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Circuit
Cellar Magazine Index of Contents:
Issue 1 (Jan. 1988) – Issue 30 (Jan. 1993)
Entire
contents copyright © 1988-1993 by Circuit Cellar Incorporated.
ISSUE
1
Jan/Feb 1988
Theme: INSIDE THE BOX STILL COUNTS
Inside
the Box Still Counts, by Steve Ciarcia, 1.
Visible Ink—Letters to the INK Research Staff, 2.
The Circuit Cellar Motion-Triggered Video Camera Multiplexer,
by Steve Ciarcia, 5-10.
Ink Spot—Guest Editorial, 11.
High Security on a Budget—Build a Video Handscanner/Identifier,
by Ed Nisley, 13-21.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar INK BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 22.
The Home Satellite Weather Center—Part l: RGBI to NTSC
Converter, by Mark Voorhees, 29-34.
Firmware Furnace, by Ed Nisley, 35-39.
ISSUE
2
Mar/Apr 1988
Theme: TECHIES
The
Core Audience, by Steve Ciarcia, 1.
Reader’s Ink—Letters to the Editor, 2.
Circuit Cellar Neighborhood Strategic Defense Initiative—The
Ballistics Dynamics of Plastic Soda Bottles, by Steve
Ciarcia & Ed Nisley, 5-16.
Visible Ink—Letters to the Circuit Cellar INK Research
Staff, 17.
INK Spot—Guest Editorial, Leonardo the Techie, by Phil
Lemmons, 21.
The Home Satellite Weather Center—Part 2: NTSC Encoder
Alignment and System Overview, by Mark Voorhees, 23-27.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 28.
Firmware Furnace—Digitizing Infrared Signals, by Ed Nisley,
32-42.
Personal-Computer-Based Instrumentation—Build a 4-Channel
Temperature Logging and Data Reduction System, by Tom
Riley, 43-48.
ISSUE
3
May/June 1988
Theme: CONTROL MAGIC
Control Magic, by Steve Ciarcia, 1.
Readers Ink—Letter to the Editor, 2.
Power-Line-Based Computer Control—The X-10 PL513 Power
Line Interface Module, by Ken Davidson, 4-13.
Visible Ink—Letters to the Circuit Cellar INK Research
Staff, 15.
The Home Satellite Weather Center—Part 3: Weather Databases
and System Software Overview, by Mark Voorhees, l9-26.
Ink Spot—Guest Editorial, The Information Free-For-All,
by Mark Dahmke, 27,
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 28.
Firmware Furnace—Video Signal Timing and Real-Time Interrupt
Control, by Ed Nisley, 34-41.
SoftUART—Software Emulation of Full-Duplex Serial Channels,
by Bill Curlew, 42-48.
ISSUE
4
July/Aug 1988
Theme: STEPPER MOTORS
The Market-Driven Myth, by Steve Ciarcia, 1.
Reader’s Ink—Letter to the Editor, 2.
Circuit Cellar Stepper Motor Scanning Sonar Sensor—A Look
at the Logic and Control of Stepper Motors, by Steve Ciarcia
and Ed Nisley, 5-17.
Visible Ink—Letters to the Circuit Cellar INK Research
Staff, 18.
The Satellite Home Weather Center—Part 4: Dial-Up Databases
and a 68000 Peripheral Processor, by Mark Voorhees, 21-27.
Ink Spot—Guest Editorial, Bigger is not necessarily better,
by Ezra Shapiro, 29.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 30.
Circuit Cellar Neighborhood Strategic Defense Initiative—Building
the Bottle Launcher and Gantry, by Ed Nisley, 36-37.
Firmware Furnace—Using the IBM PC Joystick Port, by Ed
Nisley, 38-46.
Stepping Out—A Robot Arm that Demonstrates Microprocessor
Control of Stepper Motors, by Tim McDonough & Dennis
Grim, 49-56.
ISSUE
5
Sept/Oct 1988
Theme: REMOTE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE
Editor’s Ink—Not the Same Old Song, by Curtis Franklin,
Jr., 1.
Reader’s Ink—Letters to the Editor, 2.
ROVER—Remotely Operated Video-based Electronic Reconnaissance,
by Steve Ciarcia and Ken Davidson, 4-13.
Visible Ink—Letters to the CCINK Research Staff, 14.
The Satellite Home Weather Center—Part 5: Focus on the
MC68000 Peripheral Controller, by Mark Voorhees, l6-23.
From the Bench—RS-232 Economic Trade-offs, by Jeff Bachiochi,
24-25.
10-MHz/8-bit Digitizing Board for the IBM PC—An Affordable
Digital Oscilloscope on a Plug-in Board, by Russell Lindgren,
26-33.
The X-10 TW523 Two-Way Power Line Interface—A Step Toward
Closed-loop Power Line Control, by Ken Davidson, 34-35.
The DDT-51 Lives—Fixes, Updates, and Future Plans for
the Low-Cost 8051 Development System, by the Ink Research
Staff, 38-39.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 40.
Firmware Furnace—Precision Pulses: Carrier-Current Transmission
Timing, by Ed Nisley, 46-51.
Steve’s Own Ink—Back Here, by Steve Ciarcia, 52.
Update: Additional information to previous articles
ISSUE
6
Nov/Dec 1988
Theme: DATA ACQUISITION
Editor’s INK—An Active and Growing Industry, by Curtis
Franklin, Jr., 2.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 3.
ROVER: Remotely Operated Video-based Electronic Reconnaissance—Part
2: The Software, by Steve Ciarcia & Ken Davidson,
6.
Visible INK—Letters to INK Research Staff, 16.
The Satellite Home Weather Center —Part 6: Adding Serial
and Parallel Ports to the Peripheral Controller, by Mark
Voorhees, 20.
From the Bench—Fiber Optics: Your Link to the Future,
by Jeff Bachiochi, 28.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 31.
ImageWise/PC—Part 1: The Digitizing Continues, Video Basics,
by Ed Nisley, 36.
Build a Remote Analog Data Logger—Part 1: A simple 6809-Based
Data Acquisition System, by R.W. Meister, 45.
Firmware Furnace—DDT-51 Revealed, by Ed Nisley, 51.
Steve’s Own INK—A Gathering of Eagles, by Steve Ciarcia,
56.
ISSUE
7
Jan/Feb 1989
Theme: COMPUTING IN REAL-TIME
Editor’s INK—The Revolution Continues, by Curtis Franklin,
Jr., 1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 5.
ImageWise/PC —The Digitizing Continues: Part 2: The Hardware,
by Ed Nisley, 8.
Visible INK—Letters to the CCINK Research Staff, 20.
Build a Remote Analog Data Logger—Part 2: The Software,
by R.W. Meister, 22.
INK Spot—Guest Editorial—A Call for Dedication, by Ezra
Shapiro, 34.
The Home Satellite Weather Center—Part 7: Finishing the
Firmware for 68000 Peripheral Processor, by Mark Voorhees,
36.
From the Bench—AC Power Line Transmission, by Jeff Bachiochi,
42.
Writing a Real-Time Operating System—Part 1: A Multitasking
Event Scheduler for the HD64180, by Jack Ganssle, 45.
Firmware Furnace—Real Numbers: Number Crunching for the
8751, by Ed Nisley, 52.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 59.
Steve’s Own INK—First INK Reader Survey, by Steve Ciarcia,
64.
ISSUE
8
April/May 1989
Theme: CREATIVE COMPUTING
Editor’s Ink—The Whole Story, by Curtis Franklin, Jr.,
1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 5.
Switching Power Supplies—Efficient Power for Embedded
Control Systems, by Steve Ciarcia, 10.
Visible INK—Letters to the Editor, 20.
Product Reviews—The Next Generation: Circuit Cellar INK
sells out and enjoys it! Supercharged Worry Munchers:
Circuit Cellar INK looks at four diverse applications
solutions. 22. (This is a humorous April Fool’s special
section.)
Writing a Real-Time Operating System—Part 2: Memory Management
and Applications for the HD64180, by Jack Ganssle, 30.
ImageWise/PC—The Digitizing Continues: Part 3: Topping
It Off with Software, by Ed Nisley. 34
From The Bench—Creating a Network-based Embedded Controller,
by Jeff Bachiochi, 46.
HD647180X—A New 8-Bit Microcontroller: Embedded Controllers
Get Respect, by Tom Cantrell. 52
Firmware Furnace—The True Secrets of Working with LCDs,
by Ed Nisley, 56.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 67.
Steve’s Own INK—Smile When You Call Me That, by Steve
Ciarcia, 72.
ISSUE
9
June/July 1989
Theme: INTELLIGENT APPLICATIONS
Editor’s INK—Working Smarter, Not Faster, by Curtis Franklin,
Jr., 1.
Reader’s Ink—Letters to the Editor, 5.
Visible INK—Letters to the INK Research Staff, 8.
The X-10 IR543 Infrared Gateway/Controller—Control Your
Lights with Your Trainable IR Remote, by Ken Davidson,
11.
A Neural Network Approach to Artificial Intelligence—Using
a Neural Network for Dealing with Real-World Data, by
Christopher Ciarcia, 18.
The Adaline Learning Neuron—A One-Node Net for Computer
Learning, by Scott Farley, 28.
An Intelligent SCSI Data Acquisition System for the Apple
Macintosh—Part 1: Building the Hardware, by John Eng,
36.
From the Bench—The Invisible Net, by Jeff Bachiochi, 44.
Silicon Update—The Waferscale Integration PAC1000: Microcontroller,
RISC, or PLD?, by Tom Cantrell, 50.
Software by Design—Computing CRCs in Parallel, by Jack
Ganssle, 55.
Firmware Furnace—From Fixed Point to Floating Point and
Back Again: Writhing Reals, by Ed Nisley, 60.
UPDATE: Build an 87xx Programming Adapter, by Jeff Bachiochi,
69.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 74.
Steve’s Own INK—The Good Old Ways, by Steve Ciarcia, 80.
ISSUE
10
Aug/Sept 1989
Theme: THE ELECTRONIC HOUSE
Editor’s INK—CEBus on the Ragged Edge, by Curtis Franklin,
Jr., 1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 5.
NEW Product News, 8.
Visible INK—Letters to the INK Research Staff, 12.
An Intelligent SCSI Data Acquisition System for the Apple
Macintosh—Part 2: Macintosh Programming the Easy Way,
by John Eng, 15.
Tracking Soviet Television Satellites, by Mark Dahmke,
22.
A Network for distributed Control—Part 1—Building an RS-485
Network for Controllers, by Ed Nisley, 32.
CEBus: A New Standard in Home Automation—The First
In-Depth Technical Description, by Ken Davidson, 40.
Circuit Cellar INK Design contest Winners, 54.
Silicon Update—Beyond ASICs: New-Generation PLDs’ Cost
and Flexibility Benefits, by Tom Cantrell, 57.
Firmware Furnace—Exposing the Unseeable: Peering deep
into code with the help of a single strategic bit by,
Ed Nisely, 62.
From the Bench—To Participate is to Win, by Jeff Bachiochi,
69.
Software by Design—Signal Smoothing: Taking the Rough
Edges off of Real-World Data, by Jack Ganssle, 73.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 74.
Steve’s Own INK—Don’t Mess with Mother Nature, by Steve
Ciarcia, 80.
ISSUE
11
Oct/Nov 1989
Theme: 32-BIT APPLICATIONS
Editor’s INK—Why 32 bits?, by Curtis Franklin, Jr., 1.
Readers’ INK—Letters to the Editor, 5.
New Product News, 8.
Visible INK—Letters to the INK Research Staff, 12.
INKnet—Part 2: Writing Software for Distributed Control,
by Ed Nisley, 15.
An Intel 386SX-based PC/AT Compatible Motherboard—Part
1, by Daryl Rinaldi, 22
The BCCH16—Part 1, A 16-/32-bit Multitasking Single-Board
Computer, by Tom Cantrell, 40.
Firmware Furnace—Cache Craziness, by Ed Nisley, 55.
From the Bench—Gentlemen Start Your Engines, by Jeff Bachiochi,
62
Silicon Update—Intel’s Dark Horse—The 80960: A Powerful
New Controller for Performance-Critical Applications,
by Tom Cantrell, 68.
Software by Design—Algorithms for Trigonometric Functions,
by Jack Ganssle, 73.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS conducted
by Ken Davidson, 75.
Steve’s Own INK—Those Dazzling 32-Bit Chips, by Steve
Ciarcia, 80.
ISSUE
12
Dec 1989/Jan 1990
Theme: APPLICATIONS IN THE ARTS
Editor’s INK—First Things First, by Curtis Franklin, Jr.,
1.
Readers’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 5.
New Product News, 8.
Visible INK—Letters to the INK Research Staff, 12
INKnet—Part 3: Writing Network Applications—The Subtle
Art of Programming for INKnet, by Ed Nisley, 14.
Image Synthesis: A Tutorial—Tools for Drawing a New Universe,
by Chris Ciarcia, 22.
An Intel 386SX-based PC/AT-Compatible Motherboard—Part
2, by Daryl Rinaldi, 37.
A Low-Cost MIDI Sequencer—Build an 8031-Based Stand-Alone
MIDI Sequencer, by Winefred Washington, 49.
Firmware Furnace—Simulated Reality: Simulating Systems
for 8051 Debugging, by Ed Nisley, 53.
From The Bench—The Versatile Light-Emitting Diode, by
Jeff Bachiochi, 62.
Silicon Update—MAXIMum Chips: Maximum Real-World Problem
Solvers, by Tom Cantrell, 69.
Software by Design—Least-Squares Curve Fitting, by Jack
Ganssle, 74.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 82.
Domestic Automation—New X-10—Compatible Products Hit the
Market, 78.
Steve’s Own INK—..And Everything in its Place, by Steve
Ciarcia, 88.
ISSUE
13
Feb/Mar 1990
Theme: ANALOG SIGNAL PROCESSING
Editor’s INK—Dateline: Las Vegas, by Curtis Franklin,
Jr., 1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 5.
New Product News, 8.
Visible INK—Letters to the INK Research Staff, 12.
Building An IBM PC Keyboard Translator—An 8031-based System
for Code Translation, by Bill Curlew, 14.
Building etude—Part 1: A 25-MHz Analog-to-Digital Convertor
for the PC Bus, by J. Conrad Hubert and Dick Hubert, 21.
Digital Signal Processing—Part 1: An Introduction, by
Dean McConnell, 30.
The BCCH16—Part 2: Porting a Multitasking BASIC to the
H16, by Jack Ganssle, 42.
Firmware Furnace—An Exercise for the Student: Building
Software from the Ground Up, by Ed Nisley, 52.
From the Bench—ENTION…ATTENTION…ATTENTION…ATT—Building
an LED Moving Message Display, by Jeff Bachiochi, 60.
Silicon Update—Earthshaking Chips: A report from the Second
Microprocessor Forum, by Tom Cantrell, 68.
Software by Design—Memory Management on the HD64180, by
Jack Ganssle, 72.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 76.
Steve’s Own INK—An Analog State of Mind, by Steve Ciarcia,
80.
ISSUE
14
April/May 1990
Theme: APPLICATIONS IN LIGHT
Editor’s INK—It Just Gets Better, by Curtis Franklin,
Jr., 1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Visible INK—Letters to the INK Research Staff, 12.
Build a Simple SCSI-to-Anything Interface—Take advantage
of the Spec to Simplify Your Designs, by Jim MacArthur,
15.
Computer Generated Holograms, by Dale Nassar, 22.
Modulating Laser Diodes—The Search for the Perfect Driveway
Sensor, by Steve Ciarcia, 38.
Digital Signal Processing—Part 2: DSP Applications with
the TMS320C25, by Dean McDonnell, 48.
Firmware Furnace—BASIC Radioactive Randoms: True Random
Numbers from Mother Nature, by Ed Nisley, 58.
From the Bench—Honey, I Shrunk the…: New Uses Abound for
the Smallest AT Clone Yet, by Jeff Bachiochi, 70.
Silicon Update—Whither Zilog? A Roller Coaster on the
Back of the Z80, by Tom Cantrell, 78.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 82.
Domestic Automation—CEBus Comes One Step Closer to Reality,
by Ken Davidson, 85.
Steve’s Own INK—The Home Computer Revolution is Over,
by Steve Ciarcia, 88.
ISSUE
15
June/July 1990
Theme: ROBOTICS
Editor’s INK—Applications for All, by Curtis Franklin,
Jr., 1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 5.
New Product News, 8.
Visible INK—Letters to the INK Research Staff, 12.
Implementing a Comefrom Statement—Discover Where Your
Code Has Been, by J. Conrad Hubert, 16.
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence—Modeling Synthetic
Actors and Real-World Interactions, by Chris Ciarcia,
18.
Building Mitee Mouse III—Part 1: The Hardware for a Maze-Running
Rodent, by David Otten, 32.
Building etude—Part 2: A 25-MHz Analog-to-Digital Converter
for the PC Bus, by J. Conrad Hubert & Dick Hubert,
41.
Firmware Furnace—The Furnace Firmware Project: Process
Control on the Home Front, by Ed Nisley, 49.
From the Bench—Power Control Basics: Choosing the Best
Digital Power Control Option for Your Application, by
Jeff Bachiochi, 57.
Silicon Update—Chips for Artificial Intelligence: I’ve
Seen the Future—and It Is Fuzzy, by Tom Cantrell, 68.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 74.
Steve’s Own INK—Contemplation, by Steve Ciarcia, 80.
SPECIAL
BUILDING AUTOMATION SECTION
CEBus Update—How is the Health of EIA’s Baby?, by Ken
Davidson, S2.
Build a Low-Power Data Logger—Computerized Data Collector
Runs for Years on a Battery, by Steve Ciarcia, S12.
Build a Power Frequency Monitor—Counting Cycles Until
it Hertz, by Ed Nisley, S24.
ISSUE
16
Aug/Sept 1990
Theme: COMMUNICATIONS
Editor’s INK—A Little Communicating, by Curtis Franklin,
Jr., 1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 5.
New Product News, 12.
Image Compression for High-Speed Network Transmission,
by Chris Ciarcia, 18.
Extended Serial Communications on the 8096—Increase the
Utility of these Ubiquitous Chips With Simple C Software,
by Alfred Schumer, 28.
ONDI—The On-line Device Interface: Building a Powerful
Remote Control for Your PC, by John Dybowski, 34.
Building the Mitee Mouse III—Part 2: The Software for
a Maze-Running Rodent, by David Otten, 40.
Huge Arrays On The HD64180—Taking Advantage of Memory
Management, by Jack Ganssle, 53.
Firmware Furnace—The Furnace Firmware Project: Keypad
and Piezo Beeper, by Ed Nisley, 56.
From the Bench—Creating a Non-Volatile RAM Module,by Jeff
Bachiochi, 65.
Silicon Update—Old 8051s Never Die, They Just Get Smarter:
New Power for a Controller Mainstay, by Tom Cantrell,
74.
Practical Algorithms—Getting to Know You: A New Feature
Begins, by Scott Robert Ladd, 79.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 82.
Steve’s Own INK—Flash or Splash?, by Steve Ciarcia, 88.
ISSUE
17
Oct/Nov 1990
Theme: GRAPHICS
Editor’s INK—CASE is Coming, by Curtis Franklin, Jr.,
1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 5.
New Product News, 10.
Functions of Complex Variables—Generating Biomorphs on
Personal Computers, by Saim Ural, 16.
Creating Fractal Images—Using the Power of Fractals for
Realistic Planetary Images, by Chris Ciarcia, 24.
Running VGA on an IBM Professional Graphics Display, by
J. Conrad Hubert, 38.
Firmware Furnace—The Furnace Firmware Project: Tight Code
Meets the C Monster, by Ed Nisley, 73.
From the Bench—PC Programming Comes to Embedded Control:
V25...An 8088 With All the Good Stuff, by Jeff Bachiochi,
82.
Silicon Update—VHDL: The End of Hardware?, by Tom Cantrell,
89.
Practical Algorithms—Around and Around We Go..., by Scott
Robert Ladd, 98.
The Second Circuit Cellar INK Design Contest Winners,
100.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 104.
Steve’s Own INK—A Computer is A Computer, by Steve Ciarcia,
112.
EMBEDDED
APPLICATIONS SECTION
Multichannel Digital Voltmeter Interface—MAX134 Chip Adds
High-Performance ADC to Embedded Control, by Steve Ciarcia,
43.
Control Theory for Embedded Controllers—An Introduction
to the Basics of Computerized Control, by Thomas Mosteller,
58.
Using C for Embedded Control—Building a 6805-Based Darkroom
Timer, by Ashok Patel & Walter Banks, 67.
ISSUE
18
Dec 1990/Jan 1991
Theme: CONTROL SOFTWARE
Editor’s INK—I’ve Seen the Future, by Curtis Franklin,
Jr., 1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 4.
New Product News, 8.
ONDI—The On-line Device Interface—Part 2: Software for
Remote PC Control, by John Dybowski, 12.
Principles of PC-Based Data Acquisition and Control Systems,
by Chris Ciarcia, 18.
An Interface for Portable Battery-Backed RAM—Using the
Mitsubishi BEE Card for Non-volatile Data Storage, by
Tim McDonough & Bruce Webb, 32.
Using the Motorola MC68HC11—A Venerable History and a
Certain Future, by Steve Ciarcia & Burt Brown, 36.
Designing with Flash Memory—Is There a New Alternative
to EEPROM and SRAM?, by Marcus A. Levy, 50.
Firmware Furnace—ANSI Controls and Fixed Points: The Furnace
Firmware Project Continues, by Ed Nisley, 61.
From the Bench—Magnetic Levitation: An Example in Closed-Loop
Control—How to Defy Gravity Without the Use of Black Magic,
by Jeff Bachiochi, 71.
Silicon Update—Goodbye CRT, Hello LCD, by Tom Cantrell,
79.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 88.
Steve’s Own INK—The Whole Job, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
ISSUE
19
Feb/March 1991
Theme: DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
Editor’s INK—What a Difference, by Curtis Franklin, Jr.,
1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 5.
New Product News, 8.
DSP Architectures for Signal Processing Applications—Matching
the Tools to the Job, by Bill Schweber, 12.
A PC Stopwatch—Improved Timing for Acquisition and Control,
by David P. Schulze, 22.
Digital Image Processing—Software-based Digital Signal
Processing, by Chris Ciarcia, 24.
Mini-DSP—A Digital Signal Processor Experimentation Unit,
by Steven E. Reyer, 38.
Analog Circuit Design—Stripping Away the Mystery for Digital
Designers, by Mark E. Nurczyk, 46.
Firmware Furnace—It’s Just You and the CPU: Intel 80x86
Instruction Timings, by Ed Nisley, 74.
From the Bench—Multidrop A/D and D/A Network: Using Your
PC’s Printer Port and Four-Conductor Phone Cable, by Jeff
Bachiochi, 82.
Silicon Update—Hot Chips in the Summertime: A Report from
"Hot Chips II", by Tom Cantrell, 93.
Practical Algorithms—Making Hash: A Table Built for Speed,
by Scott Robert Ladd, 100.
Domestic Automation—CEBus Gets Physical—The Standard Takes
Two More Steps to Maturity, by Ken Davidson, 103.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 105.
Steve’s Own INK—The Sophomore Slump, by Steve Ciarcia,
112.
COMPILERS
FOR THE 8051 SECTION
Oh Say, Can You C?—Circuit Cellar INK Evaluates Three
C Compilers for the 8051, by M. Scott Martin, Tim McDonough,
& Curtis Franklin, Jr., 58.
High-level Languages for Microcontrollers—Don’t Believe
the Hype, by Ed Nisley, 69.
Using High-Level Languages on Embedded Controllers, by
Ken Davidson, 72.
ISSUE
20
April/May 1991
Theme: PORTABLE APPLICATIONS
Editor’s INK—Towards More Personal Computing, by Curtis
Franklin, Jr., 1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 5.
New Product News, 8.
A MIDI-Controlled Sampled-Sound Player, by Tom Dahlin
& Don Krantz, 14.
A Portable 8051-Based DRAM Tester—Designing Maximum Features
into Minimum Space, by John Wettroth, 24.
Using the TI74 For Data Acquisition—Low-Cost BASIC I/O,
by Ed Vogel, 41.
The Mystery of Intel Hex Format—Exorcising the Hex Demon,
by Ed Nisley, 45.
Firmware Furnace—You Can’t Do That!: A Look at Porting
Code from OS/2 to DOS, by Ed Nisley, 50.
Silicon Update—Pixie Power—A Switch + LCD Combo for Intelligent
I/O, by Tom Cantrell, 57.
Practical Algorithms—Adjusting Standard Deviation to Sample
Size: Increased Reliability for BASIC Statistics, by Charles
P. Boegli, 63.
A PC-Controlled Light Show—A Parallel-Communication Lighting
Board with MIDI Potential, by R. Scott Coppersmith, 79.
Working with Zeropower SRAM—Building ZMEM, the Zeropower
Memory Chip Programmer, by Ernest Stiltner, 84.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 86.
Steve’s Own INK—Why Portable?, by Steve Ciarcia, 96.
AUTOROUTERS
SECTION
From the Bench—Working with an Autorouter: Integrating
a New Tool into an Established Engineering Routine, by
Jeff Bachiochi, 66.
Bringing in the Pros—Working with a Board Design Firm,
by Curtis Franklin, Jr., 71.
ISSUE
21
June/July 1991
Theme: COMMUNICATIONS
Editor’s INK—Home, But Not Alone, by Curtis Franklin,
Jr., 1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 4.
New Product News, 8.
S-ARTnet—A Powerful Controller Network: Designing a Low-Cost
Network Around S-ART, by John Dybowski, 14.
Software at the Hardware Level—Programming TSRs for Interrupt
Handling, by Chris Ciarcia, 26.
A Simple RS-485 Network—Exploit the Nine-Bit Serial Communication
Modes of the 8051, 8096BH, 68HC11, 68HC05, and Z180 Microcontroller
Families, by Jim Butler, 38.
Interfacing Microsoft’s Flash File System—Using Flash
Memory Under MS-DOS, by Markus Levy, 44.
Firmware Furnace—The Furnace Firmware Project Concludes:
Hard Data for Home Control, by Ed Nisley, 78.
From the Bench—IR Communications: An Essential Link in
the Chain of Control, by Jeff Bachiochi, 86.
Silicon Update—The MC68HC16: Stretching 8 Bits to the
Limit, by Tom Cantrell, 90.
Practical Algorithms—Filtering Sampled Signals: Software
DSP, by Charles P. Boegli, 98.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 102.
Steve’s Own INK—Reach Out..., by Steve Ciarcia, 112.
HOME
AUTOMATION SECTION
Touch-tone Interactive Monitor—A Watchdog in Every Home,
by Steve Ciarcia, 54.
CEBus Update: More Physical Details Available, by Ken
Davidson, 66.
Echelon’s Local Operating Network—The Year of the LON?,
by Ken Davidson, 74.
ISSUE
22
Aug/Sept 1991
Theme: EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS
Editor’s INK—The March of Technology, by Curtis Franklin,
Jr., 1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 4.
New Product News, 8.
Using Device Drivers To Change the Rules, by Chris Ciarcia,
14.
ISDN (S/T) Interface—General Review of Functional Concepts,
by Steven E. Strauss & P.K. Govind, 26.
S-ART: Building The Network Software—Part 2, by John Dybowski,
32.
Numerical Applications Using DSP—Using a DSP Chip for
High-Speed Numeric Processing, by Eduardo Pérez
& Dapang Chen, 60.
Firmware Furnace—Toolmaker’s Tools, by Ed Nisley, 74.
From the Bench—Reducing Power Consumption: Breathing new
life into Data Logging, by Jeff Bachiochi, 81.
Silicon Update—Kynar To The Rescue: The Ultimate Sensor?,
by Tom Cantrell, 88.
Practical Algorithms—Summarizing Your Data: Properties
of a Bounded Probability Density Function, by Charles
P. Boegli, 95.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 104.
Steve’s Own INK—A Standard Column, by Steve Ciarcia, 112.
EMULATORS
& SIMULATORS SECTION
But It Worked With My Emulator!—Why Emulation isn’t Reality,
by Keith Wentworth, 42.
Son Of DDT: A New 8031 Debugger, by Ed Nisley, 49.
ISSUE
23
Oct/Nov 1991
Theme: GRAPHICS & VIDEO
Editor’s INK—English: The Forgotten Language?, by Ken
Davidson, 1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 4.
New Product News, 10.
A Video Editing Control System—Part 1: The Hardware, by
William J. Kressbach, 16.
Computer Graphics And The World of Scientific Visualization,
by Chris Ciarcia, 26.
Add A Video Display To Your 8031 Microcontroller—Graphics
and Color Liven Up Any Output, by Larry Duarte, 40.
ISDN (S/T) Interface—Part 2: Design Example of a PC Plug-in
Board, by Steven E. Strauss & P.K. Govind, 46.
Firmware Furnace—(Re-) Starting C, by Ed Nisley, 70.
From the Bench—Redefining Remote Control: Now You See
’Em—Beep—Now You Don’t, by Jeff Bachiochi, 79.
Silicon Update—Nuts About RISC: Go on a Low-Fat Acorn
Diet, by Tom Cantrell, 86.
Practical Algorithms—Measuring Subjective Sound Levels,
by Charles P. Boegli, 94.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 103.
Steve’s Own INK—The Circuit (Storm) Cellar, by Steve Ciarcia,
112
.
SCHEMATIC CAPTURE SOFTWARE (EECAD) SECTION
ORCAD Schematic Design Tools—A Working Engineer’s Impression,
by Bruce Webb, 60.
Schematic Capture With Schema, by Ken Davidson, 64.
ISSUE
24
Dec 1991/Jan 1992
Theme: APPLICATIONS IN LIGHT
Editor’s INK—Our Upcoming Year, by Ken Davidson, 1.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 4.
New Product News, 10.
Three-Dimensional Graphics By Computer—Computer-Generated
Anaglyphs, by Dale Nassar, 16.
PC-Based Optical System Design—Using Your PC to Design
a Lens, by Chris Ciarcia, 32.
A Video Editing Control System—Part 2, by William J. Kressbach,
38.
High-Resolution Timing On A PC, by Bruce Ackerman, 46.
Third Design Contest Results—Winners of Circuit Cellar
INK’s Third Annual Design Contest, 60.
Firmware Furnace—Micro-C, LEDs, and a Rotary Encoder,
by Ed Nisley, 66.
From the Bench—Electronic Identification, by Jeff Bachiochi,
75.
Silicon Update—Summer Harvest: A Cornucopia of Chips,
by Tom Cantrell, 83.
Practical Algorithms—Parallel Filters: Design and Simulation
by Computer, by Charles P. Boegli, 91.
Domestic Automation—Home Control: Read All About It, by
Ken Davidson, 98.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 100.
Steve’s Own INK—Consultant’s Dilemma, by Steve Ciarcia,
112.
SINGLE-BOARD SOLUTIONS SECTION
The FS-100 MC68HC11-Based Single-Board Computer—On-board
Keyboard and Video Interfaces Complete this Single-Board
Powerhouse, by Frank Swiger & Joe Glover, 52.
ISSUE
25
Feb/Mar 1992
Theme: BUILDING AUTOMATION
Editor’s INK—Change is Not in the Cards, by Ken Davidson,
2.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 4.
New Product News, 6.
The State of Home Systems, by Tricia Parks, 12.
Taking A Tour Of The Bright Home, by Ken Davidson, 14.
The Circuit Cellar Home Control System II, by Steve Ciarcia,
22.
The Home Control System II Supervisory Controller, by
Ken Davidson, 46.
Firmware Furnace—Two-Way Power Line Communication, by
Ed Nisley, 74.
Practical Algorithms—Simulating Dynamic System Responses,
by Charles P. Boegli, 82.
From the Bench—Does It Come With a Memory...Standard?,
by Jeff Bachiochi, 92.
Silicon Update—Cheap Chips: Lean and Mean PIC Machines,
by Tom Cantrell, 100.
Domestic Automation—CEBus Goes Coax: Also Visit the Home
of the Future, by Ken Davidson, 108.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 111.
Steve’s Own INK—The More It Changes, the More It Stays
the Same, by Steve Ciarcia, 128.
EMBEDDED
SIGNAL CONDITIONING SECTION
Designing With The LM335 Temperature Sensor, by Mark E.
Nurczyk, P.E., 58.
Isolation Amplifier Design Using The IL300 Linear Optocoupler,
by Robert Krause, 66.
ISSUE
26
April/May 1992
Theme: DISTRIBUTED CONTROL
Editor’s INK—Divide and Conquer, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 4.
New Product News, 8.
Embedded Controller Networking Alternatives, by James
Butler, 14.
Infrared Tracking And Remote Control—Meet the New HCS
II IR-LINK, by Steve Ciarcia, 22.
The Frugal Networker—A Crosspoint Switchboard for RS-232,
by Frank Cox, 34.
Programming The Home Control System II, by Ken Davidson,
42.
Firmware Furnace—Infrared Home Control Gateway, by Ed
Nisley, 70.
From the Bench—Does It Come With a Memory...Standard?—Part
2: The Nitty-Gritty, by Jeff Bachiochi, 78.
Silicon Update—Twenty Years of Micros: Now What?, by Tom
Cantrell, 84.
Practical Algorithms—Writing Code to Support Nonvolatile
Memory, by John Dybowski, 92.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 99.
Steve’s Own INK—A Night In The Life, by Steve Ciarcia,
112.
EMBEDDED PROGRAMMING SECTION
State Machines In Software—A Design Technique for Single-Chip
Microprocessors, by Peter Hiscocks, 52.
PROGRAMMING THE MOTOROLA MC68HC705C8, by Edward Oscarson,
62.
ISSUE
27
June/July 1992
Theme: REAL-TIME PROGRAMMING
Editor’s INK—Computing in Real Time, by Ken Davidson,
2.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 4.
New Product News, 8.
Build A Real-time Multitasking Executive, by Mike Podanoffsky,
14.
Resource Management In Cooperative Multitasking, by Robert
Scott, 22.
Using Programmable Logic Controllers, by Francis Lyn,
28.
LZW Data Compression, by Dwayne Phillips, 36.
Firmware Furnace—An HCS II LCD Terminal, by Ed Nisley,
68.
From the Bench—Computers on the Brain (revisited), by
Jeff Bachiochi, 76.
Silicon Update—Multimedia Madness—Couch Potato Computing,
by Tom Cantrell, 84.
Practical Algorithms—Use Watchdogs to Keep Your Controller
in Line, by John Dybowski, 92.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 99.
Steve’s Own INK—Making "Sense" of the World, by Steve
Ciarcia, 112.
EMBEDDED SENSORS & STORAGE SECTION
The Elements Of A Data Logger, by John Dybowski, 50.
ISSUE
28
Aug/Sept 1992
Theme: SIGNAL PROCESSING
Editor’s INK—Process This, by Ken Davidson, 2.
Reader’s INK—Letters to the Editor, 4.
New Product News, 8.
To DSP Or Not To DSP—Will a RISC Chip Do It Better?, by
M.R. Smith, 14.
Analyze Voice In The Palm Of Your Hand, by Gerald McGuire,
26.
Shaping The World Of Sound, by Steven Avritch, 34.
The Dawning Of The Light Transistor—An Optical Computer
Method Using Interference Fringe Component Regions, by
John N. Hait, 40.
Firmware Furnace—HCS II War Stories and I/O Links, by
Ed Nisley, 70.
From the Bench—Approaching PCB Nirvana, by Jeff Bachiochi,
80.
Silicon Update—The Ultimate Desk ACCESSory?, by Tom Cantrell,
86.
Practical Algorithms—Power Code, by John Dybowski, 92.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 98.
Steve’s Own INK—Cost is in the Eye of the Beholder, by
Steve Ciarcia, 112.
EMBEDDED INTERFACING SECTION
Closing The Loop On DC Motor Control, by Tom Dahlin &
Don Krantz, 50.
Designing With Programmable Logic, by Charles R. Conkling,
Jr., 58.
ISSUE
29
Oct/Nov 1992
Theme: MEASUREMENT & CONTROL
Editor’s INK—A Look at Next Year, by Ken Davidson, 2.
New Product News, 6.
Planting Geraniums By Robot—Build an MC68HC11-based 2-D
Sensor, by Brian Farmer, 12.
The Design Of A Time Domain Reflectometer, by Brian Kenner
& John Wettroth, 22.
Serial I/O On The IBM PC, by Jim Schimpf, 34.
Firmware Furnace—Extending Your Control: The HCS II MCIR-Link,
by Ed Nisley, 64.
From the Bench—X-10 Interfacing with PLIX, by Jeff Bachiochi,
74.
Silicon Update—I’m 18.432, and I Like It, by Tom Cantrell,
80.
Practical Algorithms—The Middle Ground: Negotiating a
Keyboard Interface, by John Dybowski, 88.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 95.
Steve’s Own INK—Let Me Tell You About Yourself, by Steve
Ciarcia, 112.
EMBEDDED GRAPHICS & VIDEO SECTION
Add Text Overlay To Any Video Display, by Bill Houghton,
40.
The Virtues Of The Hue, Lightness, Saturation Color Model,
by James R. Furlong, 50.
Driving Multiple VGA Monitors, by Michael Swartzendruber,
61.
ISSUE
30
Dec 1992/Jan 1993
Theme: DEBUGGING, EMULATORS & SIMULATORS
Editor’s INK—Same Great Articles, Twice as Often, by Ken
Davidson, 2.
Reader’s INK, 6.
New Product News, 8.
Build The SmartROM EPROM Emulator, by Sanjaya Vatuk, 14.
68705 Slush—Not Quite an ICE, But Just as Useful, by Robin
Brophy, 24.
Program 8748/49s With The DAR-49, by Paul Hitchcock, 32.
LCD Lineup—Getting Graphic with the LM213B, by Tom Cantrell,
44.
Firmware Furnace—Physical Constants & A Mini Interpreter,
by Ed Nisley, 72.
From the Bench—Entry-level Embedded Development: On a
Shoestring Budget , by Jeff Bachiochi, 80.
Silicon Update—Hot Chips IV: Silicon Sizzlers, by Tom
Cantrell, 90.
Practical Algorithms—Denominations of Time, by John Dybowski,
94.
ConnecTime—Excerpts from the Circuit Cellar BBS, conducted
by Ken Davidson, 100.
Steve’s Own INK—Evolution, by Steve Ciarcia, 112.
EMBEDDED CONTROL & CONVERSION SECTION
Winners In The Fourth Annual Circuit Cellar Design Contest,
by Lisa Nadile, 58.
Microvolt Measurements—Use a 20-bit A/D Converter in Your
Next Design, by Russ Lindgren, 62.
Build A Computer-controlled Multiswitch System, by Michael
Swartzendruber, 68.
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