8051 SIMULATORS

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Everyone wants to see some practical results after working hard on a project. Same is the case with 8051 microcontroller. You have probably designed something involving the 8051 and written / compiled a program code for it and you are almost ready to put it to test. I know you can't wait but there is still one essential step before jumping on to the implementation phase and it is called simulation.

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