To Program a low-level chip,you need three pieces of hardware, a PC, a hardware programmer with communication cable, and the target circuit that you'll plug the microinto. You'll also need some software.
1. PC: You need at least a pentium III PC. It is better if it goes throua windows platform. Coz, almost all of the softs are windows based. But make sure that it has a parallel port.
2. Hardware Programmer: This is what you plug your chip into in order totransfer the program from PC. Traditionally, you then remove the chip and placeit in circuit, but some hardware progremmers support in- circuit programming, which lets you burn chip in place.
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3. Target Circuit: If you're just starting out with microcontroller programming, you can experiment witth a demo board. These are PCBs with a space to plug in your chip and various input and output devices such buttons, LEDs. Using these board will help you for running demo.If you have standalone circuit idea in mind, the next step is to build your own. There planty of circuits published online, andyou may be able to find one that's close to your need.
4.Software: In addition the hardware, you need to put together your softwaredevelopment environment. This will include the text editor where you writeyour code, a compiler, the software that drives your hardware programmer andmicro simulation and debugging tools.You can get a lot of such in web. Try any IDE to get better look.
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