I am going to be working with a Cygnal 8051 core in an RF chip. How do I program it without having to go out and buy a $600.- USB programmer? I am new to the 8051s, and figured this would be a good place to start.
Thanks,
Ron
I think usually “programmer” or “JTAG” tools are not CPU-core specific. They are more likely to be chipmaker specific or chip specific.
I suggest that you check with the chipmaker to see what “programmerâ€
Great. Thanks.
Ron
You don’t need a specialized programmer as that chip family supports JTAG. Check the Silicon Labs site and have a look at their [application notes and tools. They reference the HiTek and Keil compilers and the SDCC open source compiler is probably compatible as well.](Silicon Labs)
The 8051 core is in the Chipcon RF chips. I have found a USB programmer that will program all the SoC chips from Chipcon. It’s from E-Lab.de and seems like it will do the trick.It’s the ISP3-USB. Thanks for the info…
Ron