8051 FLASH Professional Starter System
Starter Manual V1.00
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System Installation Overview
Hardware Components
• Activ8r Device Programmer
• Evalu8r Evaluation Module
• One AT89S8252 DIL microcontroller
• Power Supply Unit (PSU)
• ISP Ribbon Cable (to target)
• 9-way Serial Cable (to host PC)
Hardware Installation
1
Place the Activ8r programmer and Evalu8r
evaluation module side by side on a flat
surface, refer to figure 1.
2
Connect the 9-way serial cable between the
Activ8r 9-way D connector and a spare PC
COM port (9-way). If you only have 25-way
on your connector then you will need a 25 to
9-way adaptor with all 9 connections made.
3
Connect 10-way ISP cable between the
Activ8r and Evalu8r.
4
Check external power jumper settings. These
should be set to 1-2 and 3-4 as per Activ8r
Hardware Overview diagram on page 6.
5
Plug power supply jack into power input of
Activ8r and switch on the mains supply.
The ‘Power’ LED’s on both the Activ8r and
Evalu8r should illuminate.
Software Components
This system is supplied with four 3.5”floppy discs
containing various software utilities:
Disk 1:
• Meridian for Windows - Programmer
Interface Software
Disks 2 & 3:
• Keil PK51-2K
Disk 4:
• C51 examples disk
Software Installation
Meridian software
1
Insert Disk 1
2
Log onto the disk —> Meridian
setup icon should be displayed.
3
Launch the Meridian.exe install program and
follow all on-screen instructions.
‘Meridian for Windows’ has now been
installed.
Keil software
1
Insert “Keil PK51 Disk 1/2”
2
From the ‘Start’ menu, select ‘Run..’
3
Type ‘a:\setup.exe’ or browse to the required
drive and select ‘setup.exe’
4
The Keil installation program should now
commence.
5
Follow the on-screen intructions.
6
Insert “Keil PK51 Disk 1/2” when prompted.
7
At the end of the installation, the software
will ask you to close down Windows and
restart you PC. This stage must be carried out
to guarantee that all system files are updated
correctly.
Software installation is now complete
.
Please see Keil PK51 Overview Manual for
further information
The Atmel Flash 8051 Professional Starter System is made up of both hardware and software
components.
