Nov 24, 2017 #1 J JBOUN3 Newbie level 4 Joined Oct 30, 2017 Messages 6 Helped 0 Reputation 0 Reaction score 0 Trophy points 1 Activity points 103 Can I connect a USB cable to the RxD and TxD pins of the 8051 to transfer code to the IC? or is there some other fairly straightforward way to do it? Thanks in advance.
Can I connect a USB cable to the RxD and TxD pins of the 8051 to transfer code to the IC? or is there some other fairly straightforward way to do it? Thanks in advance.
Nov 24, 2017 #2 FvM Super Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 22, 2008 Messages 52,400 Helped 14,748 Reputation 29,778 Reaction score 14,093 Trophy points 1,393 Location Bochum, Germany Activity points 298,003 Re: burn code into 8050 IC Different x51 chips have different in-circuit programming features, e.g. programming through UART using an embedded bootloader. You need to specify the used x51 type to get a meaningful answer.
Re: burn code into 8050 IC Different x51 chips have different in-circuit programming features, e.g. programming through UART using an embedded bootloader. You need to specify the used x51 type to get a meaningful answer.
Nov 24, 2017 #3 KlausST Advanced Member level 7 Joined Apr 17, 2014 Messages 25,158 Helped 4,868 Reputation 9,757 Reaction score 5,536 Trophy points 1,393 Activity points 168,346 Hi, A USB cable has VCC, GND, D+, D- signals only. No RxD, no TxD. You need an USB to UART converter (cable) with CMOS or TTL level outputs. Check if the signal levels comply with the microcontroller levels. Klaus
Hi, A USB cable has VCC, GND, D+, D- signals only. No RxD, no TxD. You need an USB to UART converter (cable) with CMOS or TTL level outputs. Check if the signal levels comply with the microcontroller levels. Klaus