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I want to buy an evaluation board for my masters project.
1. The programming should be stored in flash not EEPROM. 2. The compiler should be launched from command line (passing the source code file as parameter) 3. The uploading the resulting object code to the evaulation board should be via command line (i.e. no visual interface because the source code files will be sent for compilation over internet). 4. and preferably it should be 8051.
is this possible with any of the evaluation boards/emulators available here?
1. the kit will be connected to unattended host pc. I.e. no user will be using this pc.
Unless the network connection is severly limited in terms of bandwidth (i.e. 56k modem or slower), there are plenty of solutions that will give you access to the graphical interface of the host PC over the internet. Some versions of Windows come with this functionality built-in, even. Other systems can use a solution like VNC.
However, since most IDEs are just front-ends for command-line tools (compiler, linker, etc), basically any compiler can be used as a command-line tool.
1. Flash memory: I want to be able to program the kit without need to use any external device like UV Burner. I want to be able to download my code directly from the pc to the kit.
Any recent evaluation kit will satisfy this.