PREFACE
As compared with the time-tested and well-established titles on the subject matter, the present title, 8051
Microcontroller: Internals, Instructions, Programming and Interfacing, 2nd Edition, might have been considered
as yet-another-one type entry. However, the steady growth of yearly sales fi gure indicates that the eff ort of the
author was well accepted and appreciated by the readers, which was further confi rmed by the mails received
from diff erent parts of this country. is may be attributed to its simple and easy-to-understand approach,
application-oriented examples and rich pedagogical features.
Considering demands and expectations of readers, several additional features are included in this new
edition. For many example cases, ...