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$99 development kit supports 8051 microcontrollers

By Warren Webb, Technical Editor -- EDN, 2/10/2006

Ramtron International recently launched the UniVersaKit, a development and evaluation system that supports Ramtron Versa product families, as well as most industry-standard 8051 microcontrollers. The board includes 3.3 and 5V voltage regulators; an RS-232 transceiver; DB9 connectors; reset and interrupt switches; user LEDs; a serial, two-wire flash RAM, a buzzer; and prototyping space. Ramtron ships the UniVersaKit with the development board; an in-circuit programmer; a serial cable; a power supply; and a CD-ROM with user guides, an integrated development environment, a C compiler, and an assembler. The UniVersaKit costs $99.