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Issue #207 October 2007
Mark Your Calendars
by C. J. Abate
Time sure flies when you’re marking your life according to an editorial calendar. I can’t believe it’s already October. Since we’re only two months away from the New Year, I’d like to touch on a few important topics to ensure that we are all moving in the same direction as we approach 2008.
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2007 READER SURVEY
I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to fill out Circuit Cellar’s 2007 reader survey. We value reader feedback because this magazine has been reader-driven since Day 1. As you know, we use the information that we get from our surveys when making decisions about the magazine’s editorial content, issue themes, advertising, and more. This year was no different.
Congratulations to John Hopprich of San Francisco, California. John took the time to fill out the survey and was awarded an NEMA 4x/IP65 enclosed operator interface 4" diagonal TFT from Reach Technology. As John knows, it pays in more ways than one to keep active in the Circuit Cellar community. Thanks, John!
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PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC
Based on information that we gathered from the survey, we made an important change to our 2008 editorial calendar. (To view the calendar, go to www.circuitcellar.com/submissions/editorialcalendar.html.) We found that many of you have a serious interest in projects that use FPGAs, PLDs, and other programmable logic chips. So, in December 2008, we will launch a new issue: Programmable Logic.
If you would like to propose an article for the new issue, consider writing about any of the following topics: design tips and tricks, innovative solutions to traditional design challenges (e.g., initialization, dynamic reconfiguration, and security), or the spectrum of hardware and software tools that come into play when working on programmable logic applications. As usual, you should e-mail your article proposals to cj@circuitcellar.com.
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MICROCHIP CONTEST DEADLINE
The submission deadline for the Microchip 16-Bit Embedded Control Design Contest is 1:00 PM EST on October 16. It’s a good idea to submit your entry a few business days prior to the deadline. This will give us a chance to check for missing material and corrupt files.
E-mail your entries to contest@circuitcellar.com. Be sure to include the following:
- Abstract
- Complete documentation
- Code
When you submit your entry, make sure that you label all of your project materials with your assigned registration number. Good luck!
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As usual, send me an e-mail if you have any questions about article submissions, contests, or the magazine. I look forward to hearing from you.
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