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Microprocessor and Microcontroller Tools

News:
- Embedded Processor Watch: http://www.mdronline.com/watch/watch_archives.asp?Type=EPW.
Development Tools:
- Users of the ATMEL range of RISC-based microcontrollers can access local documentation but see also the main ATMEL page at http://www.atmel.com for the absolutely most recent material.
- Users of the Dallas Semiconductor (now merged with MAXIM) small java based microcontroller device called TINI will know about www.ibutton.com as a source of information (tools, resources, purchase). You may need to sign an agreement specifically allowing the developer to change the product format (I signed in 1999, they changed pin count in 2000!). A product that used both the TINI and some ATMEL devices is my printer development work.
- Links for uP + networking combinations: ibutton TINI site also distributes the tini spec book; Thinservers; JINI work; PICNIC m/brd holds a TINI and a PIC16F877.
- Users of the 68HC11 can access an assortment of 68HC11F1 resources, including manuals and software. My assembly language programming manual for the 68HC11 is in ZIP archive http://mirriwinni.it.jcu.edu.au/~ftp/uP/68HC11.local/6811ref.zip (it covers use of the assembler plus a few other topics).
- Some microprocessor cross assemblers compiled for use on FreeBSD platforms are available from http://mirriwinni.it.jcu.edu.au/~ftp/FreeBSD/LOCAL/packages. The README file gives an overview of:
  - Motorola 8bit cross assemblers http://mirriwinni.it.jcu.edu.au/~ftp/FreeBSD/LOCAL/packages/2.2.x/68xx-motorola-asm-2.09/68xx-motorola-asm-2.09.tgz (all the 68xx processors) with a short description available;
  - The frankenstein cross assembler family http://mirriwinni.it.jcu.edu.au/~ftp/FreeBSD/LOCAL/packages/2.2.x/frankenstein/frankenstein.tgz (many many 8bit processors) with a short description available;
  - GNU C (no floating point data support) for the 68HC11 http://mirriwinni.it.jcu.edu.au/~ftp/FreeBSD/LOCAL/packages/2.1.x/gcc-2.6.3-68hc11/gcc-2.6.3-68hc11.tar.gz (well, it does come with a cross assembler!) with a short description available. Note that a newer 68HC11 GNU C port exists, which is based on EGCS, has much more efficient code generation, supports both the 68HC11 and 68HC12, and is available at http://home.worldnet.fr/~stcarrez/m68hc11_port.html.
- If you use micro-controllers and micro-processors, check out http://mirriwinni.it.jcu.edu.au/~ftp/uP where a variety of cross assemblers and other tools for various 8 bit devices is kept.
  - 68HC11 cross compilers
    - GNU C 2.6.3;
    - small C 2.0.2;
    - Sbasic 1.1;
    - ICn.
  - Recent Motorola 8bit cross assemblers:
  - Source code in gzip-compressed tar format;
  - Source code in ZIP format; and
  - DOS executables in ZIP format with DJGPP Makefile and the CWSDPMI dos extender. Simply unzip, check the README file, and use.
  - Miscellany of cross assemblers for microprocessors and microcontrollers
    - Frankenstein has ABSOLUTE CROSS ASSEMBLERS for: 8048, 6805, 8041, 8048, 6811, 8051, 6811, 8096, z8, 6809, 6502, 7000, z80, 1805, 6301, 2650, 6301;
    - asv1p7 has RELOCATING CROSS ASSEMBLERS AND LINKERS for: 6800(6802/6808), 6801(hd6303), 6804, 6805, 68HC08, 6809, 6811, 68HC16, 8085(8080), z80(hd64180), H8/3xx, 6500 series.
Systems with Hardware:
- The 68HC11F1 board by Pete Dunster (University of Wollongong) has software and hardware design material available at http://mirriwinni.it.jcu.edu.au/~ftp/UoW. Software, software tools, and construction details for Pete Dunster's 68HC11F1 board (prepared by me) are available from here.
- Circuit Cellar and Dr Dobb's Journal are a cross between hobbyist and engineering publications --- they have interesting articles, some of which can be viewed on-line at http://www.circuitcellar.com and http://www.ddj.com/. See also http://www.ddjembedded.com.
Digital Signal Processors:
- Users of TI TMS320C6211 and Motorola 56300 family DSP devices may find DSP tool hints of use. The use of WINE to support non-unix tools on (BSD) unix is also described.
- Also see my DSP information for other support tools.
- People interested in simulators should see Web-Enabled Simulation and Debugging for Digital Signal Processors and Microcontrollers by Doug Arifler, Chi Duong, Brian L. Evans, Srikanth Gummadi, Jun Huang, Saleem K. Marwat, Chris M. Moy, and Anna Yuan, all from the Embedded Signal Processing Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin.

Aug 17 2008