This document discusses interfacing a 7-segment LED display with an 8051 microcontroller. It provides details on the components used, including an AT89C51 microcontroller, 7-segment display, resistors, capacitors, and crystal. It describes how the 8051 has features like 8K bytes of flash memory, 256 bytes of RAM, and 32 I/O lines. The circuit diagram and code show how the 8051 can control the individual segments of the 7-segment display to display numbers.
2. What is microcontroller ?
A microcontroller is a small computer
A single integrated circuit containing a processor core
Memory
Programmable input/output peripherals
3. Description of 8051
The 8051 is a low-power, high-performance CMOS 8-bit
microcontroller with 8K bytes of in-system
programmable Flash memory
4. Features of 8051
8K bytes of Flash
256 bytes of RAM
32 I/O lines
Three 16-bit timer/counters
A full duplex serial port
6. Seven Segment Display
Seven segment displays are used to indicate numerical
information
Seven segment displays internally consist of 8 LEDs
In these LEDs, 7 LEDs are used to indicate the digits 0 to 9
and single LED is used for indicating decimal point
Generally seven segments are two types, one is
common cathode and the other is common anode