What's the Difference - 80196, 80296

I did projects with both the 8051 and 80196, and I don't remember the 80196 being source code compatible with the 8051.

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As you might expect from the numbers, the 296 is a newer/faster variant.

NO. The 196 series are not code compatible with the 8 bit 80C51, but they are both Intel designed Microcontrollers.

The 196 are 16 bit, with a register-register opcode that reaches

256 bytes - These devices made OTP variants, but Intel never released FLASH models.

The closest equivalent device that one would consider for new designs, would be the XC166 family from Infineon.

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-jg