How Would I get a Program off a 8051-based Microcontroller?

[Guest_imported]

I have a control box for one of my remote control cars and one of my buddies programed it for me in both BASIC and Assembly Language. I have been able to get the BASIC portions of the program but I am having trouble retrieving the Assembly part. I have been using Hyperterminal to use the embedded software in the microcontroller to look at the program one line at a time, but I would like to get the whole program. If anyone has any ideas on how to retrieve prgram please let me know.

 

[Euphaz]

I don't know 8051 very well, but usually such chips need a hardware programmer to dump the program.

BASIC code is a high level language, and is translated into machine code in the chip.

 

[Virgo66]

Hi,

Can you tell us what is the microcontroller that is used in your remote control.

 

[straiph]

I would find the 8051 manufacturer website and download the 8051 manual (or locate elsewhere).

This manual should give and explain all of the command codes used in terminal to download and save contents of chips to a file.

this file can then be disassembled.
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