C and Assembly

[microcare]

Hi friends
I know C programig (Only TURBO C) and 8051 (worked on Atmel chips) .I have heard that there is something called cross compilers which convert C prog into assembly (8051 compatible ) language .Is it true ?If yes where can i get those cross compilers from ?
Also plz help me how to start out using cross compilers
Thanks in advance
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[Nigel Goodwin]

Hi friends
I know C programig (Only TURBO C) and 8051 (worked on Atmel chips) .I have heard that there is something called cross compilers which convert C prog into assembly (8051 compatible ) language .Is it true ?If yes where can i get those cross compilers from ?
Also plz help me how to start out using cross compilers

A cross compiler is simply a program which runs on a computer (often a PC) and produces code for something else - ALL C compilers for micro-controllers are cross compilers. Likewise all assemblers are cross assemblers, so just search for C compilers for your chosen processor, I don't use the 8051 so I've no idea if you can download free compilers or not, or if you have to buy them.

 

[bmcculla]

There are a couple free 8051 C compilers out there - they take a bit of searching to find though. Keil has a free 2Kbyte limited eveluation of their compiler that should work for small projects.

 

[StupidDum]

There are a couple free 8051 C compilers out there - they take a bit of searching to find though. Keil has a free 2Kbyte limited eveluation of their compiler that should work for small projects.

I think the Keil C51 is rather optimized. You could actually do quite a lot of thing with this 2kB

 

[gas]

is it credible? the cross compiler ?

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

is it credible? the cross compiler ?

Sorry?, I don't understand what you are asking?.

 

[bmcculla]

If you can afford the chips Silicon Labs 8051s are excelent controllers. They have built in JTAG emulation which makes debuging much easier. They also provide a 4K limited Keil compiler and easy to use development software.