4.
Write a program using Timer 0 and interrupts to create a 5 kHz

square wave on P1.7
5.
List the events that occur when an interrupt becomes active.
6.
How to program the External Interrupt 7 to be of higher priority

than External Interrupt 6?
Index
Absolute Addressing, 42
Absolute Segment, 79
AD0BUSY bit, 187
AD0INT, 193
ADC0 SFRs, 195
ADC0CF:
ADC0 Configuration Register, 197
ADC0CN:
ADC0 Control Register, 198
ADC1 SFRs, 206
ADC1CF:
ADC1 Configuration Register, 206
ADC1CN:
ADC1 Control Register, 207
Address Control, 72
Address Latch Enable (ALE), 3
Addressing Modes, 40
AMUX0 Channel Selection, 195
AMUX1, 200
AMX0CF:
AMUX0 Configuration Register, 196
AMX0SL:
AMUX0 Channel Selection Register, 195
AMX1SL:
AMUX1 Channel Select Register, 206
Analog Measurement using Interrupts, 194
Analog Multiplexer 0 (AMUX0), 186
Arithmetic Operations, 44
Asynchronous Serial Data Format, 216
Auxiliary Carry Flag (AC), 13
DAC Output Scaling, 210

DAC Output Scheduling, 209
DAC0 SFRs, 212
DAC0CN: DAC0 Control Register, 212
DAC1 SFRs, 213
DAC1CN:
DAC1 Control Register, 213
DACs (12-Bit), 208
Data Memory Organization, 6
Data Pointer Register (DPTR), 15
Data Transfer Instructions, 52
Data Types, 129
Data Word Conversion Map (12-bit), 188
Data Word Conversion Map (8-bit), 201
Digital Crossbar, 91
Direct Addressing 10, 11, 41
B register, 14
Baud Rate Generation, 168
Baud Rate, 169, 222
Bit-addressable RAM, 10
Bit-valued Data, 113
Bitwise Logical Operators, 116
Block Diagram:
ADC0, 186
ADC1, 199
DAC0 and DAC1, 208
Timer 3, 166
UART, 219
Boolean Variable Instructions, 57
Functions, 122
Carry Flag (CY), 12

Changing the Clock Speed, 140
CKCON: Clock Control Register, 170
Compound Operators, 117
Configuring the Crossbar, 136
EIE1 (Extended Interrupt Enable 1), 244

EIE2 (Extended Interrupt Enable 2), 245
EIP1 (Extended Interrupt Priority 1), 246
EIP2 (Extended Interrupt Priority 2), 247
END directive, 73
Even Parity Flag, 14
Expansion Board:
Circuit Diagram, 154
Functional Block diagram, 132
Physical Component Layout, 155
Pictures, 153
External Interrupts, 240
External memory, 3
General Purpose RAM, 10

GPIO, 93
IE (Interrupt Enable), 242
Immediate Addressing, 10, 15
Immediate Constant Addressing, 42
Indirect Addressing, 10, 41
Instruction Types, 43
Interrupt:
Functions, 123
Handler, 236
Latency, 241
Organization, 236
Priority Level Structure, 237
Processing, 239
Service Routines, 151
SFRs, 241
Summary, 238
252
Interrupt: (Contd.)
Vectors, 239
IP (Interrupt Priority), 243
Logical Operations, 48
Logical Operators, 116
Long Addressing, 43
Memory Initialization, 75
ORG directive, 72
OSCICN:
Internal Oscillator Control Register, 86
Oscillator Programming Registers, 86
OSCXCN:
External Oscillator Control Register, 87
Overflow Flag (OV), 13
P0 (Port0 Data Register), 99
P0MDOUT (Port0 Output Mode Register),
99
P1: Port1 Data Register, 100
P1MDIN:
Port1 Input Mode Register, 100
P1MDOUT:
Port1 Output Mode Register, 100
P2MDOUT:
P3IF:
Port 3 Interrupt Flag Register, 103
P3IF:
Port 3 Interrupt Flag Register, 248
P3MDOUT:
P74OUT:
Port 7-4 Output Mode Register, 104
PCON: Power Control Register, 228
PGA0, 186
PGA1, 200
Pointers, 127
Port Configuration, 136
Program Branching Instructions, 62
Program Status Word, 12
Programming:
ADC0, 189
ADC1, 201
Memory Models, 111
DACs, 210
Timer, 160
UARTs, 219
Random Access Memory, 7
Reading Analog Signals, 151
Register Addressing, 40
Index
Register Bank Select Bits, 13
Register Banks, 11, 126
Relational Operators, 115
Relative Addressing, 42
Reset (RST), 4
SCON0: UART0 Control Register, 227
SCON1: UART1 Control Register, 227
SEGMENT directive, 78
Software Delays, 135, 137
Special Function Registers, 9, 11, 114, 162
Stack Pointer, 14
Starting:
A Project, 134
ADC0 Conversions, 187
ADC1 Conversions, 200
Symbol Definition, 74
Synchronous Serial Data Format, 217
System Clock Oscillator, 5
T2CON:
Timer 2 Control Register, 174
T4CON:
Timer 4 Control Register, 177
TCON:
Timer Control Register, 172
Timer 0:
8 Bit Auto-Reload Mode, 163
Two 8-bit Timers Mode, 164
Timer 2, 161
Timer 2:
C Programming Example, 178
16 Bit Capture Mode, 167
16-Bit Auto-Reload Mode (Mode 1), 165
Baud Rate Generation Mode, 168
Mode Configuration, 173
SFRs, 173
Timer 3, 160, 166
Timer 3:
SFRs, 175
Timer 4, 161, 165
Timer 4:
Baud Rate Generation Mode, 169
SFRs, 176
Mode Configuration, 176
Timer Modes, 172
Timer SFRs, 161
Timers 0 and 1 SFRs, 171
Timers 0 and 1, 160
Timers and Operating Modes, 159
TMOD: Timer Mode Register, 171
TMR3CN: Timer 3 Control Register, 175
UART:
Interrupt Flags, 225
Operation Modes, 220
Index
UART: (Contd.)
SFRs, 227
Fixed Baud Rate (Mode 2), 224
Variable Baud Rate (Mode 1), 222
Variable Baud Rate (Mode 3), 225
UART0, 217
UART1, 217
USING directive, 73
Watchdog Timer, 135
253
WDTCN:
Watchdog Timer Control Register, 89
XBR0:
Crossbar Register 0, 96
XBR1:
XBR2:

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Intro to Silicon Labs C8051F020 .... 21

8051 Architecture Overview .1

ASM Directives ..... 71

Expansion Board for C8051F020 Target

C8051F020 C Programming .109

System Clock, Crossbar and GPIO .... 83

Timer Operation and Programming .. 157

ADC and DAC . 183

Chapter 10 Serial Communication .. 215

Chapter 11 Interrupts . 235

Index ..... 251

A fully integrated control system, with mixed signal

Whereas, it is precisely at this stage of learning that a leaner needs to be

The book examines the features of an advanced

C8051F020, manufactured by Silicon Laboratories, is

book we do provide some examples in assembly code but the majority

carry out experiments while learning the basics of embedded

Overview of 8051 Micro-controller

Ports, Address Latch Enable (ALE), Reset (RST), System

On-Chip Memory Organization

General Purpose RAM, Bit-addressable RAM, Register

Special Function Registers

Program Status Word, The B Register, Stack Pointer, Data

Multiplexing Data and Address Bus

Intel 8051 has

Chapter 1 8051 Architecture Overview

UARTs (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitters)

SPI and SMBus serial transceivers

ADC/DAC (Analog-to-Digital Converters / Digital-to-Analog

Overview of 8051 Microcontroller

Chapter 1 8051 Architecture Overview

Figure 1.1 Block Diagram of the generic 8051 Microcontroller

Address Latch Enable (ALE)

Chapter 1 8051 Architecture Overview

Figure 1.2 8051 pin assignment

The MCU halts program execution

Special Function Registers (SFRs) are initialized to their defined

External port pins are forced to a known state

Interrupts and timers are disabled

Sources of reset include Power-on Reset and External Reset.

Chapter 1 8051 Architecture Overview

System Clock - Oscillator

Figure 1.3 Schematic of the Oscillator

On-Chip Memory Organization

Chapter 1 8051 Architecture Overview

Figure 1.4 Program Memory Organization (Read Only)

The Data Memory organization is shown in Figure 1.5. It depicts the

Chapter 1 8051 Architecture Overview

Chapter 1 8051 Architecture Overview

Figure 1.6a Summary of 8051 on-chip Data Memory

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Figure 1.6b Summary of 8051 on-chip data Memory

Chapter 1 8051 Architecture Overview

General Purpose RAM

Chapter 1 8051 Architecture Overview

Another alternative is to use the following instruction:

;this is a 1 byte instruction using