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Issue #258 January 2012 — Embedded Applications
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◊ A Different Timeshare: Build a Timeserver System
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◊ LESSONS FROM THE TRENCHES ADCs and Signal Filtering
◊ THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER Building a Robust Power Supply (Part 1): Power Dissipation
◊ EMBEDDED UNVEILED Digital X-ray Sensors
◊ FROM THE BENCH Quantifying Precipitation: Construct a Device to Measure Rainfall
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PRIORITY INTERRUPT
Too Many Layers
by Steve Ciarcia
It seems like the smarter my PCs, smartphones, and DVRs get, the dumber I feel. Obviously, it takes more than being an EE these days to understand (or translate) the directions on the average tech device. I'm beginning to feel that if I didn't design it from scratch, I haven't a prayer figuring out what's under the covers. Forget comprehending how these exceedingly complex devices really work, and gone are the days where we could pop the top and reconfigure them... Read it now!
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