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Best Books on 8051 Microcontroller for beginners

I tell you which book you should preferred while learning basics of 8051 microcontroller. It is very tough to choose right and clear concept book for fresher. But, i am telling you the names of books on my experience basis.

There are many books to learn basics of 8051 microcontroller and you can choose according to your understanding and learning. There are mainly 3 books which i prefer a beginner should use while learning and getting skilled in 8-bit microcontroller-

Book#1. The 8051 Micro-controller and Embedded Systems using Assembly and C -by Moammad Ali Mazidi

I suggest you buy this book as this book by Mazidi focuses on C programming of 8051 along with assembly language. As a student you really need to know program 8051 using embedded C language. In the initial phases of your learning curve, assembly language is enough for writing programs (and you should start learning 8051 software by writing in assembly language as it helps you to understand concepts better). But when it comes to advanced software development for 8051, the “embedded C” will be more handy. The reason is, its is more easy to program using C language than using assembly language. It can save your time and makes possible efficient coding!

This is generally recommended for the B.Tech student of India to learn 8051 in assembly as well as Embedded C language. This describes the interfacing examples of 8051 micro-controller with other components too. I also consider this book is the best for learner from concept to understanding in this field.

Book#2. 8051 Microcontroller-Internals,Instructions,Programming&Interfacing by Subrata Ghosha


Some great features of this book are:

Graphical representation of each and every features of 8051 – especially instructions and its working

  • Graphical representation of the program flow -which helps to understand a program really quick
  • Orientation towards practical world – where she focuses on real world usage of each features of the controller
  • All important points are summarized at the end of each chapter in boxes – which helps in quick reference
  • Author has given “Quick Tips” in each chapter – which notifies reader about the most common errors made by people while practically testing many programs and circuits
  • Interrupts are explained really well – especially external interrupts, timer interrupts and serial.

  • Interfacing of 8051 with external devices – Display(LED,7 segment,LCD),Keyboards, Motors(Servo,Stepper,DC), ADC/DAC, external memory are all explained in individual chapters for each with examples.

Book#3. The 8051 Microcontroller (with CD) by Kenneth Ayala


Kenneth Ayala is a popular author when it comes to 8051 microcontroller and his books are recommended by many college faculties. The basic contents of this book are same as the above two ones. But then what differentiates this book? Well, that’s “simulation”. This book comes with chapters dedicated for simulation the of the 8051 programs and software using uVision2, an integrated development tool from Keil. Also the author has written a great detail about “How to use the A51 assembler” – which will be really useful when a student tries to apply his learnings in the real world using programs. So if you are interested in testing some real world applications using 8051, you can consider buying this book ad this integrated development software that comes with this book can help you a lot with software development, especially debugging, simulation etc.
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