Microcontroller Resources

This page is intended to be a source of information for those interested in Motorola MC68HC05, MC68HC08, MC68HC11 and M68HC12 Microcontrollers.

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Publications:

• Circuit Cellar
• Micro Control Journal which has posted several 68HC11 articles.
• The Encoder is the newsletter of the The Seattle Robotics Society. A lot of good stuff.
• A lot of links at the Chip Directory
• Resistor Color Code Calculator
• PCB Trace Width Calculator
• ASCII table
• AP-722, describing one method of interfacing a Motorola 68HC11Ax microcontroller with an Intel 82527 CAN controller.
• Seattle Robotics Society

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Projects:

• The Handy Board and Miniboard are MIT projects. There is also info on a F1-board mirror site).
  MIT HandyBoard Retailers
  • Gleason Research is a source for the MIT Handy Board.
  • The Robot Store - not the real Robot Store
  • CW Technology sells a Miniboard kit.
  • VIKON Technologies sells a MiniBoard and several single board computers based on FLASH MC68HC908 chips.
  • Acroname sells Handy Board and Rug Warrior kits.
  • Douglas Electronics (or click here) sells bare MIT Handy PC Boards & Miniboards.
  • EAS has a smaller verison of the Handy Board that they call the Finger Board II. They will sell a bare board.
• University Research and Development Associates, Inc. sells a F1 trainer around $300.00.
• ELECTRONICS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING GROUP HB- Buffalo Handy Board: 68HC11.
• Milwaukee School of Engineering Resources for Motorola 68HC11 programming/development.
• The CREAT Project Combined Resource Embedded Application Toolkit. A collection of tools pulled together from the internet to permit Linux users to construct simple projects based on the 68HC811 8-bit microcontroller. Hosted by the University of Leeds in the U.K.
  • CREAT Article
• The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia MC68HC11 course material.
• Greg Allen's HC11 Programming Guide with a hyperlinked version of BUFFALO.
• Western Washington University has Embedded Systems courses featuring their own MC68HCF1 board.

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Enthusiast Sites:

• 68HC** WebRing
• Marvin Green has bare BOTBoards and BOTBoard 2.
• The ROBOAT by Riccardo Rocca uses a MC68HC908GP20 to control a model boat by reading a GPS and digital compass. It won first place in the Design99 contest of Circuit Cellar.
• Paddy's Sweet Home, EEPROM code samples for the HC11
• Jan Axelson has written many articles about microcontrollers in the Micro- Computer Journal. Some are reprinted here.
• Peter Anderson focuses mostly on the PIC but does have a few snippets of 68HC11 code.
• Tomi Engdahl's electronics info page
• Karl Lunt's Home Page contains his SBasic compiler, tiny4th, and a AS12 assembler.
• F1 Controller Home Page has information on a F1 board with a plug in expansion board.
• Wiresncode has an HC11 Ethernet Interface.
• Phillip Musumeci has a lot of 68HC11 information on his page.
• EE Compendium a fine collection of links to electronics companies, trade magazine, distributor, development tool, and other cool sites.
• Tech Edge has a freeware assembler/disassembler.
• Xavier Debitus MicroMouse, 68HC11, and PIC.
• MicroSyl.com has a nice page with some 68HC11 programs and projects
• HC08 Support Site
• Kate Alhola HC11 microcontroller with ethernet.
• Peter Spasov teaches a course about Microcontrollers. Has course outline and many links.
• Grant Beattie uses 68HC11 for data acquisition for Kart racing. Visit his Do-It_Yourself page for his pc board design.
• Mark McKillen MC68HC11 stuff.
• Frans Gunawan Using a Real-Time OS on a MC68HC11 microcontroller.
• Guns' Home Page contains information about how to apply fuzzy logic on a HC11
• Infrared Remote Control of your PC is easy! One version is 68HC11 based.
  • Notes on Infra-Red Remotes
• Harry Broeder - several pages of information on the HC11.
• ASM11Version 1.84c ASM11 is a DOS-based command-line MC68HC11 cross-assembler.
• Ioan Burda's Home Page information about the M11E Board, a 68HC11-based controller board designed for Data Acquisition and Control.
• Valvano's Home Page code examples for HC11 and HC12 in assembly and C.
• Frank's Home Page sample source code for 68HC811He.
• Project RAM.Bo32 a RAM Add-On Board for the Motorola 68HC912B32 EVB.
  • The root site HC12 Web has an excellent collection of links to HC12 sites.
• A Digital Distributorless Ignition System several years old but still interesting.
• 68HC11 Tips
• 68HC11 Based Function Generator by Michael Ellis
• N5FC's Version of the K5JHF Morse Code Device a Morse Code practice device built using a MC68HC908JK3.
• My approach to web-enable a (old) device using a 68HC11 featuring protocols like PPP , TCP/IP and HTTP.
• The Circuit Maestro (AKA Derek's web file) presents four very well documented projects.
• An Inexpensive APRS Weather Station using some Dallas one-wire bus parts and powered by a MC68HC908GP32.
• Val's MC68HC11 Emporium Hardware and Software examples.
• Ioan Susnea's 68HC11 projects (data aquisition, control module, flash memory programmer, fuzzy logic and others).
• JBug11 Win32 Monitor/Debugger for 68HC11 MCU's
• the MP3 CD Player project by Frank Hickl & Mario Becker
• Automotive Calculations By Bowling & Grippo also JectorRate and the MegaSquirt. The site contains the complete hardware and software plans.
• A 68HC11 Based Electronic Spark Timing Controller.
• The EE Compendium links to a dozen 68HC11 C compilers as well as snippets of C code for 68HC11 subsystems such as the SPI.

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Software/Development:

• Micro-Processor Services a Translator Program to convert assembly source code to C/C++.
• Newton Research Lab - Interactive C is a C compilation environment for Motorola 6811 based robots and embedded systems.
• Byte Craft - 68HC05 or 68HC08 C compiler
• Simple Real Time Java for the 68HC11.
• Kent State University has a ASxxxx Cross Assemblers.
• MCUez™ Integrated Development Environment for the MC68HC05, MC68HC08 and MC68HC12 from Motorola.
• PASS11 - The Advanced 68HC11 Macro-Crossassembler for Win32
• Dewtronics Downloads and DHC11 offer MC68HC11 disassemblers.
• Cheap SW a MC68HC08 disassembler
• MiniIDE supports both the MC68HC11 and MC68HC12.
• AS11 - the advanced freeware version to develop 68HC11 programs.
  For something fancier:
  • Virtual Micro Design - UMPS;
  • THRSim11;
  • Shadow11 - The Art of Debugging M68HC11;
  • Wookie;
  • P & E Microcomputer Systems;
  • TECI;
  • Noral or
  • Ashling or
  • Avocet or
  • WICE
• SIMHC12 a Simulator for Motorola 68HC12

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Retailers:

• Technological Arts has several modules designed to be plugged vertically into a solderless breadboard. They have boards for the MC68HC812A4 and MC68HC912B32 and HC11 MCU's.
• CGN Technology InnovatorsMCU wire wrap adapter modules.
• LDG Electronics has an interesting board that features a 8K serial EEPROM.
• The parvus PC-compatible circuit boards or modules PC/104 embedded peripherals. A lot of information here.
• Onset Computer Corp. has a data logger, The Tattletale TFX-11, based on a MC68HC11F1
• From France SERIElectronique has software for and systems using 68HC11, 68HC12, 6809 and others.
• ACS has 8051 / HC11 'Off the shelf' Industrial Control & Automation Solutions.
• MCT is a German company and manufactures single board computers, compilers and software tools for embedded systems development.
• Micro Control Journal Forth Microsystems has a small board for a 68HC711E9 or HC811E2. They sell bare boards or assembled.
• New Micros has many boards and systems. Heavy focus on FORTH programming.
• AM Research weak site but also promotes FORTH.
• The Robot Store is an interestiong site with some robots controlled with 68HC11's.
• Mekatronix is a manufacturer of Autonomous Mobile Robots, Robot Kits and HC11 microcontroller kits.
• In Spain, Microbotica has the CT6811 board and a robot that uses it.
• The Wintek Corporation is mostly a software company these days but they still sell a M6800 & a M6809 board.
• NovaSoft or Mr. Robot distributes 68HC11 boards, robot kits, 68HC11 software and parts.
• J&M Microtek, Inc. sells the JM-11 measuring 4.5"x5.25", which provides up to 32K ROM and 32K RAM.
• Future-Bot or P-Brian has a fully assembled 68HC11 processor module epoxy potted and sealed that is ready to go.
• Zorin has the 32K ModCon and 68HC11 midi kit.
• Allen Systems has fully assembled boards. An HC11A1 & HC11F1 board each with a 88C681 DUART for lots of I/O. They also have a new board based on the 68HC908, which has 20K bytes of on-chip Flash for program storage.
• EMAC Inc. has a F1 board that can hold a 128K RAM (uses the F1's bank switching), 32K EPROM, a DAC, a 7805 regulator, a second UART, RS232 and/or RS485 drivers and 500 ma drivers on some output lines.
• MIDWEST Micro-Tek has a HC11 board with 24 lines of parallel I/O to match an OPTO 22 pinout specifications.
• TECI HC05 and HC11 primer systems and In-Circuit Emulators.
• KITSRUS a.k.a. DIY Electronics has some kits based on the 16 pin MC68HC705K1 and other '05 members.
• OZ TECHNICS produces HC05 and HC11 Development Tools, pricey.
• PMB Electronics of New Zealand has a MC68HC11F1 boards.
• ASPiSYS of Greece has an F1 board with 32K RAM and 32 K EEPROM and a LCD port.
• Mosaic Industries, Inc manufactures the QED Board, a very tight MC68HC11F1 board with 160K of battery backed RAM. Their site has a lot of information on line.
• Advanced Microcomputer Systems the EZ-ROUTE PCB CAD people are selling a microprocessor design course for colleges. The course includes a board with a MC68HC11D0 set up in expanded mode. They have recently added a 68HC12 trainer to their line.
• Zanthic Technologies is a provider of embedded microcontrollers based on the 68HC11 processor and CAN (Controller Area Network) interface.
• Orgler electronic has several HC11 boards, one with LCD and plenty of I/O. Software, Hardware and Projects here.
• Tecny Electronics has a 3" x 3" 68HC11A1 board with space for two RAM and/or EPROM chips.
• HVW Technologies has a 68HC11 Proto Board that allows quick and easy development. Each port is brought-out to it's own 10-pin header.
• EV Plus, manufacturer of the WICE 68HC11 In-Circuit Emulator. Several bang for your buck possibilities here.
• BiPOM Electronics has Microcontroller boards for the 68HC11, 68HC912 and the 68HC908GP32.
• Axiom Manufacturing has several HC11, HC12 boards and one for the HC908GP32
• Futurlec has a MC68HC11 and MC68HC908JL3 development board.
• Lloyd Research , SofTec Microsystems and Tribal Microsystems offer Gang programmers.
• STMicroelectronics offers various 68xx micros and peripherals.
  • Easy Flash, Wafer Scale combo memory and PLD chips acquired by STMicroelectronics.
• Toshiba second sources some 68HC11 Microcontrollers.
• Tekmos has a 68HC24 port replacement unit.
• innovASIC has a drop-in replacement for the Motorola MC6805E2, Harris CD6805E2, and the Hitachi HD6301.
• EMICROS has the CANTEC11, a 68HC11 Single Board Computer with a Controller Area Network (CAN) interface. Also software examples.
• Cyberguys
• Dontronics A lot of information, etc. here.
• Lucid Technologies information and products.
• BotBoard Plus has a number of different products offered for sale. Most are related to Robotics and Microcontrollers.
• EG3
  • 68HCxx resources
• www.robotics.com
• Mail Order Electronic Company List

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